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re: Players extorting team
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:32 pm to drizztiger
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:32 pm to drizztiger
quote:
drizztiger
Your attitude is what’s wrong with the whole thing. Maturity is realizing keeping 18-22-year-olds on a tight leash was for the best.
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Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:41 pm to ForeverEllisHugh
quote:I just don’t agree with the hypocrisy. I know it’s an unpopular opinion here. I knew I would get downvoted a lot.
Your attitude is what’s wrong with the whole thing. Maturity is realizing keeping 18-22-year-olds on a tight leash was for the best.
It’s cool, Happy New Year all.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:49 pm to notiger1997
quote:We understand it will need changes but why the outrage? Lol. Would you perhaps be jealous, by chance?
This is not sustainable.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:54 pm to BigC LSU
quote:
Would you perhaps be jealous, by chance?
Nah. I’m getting old. This kind of crap could never make me jealous.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 12:11 am to Stropdaddy
Muh football man won’t do what I want
Posted on 1/1/26 at 12:15 am to Stropdaddy
Well the universities were have been taking advantage of the players for like 60 year…so
Posted on 1/1/26 at 12:23 am to Stropdaddy
Extorting? What would you rather? Colleges, coaches, NCAA, Tv stations all making millions off free labor?
Posted on 1/1/26 at 12:25 am to drizztiger
quote:
I just don’t agree with the hypocrisy.
And I actually agree with you that the old way was hypocritical… but that it was a necessary evil to maintain order and prevent exactly what we’re seeing.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 12:36 am to ForeverEllisHugh
quote:That’s a much more in depth discussion. We can have it, but not tonight - and not players extorting teams OP.
And I actually agree with you that the old way was hypocritical… but that it was a necessary evil to maintain order and prevent exactly what we’re seeing.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 12:39 am to drizztiger
I just don’t see what’s wrong with paying players.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 12:47 am to Broski
quote:People pretended players weren't paid already. Willful ignorance.
I just don’t see what’s wrong with paying players.
I have agreement that portal ++ NIL needs a correction. Neither alone are incorrect. They are both right - IMO. But NCAA and courts took too long to find a good answer. And now people blame it on the players. It's so arse-backwards thinking.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 12:51 am to Broski
quote:
I just don’t see what’s wrong with paying players.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 1:04 am to Broski
quote:
Players should 100% get paid considering the money they are generating for the universities. The, essentially, unlimited transfer portal is dumb though and really fricks everything up.
I agree, many fans think it's players getting paid that's the problem, is not. The unlimited portal creates a no comittment, no consequences situation that's essentially worse than the NFL
Posted on 1/1/26 at 1:36 am to Stropdaddy
quote:
It's the I-ME system. Kinda sucks. Think i will increase my fishing
I downvoted but I agree, it is the I/Me system and the I/ME is LSU. Meaning LSU can now tell the kids we don’t want, the kids that take a check and don’t put in the work to leave by not renewing their NIL.
What the OP doesn’t understand is that most kids that hit the portal don’t have a spot on the team. and their replacements will come in fast starting in Jan 2.
Be patient Jackass and learn the game.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 1:42 am to ForeverEllisHugh
quote:
ForeverEllisHugh
What you're complaining about has nothing to do with paying players.
It has everything to do with the unlimited transfer portal creating a system where there is no breach of contract if someone leaves.
But the players absolutely deserve to be paid.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 2:33 am to Stropdaddy
I hear what you're saying, but I'm sure Spears wasn't making much as a backup. He's clearly set to start at one of the safety spots. Why not renegotiate to get starter pay?
If you had to go into the portal to get a player the caliber of a starting SEC safety, you'd be paying even more. It's better this way. You've got a guy here already who's been in the system for 2 full seasons. The is the best scenario
If you had to go into the portal to get a player the caliber of a starting SEC safety, you'd be paying even more. It's better this way. You've got a guy here already who's been in the system for 2 full seasons. The is the best scenario
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:02 am to drizztiger
quote:
People pretended players weren't paid already. Willful ignorance.
SOME players were getting paid by SOME schools. We can only speculate but I’d guess it was a drop in the bucket compared to the money being made by the industry.
What blows my mind is the number of rich people willing to throw their money around just for (I guess) bragging rights. It doesn’t seem like they even understand what they are buying half the time. I would think that will eventually work itself out but at least for now it seems to be getting more extreme.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:03 am to Stropdaddy
If you got a call this evening and some competition to your company wanted give you a 250% raise and more than double your pay for the exact same work would you explain how loyal you are to that company or would you do what is best for your family?
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:25 am to Stropdaddy
College football is not like it used to be. Years ago, when talking about LSU players, you knew that 90% were from Louisiana. Today, we're lucky if 10% are from here. It's now in the era 0f "Rent a Player" for the most money! And that sucks!
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:28 am to drizztiger
There is a far cry from a system more fair to the player to the crap we have today.
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