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re: Save College Sports Act - why should D1 Football, Basketball players take a NIL paycut
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/22/26 at 1:32 am to RelicBatches86
The govt can’t solve this problem. Once you pay players it’s a free enterprise business.
Here’s what should all happen:
All the major schools should lease their teams to 3rd parties. The 3rd parties would then pay the schools a fee, and cover all expenses. They would then be entitled to all revenue like an NFL owner would be.
For instance, Indiana Universiry could sell their football team to Mark Cuban. Cuban would then pay Indiana a yearly fee, and pay all players/coaches etc. But he would also have the right to make money by being entitled to the ticket and TV rights revenue that come from football. Every school that can, should do this arrangement. It would get the schools off the hook, free no risk money for them from leasing their teams to business people.
Let the college amateur non revenue sports sink or swim on their own. I’m sure the colleges could negotiate the fees that they’d lease their football/basketball teams out for to help cover those other sports expenses
Here’s what should all happen:
All the major schools should lease their teams to 3rd parties. The 3rd parties would then pay the schools a fee, and cover all expenses. They would then be entitled to all revenue like an NFL owner would be.
For instance, Indiana Universiry could sell their football team to Mark Cuban. Cuban would then pay Indiana a yearly fee, and pay all players/coaches etc. But he would also have the right to make money by being entitled to the ticket and TV rights revenue that come from football. Every school that can, should do this arrangement. It would get the schools off the hook, free no risk money for them from leasing their teams to business people.
Let the college amateur non revenue sports sink or swim on their own. I’m sure the colleges could negotiate the fees that they’d lease their football/basketball teams out for to help cover those other sports expenses
SEC school towns ranked by violent crime rate (safest to least safe)
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/22/26 at 1:21 am
(Violent crime per 100,000) people.
1. Mississippi State — Starkville: 83
2. Auburn — Auburn: 108
3. Ole Miss — Oxford: 127
4. Texas A&M — College Station: 171
5. Oklahoma — Norman: 260
6. Kentucky — Lexington: 262
7. Missouri — Columbia: 348
8. Georgia — Athens: 406
9. Arkansas — Fayetteville: 424
10. Texas — Austin: 467
11. Alabama — Tuscaloosa: 553
12. Florida — Gainesville: 738
13. Tennessee — Knoxville: 740
14. South Carolina — Columbia: 770
15. LSU — Baton Rouge: 1,004
16. Vanderbilt — Nashville: ~1,124
Congrats to Mississippi for being safe. WTF has happened to Nashville? It’s more ghetto than Baton Rouge? Seemed silly to me before the Ole Miss game people on here sorriest about safety lol… in Oxford?
1. Mississippi State — Starkville: 83
2. Auburn — Auburn: 108
3. Ole Miss — Oxford: 127
4. Texas A&M — College Station: 171
5. Oklahoma — Norman: 260
6. Kentucky — Lexington: 262
7. Missouri — Columbia: 348
8. Georgia — Athens: 406
9. Arkansas — Fayetteville: 424
10. Texas — Austin: 467
11. Alabama — Tuscaloosa: 553
12. Florida — Gainesville: 738
13. Tennessee — Knoxville: 740
14. South Carolina — Columbia: 770
15. LSU — Baton Rouge: 1,004
16. Vanderbilt — Nashville: ~1,124
Congrats to Mississippi for being safe. WTF has happened to Nashville? It’s more ghetto than Baton Rouge? Seemed silly to me before the Ole Miss game people on here sorriest about safety lol… in Oxford?
re: Tigers fan that went to Oxford..
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/22/26 at 12:54 am to Nate711
The girls were far prettier and friendly than the overweight trash you see in Tiger Stadium.
re: Is Kurt Warner a top 10 qb of all time?
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/22/26 at 12:49 am to Chaz95
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There are very few professional athletes whose careers could genuinely provide enough material for a great movie script. Kurt Warner is one of them. His journey from stocking grocery-store shelves and playing Arena Football to becoming an NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Famer almost sounds too improbable to be true. It’s a story of rejection, perseverance, faith, opportunity, and ultimately greatness. Even if Kurt Warner's statistics and accolades on the field do not rank him in the top-10 of all time because of his late start to his NFL career, I think his story is top-5.
This is clear evidence we have ChatGPT bots on this board
re: Is Kurt Warner a top 10 qb of all time?
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/22/26 at 12:46 am to SuperSaint
No. He was a great system QB and was elite for a couple years. But not a guy you build your team around
re: MNF: Giants vs. Rams | ESPN/ABC
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/22/26 at 12:44 am to DBG
True but Ray Rice was actually good. Harbaugh would have been better off getting Flacco as backup
re: MNF: Giants vs. Rams | ESPN/ABC
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/21/26 at 9:55 pm to Fus0623
Jamies Winston is such a loser. I can’t believe a disciplined no nonsense guy liks John Harbaugh would want him on their team. Joke performance
re: NFL Various Games - Week 2
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/20/26 at 10:47 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I think the Bears scoring 59 points Week 1, and 3 points Week 2, will be an NFL record that will never be broken as far as difference in points scored week to week
re: Anyone interested in posting their preseason W-L Predictions and Revised Predictions.
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/20/26 at 10:38 pm to HuntinFishin25
Preseason: 10-2
Now: 7-5
Leavitt is the worst QB that Lane has ever had. And I didn’t know that preseason. I assumed he was good bc Lane wanted him and spent the money. Lane without a QB goes from a good offensive mind to mediocre team real quick.
