Anybody following the Jaden Rashada saga?

[Bootleg11]

He signed with Florida on early signing day. Now he and dad are saying Florida isn't delivering on supposedly a $13 million dollar NIL promise. Yesterday on Cover 3, Bud Elliott thought he'd still end up at Florida. Elliott is now saying it's not going to happen and is suggesting there will be some sort of settlement with Rashada and Florida should require him to sign an NDA.

Recruiting is fucking wild.

 

[Fargo Husker]

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[Goskers07]

NIL is a well-intentioned thing, but its ruining college football. These kids are just gonna basically start extorting what they can out of schools and donors and running the show. They deserve paid, but the pendulum needs to swing back a bit and land in the middle.

 

[Bootleg11]

NIL is a well-intentioned thing, but its ruining college football. These kids are just gonna basically start extorting what they can out of schools and donors and running the show. They deserve paid, but the pendulum needs to swing back a bit and land in the middle.

Until the schools make the kids employees and sign them to contracts there's nothing anybody can do that would stand up in the court of law.

 

[DrumMonkeyRobot]

Until the schools make the kids employees and sign them to contracts there's nothing anybody can do that would stand up in the court of law.

This ^^^^

 

[Fargo Husker]

NIL is a well-intentioned thing, but its ruining college football. These kids are just gonna basically start extorting what they can out of schools and donors and running the show. They deserve paid, but the pendulum needs to swing back a bit and land in the middle.

Counterpoint: NIL is the best thing to happen to college athletics.

 

[Goskers07]

Until the schools make the kids employees and sign them to contracts there's nothing anybody can do that would stand up in the court of law.

You're right. That's likely what will bring that pendulum back.

 

[DrumMonkeyRobot]

You're right. That's likely what will bring that pendulum back.

Keep in mind, UF may actually be trying to have their cake and eat it too. A signed contract would also benefit Jaden if he's telling the truth.

 

[Skerz4Life50]

Until the schools make the kids employees and sign them to contracts there's nothing anybody can do that would stand up in the court of law.

Part of the problem is that the schools basically are already signing them to contracts, especially the Big Ten. The kids are guaranteed 4 years of schooling if they sign with the school, regardless of performance. NIL and the free transfer rule/transfer portal has now seemingly given the players too much power after really never having any power. Employment and a performance type contract would definitely be interesting, but there is just so many issues with that as well with the way kids are allowed to transfer and such. Regulation of some type is definitely needed, but it seems that the only way that may be able to happen is for CFB to breakaway from the NCAA and create their own rules and enforcement body.

 

[Goskers07]

Keep in mind, UF may actually be trying to have their cake and eat it too. A signed contract would also benefit Jaden if he's telling the truth.

Oh no doubt. That shit is part of the issue too. It's all shady on both sides. Much like the old days really. It's just accepted and amplified now.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

CFB needs a central governing authority with teeth. NCAA is more than useless now

 

[Bootleg11]

Part of the problem is that the schools basically are already signing them to contracts, especially the Big Ten. The kids are guaranteed 4 years of schooling if they sign with the school, regardless of performance. NIL and the free transfer rule/transfer portal has now seemingly given the players too much power after really never having any power. Employment and a performance type contract would definitely be interesting, but there is just so many issues with that as well with the way kids are allowed to transfer and such. Regulation of some type is definitely needed, but it seems that the only way that may be able to happen is for CFB to breakaway from the NCAA and create their own rules and enforcement body.

The transfer portal wouldn't be a thing any more with employee contracts without some type of buy out or trade considerations.

It's coming, we all know it's coming. Big 10, SEC and whomever else has the wherewithal will branch football and probably basketball away from the NCAA and create their own governing body with a commissioner of some sort. Likely Greg Sankey. The non revenue sports will stay NCAA regulated and NIL will be used more like it's intended while football and basketball will become the minor league of the NFL/NBA with loose affiliations to their schools.

NCAA won't fight as hard about football as it will with basketball because the NCAA tourney creates most of their revenue.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

NIL is a well-intentioned thing, but its ruining college football. These kids are just gonna basically start extorting what they can out of schools and donors and running the show. They deserve paid, but the pendulum needs to swing back a bit and land in the middle.

IMO makes recruiting fit, culture, and character that much more important. Guys who aren't going to shake down the schools for every short-term penny, and are happy playing good football with a team that treats them fairly & gives them reasonable NIL opportunities.

You can pay mercenaries and get some talent, but retaining them is going to get harder & harder, and locker room cohesiveness will plummet.

Great time to have Rhule at the helm.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

IMO makes recruiting fit, culture, and character that much more important. Guys who aren't going to shake down the schools for every short-term penny, and are happy playing good football with a team that treats them fairly & gives them reasonable NIL opportunities.

You can pay mercenaries and get some talent, but retaining them is going to get harder & harder, and locker room cohesiveness will plummet.

Great time to have Rhule at the helm.

I completely agree with this, and going one step further it shoes the importance of establishing a program as a place to develop for the NFL.

outside of the elite prospects, we're going to reach a point where the the top 10-20 programs have similar NIL payouts for most players, so the program that can develop them for the NFL payday will have an edge

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

Or just don’t offer the kid 13Ms to come there and when you back out on that promise don’t expect the kid to stay and not sue your ass

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Or just don’t offer the kid 13Ms to come there and when you back out on that promise don’t expect the kid to stay and not sue your ass

Yeah. If you have to pay a kid $13 million to come to your school, maybe you should entertain the possibility that he doesn't want to be at your school

 

[cwessel76]

Or just don’t offer the kid 13Ms to come there and when you back out on that promise don’t expect the kid to stay and not sue your ass

Is any of this NIL written down in the form of a written, binding agreement or is all of this a gentlemen’s agreement-type of thing?

 

[Jim14510]

Is any of this NIL written down in the form of a written, binding agreement or is all of this a gentlemen’s agreement-type of thing?

There's probably some of both but would guess majority is an actual contract.

 

[betsch]

There's probably some of both but would guess majority is an actual contract.

If I'm paying someone thousands or millions of dollars, you bet your ass there's something in writing.

 

[MtnHusker]

Gerrod take over their NIL? Not playing players? Bad look for Florida and we were lucky we didn't get negative publicity for it.