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What happens when college players consistently make more than their NFL counterparts?
Posted on 1/5/26 at 9:57 am
Posted on 1/5/26 at 9:57 am
We're already seeing B and B- quarterbacks making $5M a year in the college ranks. In another few seasons this will filter down to defensive lineman, left tackles and wide receivers. I can envision hundreds of players like Pavia suing the NCAA to stick around for 5-6 seasons, or maybe longer. Are we reaching a point where college athletes will be able to play their entire 8-10 year careers while pursuing phony degrees?
With unlimited transfers, no salary caps, no structured restrictions on player performance or tampering, It's much more advantageous to remain in college. And the only plank remaining is the arbitrary eligibility clause (which is also under attack now). We aren't there yet but as the NCAA continues to get dismantled, I could see players choosing college over NFL.
And at what point does this increased compensation threaten the NFL, forcing them to react?
With unlimited transfers, no salary caps, no structured restrictions on player performance or tampering, It's much more advantageous to remain in college. And the only plank remaining is the arbitrary eligibility clause (which is also under attack now). We aren't there yet but as the NCAA continues to get dismantled, I could see players choosing college over NFL.
And at what point does this increased compensation threaten the NFL, forcing them to react?
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Posted on 1/5/26 at 9:59 am to ClientNumber9
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We're already seeing B and B- quarterbacks making $5M a year in the college ranks. In another few seasons this will filter down to defensive lineman, left tackles and wide receivers.
I think college did this in the absolute worst way possible, but the market will right itself. It will take 3-5 years IMO.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:02 am to ClientNumber9
I don’t believe the numbers for college athletes are remotely true. NFL contracts are public, and college isnt
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:15 am to ClientNumber9
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no salary caps, no structured restrictions on player performance or tampering,
Wrong
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:21 am to ClientNumber9
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And at what point does this increased compensation threaten the NFL, forcing them to react?
lmao.
cfb will never "threaten" the NFL. The only thing that's happening is that CFB is getting increasingly more and more shitty and alienating the fans year by year. The only people suffering here are CFB fans, not the NFL.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:22 am to Gountiss
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I don’t believe the numbers for college athletes are remotely true. NFL contracts are public, and college isnt
Agreed.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:22 am to ClientNumber9
The upside is players will use up all of their eligibility and potentially be more of a polished product when they announce for the draft.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:26 am to Gountiss
quote:Every week it's a new number it seems
I don’t believe the numbers for college athletes are remotely true.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:28 am to bad93ex
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The upside is players will use up all of their eligibility and potentially be more of a polished product when they announce for the draft.
It certainly helps the game with really good college qb’s that don’t have an nfl skill set. Hartman, Reilly Leonard, Will Howard, etc.
These guys would have likely declared for the draft earlier to try to make it in the league had NIL not existed.
Lots of bad with NIL, but not all like many posters would have you believe
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:38 am to Buckeye06
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I think college did this in the absolute worst way possible, but the market will right itself. It will take 3-5 years IMO.
You have schools like Texas Tech and SMU that are hungry for relevance and finally able to compete. Unless some rules get established soon, the craziness is just getting started.
Just wait until Private Equity groups get involved and try to squeeze every penny out of it.
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:39 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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It certainly helps the game with really good college qb’s that don’t have an nfl skill set. Hartman, Reilly Leonard, Will Howard, etc.
It adds depth to the pool of QBs available to P4 teams as well but schools will need to invest heavily into their scouting department. Whomever scouted Mendoza and Pavia need raises
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:41 am to bad93ex
quote:Except for the fact that players transfer to a new school every year, don’t learn and develop, and come out woefully underprepared to handle NFL schemes. We are already seeing this in the NFL.
The upside is players will use up all of their eligibility and potentially be more of a polished product when they announce for the draft.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:48 am to bad93ex
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The upside is players will use up all of their eligibility and potentially be more of a polished product when they announce for the draft.
Medical professionals will be establishing protocols for full body MRI and other tests to find out just exactly how damaged the players are once they chose to leave college.
In part, that would affect salaries offered. It would also be useful when a player at 35 y.o. tried to sue the pro team for damages to his person. Only to find that the damages were already there when he entered the pro ranks at 25.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:30 am to WG_Dawg
quote:Why do you act like the NFL isn’t doing the exact same thing? The NFL is trash.
The only thing that's happening is that CFB is getting increasingly more and more shitty and alienating the fans year by year.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:39 am to Buckeye06
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I think college did this in the absolute worst way possible, but the market will right itself. It will take 3-5 years IMO.
No it won't. Fanbases will just cycle through which rich alums are willing to pony up. This is probably here to stay. Only thing that may mititgate it would be making these guys employees with a penalty for leaving early.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:41 am to WG_Dawg
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CFB is getting increasingly more and more shitty and alienating the fans year by year
I would've agreed but there seem to be far more new eyes on these games than not.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:44 am to red sox fan 13
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Except for the fact that players transfer to a new school every year, don’t learn and develop, and come out woefully underprepared to handle NFL schemes. We are already seeing this in the NFL.
Qb play has been getting worse since well before NIL (which doesn’t actually affect high level prospects anyway). Way more to do with the systems college teams are running and the hash marks than transfer rules.
The transfer rules need reform, there’s no reason to make shite up, just makes you look like a dumbass
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:47 am to Gountiss
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I don’t believe the numbers for college athletes are remotely true. NFL contracts are public, and college isnt
Yup. They need to make every single NIL deal public and viewable on a database. When athletic departments start up that revenue sharing, every cent they pay needs to be shared on a database as well.
These “agents” need to be licensed, registered, and regulated.
Do those 3 steps and most of the player movement problems take care of themselves. Then transfer restrictions can be enacted. Make it as a part of their agreement when they accept a scholarship at any institution.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:52 am to TheePalmetto
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When athletic departments start up that revenue sharing, every cent they pay needs to be shared on a database as well.
The breakdown on how they spend per player won’t be public, but the total amount is.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:59 am to Gountiss
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I don’t believe the numbers for college athletes are remotely true
I mean, I believe Brian Kelly came out last year and said we spent $17-$18 million on the LSU roster this season. Revenue share is at least that number, if not 20 million.
The numbers may be very slightly inflated, but not much.
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