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re: Things can’t continue like this in college athletics
Posted on 1/18/26 at 12:55 am to dljtigers
Posted on 1/18/26 at 12:55 am to dljtigers
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I will bet you it can't last the way it currently is
College football is making way more now than it ever was. They are just having a share a small piece of that pie with the players now. 30 million might be a lot to me and you, but its not whenever you are bringing in tons more than that.
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Change is coming but the game is not as good for sure.
This argument is so dumb. Indiana is about to play for a national championship in football. There is parity in the sport, which hasn't been the case for quite some time. Its being decided on the field, which wasnt always the case. College football is MUCH better today than it was even 5 years ago. Too many of you get your feelings hurt whenever something doesn't go LSU's way and then you start claiming the sport is falling apart. It isnt and everything happening is proof of that.
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Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:07 am to Hold That Tiger 10
Still will not last the way it currently is.
I have been watching CFB for a lot of years and it was better every year compared to this year. Even with playoffs bowl season isn't half as good as it has been. Also, you don't have parity you just have some teams with deep pockets now that are able to be competitive, but you still have 90% of CFB teams that will never win a championship.
I have been watching CFB for a lot of years and it was better every year compared to this year. Even with playoffs bowl season isn't half as good as it has been. Also, you don't have parity you just have some teams with deep pockets now that are able to be competitive, but you still have 90% of CFB teams that will never win a championship.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 4:10 am
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:13 am to boratlsu
It stops when the boosters come to their senses and quit writing checks. I agree it’s not sustainable. I also think it will get worse before it gets better, possibly a decade or more, and as long as things keep headed down the NIL road, we have the right coaches in FB and baseball.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:33 am to ClintonTigerMS
Haven't even touched the tip of the iceberg. Just consider the one line betting in college games. Now waging on # of receptions, yards gained etc . This leaves the door wide open for tampering for profit. A number of shady characters there with fist full of money or just coercions to effect the outcome.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:49 am to boratlsu
The current model is the worst idea yet. Let's set a cap, but just kidding schools can get around that with NIL through a "clearinghouse" that overwhelmingly approves nearly all deals that come through their doors 
Not to mention the stupidity of the rules that allows agent contact at any time.
Not to mention the stupidity of the rules that allows agent contact at any time.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 8:07 am to boratlsu
Yep, I agree. It's no longer scholarship driven collegiate football anymore - it's a full blown professional sport. A feeder program for corrupt NFL owners.
.....and the NCAA is the NFL's bitch.
There I said it.
.....and the NCAA is the NFL's bitch.
There I said it.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 8:13 am
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:24 am to LSUGrad9295
How come not? 10 years thats 300 million. Seems reasonable
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:28 am to boratlsu
It won’t be a problem for LSU,or for any other blue blood program or a member of the “Super 30” that will ultimately be formed. But the rest that survive will be farm teams for the Super 30
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:37 am to dljtigers
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have been watching CFB for a lot of years and it was better every year compared to this year.
Well that's your opinion, and judging by the TV deals and the number of people watching, you are in the minority with that opinion.
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Even with playoffs bowl season isn't half as good as it has been.
100% disagree.
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Also, you don't have parity you just have some teams with deep pockets now that are able to be competitive
So by your own admission, more teams are competitive. But thats somehow not more parity?
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but you still have 90% of CFB teams that will never win a championship.
As opposed to 98%, which it used to be.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:39 am to boratlsu
Yall are going to be left behind in every aspect of your life.
Never seen a group of people like Louisianians so averse to change of any type.
It's sad. The world keeps moving, yet yall keep hanging on to a bygone era. Talkin about mama and daddy. Still hanging with the same people. Bitchin about the new tech. Bitching about the new ways of being.
The new era of college athletics is good for the sport.
We have an Indiana/Miami national championship game. Are you out of your mind? This is awesome.
God forbid kids make some money.
Never seen a group of people like Louisianians so averse to change of any type.
It's sad. The world keeps moving, yet yall keep hanging on to a bygone era. Talkin about mama and daddy. Still hanging with the same people. Bitchin about the new tech. Bitching about the new ways of being.
The new era of college athletics is good for the sport.
We have an Indiana/Miami national championship game. Are you out of your mind? This is awesome.
God forbid kids make some money.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:45 am to SouthernInsanity
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Honestly, this thing needs player contracts. No 1yr deals unless the player will be out of eligibility after that year.
In my opinion, we will end up with something like this:
- Collective bargaining and a Players Union
- A set salary scale with some exceptions that allow big spenders to go above the cap for a few players.
- 5 years to play 5
- Mandatory 2 year contracts to start. 1 or 2 year deals after that.
