College Athletics Future

[Vott]

After what transpired at Tennessee this weekend, what do you think would happen to college athletics if the NCAA went back to the way it used to be before NIL and the portal? Meaning if you transfer, you sit out one year.

[BrickCity]

1 hour ago, Vott said:

After what transpired at Tennessee this weekend, what do you think would happen to college athletics if the NCAA went back to the way it used to be before NIL and the portal? Meaning if you transfer, you sit out one year.

I dont ever see them going back to what it was before NIL, but I would like to see everything regulated. Maybe a salary cap, and limit on number to times a player can enter the transfer portal?

I would also like to see the money the players make go back to the university club or business that originally paid them. Maybe that would stop players from jumping ship so fast to go make an extra dollar. So I guess sorta like a fine for leaving?

[Dawg83]

The toothpaste is out of the tube. College athletics is more likely to collapse in on itself than it is to go back to the pre-NIL era.

[Bulldogs4]

3 hours ago, Dawg83 said:

The toothpaste is out of the tube. College athletics is more likely to collapse in on itself than it is to go back to the pre-NIL era.

This. It would be like gluing your hair back on your head after a haircut. 

Honestly, I see it collapsing as fans will start turning to other entertainment options. 
Obviously I still want to State to win but the desire to attend games has diminished considerably in the current day and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. I would like to take my grandsons to a game or two but even motivation for that has declined. 

[Former Coach]

The transfer issue is due to a Justice Department lawsuit ruling that athletes can transfer as many times as they want without sitting out. The NCAA has no control over this now.

[BrickCity]

13 minutes ago, Former Coach said:

The transfer issue is due to a Justice Department lawsuit ruling that athletes can transfer as many times as they want without sitting out. The NCAA has no control over this now.

Do we think these conferences will start to break away from the NCAA? I heard that as a rumor a couple of years ago?

[rebmus]

7 hours ago, BrickCity said:

Do we think these conferences will start to break away from the NCAA? I heard that as a rumor a couple of years ago?

I think the SEC and Big 10 are already in discussions to do exactly this. 

 

 

[Former Coach]

15 hours ago, rebmus said:

I think the SEC and Big 10 are already in discussions to do exactly this. 

 

 

There's discussions taking place about some kind of changes. Whether it's breaking from the NCAA or the playoff model, or something different I have no clue. 

 

 I think you treat it like the professional model. Set a salary cap, then require players to sign binding contracts. Freshman recruits sign 3 year contracts with a 4th year option. Transfers sign a 2year contract unless you are a grad transfer. If you decide to "red shirt" (quit on the team) you lose that years pay. Fine schools that contact players from others schools prior to there contracts expiring. 

[hasbeen67]

Without some kind of guidelines, the way it is now some players are just seeking the most money each year. Probably some, like maybe Nico, aren't even staying for the season they've already been paid for.