2024 Transfer Portal Thread

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Stoerner Fumbles said:
The money this year is absurd— KU, UNC, Indiana, Baylor, all spending 2-3x last year’s numbers.
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I just don't know what to think about all of this. I guess the wealthiest boosters have always had a lot of power, so maybe it is just the same ole same ole, but this sure seems to take their control over college programs to an even greater level. They can potentially even select which kids get to play for their favorite program.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
The money this year is absurd— KU, UNC, Indiana, Baylor, all spending 2-3x last year’s numbers.
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This is kinda where we're headed. I predict we'll see some pretty high numbers in the next 3-7 years. There's 2 sides of the coin because, as a college athlete, I would also be trying to make as much money in the present because who knows what the future holds. And, btw, college athletes should absolutely be compensated because they bring in so much money for the university. On the other side of the coin, are college athletes really going to be making over $10 million to play one season if that's what the market decides? We're going down a very narrow path with NIL and it'll be interesting to see how it all shakes out.
 
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"Hypothetically" speaking, if Haslam put say $20M annually directly toward player pools, would he have control over player selection to whom his money goes to...so he could work the same "magic" with our Vols as he has his other professional franchises?
 
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LaagerVol said:
You took completely fake classes?

Let’s be honest, we all know the classes were only made available to “all students wink wink” was so they would be able to have plausible deniability. Those “classes” were for the athletes.
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Yep
 
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Given where all of this could potentially go unless something changes, what would prevent a corporation or billionaire family from approaching a private university and arranging a deal where they essentially become co-owners of some of the athletic programs (even if not on a legal entity basis) by essentially buying profit sharing and advertising rights while maintaining the university's name and affiliation for education, etc? And then treating it like it really is becoming, a professional sports team.
 
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AurantiacoFan said:
Given where all of this could potentially go unless something changes, what would prevent a corporation or billionaire family from approaching a private university and arranging a deal where they essentially become co-owners of some of the athletic programs (even if not on a legal entity basis) by essentially buying profit sharing and advertising rights while maintaining the university's name and affiliation for education, etc? And then treating it like it really is becoming, a professional sports team.
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I know nothing, but my answer is

Nothing

What a great time to be alive
 
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#3,373
Stoerner Fumbles said:
The money this year is absurd— KU, UNC, Indiana, Baylor, all spending 2-3x last year’s numbers.
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This is what happens--the bidding for, say, the top 50 keeps going up---and gets really stupid. And then the programs and collectives start dunning the contributors for even more money. It's ****** up, I don't care what any judge or crazy fan says.
 
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