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NIL + tu & OU to SEC = massive step to Minor League Football

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10:56a, 7/23/21
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We've been talking for several days how NIL will change college football forever. A few days later we find out that the SEC has been in talks with tu & OU for months. It seems dumbfounding to us that a stable conference like the SEC would take the risk of inviting the likes of tu & OU.

I think the fact is they know what's coming and are taking quick and decisive steps to make it happen. College football will have a top league of ~30 teams within a few years.
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10:57a, 7/23/21
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Exactly
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10:58a, 7/23/21
What made college football so great was that it wasn't pro football. I'll still root for us, but I don't have any desire to pay for a ticket to watch a semi-pro team. I'd go to a Texans game if I wanted that.
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10:58a, 7/23/21
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Add in the transfer portal as well.
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In reply to Texas A&M • 10:59a, 7/23/21
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Texas A&M said:
What made college football so great was that it wasn't pro football. I'll still root for us, but I don't have any desire to pay for a ticket to watch a semi-pro team. I'd go to a Texans game if I wanted that.

Not saying any of us should like it, but that's what's happening.
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In reply to Texas A&M • 11:01a, 7/23/21
Texas A&M said:
What made college football so great was that it wasn't pro football. I'll still root for us, but I don't have any desire to pay for a ticket to watch a semi-pro team. I'd go to a Texans game if I wanted that.
Yes, this is not college football anymore. It is semi-pro farm teams for NFL where players will earn millions. Getting a diploma in general studies is not a big deal for most of those dudes.
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In reply to Jbob04 • 11:02a, 7/23/21
Jbob04 said:
Add in the transfer portal as well.
...AKA free agency
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11:03a, 7/23/21
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Maybe it is a massive step toward the top 60 or so so universities separating from the NCAA for football, at least.

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11:09a, 7/23/21
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It's sure as hell not the college football I grew up with and loved...... I'm not sticking my head in the sand and pretending there wasn't a lot of funny business going on back then, but at least there was a significant fraction of players actually going to (X) University because they actually enjoyed the atmosphere and that place MEANT something to them.

That pretense is now a joke.
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In reply to redjalapeno-87 • 11:11a, 7/23/21
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redjalapeno-87 said:
Jbob04 said:
Add in the transfer portal as well.
...AKA free agency

And an expanded playoff
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11:11a, 7/23/21
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NIL + transfer portal + tu & OU to SEC + expanded playoffs = semipro football league
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In reply to redjalapeno-87 • 11:13a, 7/23/21
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redjalapeno-87 said:
Texas A&M said:
What made college football so great was that it wasn't pro football. I'll still root for us, but I don't have any desire to pay for a ticket to watch a semi-pro team. I'd go to a Texans game if I wanted that.
Yes, this is not college football anymore. It is semi-pro farm teams for NFL where players will earn millions. Getting a diploma in general studies is not a big deal for most of those dudes.

Been saying it for years. The NFL needs to form a minor league so they can draft blue chips out of HS. Players that need more time to develop or actually want a degree can play college ball.
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11:16a, 7/23/21
Yep and then money dries up. Real risk of this.
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In reply to Gigemags382 • 11:16a, 7/23/21
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Gigemags382 said:
We've been talking for several days how NIL will change college football forever. A few days later we find out that the SEC has been in talks with tu & OU for months. It seems dumbfounding to us that a stable conference like the SEC would take the risk of inviting the likes of tu & OU.

I think the fact is they know what's coming and are taking quick and decisive steps to make it happen. College football will have a top league of ~30 teams within a few years.
Yup. this is exactly what is happening.

This was pretty much inevitable...And its fine. Not great. But fine.


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In reply to SEC Champs • 11:16a, 7/23/21
SEC Champs said:
redjalapeno-87 said:
Texas A&M said:
What made college football so great was that it wasn't pro football. I'll still root for us, but I don't have any desire to pay for a ticket to watch a semi-pro team. I'd go to a Texans game if I wanted that.
Yes, this is not college football anymore. It is semi-pro farm teams for NFL where players will earn millions. Getting a diploma in general studies is not a big deal for most of those dudes.

Been saying it for years. The NFL needs to form a minor league so they can draft blue chips out of HS. Players that need more time to develop or actually want a degree can play college ball.
The NFL will never invest the money as long as college programs pay for it, and the big time donors. NFL gets a free ride. It is a non-profit you know.
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11:21a, 7/23/21
Is it weird that I'm kind of indifferent about it becoming minor league football? As long as the team represents A&M I'll support them, whether it's a developmental league or purely academic.
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11:23a, 7/23/21
Big Red Auto is fixing to open Mississippi and Florida locations.
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11:25a, 7/23/21
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...and one step further for me out the door of spending time on sports entertainment.
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11:25a, 7/23/21
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May be time to put more effort into supporting the club sports manned by true student athletes...
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12:55p, 7/23/21
Sadly, the writing has been on the wall for years. College football as we once knew it is essentially over. It has been for a while now, but these new developments should be the final nail in the coffin. There are really only a couple dozen teams that ever have a chance of winning on a national level, and a bunch of other schools that probably shouldn't even bother fielding a team. Paying players and mega-conferences is a game changer. Fortunately, I guess, TAMU is on the right side of this, but it's about to be "game over" for a lot of the mid majors. It sucks, but the sport got too big and basically ate itself I think.
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In reply to AGinHI • 1:41p, 7/23/21
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AGinHI said:
...and one step further for me out the door of spending time on sports entertainment.


There's only one form of sports entertainment that you can count on night in and night out.
Something that doesn't pretend to be anything more than it is.
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