At the same time, kids look for the highest paid job or internships. Some leave college early or never attend because they hit pay dirt on a non athletic endeavor.
So it’s not unusual but it’s now so regular and in the public eye.
But then college sports should change its mission.
There’s been discussions on this website about why kids go to college. I argue for job prospects, essentially money. Others think differently - growth, maturity or what not.
I suppose all can be true but I’m sticking with $$$$.
Deion Sanders’ sons went to school only online as they were off earning NIL money most of the time (appearances, modeling). Other players went to class. I think Travis Hunter went to classes and he graduated with a 3.8 and the Heisman Trophy.
Shilo Sanders is in a bankruptcy case where the bankruptcy trustee is trying to claw back (into the bankruptcy estate) $11 Million in NIL money.
This is a good article about the rise of JMU. Do I think they’ll win tonight? No. Do I hope they win? Of course. The two G5 teams have weathered some harsh criticism over the last couple of weeks. I hope one of them silences the detractors.
It’d be fun to see them vs IU. The best coach in the country brought JMU to relevance. They were good b4 Coach Cig but he’s brought them national attention, every time they discuss him.
A lot of injuries seem to be happening in the Tulane/Ol’ Miss game. It’s also hard to get used to seeing some of them playing in what look like shorts. When they don’t wear any leggings/socks/legwear on their lower legs it looks funny. JMO
We’re watching the Ferris State/Harding game. It’s a good one. Ferris uses multiple quarterbacks during the game … we were confused until we looked it up!
And it’s a game well worth watching! (Ole Miss can thank Ferris for their season, BTW.)
Ds2’s gf flew into Bozeman in time to see her alma mater beat archrival MT. These two teams can’t stand each other.
As a Longhorn fan, seeing OU and A&M lose on back-to-back days was awesome. We’ll be playing longer than them. lol Also, I loved seeiing all the horns down in the crowd. Y’all should’ve concentrated on the teams y’alll were playing!
I really appreciated JMU’s 99 yard drive to cover in the final minutes.
Oregon was obviously a bigger, faster, better team than JMU has ever faced. Over the last four recruiting cycles Oregon brought in five 5-star recruits and eighty 4-star recruits. JMU has never had above a 3-star recruit.
Oregon was at home. The crowd was incredibly loud. Oregon football’s NIL spend is $25M+ while JMU’s is $400K.
JMU needed to play their best across all three phases of the game to be competitive. They didn’t, not even close. Their 13 penalties for 113 yards made it impossible to keep it close.
The Oregon coach was NOT happy at the end of the game. JMU outscored Oregon in the second half. If you didn’t watch the game, and didn’t know the score, what would you think if you saw the graphic below?
As an objective viewer, Oregon definitely didn’t play a perfect game and JMU did look good at times. But the Ducks started the game with 5 TD scoring drives with 5 plays or less.
Also, JMU needed a 50-yard trick play and in the 3rd Q used a fake punt and got a TD. Oregon answers by going 4 plays and TD.
Oregon’s defense in the late 3rd and 4th Q’s is mostly 2s and 3s. The “close” score really covers up that this game was a massive mismatch. JMU is lucky that Oregon didn’t “hang 70" or worse.
While Petrino has a good mind for offensive football, and I think he had Arkansas play competitively this past season as interim head coach, I can only shake my head in despair at the depths to which Carolina is sinking with the character of its football coaching hires. Who is next — Hugh Sleaze (i.e., Hugh Freeze)?
