Recent content by Delmar

Skills??? If I was 7’4” and got to stand in the lane for 10 seconds and constantly foul with impunity, I’d be pretty good in college too. To be a “generational” talent, you have to do it at the highest level. Plenty of good college players don’t cut it in the pros. Jabbar, Chamberlain, Russell...

It’s not. Some folks just don’t understand that NIL is going to be separate from what happens if and when the players become employees of the university and are earning a share of the profits or are on salary. NIL is no different than Peyton Manning advertising for Bush’s Beans or Papa John’s...

Not exactly. Pro leagues have salary caps and teams get hit with a luxury tax if they exceed it. Some teams don’t care and they pay it. Small market teams struggle with it. As far as NIL goes, that is independent and cannot be restricted.

Yep. And that’s more than likely where this thing is headed. Just like any pro sports league. I don’t particularly like it but it is what it is.

How can you cap NIL if the NIL money is not coming through the school? Caps could only be implemented if the athletes become employees of the university and get paid through the university. And that’s probably where this is headed for the 60 to 70 team super division when it gets formed. The...

We had a charity donkey basketball game when I was in high school where the players all rode donkeys with rubber horseshoes. It was great fun. We weren’t as good as Dalton Knecht though.

Or keep beating a dead horse like you do and not dealing with reality. No amount of wishing for the old days is going to bring it back. You might not like it but you need to learn to live with it.

Sorry. I hadn’t read far enough. You already got the lecture.

Be careful Stoerner. You’re about to get the lecture that “a scholarship is enough for these players”. He’s been beating that dead horse for months.

Well it’s a nice dream anyway.

Loyalty and pride???? Surely you jest. No such animal anymore.

They can certainly decide not to field teams.

It’s inevitable that some schools will get out of the sports business. Won’t be able to afford to pay players.

I think amateurism going away was inevitable with the courts ruling the way they rule. No need to delay it. Might as well get on with whatever the system is going to be. Doesn’t make it any more palatable to most folks but it is what it is. I know I won’t be as invested as I was when I was younger.

Agreed. Baker is just trying to choke down the 💩 sandwich he’s been handed.