re: Pate says he’s aware of dozens of players who regret hitting the portal

It’s the business of the students how well they handle their financial, educational, and athletic opportunities. Some will do well with them and others won’t - just like in anything else.

No one wonders if young actors, musicians, and social media stars know anything about paying taxes. No one gives a frick if a normal student transfers because he wants to go somewhere else, or he wants to change his major, or he’s homesick and wants to move closer to his family.

This thread should read:

"Young employee quits his job and enters the job market expecting a big raise. No company wants to hire him for that big of a salary and his previous employer has already filled his job with a capable replacement."

Some of these players have already made what it'll take me 10 years to make. I don't feel sorry for them.

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Well no shite, there were 3,057 players in the portal

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I agree here and I think that number of entrants is pretty light it’s probably double that.

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know this sounds pollyannish, but lost in all of this is their education.

I know we're well on our way to "they don't get NIL to play school," but these still are college students who are making the decision to transfer to other institutions where their credit hours may not all transfer, as well as leaving established friend groups. Chasing the brass ring may ultimately doom them when their NFL dreams evaporate and they are still 2 years from a degree.

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For sure.

Granted the people outraged at the moment are probably more exercised for selfish reasons relevant to their school's football program. And did not appear to have a similar concern when they were bringing in great players or processing players that didn't pan out

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I get some people don’t like that they are making legal money. It’s the system that they have now. They aren’t doing anything illegal. They bet on themselves and maybe didn’t find the money, team, playing time they wanted

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I believe a lot of the angst towards this is the ‘commit and sign’ just to then ‘commit and sign’ a week later.

Also the timing of everything is dumb. The portal shouldn’t be open while the season is still going.

If the CFP would finish up on Jan 1st or a couple of days after it might also help.

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Some of these players have already made what it'll take me 10 years to make.

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How many of the types of players that are the subject of this thread do you think this is true for? You likely VASTLY overestimate how much the median player makes in NIL.

And not feeling sorry for them (which I don't either) is MUCH different than "I hope their careers are destroyed".

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Also the timing of everything is dumb. The portal shouldn’t be open while the season is still going.

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And clearly the players didn't design the system. But no matter - let's wish destruction upon them.

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Because it will eventually scare players into just staying put

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People always point out the “thousands“ of kids who go to the portal every year. They make this statement as though all of these kids are voluntarily entering the portal, looking to cash in and go to the highest bidder.

I wonder how many of these kids are basically being told by their former teams that it’s not working out and they’ve got to get the f*ck out. These schools only have so many scholarships and with better players in the portal, I’m sure a lot of these coaching staffs are essentially kicking these kids off the team.

For many of these players in the portal, it’s not about being greedy, Rather, it's about trying to find someplace where they’re wanted and might actually be able to play.

I wish one of these guys would come out and share his experience. This might influence some of these guys to stay put. What’s wrong with staying in a system and gaining experience and training while becoming a better player which will in turn help your team to be better?
Oh and maybe even graduating.

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there are millions of people every year who quit their job without another lined up. Some because they got bad advice, some because they overvalue themselves. A portion of them end up in worse situations than before. Some of their careers are destroyed because of it.

Why aren't you bitching about that and just about these athletes? What about the Sonic worker who someone said he should quit and go to Chick Fil A and it doesn't work out?

These people aren't any more important than millions of other Americans.

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what? The only thing I'm "bitching" about is (supposedly) grown men wishing for the careers of young men to be "destroyed" because of a mistake.

I don't wish for ANYONE's career to be destroyed.