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re: Transfer portal has ruined college sports!!!
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:28 am to Tigerlaff
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:28 am to Tigerlaff
People here are missing the point. We already have the NFL. There was no need for another professional sport. You were able to cheer for your college team knowing for the most part that the players were committed to the team and you were committed to the players. That is now gone and it is ruining the sport. Especially now that it is a pay for play league and that is what it is. I am losing interest and as a 44 yr LSU fan it is getting harder and harder to remain one. This is nothing but the result of the immediate gratification society that we've become. 5 years from now there will be no difference between College and the NFL.
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Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:31 am to mcspufftiger7
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People here are missing the point.
We don’t agree. Not the same as missing the point.
Look, I think there’s something wrong with Arch Manning making 3.2 million dollars without starting a single game. But I’m absolutely for athletes looking for a better situation for them and earning money off their own damn name.
The “you have no rights and exist only for the pleasure of bitter boomers lamenting about the perfection of the past” mentality is old and dead. And good riddance.
LSU has 3 recent national championships because of the transfer portal. As a fan (again, it should all be about us right??), I want to see more titles. So do you.
This post was edited on 12/29/23 at 8:38 am
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:38 am to mcspufftiger7
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People here are missing the point. We already have the NFL. There was no need for another professional sport.
No one is trying to make another professional sports league.
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You were able to cheer for your college team knowing for the most part that the players were committed to the team and you were committed to the players.
My allegiance now is no different than it ever was. I cheer for LSU, no matter what players are on the team. If they don't want to play for LSU, then they can leave and I won't care about them anymore.
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5 years from now there will be no difference between College and the NFL.
Keep telling yourself this.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:47 am to mcspufftiger7
This entire thing is all about removing the bargaining leverage from universities and conferences when it comes to TV contracts and likeness rights. It has nothing to do with fairness or compensation for players.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:52 am to mcspufftiger7
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People here are missing the point. We already have the NFL. There was no need for another professional sport.
I agree. But the transfer portal is not to blame here. This issue is "pay for play" or "NIL"
Any Student should be able to transfer to whatever school they want to attend. Period. Its no different from me attending LSU then deciding to finish up at Texas closer to home.
HOWEVER, the reason you are seeing these athletes transfer like crazy is the "pay for play" disguised as "N.I.L." They want to play and get paid and increase their shot at getting in NFL.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 9:09 am to mcspufftiger7
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People here are missing the point. We already have the NFL. There was no need for another professional sport. You were able to cheer for your college team knowing for the most part that the players were committed to the team and you were committed to the players
You are missing the point.
Players use to sign a four year deal, but as demands on coaches to win big increased, the rules changed. Players only got one year deals. Good players got their scholarships renewed; while guys that didn’t cut it were let go.
They eventually could get on with snother school, but they had to sit out a year. That wasn’t good.
As coaches got more and more money for winning, they did what they had to do to win. The schools were only committed to the players who could help them win.
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