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Vol8188 said:
What has changed so significantly about college football that makes the nfl a better alternative
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I liked the idea of amateurism. Now that’s gone. At least NFL players are under contract and can’t just chase another payday anytime they want.

I’m just not interested in Tennessee minor league football. Which is what it is now.
 
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sonofUT62 said:
The last two times we went to Atlanta, we gave true freshman serious run on the back end. Not saying that will happen this time but I am excited about these young kids getting some experience. Im also intrigued to see what Merritt brings athletically.
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Very curious about him as well. I think he can play anywhere in the secondary.

We didn’t hear about whole lot about any of the new DBs in the spring.

Hopefully Merrit puts on some solid muscle and becomes a factor early. He’s really fast.

Hope he plays so good that he attracts a lucrative NIL deal from other colleges next spring.
 
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The Original Fade said:
I liked the idea of amateurism. Now that’s gone. At least NFL players are under contract and can’t just chase another payday anytime they want.

I’m just not interested in Tennessee minor league football. Which is what it is now.
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My love for college football has went from a 11/10 to 7/10 these past 10 years.

I used to watch and keep up with 4 teams including the Vols in college. Now I’m good to keep up with Tennessee.

We spent all that anticipating the greatness of Nico and then he was just gone. Mike Matthew’s is only in year 2 and he’s already become a watch the off-season guy.

We’re supposed to have a SR wide receiver and DL. Both rooms of which could use veteran leadership and they both ran to FSU for more money:

I personally said Aguilar was a good player before his name was even in consideration, but now’s possibly our QB1? This dude went to HS in California. Signed with App State. Played balled out then went back to California in UCLA, for all of 4 months and is now his way back East to Knoxville and he still has 3 years of eligibility haha!

I think Heupel is doing maybe the best in college football with creating culture, and keeping guys in Knoxville but it’s still very difficult and the off-season sucks because.

We LOVE Peyton Manning. Jennings. Eric Berry.
But what if those guys played now? It’s hard to buy into guys when so many of them leave well before their 4 years because of transfer.

For real- think about this. Most of us are worried if Mike Matthews has a big year in 2025. That’s insane! That’s what’s killing it for me.
 
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The Original Fade said:
I liked the idea of amateurism. Now that’s gone. At least NFL players are under contract and can’t just chase another payday anytime they want.

I’m just not interested in Tennessee minor league football. Which is what it is now.
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There are plenty of us Vol fans that will pull for the guys on Orange and White. See ya GBO
 
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The Original Fade said:
I liked the idea of amateurism. Now that’s gone. At least NFL players are under contract and can’t just chase another payday anytime they want.

I’m just not interested in Tennessee minor league football. Which is what it is now.
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There definitely needs to be structure brought to college athletics, with some official governing and regulating of NIL spending and of the school-affiliated collectives.

There needs to be a collective bargaining agreement, with uniformity in salary caps and an enforcement governing body (not the NCAA). This will all eventually come to pass, but it will take some considerable time and patience.

In the meantime, if you really do feel this way .... then maybe you should find other interests to spend your leisure time with.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
There definitely needs to be structure brought to college athletics, with some official governing and regulating of NIL spending and of the school-affiliated collectives.

There needs to be a collective bargaining agreement, with uniformity in salary caps and an enforcement governing body (not the NCAA). This will all eventually come to pass, but it will take some considerable time and patience.

In the meantime, if you really do feel this way .... then maybe you should find other interests to spend your leisure time with.
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I do not mind some type of control over the market that has become college football players. However I do mind dog eat dog capitalism for coaches and capped markets for players. If coaches have free markets then so should players. Coaches don't skip around? How about Saban skipping out on LSU for $s to the NFL then skipping out on the NFL for more $s at Bama? He's now the high priest and grand poobah of righteousness for players now that he sold his axx on the street much like a $3 prostitute. Lincoln Riley, recall that guy? Had a good contract at Oklahoma and USC called using $s and he went to their high bid. Anybody recall Kiffin's one and done here at UT? How about Doug Dickey leaving UT like a thief in the night to our then bowl opponent the Flordia Gators? If it's dog eat dog for coaches then so shall it be for players in my opinion and I can live with it.
 
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Remy said:
I do not mind some type of control over the market that has become college football players. However I do mind dog eat dog capitalism for coaches and capped markets for players. If coaches have free markets then so should players. Coaches don't skip around? How about Saban skipping out on LSU for $s to the NFL then skipping out on the NFL for more $s at Bama? He's now the high priest and grand poobah of righteousness for players now that he sold his axx on the street much like a $3 prostitute. Lincoln Riley, recall that guy? Had a good contract at Oklahoma and USC called using $s and he went to their high bid. Anybody recall Kiffin's one and done here at UT? How about Doug Dickey leaving UT like a thief in the night to our then bowl opponent the Flordia Gators? If it's dog eat dog for coaches then so shall it be for players in my opinion and I can live with it.
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There will always be some double standards. That's inescapable. That doesn't necessarily mean one side will be treated inequitably, however. Elite players are going to make considerably more than elite coaches in the near future. That's how it is in professional sports leagues in North America with salary caps, and that's how it will one day be with "College" athletics as well.
 
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