Have none of yall ever negotiated a pay raise?

[UneducatedGuess]

You get a pay raise by showing your value and then getting market comps to justify your worth.

Some of yall need to realize Portal players can come back.

I don’t blame any kids getting a raise or renegotiating.

A great early lesson in how pure capitalism works

 

[C-south]

It’s more difficult to show your worth when it’s predicated by someone else who doesn’t have to show theirs but they get paid a ridiculous about regardless.

 

[allstar34bd]

CONTRACTS. This isn't fair to the team nor the coaches trying to build the team. CFB is dead in 3-5 years if contracts aren't a thing. Coaches can't even recruit to fill positions of need, because they never know who is next to leave. College football will lose quality coaches to the NFL as well... it's why you'll see more of these flashy former players becoming head coaches because no one else wants to deal with this garbage.

 

[EastTNVol6240]

You get a pay raise by showing your value and then getting market comps to justify your worth.

Some of yall need to realize Portal players can come back.

I don’t blame any kids getting a raise or renegotiating.

A great early lesson in how pure capitalism works

Yes let’s pay for the education others are paying 100K for, let’s pay for the best housing on campus, let’s pay for the best food you can get, let’s pay for training/medical. Let’s give them the platform to make it to the NFL and make millions(more). Let’s treat them differently than everyone on campus(I attended UT). Yes let’s pay them millions before they’ve ever taken a snap. Then let’s let them bend us over a barrell by talking to other schools every time the portal opens. All sounds great. Some if this I agree with, but when is to much to much?

 

[loosecannon]

But they aren’t employees

 

[UneducatedGuess]

Yes let’s pay for the education others are paying 100K for, let’s pay for the best housing on campus, let’s pay for the best food you can get, let’s pay for training/medical. Let’s give them the platform to make it to the NFL and make millions(more). Let’s treat them differently than everyone on campus(I attended UT). Yes let’s pay them millions before they’ve ever taken a snap. Then let’s let them bend us over a barrell by talking to other schools every time the portal opens. All sounds great. Some if this I agree with, but when is to much to much?

Buddy, that University is making millions off these players. They don’t get TV contracts and sponorships for their grades.

Your - and my - degree benefits from the university having a national brand

Quit your whining

 

[UneducatedGuess]

But they aren’t employees

Exactly. They are all contractors who can bid their services.

I don’t blame them a damn bit

They’re an Inky Johnson odd hit away from not achieving all that’s in front of them.

 

[C-south]

Exactly. They are all contractors who can bid their services.

I don’t blame them a damn bit

They’re an Inky Johnson odd hit away from not achieving all that’s in front of them.

Then get an academic scholarship.

 

[UTFanForLife]

May get a hard lesson when they find out they are not worth what they already had, and they don’t get accepted back.

 

[allstar34bd]

Buddy, that University is making millions off these players. They don’t get TV contracts and sponorships for their grades.

Your - and my - degree benefits from the university having a national brand

Quit your whining

Your - and my - degree benefits from the university having a national brand.

Do you not think the players benefit from playing at UT? What are they going to do the first time adversity hits them in the League? Next Isiah Wilson.... Pro's won't babysit and caudle them like these college coaches have to.

 

[utvolpj]

You get a pay raise by showing your value and then getting market comps to justify your worth.

Some of yall need to realize Portal players can come back.

I don’t blame any kids getting a raise or renegotiating.

A great early lesson in how pure capitalism works

Portal players can only come back if the team allows. The portal isn't a negotiation, it's an ultimatum

 

[UneducatedGuess]

Then get an academic scholarship.

I did sir.

I have no problem with them entering the portal the get more money.

I’d do the same dang thing.

And if you wouldn’t, you’re crazy.

Nothing is promised.

 

[Namorto1]

I would equate it to free agency rather than capitalism. And like free agents, not all these players are going to get paid more money. Some may simply want more playing time and forego any NIL increases and potentially may earn less. The bulk of these transfers will never play in the NFL and all the other professional football leagues don't pay that much. Hopefully these guys are making sure all their course credits transfer towards a major and a degree to wherever they end up.

 

[UneducatedGuess]

May get a hard lesson when they find out they are not worth what they already had, and they don’t get accepted back.

I agree.

And that’s called capitalism.

And college football is the purest form of it

 

[Butch s]

CONTRACTS. This isn't fair to the team nor the coaches trying to build the team. CFB is dead in 3-5 years if contracts aren't a thing. Coaches can't even recruit to fill positions of need, because they never know who is next to leave. College football will lose quality coaches to the NFL as well... it's why you'll see more of these flashy former players becoming head coaches because no one else wants to deal with this garbage.

This is the plan all along

 

[vol94]

Buddy, that University is making millions off these players. They don’t get TV contracts and sponorships for their grades.

Your - and my - degree benefits from the university having a national brand

Quit your whining

He’s not whining yet making a logical comment. Why attack someone who has a different opinion or thought? I don’t understand why people can’t debate w/o attacking or name calling.

 

[Majors]

You get a pay raise by showing your value and then getting market comps to justify your worth.

Some of yall need to realize Portal players can come back.

I don’t blame any kids getting a raise or renegotiating.

A great early lesson in how pure capitalism works

Do you blame those who control the NIL recouping money and offering less to allocate/upgrade elsewhere or recruit over?

 

[Dadof2Vols]

Buddy, that University is making millions off these players. They don’t get TV contracts and sponorships for their grades.

Your - and my - degree benefits from the university having a national brand

Quit your whining

The “Company” is the Athletic departments are losing money at 90% of schools so most schools don’t know of this millions in profit unless you are talking about revenue which means if you pay more you are just going bankrupt sooner.

 

[EastTNVol6240]

Buddy, that University is making millions off these players. They don’t get TV contracts and sponorships for their grades.

Your - and my - degree benefits from the university having a national brand

Quit your whining

Buddy, do you not think the university is giving them the opportunity? They don’t get where they want to go without these universities. I bet you’re a huge union guy to.

 

[bpalmer28]

Heupel said recently that once a player hits the portal their time at Tennessee is over. Glad he takes that stand. Otherwise, they’ll all enter the portal

 

[AdoptedVOL]

You get a pay raise by showing your value and then getting market comps to justify your worth.

Some of yall need to realize Portal players can come back.

I don’t blame any kids getting a raise or renegotiating.

A great early lesson in how pure capitalism works

What % of these players are using an Agent to do their negotiating?

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

CONTRACTS. This isn't fair to the team nor the coaches trying to build the team. CFB is dead in 3-5 years if contracts aren't a thing. Coaches can't even recruit to fill positions of need, because they never know who is next to leave. College football will lose quality coaches to the NFL as well... it's why you'll see more of these flashy former players becoming head coaches because no one else wants to deal with this garbage.

Contracts almost certainly means the courts declare the players are professional athlete employees of the school. Doesn't THAT mean college football is dead?

 

[Butch s]

Buddy, that University is making millions off these players. They don’t get TV contracts and sponorships for their grades.

Your - and my - degree benefits from the university having a national brand

Quit your whining

You do know they don’t have to play.

 

[Butch s]

Just like Lou holtz said. Players today are about entitlement and privilege. Not obligation and responsibility. I don’t care how much the university, or the coaches make. You are not entitled to their money. Don’t like it,don’t play. Nobody is made to play college football

 

[hillsborovol]

When college football is more chaotic than the NFL, we have a problem.