I could be wrong but I think the court decision held that the NCAA and schools couldn’t prevent athletes from earning money while in school from legitimate business opportunities or use them for promotions without compensation. However, as Dabo says and you point out this has become a bleep show with schools basically having a budget and paying players to play and has little or nothing to do with genuine business opportunities.But Dabo Swinney was right. At least on accident; paying players has made college football an absolute sh*tshow. I'm kind of digging his Pinstripe Bowl interviews - seems to give two f*cks about players opting out or whatever. This will be a fun game.
I would just like to point out that Dabo spelled backwards is O Bad.But Dabo Swinney was right. At least on accident; paying players has made college football an absolute sh*tshow. I'm kind of digging his Pinstripe Bowl interviews - seems to give two f*cks about players opting out or whatever. This will be a fun game.
I don’t think anyone would deny the truth of what Dabo was saying but it wasn’t something that could have been prevented. Paying players was going to happen. The US is a capitalistic society, gotta take the good with the bad, and paying college players is hardly the worst aspect of this society.But Dabo Swinney was right. At least on accident; paying players has made college football an absolute sh*tshow. I'm kind of digging his Pinstripe Bowl interviews - seems to give two f*cks about players opting out or whatever. This will be a fun game.
If Aikman did that (I wouldn't know, but I assume from your post he said as much), then he is/was just another part of the problem.
I suspect that stricter regulations in the form of contracts are around the corner. That’s part and parcel of a capitalistic society, as well.
And it would have been SO SO SO simple to achieve (paying players, without the precipitous &%^$ show that has accompanied the current reality), if only there had been semi-competent leaders of the "college sports" industry.
He said he cut a big check once , and never again .
they were not in the top 10 but they did it, yes.
I was pretty suspicious when Bryan Bresee chose them.
Just another way to feel good about finishing below them a handful of years?
And Christian Wilkins before him. Not to mention a couple QB and RBs.
But Dabo Swinney was right. At least on accident; paying players has made college football an absolute sh*tshow. I'm kind of digging his Pinstripe Bowl interviews - seems to give two f*cks about players opting out or whatever. This will be a fun game.
There needs to be contracts signed. Or a one transfer limit. Or a year sitting out like the old days. I thought "getting money" meant getting some spending money and a free education. What it is now is a joke. I can't even take it seriously.
| Ranking | Year | Results | Matchup | Reported U.S. Viewership |
| 1 | 2006 | Texas (41) vs USC (38) | Rose Bowl – BCS National Championship game | 35.6 million |
| 2 | 2015 | Ohio St (42) vs Oregon (20) | College Football Playoff National Championship | 34.1 million |
| 3 | 2010 | Alabama (37) vs Texas (21) | BCS National Championship game | 30.8 million |
| 4 | 1993 | Alabama (34) vs Miami (13) | Sugar Bowl – BCS National Championship game | 30.1 million |
| 5 | 1995 | Nebraska (24) vs Miami (17) | Orange Bowl – National Championship game | 30 million |
| 6 | 1991 | Colorado (10) vs Notre Dame (9) | Orange Bowl – National Championship game | 29.6 million |
| 7 | 2003 | Ohio St (31) vs Miami (24) | Fiesta Bowl – BCS National Championship game | 29.1 million |
| 8 | 1998 | Michigan (21) vs Washington St (16) | Rose Bowl | 29 million |
| 9 | 1994 | Florida St (18) vs Nebraska (16) | Orange Bowl – National Championship game | 28.8 million |
| 10 | 2007 | Florida (41) vs Ohio St (14) | BCS National Championship game | 28.8 million |
), but I don’t recall hearing much about it.I understand that courts allowed payers to get a legitimate job just like any other student athlete. But now most of the NIL money is a flat out gift. That doesn't seem consistent with the court's decision. When NIL first started it was supposed to be independent from the school. The player would make his own deal just like any student could go find a job on his/her own. What changed?
