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Post by nexus73 on Dec 8, 2023 8:58:03 GMT -8
"Rah Rah College Football." Bowl games suck in this current idiocy. I remember when #1 picks like Vinny Testaverde played in their Bowl games. Now we have NFL scrubs or JAG's sitting out because they might get an "Owey." Your first sentence made me think of the Fansville TV commercials...LOL!
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Post by kersting13 on Dec 8, 2023 11:57:53 GMT -8
"Rah Rah College Football." Bowl games suck in this current idiocy. I remember when #1 picks like Vinny Testaverde played in their Bowl games. Now we have NFL scrubs or JAG's sitting out because they might get an "Owey." Well then don’t watch them. Vinny’s final game was essentially for national championship. How many players opted out of last year’s NC game? Also, I believe Miami played in 12 games in Vinny’s senior year including the bowl game. Most if not all teams have already played 12 (13 if in conf championship). I also believe Vinny signed a 6 year, $8.2M contract coming out of college. Not even sure if any of that was guaranteed. Bryce Young signed a 4 year contract for a shade under $38M — all of it guaranteed I believe. And I’ll point out he played in his bowl game. Based on the average per season salary, Vinny’s first contract was equivalent to the contract received by the 82nd pick in this past draft. And that player was signed for 2 less years and he received nearly $1M in guaranteed money. On a total money basis, his contract was equivalent to the player chosen 44th this year — and that player received just under $6M guaranteed. Sure it sucks that some NFL-bound players opt out — and is made worse by the portal — but I don’t blame them in the least. The economics are too great to maintain a “just rub mud on it” mentality just so you and others can have things like it used to be when you were younger. If it gets to be unbearable for you, just find a school 5 miles from you that is uphill both to and from it, discard your shoes and start walking for old times’ sake. Schools have been making bushels full of money off these players for years. Any player opting out of a bowl game has already seen his team play in the same amount of games that Vinny did his senior year. And they now will be adding more games for some schools with the expansion of the playoffs. Finally, not sure if Vinny was the right guy to pick for your illustration since I’m guessing that with his performance, in retrospect more than a few Hurricanes fans wish he had opted out. Are you comparing an $8.2 million contract from 1987 with 2023 money? $8.2 million in 1987 would be worth well over $20 million today, so it's not that different, especially considering how much sports salaries have increased.
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Post by hottubbeaver on Dec 8, 2023 12:24:19 GMT -8
"Rah Rah College Football." Bowl games suck in this current idiocy. I remember when #1 picks like Vinny Testaverde played in their Bowl games. Now we have NFL scrubs or JAG's sitting out because they might get an "Owey." Well then don’t watch them. Vinny’s final game was essentially for national championship. How many players opted out of last year’s NC game? Also, I believe Miami played in 12 games in Vinny’s senior year including the bowl game. Most if not all teams have already played 12 (13 if in conf championship). I also believe Vinny signed a 6 year, $8.2M contract coming out of college. Not even sure if any of that was guaranteed. Bryce Young signed a 4 year contract for a shade under $38M — all of it guaranteed I believe. And I’ll point out he played in his bowl game. Based on the average per season salary, Vinny’s first contract was equivalent to the contract received by the 82nd pick in this past draft. And that player was signed for 2 less years and he received nearly $1M in guaranteed money. On a total money basis, his contract was equivalent to the player chosen 44th this year — and that player received just under $6M guaranteed. Sure it sucks that some NFL-bound players opt out — and is made worse by the portal — but I don’t blame them in the least. The economics are too great to maintain a “just rub mud on it” mentality just so you and others can have things like it used to be when you were younger. If it gets to be unbearable for you, just find a school 5 miles from you that is uphill both to and from it, discard your shoes and start walking for old times’ sake. Schools have been making bushels full of money off these players for years. Any player opting out of a bowl game has already seen his team play in the same amount of games that Vinny did his senior year. And they now will be adding more games for some schools with the expansion of the playoffs. Finally, not sure if Vinny was the right guy to pick for your illustration since I’m guessing that with his performance, in retrospect more than a few Hurricanes fans wish he had opted out. The part in bold has been stated so much over the years I think some folks have actually forgotten where the money actually comes from. It's not the players. Unfortunately the one thing this country still leads the world in, and it aint even close, is producing non-discerning consumers. Fans pay the bills, they feed the money into the system and without them it all dries up. Problem is, most don't realize how much power they hold by voting with their actions and pocket books. Things would change overnight if fans simply turned of the games on tv or stopped buying tickets to attend in person.
