WoodsmanVol
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Fulmer was not qualified to be AD before NIL, he would really be lost in the NIL world.We are so blessed to have Danny White as our AD at this time. He is made for this. I couldn't imagine if we had Fulmer as our AD in a time when all of these changes are happening. I fully expect Tennessee to be light years ahead of other programs due to our leadership. Thank you Donde for going out and getting DW when you did. What an exciting time to be a Vol!
There's a lot of let's-get-player-cost-under-control language in that article.
It isn't. Not compared to the many millions of dollars they bring in every year.Yes, wait until they unionize and begin collective bargaining. Remember, this is what we all wanted, players to be paid because a free education, world class training and development and around the clock nutritionists is not enough for an 18 year old. I mean, before NIL they couldn’t even go to the movies with some buddies.
You do realize that unlike college athletes, those people get fair market value for their labor. They can change jobs whenever they wish. They don't have to take full academic workloads in addition to practice, workouts, and games.You do realize the vast majority of Americans make other people large sums of money and do not get a portion of it.
It's not about what someone else makes.While I agree with some, basing your argument on what someone else makes is not an acceptable debate. What my employer pays me versus how much he or she makes is irrelevant. The problem is people wanting to know what others are making and then not being happy with their origional agreement. Most athletes wouldn’t mind getting all the fringe benefits and free tuition if they didn’t know what the school was making. I just have a sore spot with people always wanting to know what I make or what another employee makes If you want to make what the schools do, build your own team and brand and then make it, otherwise agree to something your happy with and shut up
It’s all about what someone else makes you even state it in your argument. We didn’t have this problem in the 30s40s 50s etc. kids were happy to play given a scholarship and the pride to play for their school. Not exploitation. What is exploitation is the tax payer having to pay to watch it while paying taxes while making others rich. I think the kids should have to pay the coaches and nutritionist and physical trainers and facility out of their newly acquired funds if they want to be paid. They wouldn’t have the opportunity if it weren’t for all those things. UT would still have players play and be around long after any of these kids are gone. The product may not be as good, but a fan would still watch kids represent their school.It's not about what someone else makes.
It's about the schools and the NCAA making hundreds of millions while the athletes couldn't make a penny. That's just dead wrong, and it's not legal under federal law. It's exploitation. It's a good thing that it's ending.
It’s all about what someone else makes you even state it in your argument. We didn’t have this problem in the 30s40s 50s etc. kids were happy to play given a scholarship and the pride to play for their school. Not exploitation. What is exploitation is the tax payer having to pay to watch it while paying taxes while making others rich. I think the kids should have to pay the coaches and nutritionist and physical trainers and facility out of their newly acquired funds if they want to be paid. They wouldn’t have the opportunity if it weren’t for all those things. UT would still have players play and be around long after any of these kids are gone. The product may not be as good, but a fan would still watch kids represent their school
It’s all about what someone else makes you even state it in your argument. We didn’t have this problem in the 30s40s 50s etc. kids were happy to play given a scholarship and the pride to play for their school. Not exploitation. What is exploitation is the tax payer having to pay to watch it while paying taxes while making others rich. I think the kids should have to pay the coaches and nutritionist and physical trainers and facility out of their newly acquired funds if they want to be paid. They wouldn’t have the opportunity if it weren’t for all those things. UT would still have players play and be around long after any of these kids are gone. The product may not be as good, but a fan would still watch kids represent their school.
Are you for real? Your argument is a love story with the decades of illegal exploitation that the athletes suffered.It’s all about what someone else makes you even state it in your argument. We didn’t have this problem in the 30s40s 50s etc. kids were happy to play given a scholarship and the pride to play for their school. Not exploitation. What is exploitation is the tax payer having to pay to watch it while paying taxes while making others rich. I think the kids should have to pay the coaches and nutritionist and physical trainers and facility out of their newly acquired funds if they want to be paid. They wouldn’t have the opportunity if it weren’t for all those things. UT would still have players play and be around long after any of these kids are gone. The product may not be as good, but a fan would still watch kids represent their school.
As for your argument, let's apply it to academic scholarships. UT gives many times more academic scholarships than athletic scholarships. Those are a financial drain on the taxpayers. Yet, I don't hear you whining about that. Why is that? Double standards, perhaps?It’s all about what someone else makes you even state it in your argument. We didn’t have this problem in the 30s40s 50s etc. kids were happy to play given a scholarship and the pride to play for their school. Not exploitation. What is exploitation is the tax payer having to pay to watch it while paying taxes while making others rich. I think the kids should have to pay the coaches and nutritionist and physical trainers and facility out of their newly acquired funds if they want to be paid. They wouldn’t have the opportunity if it weren’t for all those things. UT would still have players play and be around long after any of these kids are gone. The product may not be as good, but a fan would still watch kids represent their school.
You're romanticizing a time that didn't exist. People always romantacize a time that is long gone and dead and wasn't all that great but for a few. It's assanine that you're upset because players are being compensated.It’s all about what someone else makes you even state it in your argument. We didn’t have this problem in the 30s40s 50s etc. kids were happy to play given a scholarship and the pride to play for their school. Not exploitation. What is exploitation is the tax payer having to pay to watch it while paying taxes while making others rich. I think the kids should have to pay the coaches and nutritionist and physical trainers and facility out of their newly acquired funds if they want to be paid. They wouldn’t have the opportunity if it weren’t for all those things. UT would still have players play and be around long after any of these kids are gone. The product may not be as good, but a fan would still watch kids represent their school.
It's sustainable, but not at the level the big schools will fund.I wonder how sustainable paying players is. Certainly for the major programs, it is, but I question whether most programs can make it work. Scholarships, NIL and now salaries. Ultimately, fans and boosters will pick up the tab.
Agreed. This is what the players deserve. Think of all the things they have paid for, for our city, revenue brought to Knoxville, which is likely in the billions over the decades. Them getting their fair share is long overdue.Yes, wait until they unionize and begin collective bargaining. Remember, this is what we all wanted, players to be paid because a free education, world class training and development and around the clock nutritionists is not enough for an 18 year old. I mean, before NIL they couldn’t even go to the movies with some buddies.