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Since a lot of star players want to renegotiate every year, why not just have 1 year deals
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:45 pm
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:45 pm
By having one year deals, the player can maximize his value if they have a great year, and it's great for schools because the players that don't live up to expectations can be sent packing.
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Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:46 pm to homemadeshine
Isn’t that what is already happening? I think this is dumb re negotiating with players every year. Atleast with the NFL when u sign a contract you have to see it out.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:47 pm to homemadeshine
Going with this wishful thinking, why not sign them to contracts and force them to stick to the deal....oh wait, because they have it both ways, they get paid but are not considered professionals but students and thus are not treated like professionals in only one way, they can take the cash, suck and then transfer 4 times before they retire at the age of 22.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:55 pm to homemadeshine
There needs to be a rule in place that your first “contract” is for two years. After you have been at a school for two years, you can transfer.
I also wouldn’t mind bringing back the sitting out rule after the first transfer.
I also wouldn’t mind bringing back the sitting out rule after the first transfer.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:57 pm to HTX_LSU
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Isn’t that what is already happening? I think this is dumb re negotiating with players every year. Atleast with the NFL when u sign a contract you have to see it out.
I guess it is already happening to a certain extent, but having yearly deals allows schools to get rid of those players underperforming. Currently teams are now signing players to multi year guaranteed deals, regardless of how they are performing.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:10 am to homemadeshine
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By having one year deals, the player can maximize his value if they have a great year, and it's great for schools because the players that don't live up to expectations can be sent packing.
I think this would, or will, be the quickest way to equalize and stabilize this new market.
Like it or not, this is where we are in college football, and best to end the chaos of it all as quickly as possible to figure out what exactly it is they do with this beast they’ve created.
I think it’s great that the players get their fair share of the billion dollar industry they risk their bodies for. But anything beyond a one year deal is just dumb.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 2:39 am to homemadeshine
Scholarships are one year deals. Teams can move on/process.
NIL contracts are likely effectively one year deals too.
NIL contracts are likely effectively one year deals too.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 3:46 am to hansenthered1
College game is professional
Send them all to a GLeague and eliminate the fraud.
Send them all to a GLeague and eliminate the fraud.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 4:02 am to HTX_LSU
Yep
Posted on 12/23/25 at 4:37 am to homemadeshine
Almost like a merit based system, makes too much sense will never happen
Posted on 12/23/25 at 6:01 am to purplengold1
Now do something about coaches that leave a school before finishing out their contract.
If coaches aren't going to be forced to stay, you can't make the players stay.
If coaches aren't going to be forced to stay, you can't make the players stay.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 6:07 am to homemadeshine
They do have one year deals currently
Posted on 12/23/25 at 6:46 am to Crappieman
quote:isn't that what the “buyout”supposed to be for?
Now do something about coaches that leave a school before finishing out their contract.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 7:02 am to homemadeshine
Only way to stop the avalanche is to collectively bargain with the players and call them what they are, employees. Otherwise, things are just going to continue to get worse.
In the CBA, they have to get their arms around NIL and eliminate the pay for play thing. I realize stuff will still happen under the table, but at least it would only involve the top players instead of the entire roster. Autograph signings, commercials, social media promotion of a business or entity by the players is all legit. Also, getting back to the one time free transfer would curb a ton of the portal movement.
In the CBA, they have to get their arms around NIL and eliminate the pay for play thing. I realize stuff will still happen under the table, but at least it would only involve the top players instead of the entire roster. Autograph signings, commercials, social media promotion of a business or entity by the players is all legit. Also, getting back to the one time free transfer would curb a ton of the portal movement.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 7:02 am to Sleepy_Tiger
Not every contract has a buyout. In the past coaches have always had the freedom to leave, but not the players. Players had to ask a school for their release, and schools could restrict where they went. Plus players had to sit out a year unless transfering to a sub- division school.
Coaches brought this system on themselves by restricting player movement but not their own. Im not a fan of the current system, but if coaches can move around freely then so should the players.
Coaches brought this system on themselves by restricting player movement but not their own. Im not a fan of the current system, but if coaches can move around freely then so should the players.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 8:18 am to LSBoosie
Maybe some have 1 year deals, but the big stars have multi year deals like Bryce Underwood's four deal worth 12M.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 8:33 am to Crappieman
California and the Obannan brothers brought this on. You give 18 yr. Olds this kind of power eventually they’re going to try to strong am the NCAA and go on strike. Matter of time. They could sink the whole ship.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 8:47 am to HTX_LSU
quote:I agree. Let’s treat em like pros to their benefit but do nothing to protect ourselves? The schools don’t want 4 year commitments, more wash out than work out. But a couple years would be nice.
Isn’t that what is already happening? I think this is dumb re negotiating with players every year. Atleast with the NFL when u sign a contract you have to see it out.
Reduce roster size to 60-65
2 year commitments. And everyone gets 5 years. No more redshirt drama unless injury in your last year.
Make talent evaluation and development paramount.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 9:10 am to homemadeshine
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Maybe some have 1 year deals, but the big stars have multi year deals like Bryce Underwood's four deal worth 12M.
I think the majority of players have 1 year deals, sometimes even less. Gordon McKernan is on record saying that most of his NIL deals are for 3-4 months.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 9:20 am to homemadeshine
If we have to pay them then it should be on performance only. Nothing before the season. Only pay for good plays, good tackles. Things of that nature. Look at what happened with Nuss. Handed him four million and he phoned it in.
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