Collective bargaining

[adam.vol]

“Collective bargaining”

I have heard this catch phrase nonstop this offseason. What I haven’t heard is how anyone hopes for a collective bargaining agreement between players who play for conferences with separate and different TV deals.

Is there any merit to this collective bargaining as long as the Big 10 is making more than the other power conferences?

How can we hope to have any agreement with Notre Dame and their unique NBC deal?

Do we expect those who currently have to settle for less?

Has anyone heard anything different from what maybe I’m missing?

 

[Firebirdparts]

A lot has to happen first, but I guess it's obvious enough that the player-team relationship is changing quickly and dramatically, and the house settlement allows schools to pay players. So since it's the offseason we can skip ahead 5 years and talk about where it might be going.

That is not "merit", no. We'll see.

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

“Collective bargaining”

I have heard this catch phrase nonstop this offseason. What I haven’t heard is how anyone hopes for a collective bargaining agreement between players who play for conferences with separate and different TV deals.

Is there any merit to this collective bargaining as long as the Big 10 is making more than the other power conferences?

How can we hope to have any agreement with Notre Dame and their unique NBC deal?

Do we expect those who currently have to settle for less?

Has anyone heard anything different from what maybe I’m missing?

Notre Dame may end up getting the shaft.
CB deals will likely be conference by conference. That could force ND to finally join a conference. I could see a deal to have NBC get their home games and their conference TV network to cover their away games until their NBC deal expires.

Or...the P4 could just stop playing them and watch their market share go down the toilet.

 

[zjcvols]

The only way this happens is with some sort of Presidential directive to consolidate the conferences under one structure (like, IDK...the NCAA!) and with the current regime in charge, that could happen! They've already passed some stuff regarding NIL. I don't think it's impossible.

 

[LouderVol]

College football 2025: How much does each position cost?

Max Olson talked to general managers and agents from around the country to put a price tag on each position.

www.espn.com

"average" dollar amounts for starting P4 quality. yes it points out that some schools are paying more than this.

QB: 1-2 million
RB: 300k-700k
WR: 400k-800k
TE: 200k-400k
OT: 500k-1 million
OC/G: 300k-700k

Edge: 500k-1 million
DT: 300k-800k
LB: 200k-500k
CB: 300k-800k
S: 300k-700k

"It didn't matter what position you were talking to, if you came in at under $150,000 or $175,000, oh man, people take offense to that," the ACC recruiter said. "They'd say, 'All right, so you see me as a second- or third-team guy.' Word was getting out. Agents were hip to the game. If they hear a number that starts with a one, that means depth chart."

If you only had top end starters the starting 22 would cost you around: 18.5 million. if you figured second string was half that, and third string was half again, you are looking at more than 30 million. for a roster of 66 players.

I swear we had a thread on this last year, but I couldn't find it. I would be interested in seeing how it compares.

 

[Firebirdparts]

Glad it ain't my money. Yikes.

 

[lawgator1]

Glad it ain't my money. Yikes.

It is.