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Post by seastape on Dec 8, 2023 20:49:02 GMT -8
Well then don’t watch them. Vinny’s final game was essentially for national championship. How many players opted out of last year’s NC game? Also, I believe Miami played in 12 games in Vinny’s senior year including the bowl game. Most if not all teams have already played 12 (13 if in conf championship). I also believe Vinny signed a 6 year, $8.2M contract coming out of college. Not even sure if any of that was guaranteed. Bryce Young signed a 4 year contract for a shade under $38M — all of it guaranteed I believe. And I’ll point out he played in his bowl game. Based on the average per season salary, Vinny’s first contract was equivalent to the contract received by the 82nd pick in this past draft. And that player was signed for 2 less years and he received nearly $1M in guaranteed money. On a total money basis, his contract was equivalent to the player chosen 44th this year — and that player received just under $6M guaranteed. Sure it sucks that some NFL-bound players opt out — and is made worse by the portal — but I don’t blame them in the least. The economics are too great to maintain a “just rub mud on it” mentality just so you and others can have things like it used to be when you were younger. If it gets to be unbearable for you, just find a school 5 miles from you that is uphill both to and from it, discard your shoes and start walking for old times’ sake. Schools have been making bushels full of money off these players for years. Any player opting out of a bowl game has already seen his team play in the same amount of games that Vinny did his senior year. And they now will be adding more games for some schools with the expansion of the playoffs. Finally, not sure if Vinny was the right guy to pick for your illustration since I’m guessing that with his performance, in retrospect more than a few Hurricanes fans wish he had opted out. The part in bold has been stated so much over the years I think some folks have actually forgotten where the money actually comes from. It's not the players. Unfortunately the one thing this country still leads the world in, and it aint even close, is producing non-discerning consumers. Fans pay the bills, they feed the money into the system and without them it all dries up. Problem is, most don't realize how much power they hold by voting with their actions and pocket books. Things would change overnight if fans simply turned of the games on tv or stopped buying tickets to attend in person. You're forgetting the supply side of the equation.
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Post by drunkandstoopidbeav on Dec 8, 2023 22:34:10 GMT -8
Not all that many Universities have athleic departments that actually make a profit.
From an article I just googled that for some reason I can't link...
"Of available data, a total of 18 of 229 public Division I athletics programs generated more money than they spent in 2020. This ranged from a whopping $270 million profit (thank you for the gift, Nike co-founder Phil Knight) at the University of Oregon to a massive $48.2 million deficit at James Madison University.Sep 3, 2022"
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Post by rgeorge on Dec 8, 2023 22:49:32 GMT -8
Not all that many Universities have athleic departments that actually make a profit. From an article I just googled that for some reason I can't link... "Of available data, a total of 18 of 229 public Division I athletics programs generated more money than they spent in 2020. This ranged from a whopping $270 million profit (thank you for the gift, Nike co-founder Phil Knight) at the University of Oregon to a massive $48.2 million deficit at James Madison University.Sep 3, 2022" I've read part of that. Weird that it is by some PHd and I'm not sure why he wrote, or his point. But, a couple things stood out... there are 363 D1 athletic programs, and more than 229 "public". The other thing was it was edited to say something about... profitable not including FB coaching salaries. Like what they don't count? Just seemed like a weird article overall. Trying to make a point of some kind.
