Bear Down Wildcats

I wish I was as good at anything as the NCAA is at losing court cases.

"Big time NIL"

This is, unfortunately, a preview of the future for the UA under the new NIL landscape. The Cats don't have "Big Time NIL" and are going to have difficulty competing against the B1G/SEC and other monied schools.

IMO, Congress needs to step in and put the "Amateur" back in college sports.

How long before athletes will not even be required to enroll in school??? College football/basketball might as well be classified as Minor Leagues or Semi-Pro

dmjcat wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:06 pm How long before athletes will not even be required to enroll in school??? College football/basketball might as well be classified as Minor Leagues or Semi-Pro

Especially when many of them attend 3 or more universities, where it's near impossible to get a degree unless you spent enough semesters in residence. Obviously many of them hope for a pro career where you don't need a degree, but like many ex-UA players found out, if you want to get into coaching, you will need one. At least 3 come to mind that came back to the UA to get their degree after their playing days were over, and they were not transfers.

Things will start to happen when private equity steps in to buy athletic programs and they won’t want to fund a losing money Olympic sports program.

If the players are considered employees and form a national union you can bet they will come to the same conclusion.

This thing is broken

Merkin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:54 pm

dmjcat wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:06 pm How long before athletes will not even be required to enroll in school??? College football/basketball might as well be classified as Minor Leagues or Semi-Pro

Especially when many of them attend 3 or more universities, where it's near impossible to get a degree unless you spent enough semesters in residence. Obviously many of them hope for a pro career where you don't need a degree, but like many ex-UA players found out, if you want to get into coaching, you will need one. At least 3 come to mind that came back to the UA to get their degree after their playing days were over, and they were not transfers.

Merkin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:54 pm

dmjcat wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:06 pm How long before athletes will not even be required to enroll in school??? College football/basketball might as well be classified as Minor Leagues or Semi-Pro

Especially when many of them attend 3 or more universities, where it's near impossible to get a degree unless you spent enough semesters in residence. Obviously many of them hope for a pro career where you don't need a degree, but like many ex-UA players found out, if you want to get into coaching, you will need one. At least 3 come to mind that came back to the UA to get their degree after their playing days were over, and they were not transfers.

Roughly 1.6% of college football players end up playing professionally.

We need to set up college sports (football/basketball) to cater to the 98.4% who are not going pro.......in other words the folks who need to focus on getting a college degree.

This is only going to make things worse for the UA and the rest of the Non SEC/B1G teams.
We don't have the TV contract money to compete with them.

This is going to destroy all the non-revenue sports. When the UA AD can't have a balanced budget without $50M from the academic side each year you know there are going to be some cuts.

All Division I athletes dating back to 2016 are eligible to receive a share as part of the settlement class.

Merkin wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 6:09 pm This is going to destroy all the non-revenue sports. When the UA AD can't have a balanced budget without $50M from the academic side each year you know there are going to be some cuts.

All Division I athletes dating back to 2016 are eligible to receive a share as part of the settlement class.

Such a negative view.

Ghost wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 11:39 am

Merkin wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 6:09 pm This is going to destroy all the non-revenue sports. When the UA AD can't have a balanced budget without $50M from the academic side each year you know there are going to be some cuts.

All Division I athletes dating back to 2016 are eligible to receive a share as part of the settlement class.

Such a negative view.

Said the king of negativity.

ProfessorFate wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 1:53 pm

Ghost wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 11:39 am

Merkin wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 6:09 pm This is going to destroy all the non-revenue sports. When the UA AD can't have a balanced budget without $50M from the academic side each year you know there are going to be some cuts.

All Division I athletes dating back to 2016 are eligible to receive a share as part of the settlement class.

Such a negative view.

Said the king of negativity.

Hey, at least Merkin shares how he feels. He doesn’t pick up the Pom poms but drops the Pooper Scooper. It’s how he feels. It’s valid.