- No more portal. It will be true free agency for players with expiring deals.
- NIL will be nothing more than individual sponsorship deals. Collectives that remain will just be fundraising organizations for the Athletic Dept.
What remains to be seen is whether the NCAA can pull all of this together, or whether the P4 will have to secede to make this happen. I hope for the former to lessen the negative impact on the G5 and FCS, but I think it will be the later, in the end.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 10:08 am
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:46 am to boratlsu
I think that there needs to be some kind of limits on the portal. Perhaps like you can only transfer 1-2 times, or if you transfer you have to stay for 2 seasons.
The problem is the NCAA is run by the big conferences, and putting limits on the member schools is against their self interests in some cases. So they won’t.
But if they don’t set some limits, then they will have limits imposed by legislation. And they may not like this.
The problem is the NCAA is run by the big conferences, and putting limits on the member schools is against their self interests in some cases. So they won’t.
But if they don’t set some limits, then they will have limits imposed by legislation. And they may not like this.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:59 am to Hold That Tiger 10
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This argument is so dumb. Indiana is about to play for a national championship in football. There is parity in the sport, which hasn't been the case for quite some time. Its being decided on the field, which wasnt always the case. College football is MUCH better today than it was even 5 years ago. Too many of you get your feelings hurt whenever something doesn't go LSU's way and then you start claiming the sport is falling apart. It isnt and everything happening is proof of that.
There are some positives, but there is a total lack of stability throughout the sport at the moment.
The rules are unclear, disconnected and unenforceable, and that will eventually undermine whatever parity has come about thanks to NIL and the portal. Eventually, the cap will be ignored if there’s no way to enforce it and a few teams will inevitably dominate the sport.
Players getting paid is fine. The way players are paid is fricking insane. The weakness of these NIL Sponsorship Deals is a problem. If players are going to be paid, we have to get to the point where there are contracts. EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS that control not only the money, but where a player plays for the duration of the deal.
Some of you keep talking about parity and how good this is for college football. That’s 100% false. This is good for a subset of the P4 and really good for teams like LSU that have alumni and boosters willing to pay what it takes to compete in this new landscape. But let me tell you something- this is death for the G5. It’s squeezing the FCS too. They don’t have any money and that gap is just getting wider right now. These programs are now looking at 60%+ turnover every year and they have absolutely no hope of ever changing that. What’s coming is going to shut down some football programs. Period.
Here’s another- the COVID year, the portal, and now kids suing to hang around longer is hurting high school players. More of them are getting pushed down a level from where they would have been before because there are fewer spots available in the FBS. Some of these kids won’t even get a full ride to play at levels like D2.
Some of you can pretend it’s all wine and roses, but there are a lot of problems and loose ends in college football today. The sport cannot stay like it is at this moment. There has to be some order and stability restored and it will eventually happen. I just hope the way that goes doesn’t kill off a lot of programs below the P4 cutline, but that’s likely inevitable now.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 10:08 am
Posted on 1/18/26 at 11:33 am to GaryHobson
It's not our money? Increased ticket prices, increased concessions, parking etc., etc. Ya' think.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 12:29 pm to oldskule
quote:Which part is unsustainable?
every year will be 40 new players, and 30 million gone, it cant sustain itself.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 12:29 pm to Allthatfades
quote:All up in your feels, huh?
I’m just poor baw but it seems hard to believe they can come up with 30 million every year. Add in another couple million for basketball, baseball, and women’s basketball. Just doesn’t seem sustainable.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 12:42 pm to boratlsu
I don’t like the portal or the amount of money being thrown around either but the product on the field is still entertaining. Then you add in the parity it has brought to the game. People like seeing ole piss and Indiana getting to the semi finals. Hell Indiana will likely win it all. Again, I don’t like what it has become but viewership is still strong and growing.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 12:43 pm to Geaux4itall
quote:The NFL has to establish a "Semi-Pro Minor League" for football.
The next logical step is unions like pro sports to manage universities and players. This will not self correct and government will not get involved.
Right out of High School. you pick either Semi-Pro OR College Football.
The NFL Draft continues , but you have to play 4 years to be eligible for the NFL in either SP or College.
No NIL for College Football either. Athletic Scholarship only and a nominal cash stipend for living expenses.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 12:45 pm to boratlsu
Agreed.
Fundamentally, the ridiculous annual turnover will lead to zero cohesion. It will also completely alienate smaller schools.
Fundamentally, the ridiculous annual turnover will lead to zero cohesion. It will also completely alienate smaller schools.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:12 pm to dljtigers
Like with everything only time will tell if CFB is gonna be a better product in the future than in the past. But, it will not remain like it currently is the Wild, Wild West. Change will come.
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