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Post by drunkandstoopidbeav on Dec 8, 2023 23:07:45 GMT -8
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Post by beaverinohio on Dec 9, 2023 4:16:12 GMT -8
Well then don’t watch them. Vinny’s final game was essentially for national championship. How many players opted out of last year’s NC game? Also, I believe Miami played in 12 games in Vinny’s senior year including the bowl game. Most if not all teams have already played 12 (13 if in conf championship). I also believe Vinny signed a 6 year, $8.2M contract coming out of college. Not even sure if any of that was guaranteed. Bryce Young signed a 4 year contract for a shade under $38M — all of it guaranteed I believe. And I’ll point out he played in his bowl game. Based on the average per season salary, Vinny’s first contract was equivalent to the contract received by the 82nd pick in this past draft. And that player was signed for 2 less years and he received nearly $1M in guaranteed money. On a total money basis, his contract was equivalent to the player chosen 44th this year — and that player received just under $6M guaranteed. Sure it sucks that some NFL-bound players opt out — and is made worse by the portal — but I don’t blame them in the least. The economics are too great to maintain a “just rub mud on it” mentality just so you and others can have things like it used to be when you were younger. If it gets to be unbearable for you, just find a school 5 miles from you that is uphill both to and from it, discard your shoes and start walking for old times’ sake. Schools have been making bushels full of money off these players for years. Any player opting out of a bowl game has already seen his team play in the same amount of games that Vinny did his senior year. And they now will be adding more games for some schools with the expansion of the playoffs. Finally, not sure if Vinny was the right guy to pick for your illustration since I’m guessing that with his performance, in retrospect more than a few Hurricanes fans wish he had opted out. Are you comparing an $8.2 million contract from 1987 with 2023 money? $8.2 million in 1987 would be worth well over $20 million today, so it's not that different, especially considering how much sports salaries have increased. if your $20M number is correct for today dollars equivalence, it is still nearly half of contract Bryce Young received last year, and Bryce’s contract was for 4 years versus Vinny’s 6 years. That means 2 years of Bryce’s second contract should be included in equation and it is the second contract when they make their “real money.” And as I mentioned, players didn’t receive guaranteed money back then. I’m not going to even use a elite QBs second contract for Illustration. Daniel Jones signed a 4 year, $160M extension. If Young did that his total would be $118M versus the $20M for Vinny in 6 years. And actually Young’s total would be higher because that extension had $92M in guaranteed money. So it is very different money today versus Vinny’s time. The reason I brought up the two lower draft slots is because the original poster wrote something like every NFL scrub and JAG is opting out of bowl games. But players drafted in mid-third round still receive significant money (some of it guaranteed). We all know the average career length for NFL players is not very long. So I don’t blame players one iota for opting out of a bowl game to protect and maximize their career earning potential. As fan, I hate seeing it. We all want to see the best players play. But I don’t blame them at all. The worse problem for me is not players opting out because of draft, but the transfer portal and kids entering before bowl. But for that I blame the NCAA, schools, conferences and coaches. The first 3 set up the system, and the 4th have no qualms at all of leaving before a bowl game, which in turn hastens transfers. So we should vilify the players for leaving when grown a$$ men who purport to be teachers and leaders of young men do it. Guess they are good leaders cuz the players are just following their examples.
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Post by beaverinohio on Dec 9, 2023 5:15:00 GMT -8
Well then don’t watch them. Vinny’s final game was essentially for national championship. How many players opted out of last year’s NC game? Also, I believe Miami played in 12 games in Vinny’s senior year including the bowl game. Most if not all teams have already played 12 (13 if in conf championship). I also believe Vinny signed a 6 year, $8.2M contract coming out of college. Not even sure if any of that was guaranteed. Bryce Young signed a 4 year contract for a shade under $38M — all of it guaranteed I believe. And I’ll point out he played in his bowl game. Based on the average per season salary, Vinny’s first contract was equivalent to the contract received by the 82nd pick in this past draft. And that player was signed for 2 less years and he received nearly $1M in guaranteed money. On a total money basis, his contract was equivalent to the player chosen 44th this year — and that player received just under $6M guaranteed. Sure it sucks that some NFL-bound players opt out — and is made worse by the portal — but I don’t blame them in the least. The economics are too great to maintain a “just rub mud on it” mentality just so you and others can have things like it used to be when you were younger. If it gets to be unbearable for you, just find a school 5 miles from you that is uphill both to and from it, discard your shoes and start walking for old times’ sake. Schools have been making bushels full of money off these players for years. Any player opting out of a bowl game has already seen his team play in the same amount of games that Vinny did his senior year. And they now will be adding more games for some schools with the expansion of the playoffs. Finally, not sure if Vinny was the right guy to pick for your illustration since I’m guessing that with his performance, in