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    5-STAR QB: It's Not About the Stars, It's About the Journey (New Book)

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    Blurb:

     

    The quarterback.

     

    It’s the most hyped, most intensely scrutinized and highest paid position in sports. And once a high school prospect is labeled a 5-Star QB, his life path changes forever.

    Some were only 16 when they got a title they never asked for, and the pressures were enormous. What had they done? They had fallen in love with American football, and their talent and drive had made them household names. Some found great success on the field; some didn’t. Yet all share one core experience: the football world told them what their life path was destined to be, and whether they were a success or a failure. But the fact is: each QB is much more than his star ranking, and much more than a prediction.

    5-STAR QB is unlike any book you’ll ever read, as it takes you inside the minds, the lives, and the moment-by-moment experiences of more than 50 quarterbacks, in their own words. In addition, each chapter has advice from notable Ambassadors of the Game that is layered with a wisdom that will enrich the lives of any recruit, parent, or fan of football.


     

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7QP7V99?&linkCode=sl1&tag=johncanzanobf-20&linkId=6fcfd90d1cff34ce70ee796254eb011d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

     

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    The Great College Football Schism is Coming

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    Personal responsibility is great but systems (parents, how kids are recruited, what recruits are told, how much study time is scheduled, how hard the school pushes them to graduate, etc.) matter. Also how many of us had good decision making skills at 17 or 18?
     

    Parents send their kids to college with the expectation that they will be guided in the process of growing up and graduating. Even Alabama which has 80+% 4/5* only sends about 9 players per year to the pros. Semi-pro players will likely not graduate because that is not important to these schools. More time practicing and less time studying means more chance of winning. 

    The Great College Football Schism is Coming

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    On 8/2/2022 at 10:09 AM, Pac10again said:
    On 8/2/2022 at 7:42 AM, lownslowav8r said:

    Another question is what happens to the kids who go semi-pro and don’t make the NFL? Minimal or no education and their playing days are done. Our current system already fails many players, the new one will fail more. 

    I disagree the players have an opportunity at a great education for free.  If they choose to not take advantage of that they failed themselves. 

    In a semi-pro league the travel and increased training demands will make it increasingly hard to study. If NFL teams become involved or semi-pro teams are no longer closely tied to a school, wages will be in paid in lieu of scholarships. 

    Ducks will be Doves if We Go to the BIG

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    On 7/30/2022 at 1:00 PM, David Marsh said:

    The biggest game changer in recruiting (outside of NIL) will be if conferences share the revenue and pay their players. 

     

    This wouldn't be revenue sharing across the board but linked to the conference you're in. So being in a conference that doesn't payout as big will kill recruiting entirely.

     

    Though at that point the notion of college sports is dead. 

    With the expected TV money it doesn’t surprise me the B1G is leading the way on making football and basketball players employees. Unlike NIL money wages will come from athletic budgets which strongly favors the B1G. College football is getting increasingly ugly and as rich as the richest teams are now, inequality is going to skyrocket killing much we find unique and valuable about college football. I for one will not watch a semi-pro league but will turn to the NFL. 

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    USC Killed Previous PAC-12 Expansion Efforts

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    This is the third time USC acted against PAC-12 long term interests. USC fought against the billion dollar equity plan. They killed expansion that would have made the the PAC-12 stronger. Then Folt lied about USC’s "commitment" to the PAC-12 and stabbed everyone else in the back. If the PAC-12 survives, USC leaving will be a blessing in disguise. 

     

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    During a call with Pac-12 university presidents and athletic directors last year, USC President Carol Folt 'shut down' potential expansion plans.

     

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    Canzano Media Day Tweets

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    On 7/29/2022 at 2:06 PM, Mike West said:

    Sounds like Kliavkoff is blaming the players to me.  The conference are making decisions based on the elephant in the room: players.

    I didn’t get that impression. The players aren’t the problem. Right now NIL money is not coming from universities so it isn’t affecting the university’s bottom line. You can bet no one asked the USC and UCLA athletes if they wanted to move. Maybe the football players would have voted yes. The rest probably not. 

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    Revenue Sharing Follow-Up: Paul Finebaum Reveals 1 'Biggest Issue' Facing College Football

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    When it comes to unions, the subject has become so subject to ideology that I look at all such articles with a large grain of salt. Its interesting that Finebaum now pushes college football's problems onto the "student athletes" who are the group with the least financial and decision making power in college football. I recently read an article (sorry no link) from a expert in sport law showing a recent amicus brief using UCLA and USC's move as an example that "student athletes" are actually employees due to the new travel demands being incompatible with being a student athlete. 

     

    I think it is inevitable that courts and law will soon treat our "student athletes" as employees, a trend caused and strengthened by those with the most power in the system (TV, the SEC conference officials, and wealthy boosters).

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