Quinn Ewers to enroll early in a few days and forego senior season... Wow..Just wow!!!!!

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Generational QB Ewers will enroll at OSU and battle 5*s CJ Stroud and Kyle McCord for the starting job after Justin Fields. My gawd, send them down Tennesses's way. Hell, I'll take Jack Miller because he is 4th string but still a hell of a QB.
 
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If this does ineed happen then I think it will be a disaster for Ohio State......... You don't keep three 5* QB's happy at such a competitive position... that isn't even taking into account another high 4*. Turmoil is going to brew for that team.... Bad, bad move by Ewers but money rules.
 
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Some of these kids are getting deals in HS now. You don't have to leave HS for the NIL deals to roll in. Saw an article the other day about a 2022 basketball recruit, top 20 not even top 10. 6 figure deal for his 500k social media followers. It's insane.

I bet this kid is just going to learn the playbook and have familiarity with the system. Maybe he wins the jobs, who knows.
 
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orange blossom said:
If this does ineed happen then I think it will be a disaster for Ohio State......... You don't keep three 5* QB's happy at such a competitive position... that isn't even taking into account another high 4*. Turmoil is going to brew for that team.... Bad, bad move by Ewers but money rules.
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Ewers and his family seem to understand that he’s not gonna play year one if he enrolls early. So I don’t think it’s going to cause any turmoil.
 
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Volunteer08 said:
Some of these kids are getting deals in HS now. You don't have to leave HS for the NIL deals to roll in. Saw an article the other day about a 2022 basketball recruit, top 20 not even top 10. 6 figure deal for his 500k social media followers. It's insane.

I bet this kid is just going to learn the playbook and have familiarity with the system. Maybe he wins the jobs, who knows.
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It’s really interesting. Ewers has played a lot of football I’m sure already but actual game experience is still vital especially for the QB position. Is it more valuable to skip your senior year, go to college early and learn the playbook/get better coaching/have better training OR get anothee 12-14 games of actual football experience?
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
Why are you rooting against a high school kid?

I though this country was supposed to be the land of opportunity and whatnot.
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I don't get this either. I once helped mentor a kid, a junior in HS, who started a business and it went nuts. He struggled with the ins and outs and some people wanted him to fail, screw up, etc and others wanted him to screw up the tax side and get in trouble with the law.

Why not be happy America works? Be happy niches open for people to get ahead. The kid I knew came from nothing, Dad and Mom barely got out of HS, and he made good and helped pull his family up.

Granted, only a few strike gold like that, but be happy ANYONE does in America these days.
 
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orange blossom said:
If this does ineed happen then I think it will be a disaster for Ohio State......... You don't keep three 5* QB's happy at such a competitive position... that isn't even taking into account another high 4*. Turmoil is going to brew for that team.... Bad, bad move by Ewers but money rules.
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You talking about the same Ohio State who won their last national title with a 3rd string QB?
 
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orange blossom said:
If this does ineed happen then I think it will be a disaster for Ohio State......... You don't keep three 5* QB's happy at such a competitive position... that isn't even taking into account another high 4*. Turmoil is going to brew for that team.... Bad, bad move by Ewers but money rules.
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He starts by midseason and declares that one year earlier. We should all endure such disasters.
 
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peaygolf said:
Already has money on the table. Screw HS.

Hope he turns into Mitch Mustain
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Screw HS? He worked hard and only needs one more class to graduate early. Like many, I think the NIL is rushed and there will be some negative consequences but if it encourages kids to work hard and graduate early then that is a good thing.
 
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TheDirector said:
Screw HS? He worked hard and only needs one more class to graduate early. Like many, I think the NIL is rushed and there will be some negative consequences but if it encourages kids to work hard and graduate early then that is a good thing.
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It is my opinion. Doesn't have to be yours. And that's ok.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
Why are you rooting against a high school kid?

I though this country was supposed to be the land of opportunity and whatnot.
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I still chuckle at what I am assuming is a very conservative group of people pointing to someone, a "spoiled, entitled snowflake Gen Z kid" no less, and saying "No! He shouldn't be allowed to go out and make money!"

