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Could the SEC break From College Football Playoff?
Pocketchange replied to Tandaian's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
I think the SEC should leave the CFP. That way we could have the other 4 conferences champions duke it out in a real championship tournament. -
Gloves Are Off With Recruiting And NIL
Pocketchange replied to Haywarduck's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
I am always sympathetic to a man who is worth $35 million dollars when they complain about other employers outbidding them for employees. -
Josh Pate Recruiting Assertion: Just How True IS THIS?
Pocketchange replied to Charles Fischer's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
I don’t see any change. In the last 20 years, when was the last time a national champion wasn’t full of elite recruits? -
College Football Coaches to Propose Transfer-Portal Windows
Pocketchange replied to Tandaian's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
I’m not strongly apposed to the idea because, if the hypothesis is correct, transfer portal windows would bring stability to athletics. We should heavily consider the contra argument of transfer portals before implementing the policy. players transfer out of programs for a reason. Often we don’t know why. What reason should we limit an athletes opportunities to pursue their given trade? -
College Football Coaches to Propose Transfer-Portal Windows
Pocketchange replied to Tandaian's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
The head coach position has grown into a CEO position and the governing bodies need to recognize that. The CEO shouldn’t be flying all over the country recruiting and analyzing talent anymore. If that means the coaching staff has to grow in order to recruit properly then that needs to happen. College sports is a billion dollar business, it needs to act like it. -
College Football Coaches to Propose Transfer-Portal Windows
Pocketchange replied to Tandaian's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
I am not a fan of restricting the flow of labor to satisfy the whims of a bunch of millionaires. Especially when ncaa has a pattern of ignoring abusive coaches. Further players transferring isn’t the real problem in college athletics (it usually isn’t the labor that cause havoc in the marketplace)… it’s the coaches, staff, and admin. Coaches leaving in the middle of the season, poaching labor and other coaches, ect. from other schools is ruining the game. Reigning in the poor behavior of the coaches, implementing harsher no compete clauses, and severely fine coaches to prevent them from poaching recruits or players from their current team would bring some stability. I recommend a 1 year sit out for all coaches that transfer schools in ncaa athletics. -
Former Oregon Lineman’s Injury a Failure of Leadership
Pocketchange replied to FishDuck Article's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
It is reasonable for any coach in D-1 athletics to know the medical consequences for poor workouts. The Oregon coaching staff fired one the best strength and conditioning trainers in the US and replaced him with an uncredentialed coach whose actions led to severe consequences. The athletes will likely have a shortened lifespan… no amount of money will be able bring that back but maybe a $125M punitive damages will make player safety during workouts a priority in athletics. -
I am thankful that Taggart is gone. This behavior should have never been allowed at the U of O and hopefully never will be here again.
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NIL, Will the Goose That Lays the Golden Egg Kill Itself?
Pocketchange replied to Steven A's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
NCAA sports was already dead. Who wants to watch a player wreck their knees, damage their brain, or get paralyzed for no income. While the NCAA, universities, advertisers, broadcasters, and coaches are in a multi billion business. No one asked if it was the end of collegiate sports when the Ohio State abuse scandals from 1978-1998, the jerry Sandusky scandal, or how no one said it was the end of Oregon football when our coach put multiple athletes in the hospital because our coach thought they “were not tough enough”. All of our sports are already divided into have and have nots: who thinks that Alabama and Ohio State will be out of the playoff discussion within the next ten years? If anything, with NIL, smaller teams will be able to lure big time recruits from larger schools. College sports has survived some of the worst policies, scandals, and even pac 12 refs. The most adaptable teams will not only survive but will thrive generating revenue for all involved. -
Cristobal's Mother has Passed Away
Pocketchange replied to Charles Fischer's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
Prayers for the Cristobal familiy -
It will stop at what the market will bear or we artificially depress the value of their labor. Both are not great choices in a team sport. It’s just what we have to deal with.
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We live in a capitalist society that frowns on cartels. We pay the labor what the market can bear or the business has no reason to exist. These are not kids, the are employees that could use retirement, pay, and tuition wavers. It’s sad we have allowed employers fail to pay their employees for so long. Athletes produce a product that the university benefits from and it’s alright that the labor doesn’t get paid? It’s ok that coaches siphon millions from the school but it’s wrong to pay the labor? I’m going to have to disagree you.