retrospect more than a few Hurricanes fans wish he had opted out. The part in bold has been stated so much over the years I think some folks have actually forgotten where the money actually comes from. It's not the players. Unfortunately the one thing this country still leads the world in, and it aint even close, is producing non-discerning consumers. Fans pay the bills, they feed the money into the system and without them it all dries up. Problem is, most don't realize how much power they hold by voting with their actions and pocket books. Things would change overnight if fans simply turned of the games on tv or stopped buying tickets to attend in person. I agree, which is why I said “don’t watch.” Fans continue to foot the bill for a broken system made so because of greedy and lazy entities. The NCAA, schools and conferences. They knew something was going to have to change, but to do so might cut into their revenue so they just kicked it down the road and refused to devise a system. Nope, just keep shoveling up the money and worry about that later Well later is here and fans are stuck with a broken system and being asked to foot more of the bill. Buy season tickets, make donations to program, and attend bowl games? Sorry, not enough. We want you to now pay the players’ “salaries” through donations to NIL collectives because we were too lazy, arrogant and most of all greedy to figure things out. I’m all for fans voting with their pocketbooks and time. I watch probably no more than 25% the amount of college football than I did 5 years ago. I did not watch one minute of college football on championship Saturday. Twenty years ago I would have been in a bar or planted in front of my TV for pretty much the whole day. Now I pretty much only watch the Beavers or Illinois. I don’t really do this for some kind of protest. I do it because the system has sucked most of the interest out of me. I have no real interest in or connection to FSU, but when an undefeated P5 team fails to make the playoffs because TV networks (oops I mean the playoff committee) think (emphasis on THINKS) another team will be more competitive and make for a better TV show, well I lose interest. Any halfway intelligent college football fan had to know there was ZERO chance there would not be an SEC representative. I won’t watch the UM-Alabama game. And if AL wins that game, it is very unlikely I’ll watch the championship game. I know that will have zero impact, but I’ve had enough. As to the statement you bolded, it is still true. Players are still 90% of the product and I believe they deserve some kind of compensation. And I certainly don’t hold it against them for taking care of and maximizing their greatest resource — themselves.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Dec 9, 2023 10:04:26 GMT -8
Michigan and the rest of the Big Ten powers that be can all burn in a fire. Bama is going to mop the floor with 'em, which is great. And Florida State probably would have gotten destroyed.
Go Bama!
I hope Washington crushes Texas, too.
That said. Don't watch. If you go somewhere with the CFP, tell 'em to turn that garbage off.
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Post by orangeattack on Dec 9, 2023 12:54:06 GMT -8
Well then don’t watch them. Vinny’s final game was essentially for national championship. How many players opted out of last year’s NC game? Also, I believe Miami played in 12 games in Vinny’s senior year including the bowl game. Most if not all teams have already played 12 (13 if in conf championship). I also believe Vinny signed a 6 year, $8.2M contract coming out of college. Not even sure if any of that was guaranteed. Bryce Young signed a 4 year contract for a shade under $38M — all of it guaranteed I believe. And I’ll point out he played in his bowl game. Based on the average per season salary, Vinny’s first contract was equivalent to the contract received by the 82nd pick in this past draft. And that player was signed for 2 less years and he received nearly $1M in guaranteed money. On a total money basis, his contract was equivalent to the player chosen 44th this year — and that player received just under $6M guaranteed. Sure it sucks that some NFL-bound players opt out — and is made worse by the portal — but I don’t blame them in the least. The economics are too great to maintain a “just rub mud on it” mentality just so you and others can have things like it used to be when you were younger. If it gets to be unbearable for you, just find a school 5 miles from you that is uphill both to and from it, discard your shoes and start walking for old times’ sake. Schools have been making bushels full of money off these players for years. Any player opting out of a bowl game has already seen his team play in the same amount of games that Vinny did his senior year. And they now will be adding more games for some schools with the expansion of the playoffs. Finally, not sure if Vinny was the right guy to pick for your illustration since I’m guessing that with his performance, in retrospect more than a few Hurricanes fans wish he had opted out. The part in bold has been stated so much over the years I think some folks have actually forgotten where the money actually comes from. It's not the players. Unfortunately the one thing this country still leads the world in, and it aint even close, is producing non-discerning consumers. Fans pay the bills, they feed the money into the system and without them it all dries up. Problem is, most don't realize how much power they hold by voting with their actions and pocket books. Things would change overnight if fans simply turned of the games on tv or stopped buying tickets to attend in person. I think the other thing that people forget is that the football program is basically the engine for the entire athletic department. Schools aren't "making bushels full of money off these players" they are using the football program to fund the other sports. Part of this is simply Title IX compliance.