Once the tape gets out of how Leavitt operates in this offense, it’s gonna get that much harder.
You hired Lane to be an offensive QB guru. And if he has the QB, he can have a good team. But if you remove that part, and he’s never been a defensive coach, I see lot of mediocrity.
My forecast now based purely on watching Leavitt and the WRs. The kid from Hawaii isn’t an SEC player. With Green out, I don’t see any elite weapons. Gonna be a frustrating year. This ain’t a 40 mil roster talent wise
Now: 7-5
Leavitt is the worst QB that Lane has ever had. And I didn’t know that preseason. I assumed he was good bc Lane wanted him and spent the money. Lane without a QB goes from a good offensive mind to mediocre team real quick.
Once the tape gets out of how Leavitt operates in this offense, it’s gonna get that much harder.
You hired Lane to be an offensive QB guru. And if he has the QB, he can have a good team. But if you remove that part, and he’s never been a defensive coach, I see lot of mediocrity.
My forecast now based purely on watching Leavitt and the WRs. The kid from Hawaii isn’t an SEC player. With Green out, I don’t see any elite weapons. Gonna be a frustrating year. This ain’t a 40 mil roster talent wise
re: You can literally make a highlight tape of Leavitt not finding wide open receivers
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/20/26 at 10:19 pm to Marrero
Watching Leavitt play QB would be like watching Jacob Hester play QB. It’s backyard gritty football. But it’s ugly. He has no technique. His mechanics are bad. Nothing is smooth.
To me Leavitt is a very poor man’s version of Taysom Hill. If you made Leavitt an option QB that occasionally threw, maybe it could work. Him as a drop back passer ain’t it.
To me Leavitt is a very poor man’s version of Taysom Hill. If you made Leavitt an option QB that occasionally threw, maybe it could work. Him as a drop back passer ain’t it.
re: How confident are you for Saturday vs TAMU
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/20/26 at 10:15 pm to lsusieg25
I’d be way more confident if TAMU had throttled Kentucky. After getting embarrassed on their home field, they will be out for blood.
Marcel Reed has owned Blake Baker’s D, and it’s clear to me that the defense is worse this year than last. Just not the same NFL talent that we had last year especially in the secondary.
This game is really an elimination game for the playoffs. Whoever loses is out. No doubt in my mind
Marcel Reed has owned Blake Baker’s D, and it’s clear to me that the defense is worse this year than last. Just not the same NFL talent that we had last year especially in the secondary.
This game is really an elimination game for the playoffs. Whoever loses is out. No doubt in my mind
re: $40 million spent
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/20/26 at 10:03 pm to Crusty
Judging by the downvotes in your post, this site is either overran by LSU positivity bots (fake dislikes), or it’s full of real people that think of LSU as a high school team full of “just kids”.
Go ask Mets fans if they think it’s cool to spend at the top of MLB and have nothing to show for it.
Facts are LSU paid $54 mils to Brian Kelly to not coach. They spent another $40 mils on the roster. Then they gave Kiffin about $13 mil a year along with a gigantic coaching staff overall.
Presumably spending all that money to win games like last night. Ole Miss isn’t a top 5 team. Hell Florida is favored to beat them. There’s a reason LSU was favored last night.
When you spend that much, and you don’t improve. That’s a huge problem. This team isn’t any better than last season.
And it starts and ends with the Governor, I don’t blame Lane for taking the money. He’s the world’s luckiest nepo baby. But the rest of LSU admins look like morons for spending this amount to get this end product.
$5 mils for that QB? You kidding me?
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Go ask Mets fans if they think it’s cool to spend at the top of MLB and have nothing to show for it.
Facts are LSU paid $54 mils to Brian Kelly to not coach. They spent another $40 mils on the roster. Then they gave Kiffin about $13 mil a year along with a gigantic coaching staff overall.
Presumably spending all that money to win games like last night. Ole Miss isn’t a top 5 team. Hell Florida is favored to beat them. There’s a reason LSU was favored last night.
When you spend that much, and you don’t improve. That’s a huge problem. This team isn’t any better than last season.
And it starts and ends with the Governor, I don’t blame Lane for taking the money. He’s the world’s luckiest nepo baby. But the rest of LSU admins look like morons for spending this amount to get this end product.
$5 mils for that QB? You kidding me?
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re: LSU 24 @ Ole Miss 32 Final - ABC
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/19/26 at 10:27 pm to mcpotiger
I don’t think LSU is winning anything with Leavitt. He’s just a fullback playing QB. Not smooth at all
re: LSU 24 @ Ole Miss 32 Final - ABC
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/19/26 at 10:16 pm to Trip Savage
Fowler has been a moron this game. “LSU can run it down to the 2 minute mark”…ugh Chris they just threw an incomplete pass
re: LSU 24 @ Ole Miss 32 Final - ABC
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/19/26 at 10:13 pm to Trip Savage
There’s way more cute girls at Ole Miss home games than LSU home games.
re: LSU 24 @ Ole Miss 32 Final - ABC
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/19/26 at 10:05 pm to Death Before Disco
Superior analytics.
re: LSU 24 @ Ole Miss 32 Final - ABC
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/19/26 at 8:22 pm to Trip Savage
This team is TRASH. We been sold a bunch of garbage wirh Lane.
This is the same guy that was fired by USC
This is the same guy that was fired by USC
re: LSU 24 @ Ole Miss 32 Final - ABC
Posted by AstuteObserver on 9/19/26 at 7:51 pm to ShoeBang
Lane Kiffin is a more expensive Brian Kelly. What a waste of money
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