Are there kids who might be ruined because they get their hands on large amounts of money at an early age? Yes. Is there a chance he gets distracted by all this, loses focus on playing football, and harms what could be a future football career? Yes. That isn't a reason to prohibit them from making money.

Let's say he wanted to start his own business...should he be prevented from doing that too, because there's a chance he might be reckless with the money if it was successful?
 
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05_never_again said:
I still chuckle at what I am assuming is a very conservative group of people pointing to someone, a "spoiled, entitled snowflake Gen Z kid" no less, and saying "No! He shouldn't be allowed to go out and make money!"

Are there kids who might be ruined because they get their hands on large amounts of money at an early age? Yes. Is there a chance he gets distracted by all this, loses focus on playing football, and harms what could be a future football career? Yes. That isn't a reason to prohibit them from making money.

Let's say he wanted to start his own business...should he be prevented from doing that too, because there's a chance he might be reckless with the money if it was successful?
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Truth…and the “bUt tHeY gEt A sChOLaRsHiP” crowd is okay with SEC schools cashing $300M checks off the backs of kids who get a scholarship worth around $50K plus Nike gear. I think the SEC’s TV deal for the first SEC title game was no more than $2M back in 1992.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
Truth…and the “bUt tHeY gEt A sChOLaRsHiP” crowd is okay with SEC schools cashing $300M checks off the backs of kids who get a scholarship worth around $50K plus Nike gear. I think the SEC’s TV deal for the first SEC title game was no more than $2M back in 1992.
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Or dishing $80M to switch to a conference
 
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05_never_again said:
I still chuckle at what I am assuming is a very conservative group of people pointing to someone, a "spoiled, entitled snowflake Gen Z kid" no less, and saying "No! He shouldn't be allowed to go out and make money!"

Are there kids who might be ruined because they get their hands on large amounts of money at an early age? Yes. Is there a chance he gets distracted by all this, loses focus on playing football, and harms what could be a future football career? Yes. That isn't a reason to prohibit them from making money.

Let's say he wanted to start his own business...should he be prevented from doing that too, because there's a chance he might be reckless with the money if it was successful?
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I don't see anyone making this argument. I don't think anyone would care if he went out and made money playing football out of high school. People don't really seem to care that high school baseball players can sign pro contracts. But more to the point, they also don't want to see college athletics become professionalized. I don't think those are at odds or that unreasonable .
 
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golfballs said:
I don't see anyone making this argument. I don't think anyone would care if he went out and made money playing football out of high school. People don't really seem to care that high school baseball players can sign pro contracts. But more to the point, they also don't want to see college athletics become professionalized. I don't think those are at odds or that unreasonable .
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That went out the window decades ago when coaches made $1M/year and television deals became a thing
 
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zjcvols said:
That went out the window decades ago when coaches made $1M/year and television deals became a thing
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And how come that television money is so big? It’s because people tune in. They like the product. The ncaa has always maintained rules on amateurism for players, not for coaches. The issue is now a legal matter, but it doesn’t seem like an unreasonable take that people who like the product don’t want to see it changed. Which is different than suggesting that it’s at odds with “conservative” principles that a young person can get paid. I think plenty would be ok if a minor league existed and he chose to go that route.
 
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golfballs said:
And how come that television money is so big? It’s because people tune in. They like the product. The ncaa has always maintained rules on amateurism for players, not for coaches. The issue is now a legal matter, but it doesn’t seem like an unreasonable take that people who like the product don’t want to see it changed.
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1) People tune in for the school and entertainment, not because of “amateurism”…who the hell cheers for amateurism? Wasnt it more fun having the dream team than a hodge of college seniors?

2) If people are tuning into watch the players, how comes the coaches don’t have to deal with amateurism but the players do?

3) What’s changing? Tennessee is still gonna run through the T. They will still play Rocky Top. It’s still orange. They didn’t ban tackling. Just might see players in a couple that ads instead.
 
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