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Post by hottubbeaver on Dec 11, 2023 11:33:43 GMT -8
The part in bold has been stated so much over the years I think some folks have actually forgotten where the money actually comes from. It's not the players. Unfortunately the one thing this country still leads the world in, and it aint even close, is producing non-discerning consumers. Fans pay the bills, they feed the money into the system and without them it all dries up. Problem is, most don't realize how much power they hold by voting with their actions and pocket books. Things would change overnight if fans simply turned of the games on tv or stopped buying tickets to attend in person. I agree, which is why I said “don’t watch.” Fans continue to foot the bill for a broken system made so because of greedy and lazy entities. The NCAA, schools and conferences. They knew something was going to have to change, but to do so might cut into their revenue so they just kicked it down the road and refused to devise a system. Nope, just keep shoveling up the money and worry about that later Well later is here and fans are stuck with a broken system and being asked to foot more of the bill. Buy season tickets, make donations to program, and attend bowl games? Sorry, not enough. We want you to now pay the players’ “salaries” through donations to NIL collectives because we were too lazy, arrogant and most of all greedy to figure things out. I’m all for fans voting with their pocketbooks and time. I watch probably no more than 25% the amount of college football than I did 5 years ago. I did not watch one minute of college football on championship Saturday. Twenty years ago I would have been in a bar or planted in front of my TV for pretty much the whole day. Now I pretty much only watch the Beavers or Illinois. I don’t really do this for some kind of protest. I do it because the system has sucked most of the interest out of me. I have no real interest in or connection to FSU, but when an undefeated P5 team fails to make the playoffs because TV networks (oops I mean the playoff committee) think (emphasis on THINKS) another team will be more competitive and make for a better TV show, well I lose interest. Any halfway intelligent college football fan had to know there was ZERO chance there would not be an SEC representative. I won’t watch the UM-Alabama game. And if AL wins that game, it is very unlikely I’ll watch the championship game. I know that will have zero impact, but I’ve had enough. As to the statement you bolded, it is still true. Players are still 90% of the product and I believe they deserve some kind of compensation. And I certainly don’t hold it against them for taking care of and maximizing their greatest resource — themselves. The way I view it, it's a game. At college age, play it because you love it and because you can. Keep in mind how grateful you should be for the opportunity since there are a lot of others who would love to be in your shoes and simply aren't physically capable or gifted enough. I think of college athletes like apprentices in a trade. Instead of getting a entry level wage like a an apprentice, they get to learn and advance their craft with guidance from a professional, use top notch training equipment and facilities, state of the art technologies, receive free room and board, physical therapy, expert trainers, and access to an academic education, which if taken advantage of will provide a lifetime of value beyond a short term bag-o-money. Compare to what an 18 year old entering the service goes through and tell me which of the two is undercompensated. As for "maximizing their greatest resource--themselves", I agree with that concept, just disagree on the measure. Instead of focusing on maximizing the bag-o-money, how about maximizing your future earning potential with an engineering, veterinarian, or other valuable degree. How about maximizing your reputation by honing your character and demonstrating loyalty, work ethic, sacrifice, sticking with something you've started to the end, and leaving a place better than you found it. If these are deemed old fashioned ideas, then somewhere in the past we reached the peak and are now heading downhill.
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Post by orangeattack on Dec 11, 2023 12:27:59 GMT -8
The part in bold has been stated so much over the years I think some folks have actually forgotten where the money actually comes from. It's not the players. Unfortunately the one thing this country still leads the world in, and it aint even close, is producing non-discerning consumers. Fans pay the bills, they feed the money into the system and without them it all dries up. Problem is, most don't realize how much power they hold by voting with their actions and pocket books. Things would change overnight if fans simply turned of the games on tv or stopped buying tickets to attend in person. I agree, which is why I said “don’t watch.” Fans continue to foot the bill for a broken system made so because of greedy and lazy entities. The NCAA, schools and conferences. They knew something was going to have to change, but to do so might cut into their revenue so they just kicked it down the road and refused to devise a system. Nope, just keep shoveling up the money and worry about that later Well later is here and fans are stuck with a broken system and being asked to foot more of the bill. Buy season tickets, make donations to program, and attend bowl games? Sorry, not enough. We want you to now pay the players’ “salaries” through donations to NIL collectives because we were too lazy, arrogant and most of all greedy to figure things out. I’m all for fans voting with their pocketbooks and time. I watch probably no more than 25% the amount of college football than I did 5 years ago. I did not watch one minute of college football on championship Saturday. Twenty years ago I would have been in a bar or planted in front of my TV for pretty much the whole day. Now I pretty much only watch the Beavers or Illinois. I don’t really do this for some kind of protest. I do it because the system has sucked most of the interest out of me. I have no real interest in or connection to FSU, but when an undefeated P5 team fails to make the playoffs because TV networks (oops I mean the playoff committee) think (emphasis on THINKS) another team will be more competitive and make for a better TV show, well I lose interest. Any halfway intelligent college football fan had to know there was ZERO chance there would not be an SEC representative. I won’t watch the UM-Alabama game. And if AL wins that game, it is very unlikely I’ll watch the championship game. I know that will have zero impact, but I’ve had enough. As to the statement you bolded, it is still true. Players are still 90% of the product and I believe they deserve some kind of compensation. And I certainly don’t hold it against them for taking care of and maximizing their greatest resource — themselves. I wonder if it's the system that has sucked the interest out of college sports or whether it is the explosion of entertainment options that now exists. I used to make it a point to watch every Oregon State football game live and in real time, whatever that took. Now the option exists for me to catch the condensed version on Matthew Loves Ball's Youtube channel shortly after each game concludes, and my family no longer has to arrange anything around when a football game is played.
