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    5-Star QB Jared Curtis Picks Georgia over Oregon

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    On 5/7/2025 at 10:32 AM, Jon Joseph said:

    In anticipation of the House settlement and direct from the school payment to athletes being approved, schools have informed certain athletes, mainly football and men's basketball players, as to the amount they will receive in direct payments.

     

    For some reason, NIL collectives, especially in the case of CBB players, upped the NIL bidding for transfer talent for seemingly no reason. $20.5 million in 2025, subject to one of those pesky antitrust suits, is the House settlement direct payment cap, but there is not and cannot be a cap on NIL deals. 

     

    I imagine direct payment to the player contracts will have an 'exit fee clause' if a player transfers to another school (the Arkansas collective is suing Nico's younger brother, and I think UCLA also, for breach of such a clause), and an assignment of a player's NIL as part of the deal. Good Luck, yuck, yuck. 

     

    Professional leagues in the USA have caps on salaries, or a 'luxury tax' to hold salaries down, but no professional league is silly enough to try to restrict a player from marketing their own NIL.

     

    Seven Deloitte accountants deciding that an NIL deal exceeds 'market value' is DOA. This group is going to review every NIL deal $600 and over. What is this going to cost in billable accountant hours? 

     

    The House settlement is a last-gasp attempt by the NCAA to remain relevant in big-time college football and basketball. I have no idea why the Power 2 are buying into a settlement that caps direct payments to athletes at the same amount as the G6, ACC, and B12. 

     

    Thanks for the clarification.....why am I not surprised this will be a bonanza for the attorneys, consultants and lobbyists?

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    5-Star QB Jared Curtis Picks Georgia over Oregon

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    On TOS, someone mentioned the impact of "House" money on this recruiting cycle.  I believe the reference is to a US House ruling related to recruiting?

     

    It was suggested that this "extra" funding is impacting the cycle, causing some schools to overpay/overvalue certain recruits. I am not informed enough to know if my speculation is at all true, but I mention it in case some here have better insights.

     

    Maybe the perceived downturn in recruiting is really just keeping powder dry for fewer, bigger fish since our depth chart is pretty sound now?

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    Any Hockey Fans Here? YES!!!

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    On 2/12/2025 at 8:09 PM, Drake said:

    Portland has a junior league team in the Western Hockey league called the Winterhawks. Their games are well attended by fans.
     

    Mark Messier is probably the most notable player that moved on to the NHL that played for them. 

    Cam Neely too

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    What's Wrong with Oregon Basketball?

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    My concern pre-season is showing up in B1G conference play.....soft and unathletic in the paint.  That used to work in the Pac-12 well enough to get a berth or make a conference tourney run.

     

    Dan Lanning came to the Ducks and he preached physicality.  Dana needs to do the same.  Get some East Coast wide body bangers to set screens, box out, deny the block and hammer driving guards that dare enter the paint.

     

    Like Boeheim used to build Syracuse back in the day.  A couple of bangers and a couple of pogo-stick elastic types to rotate and counter opponent bigs.

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    Does the Heisman Matter Anymore?

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    The first crack in the Heisman Trophy aura for me was Gino Toretta.  The logic then was best player on best team. Garrison Hearst, Marshall Faulk, or hell, Drew Bledsoe were better.

     

    Hunter is the current era Tebow.....most-hyped player on any team, regardless of W-L record or team ranking.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    FishDuck’s Special B1G Championship Game Analysis

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    I think PSU will have a lot of incentive to keep a new kid on the block from winning their inaugural B1G championship.  Franklin will bring the tradition angle as motivation.....our PR savvy, snazzy unis and the "gimmicky offense" meme will be employed to wind up the Nittany Lions.

     

    That, plus a big crowd and the time difference will keep it close early.  The Ducks need to be offensively efficient in the first half, limit turnovers and penalties, turn yards into points.  The second half is when the Ducks will pull away.

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