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Brew_Raider said:

My first time back on this board in months and I see you are still posting inaccurate information.

From the FDA’s website (updated this month):

“The FDA has not authorized or approved ivermectin for use in preventing or treating COVID-19 in humans or animals.”

Believe all the conspiracy theories you want, but I just do not understand why someone would post something that can be completely debunked from the source with one simple google search and less than 5 minutes of effort. It’s not hard to verify before posting.

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mtfblue said:

But doesn't this set them up as a profit and lose the non profit status?

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MT Glenn said:

If the NFL can operate with non profit status, I imagine the P2 schools will be able to also.

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mtfblue said:

But doesn't this set them up as a profit and lose the non profit status?

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mtfblue said:

The P12 is not getting in.

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MidTennMtneer said:

"...... the new entity would allow the athletics department to undertake a variety of business development opportunities and to offer pay and benefit programs to employees – and potentially to athletes – that it cannot under current university policies or cannot do so in an efficient manner......"

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MidTennMtneer said:

Glad to see someone in the sport and not just a media pundit say it.
That's exactly why I've said end of the decade. All within a 4yr window from 2030-2034, the B1G, B12, SEC, and CFP deals are up. And thanks to the FSU settlement, by 2031 schools will be able to afford to leave the ACC. And I dare say the P12 will make their deal end around then too.
Leading into that 4yr window is when things will begin to change.

After that will be messy part while the rest form a new division and it all gets sorted out (hopefully regi

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RaiderDoug said:

We're not privy to the contract, but I wonder if there was a signing bonus? Or perhaps some contractual obligations that were already set up - i.e. "here's 50k, we're planning on having you on 5 Razorback Caravan stops this summer".

Then you could claim that you suffered damages from future obligations that the player committed to and received consideration for.

Either way, I'm pretty sure they have a basis for that 200k, and there will probably be some settlement.

I'm just glad that the schools are starting to protect themselves and go after this behavior.

You're dead on about Arkansas money. Arkansas is part of my adjuster territory, and I'd been all over the state (LR, Texarkana, Helena, Jacksonville, and Jonesboro) and it's kind of a dump. Then I went to Fayetteville in February for a couple of days work - that place could be Franklin or Brentwood with all the fancy housing and infrastructure. It was hard to believe I was in Arkansas.

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MidTennMtneer said:

I hope AR gets their money back, but I doubt it. No one has before. Everything I've seen says those contracts aren't enforceable, which makes zero sense to me.

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I'm gonna laugh my butt off though when Aguilar does better than Iamaleava ever did at UT. Just wait until Nico is playing at Ohio St again in the November cold.

I tell ya though, the Razorbacks have money out the ying yang. My company has an office in Rogers and I work closely with several UA grads. Between Walmart, Tyson, and Jerry Jones, they should be in the top of the SEC every year. Whatever young gun replaces Pittman next year will have a huge pile to play with.

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RaiderDoug said:

Those of you with a sub to the Athletic - Dabo sees it coming:

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney predicts college football super league ‘sooner rather than later’

Swinney has been outspoken in recent years against what he sees as the professionalization of college sports.

www.nytimes.com

The only thing stopping it as of right now are the TV deals, but they will run out eventually and some entity will put together something like the Super League.

Here's an excerpt:

The two most powerful conferences, the Big Ten and the SEC, have shown no interest in these initiatives. Nonetheless, Swinney thinks “those dominoes are already in place” for a super league, which he thinks would include 40-50 teams. Asked whether he thinks a super league is something that will or should happen, he answered, “Both.”

“It’s not sustainable the way we are. It’s just a matter of time,” Swinney said Wednesday. “It’s one of those things even though for some of us it’s really clear to see, we’ve just gotta go through it to get there.”
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/58...ege-football-super-league-pitch-project-rudy/
One potential domino just fell into place at Swinney’s school: Clemson, along with Florida State, settled a series of lawsuits against the ACC over the league’s grant of rights, which will keep the two prestigious football brands in the conference until 2031 and will distribute more revenue to members that drive higher television viewership.

That means 2031 could kick off the next major round of realignment — perhaps including the Big Ten and SEC competing to gobble up the ACC’s biggest brands. But Swinney envisions those top 40-50 programs all joining forces, even the Big Ten and SEC, despite the fact that it would probably mean those two conferences ceding power and revenue.

“Eventually money’s going to win the day,” Swinney said. “I think other dynamics and factors will eventually come into play. I just think people are eventually going to see the business opportunity involved, and it’s going to come down to brands, and TV viewership, and all of that type of stuff. Moreso than a league (you’re in right now). Eventually that’s where it’ll get to. Who knows when we’ll get there. Probably sooner rather than later.”

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RaiderDoug said:

Why did Nico's brother transfer, considering he never played a game? Think his dad wanted to make a point or just get him out of the SEC? I can totally see his dad screwing this deal up before it's over.

UCLA sold the handlers on sort of a package deal where Nico goes to the NFL next year and Madden takes over the job. We'll see about that (not convinced that Nico is all that great).

They signed at Arkansas in the first place on signing day last year, sight unseen and without ever visiting the place, just because Arky came in with a larger NIL figure at the last minute, not because of any interest in Arky or wanting to play in the program or football opportunity.

The fun thing is that supposedly Arky has some NIL contract language that allows them to go after a player for breach of contract. We'll see how that goes, but they're being aggressive with it.

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DisgruntledAlum said:

I completely agree with Sommy. NIL deals should be like the NFL, no pay in offseason and split the deal for the number of games they play, minus injury. I don't know...

I'd be ok with the split to be honest, if it brings true football to schools like ours.

Why did Nico's brother transfer, considering he never played a game? Think his dad wanted to make a point or just get him out of the SEC? I can totally see his dad screwing this deal up before it's over.

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