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Post by kersting13 on Dec 11, 2023 13:30:05 GMT -8
I agree, which is why I said “don’t watch.” Fans continue to foot the bill for a broken system made so because of greedy and lazy entities. The NCAA, schools and conferences. They knew something was going to have to change, but to do so might cut into their revenue so they just kicked it down the road and refused to devise a system. Nope, just keep shoveling up the money and worry about that later Well later is here and fans are stuck with a broken system and being asked to foot more of the bill. Buy season tickets, make donations to program, and attend bowl games? Sorry, not enough. We want you to now pay the players’ “salaries” through donations to NIL collectives because we were too lazy, arrogant and most of all greedy to figure things out. I’m all for fans voting with their pocketbooks and time. I watch probably no more than 25% the amount of college football than I did 5 years ago. I did not watch one minute of college football on championship Saturday. Twenty years ago I would have been in a bar or planted in front of my TV for pretty much the whole day. Now I pretty much only watch the Beavers or Illinois. I don’t really do this for some kind of protest. I do it because the system has sucked most of the interest out of me. I have no real interest in or connection to FSU, but when an undefeated P5 team fails to make the playoffs because TV networks (oops I mean the playoff committee) think (emphasis on THINKS) another team will be more competitive and make for a better TV show, well I lose interest. Any halfway intelligent college football fan had to know there was ZERO chance there would not be an SEC representative. I won’t watch the UM-Alabama game. And if AL wins that game, it is very unlikely I’ll watch the championship game. I know that will have zero impact, but I’ve had enough. As to the statement you bolded, it is still true. Players are still 90% of the product and I believe they deserve some kind of compensation. And I certainly don’t hold it against them for taking care of and maximizing their greatest resource — themselves. I wonder if it's the system that has sucked the interest out of college sports or whether it is the explosion of entertainment options that now exists. I used to make it a point to watch every Oregon State football game live and in real time, whatever that took. Now the option exists for me to catch the condensed version on Matthew Loves Ball's Youtube channel shortly after each game concludes, and my family no longer has to arrange anything around when a football game is played. DVRs have been basically ubiquitous for more than a decade. Haven't had to really arrange things around when games are played, other than avoiding seeing/hearing the results too early. Was a beauty when my kids were babies/toddlers and I couldn't reasonably put sports viewership ahead of taking care of tiny kids.
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Post by orangeattack on Dec 11, 2023 13:45:36 GMT -8
I wonder if it's the system that has sucked the interest out of college sports or whether it is the explosion of entertainment options that now exists. I used to make it a point to watch every Oregon State football game live and in real time, whatever that took. Now the option exists for me to catch the condensed version on Matthew Loves Ball's Youtube channel shortly after each game concludes, and my family no longer has to arrange anything around when a football game is played. DVRs have been basically ubiquitous for more than a decade. Haven't had to really arrange things around when games are played, other than avoiding seeing/hearing the results too early. Was a beauty when my kids were babies/toddlers and I couldn't reasonably put sports viewership ahead of taking care of tiny kids. VCR's existed well before that, it wasn't that there was no way to watch the game other than live before now lol. My point was the entire game is edited cleanly down to a 30 minute recap that I have to put literally zero effort into and it's available anywhere I have internet service.
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