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Aug 5, 2020
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Cougforgood
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These college players expect to be paid much more than minor leaguers
That's why the model won't work. There's not enough interest to pay everyone, at least what they want.
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Regarding a bunch of 18-22 year olds
Indy Coug
Loquacious Lummox
8/5/20 12:17pm
I think it'd be different if there were a bunch of returning stars, right?
SandYFan
8/5/20 12:18pm
If they were never tied to BYU (which would be the case in no time)? Interest
ManicBlue
8/5/20 1:04pm
The number of CFB players with value independent of their team is only about 10%
shoganai
8/5/20 12:22pm
10% seems kind of high, but other than that I agree.
crack
8/5/20 12:24pm
Here's how you arrive at that number...
shoganai
8/5/20 12:30pm
This is a solid case. But I still think being a solid pro prospect doesn't get
I'm Dynamite
8/5/20 12:34pm
It's not an issue of fan interest. That's not how minor leagues work.
shoganai
8/5/20 12:36pm
These college players expect to be paid much more than minor leaguers
Cougforgood
8/5/20 4:34pm
Name, image, and likeness and similar stuff is a market way of addressing this
I'm Dynamite
8/5/20 5:15pm
Based on the number of players drafted or signing a decent FA deal, it;s lower than 10%
Turnpike Lane
8/5/20 12:26pm
Of graduating college players, it's actually very close to 10%.
shoganai
8/5/20 12:40pm
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trjohnson007
8/5/20 2:57pm
So 10% of 20-25%
BYU'01
8/5/20 2:58pm
TV ratings for BYU would disagree with you. It's more about BYU than
crazY
8/5/20 12:45pm
BYU's current TV ratings are not relevant to the hypothetical.
shoganai
8/5/20 12:47pm
People certainly don't tune in to BYU games to watch the stars.
crazY
8/5/20 1:19pm
The g league has better players than college basketball teams. The average pay
Charles Darwin
8/5/20 12:24pm
So basically, college players are overestimating their value
Indy Coug
8/5/20 12:25pm
2nd divisions in foreign soccer leagues are extremely valuable and have huge
cwilke1
8/5/20 12:36pm
IMO the biggest sacrifice and risk for most is forgoing a college education. I'd
coug almighty
8/5/20 12:45pm
They also underestimate the value of their education. If they study.
I'm Dynamite
8/5/20 12:38pm
Agreed.
StalwartBraveTrue
8/5/20 12:37pm
Here's the best way to look at it. If you took every FBS football player and
Scratch
8/5/20 12:40pm
There's really not any evidence to suggest the second half of your argument.
shoganai
8/5/20 12:42pm
It happens every year. We love Recruit X who is better than Recruit Y.
Y05
8/6/20 5:15pm
Completely agree.
wilsdad
8/5/20 1:25pm
Boooooo! Wrong clothes!
Tsisquan
8/6/20 1:19am
Exactly, sports is cheering for laundry. Let's admit it, not pretend otherwise.
Mitty
8/6/20 1:09pm
For the most part that is true
MwangoleCoug9
8/5/20 12:59pm
Your last paragraph is worth discussion. Plenty of schools would pay players if
shoganai
8/5/20 1:02pm
I'd wager than even if you took the top players for the NFL developmental
ManicBlue
8/5/20 1:09pm
Side income from sources outside of the university (eg NIL) is a separate issue, IMO.
Indy Coug
8/5/20 1:25pm
Wouldn't you be equally interested if all of the schools competed to pay
tyrwhite
8/5/20 3:39pm
John 6:68
Zoobieman
8/5/20 6:30pm
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