Welcome to College Football 2024!

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[UT Hill Man]

Pre NIL wasn't all bad

 

[KittenVol]

Yawn. Are we supposed to be impressed?

 

[tennesseeduke]

We are 2 years or so away from this not being COLLEGE FOOTBALL anymore. Listen to the Trent Dilfer interview!

 

[Eastknox865]

But it was OK when the coaches did it.

 

[orangefloyd]

Everybody made money off of college football except the players.

 

[TheVolsFrog]

Everybody made money off of college football except the players.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Everybody made money off of college football except the players.

C'mon, the players made "dirty money" back then but everyone gets upset when the players can SHOW they have money.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

I'll always be a Vol fan, but man I'm so glad I grew up when players were our heroes and they loved the ONE school they played for.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Yawn. Are we supposed to be impressed?

I know, right? All 18yo freshmen at UT are rolling in new cars that are well north of $100k.

Jealous, much?

Show us your ride from when you were 18.

 

[WoodsmanVol]

C'mon, the players made "dirty money" back then but everyone gets upset when the players can SHOW they have money.

Players also lost the privilege to remain in college and play if officially caught taking money.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Players also lost the privilege to remain in college and play if officially caught taking money.

What's so hypocritical in this is the "I miss the old days when the players came to a school because they wanted to play for the team"...... yeah, right. They feared the team getting sanctioned by the NCAA if they showed the money they were given.

"I miss the old days when the players stayed at their school because they were loyal"..... yeah, right. They were illegally prevented from being able to easily transfer by the NCAA.

It's comical how people want to berate the NCAA for being inept (and they are) one day then whine about the rules the NCAA had in place not being in place the next day.

 

[Navy boy]

So who took the pic and cut dudes head off?

 

[GAVol]

So who took the pic and cut dudes head off?

You… when you didn’t click the link and see the full pic.

lol…I thought the same thing when I first looked at the pic.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

It'll be interesting to see if there is any work ethic in the age of instant gratification.

 

[DarkVolder]

This is utterly disgusting to see really.

 

[overseasorange2]

So who took the pic and cut dudes head off?

Result of all the violence on TV these days.

 

[McDad]

Are yall aware archeologists/Egyptologists have found papyrus where the older generation of Egyptians are lamenting the respect level, work ethic, etc of younger Egyptians?
That's what yall are doing. The game hasnt changed. Athletes are now able to be paid openly rather than hidden. Every other scholarship type (academic, music, leadership) allows students to work and earn money if they want. Athletic scholarships should be no different.

 

[kell7517]

Everybody made money off of college football except the players.

As I’ve said before. The players made money and had extra benefits. It’s called a full scholarship, free medical care and nutrition program. Free tuition and so on.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

As I’ve said before. The players made money and had extra benefits. It’s called a full scholarship, free medical care and nutrition program. Free tuition and so on.

All of which DIDN'T cover their value to the program so boosters paid them even more.

Your point?

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Are yall aware archeologists/Egyptologists have found papyrus where the older generation of Egyptians are lamenting the respect level, work ethic, etc of younger Egyptians?
That's what yall are doing. The game hasnt changed. Athletes are now able to be paid openly rather than hidden. Every other scholarship type (academic, music, leadership) allows students to work and earn money if they want. Athletic scholarships should be no different.

It's true that people always have complained about others, often younger generations. Sometimes those complaints are valid though and sometimes they aren't. The trick is knowing which and when. The Egyptian civilization did not last, so at some point concerns about decline/complacency were valid ones, and were ignored.

 

[kell7517]

All of which DIDN'T cover their value to the program so boosters paid them even more.

Your point?

Here you go most intelligent one. The guys who make more are of more value? Because the qb, wr and rb aren’t any good if the OL isn’t doing their jobs. So an OL “value” should be just as high. No? Also it’s called a team. So why shouldn’t all players be paid the same? With scholarships, they are. And they “all” are representing the name on the front of the jersey, not the back. Can go on but I would
Think you see my point by now. If not, bless your heart,is all I can say.

 

[kell7517]

All of which DIDN'T cover their value to the program so boosters paid them even more.

Your

 

[just bob]

We are 2 years or so away from this not being COLLEGE FOOTBALL anymore. Listen to the Trent Dilfer interview!

Only time will tell.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Here you go most intelligent one. The guys who make more are of more value? Because the qb, wr and rb aren’t any good if the OL isn’t doing their jobs. So an OL “value” should be just as high. No? Also it’s called a team. So why shouldn’t all players be paid the same? With scholarships, they are. And they “all” are representing the name on the front of the jersey, not the back. Can go on but I would
Think you see my point by now. If not, bless your heart,is all I can say.

Ah, so that's how it works in pro sports, eh?

Guards make every bit as much as Peyton did? Not close. Keep digging your hole.

Comrade, let me ask, if the trashman or secretary at a big corporation, let's say Amazon, isn't doing their job, the CEO can't do their job so they're just as valuable? I see where your heart is, comrade.

The fact is: Peyton Manning played with some very good teammates at UT, but the Colts paid Peyton an $11M signing bonus just a few months after he left UT. You've got a LONG, LONG journey proving that UT education and exposure was worth anywhere near that $11M Peyton received just a few months after "being compensated" by UT.