Cignetti comments about cost of rosters

[J C Higgins]

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/indiana-hc-curt-cignetti-gets-195306919.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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Cignetti, who is 64 years old, claimed that college football is an incredibly expensive market right now, according to Colin McMahon of On3 Sports. While the 2025-26 national champion head coach believes student athletes deserve compensation, he also wants to see some changes made within the next one or two years. Otherwise, he believes college football will no longer exist.

“The market is pretty expensive — it’s scary,” said Cignetti. “It’s scary. I think players should get paid. But something’s going to have to be done in the next 12 to 24 months, or universities might not be able to handle this. College football won’t exist the way we’re going right now.”

 

[Voltopia]

"College football won’t exist the way we’re going right now.”

LOL oh Curt, oh buddy. Oh oh buddy. Have I got news for you.

 

[JohnnyJava]

Says the man making 13.2 million per year.

 

[brockytop]

How ‘bout salary caps for coaches, Curt, you down with that?

Coaches were squeezing the money train long before players ever did.

 

[#1fulmerite]

Says the man making 13.2 million per year.

Lol he’s mad because he thinks he could be making $26.4 million but has to share that other $13.2 million with the kids.

 

[BDP!]

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/indiana-hc-curt-cignetti-gets-195306919.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Excerpt:

Cignetti, who is 64 years old, claimed that college football is an incredibly expensive market right now, according to Colin McMahon of On3 Sports. While the 2025-26 national champion head coach believes student athletes deserve compensation, he also wants to see some changes made within the next one or two years. Otherwise, he believes college football will no longer exist.

“The market is pretty expensive — it’s scary,” said Cignetti. “It’s scary. I think players should get paid. But something’s going to have to be done in the next 12 to 24 months, or universities might not be able to handle this. College football won’t exist the way we’re going right now.”

He ain’t wrong

 

[NEO]

There will have to be contracts and caps eventually.

NIL is like paying a hooker for sex that you may never get.

 

[VolForLife83]

There is no appeal to bought teams

 

[BruisedOrange]

Says the man making 13.2 million per year.

Actually, coaches are worth more than ever now. Instead of having 3 years to develop players into winners, they more often have one year to get players up to speed and able to execute in a new system, and in sync with new teammates.

This is the crappiest time ever to be a college football coach, and I think most are just hanging on until the chaos is back under control.

 

[Special Ed]

NIL is like paying a hooker for sex that you may never get.

Or like paying Door Dash for an order that goes to the wrong address.

 

[ftsandersvol]

But something’s going to have to be done in the next 12 to 24 months, or universities might not be able to handle this.

That train has already left the station.

 

[DonDiego]

Collective bargaining, with enforceable contracts is the only possible way out of this mess. Tie up the portal with rules and contracts. Pay to play has to be within rigid guidelines. NIL is what it is, but there has to to be some enforceable contracts there, as well.

 

[MarkHodge]

LOL oh Curt, oh buddy. Oh oh buddy. Have I got news for you.

I agree with him, a lot of schools will decide not to get in bidding wars for players. The cost of tickets for the average fan, have become too expensive. I believe you'll start seeing some stadiums have reduced crowds. The current NIL model will destroy college football.

 

[UTwild82]

There will have to be contracts and caps eventually.

NIL is like paying a hooker for sex that you may never get.

Best analogy I've heard regarding NIL. Well done, sir.

 

[dduncan4163]

There will have to be contracts and caps eventually.

NIL is like paying a hooker for sex that you may never get.

Really good point

 

[stolitonic]

I agree with him, a lot of schools will decide not to get in bidding wars for players. The cost of tickets for the average fan, have become too expensive. I believe you'll start seeing some stadiums have reduced crowds. The current NIL model will destroy college football.

The "average" fan probably hasn't been to a game in years honestly. On these message boards, you see the folks who are more the diehards.

When we sucked, then yeah people were giving away tickets. Basically anyone who could make it to Neyland by game time and wanted a ticket could probably buy one for most games pretty cheaply.

After COVID, everything changed. We got decent again and the crowds returned. Probably 80% orlf the UT fans on attendance for any gane these days has made the season ticket plunge.

 

[MontyPython]

NIL is like paying a hooker for sex that you may never get.

Are we still talking about Cignetti?

 

[MontyPython]

Or like paying Door Dash for an order that goes to the wrong address.

More problematic if hooker goes to wrong address.

 

[livefaith]

When is the last time you heard a coach talk about how coaching salaries are going to have to get under control or it could destroy college football?

 

[VOLdo Raine]

Yep, it’s getting a little out of control, and not just in college football.

I remember when a young soldier took his signing bonus and then got “homesick” right before we deployed…
oh, wait, that never happened!

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Everyone wants contracts and regulations then the same people will scream "I'm not going to support an NFL Lite pro league."

It's as if you don't understand what contracts, salary caps, free agency rules, etc mean.

If the players are paid employees with contracts, you will create a pro league with everything you hate about pro sports. That's better?

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Never underestimate people’s desire to spend money they don’t have on things they don’t need.