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tOSU Recruiting Discussion

I believe the buy out rule only kicks in if the player transfers after they are already enrolled at the school. They can flip to as many schools as they want during the recruiting process.
This is from Birm:
These are things we can't really know yet, but can assume it will be based on the individual's specific arrangment.
And from a BH poster:
Would all depend on if they signed any contract/language of said contract or accepted any money already.

If they aren't 18 yet, can they even enter into a contract (or is that parent/guardian thing)?
Yes, parents/guardians are a thing. But what parent/guardian would not want to sign off of on a 6 or 7 figure contract?
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2026 DC DL Carter Meadows (ttun Verbal)

That's what's so frustrating about a segment of our fanbase. OSU in no way had a team full of former 5stars last season, they had a complete team, which yes, they had some former 5stars. But they also had a former 3star at QB, a former 5star IOL playing LT for most of the season, an unranked TE transfer from the MAC, and multiple transfers in general who no one knew would mesh with the team. That's what makes the BS narrative that Day "bought" this team so laughable. He had to make a complete team, and no amount of money thrown at players is going to create a team at this level. That might work in the NFL(might), but grown men who are professionals don't have to worry about classes, fans on campus, etc. And OSU didn't have the jealousy or contract issues that you heard about at other schools, and the best example is OSU being the only team not to lose a major contributor, or someone who could be starting next year to the Portal.

If we can keep up this quality of roster retention, and I think we will, that will keep us a contender every season in its own right. I know some people want to talk down on the portal and claim "we can't rely on it" but we have shown we can and will use the portal well to fill slots that are needed, and that will continue as well. In the end can you really rely on a HS kid who has never set foot on a college field either? I know you can't force players to enter the portal but there is always going to be decent players there for the taking.
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2026 MD OL Immanuel Iheanacho (Oregon Verbal)

Scoff if you want, but coaches not taking themselves too seriously probably helps recruiting.
That's fine, but I'm sure the checks matter more to his recruiting wins than him jumping in pools and doing tik tok dances. The last memory of Oregon football is getting boat raced in Pasadena. And by a coach who doesn't need to resort to acting like a teenager
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2026 DC DL Carter Meadows (ttun Verbal)

With how much the true top end talent is getting spread around now its really going to be a even bigger game of who can best evaluate and develop those next tiers of players. Obviously you still want to land as many top 100ish guys as you can, but the real winners are going to be made by executing the best with the next ranges of players, along with good yearly roster retention and good strategic use of the portal to fill any gaps needed.

What good are Texas A&M and USCs "loaded" classes if half of those guys are out of the program and on to somewhere else in a year or two? No good at all.
That's what's so frustrating about a segment of our fanbase. OSU in no way had a team full of former 5stars last season, they had a complete team, which yes, they had some former 5stars. But they also had a former 3star at QB, a former 5star IOL playing LT for most of the season, an unranked TE transfer from the MAC, and multiple transfers in general who no one knew would mesh with the team. That's what makes the BS narrative that Day "bought" this team so laughable. He had to make a complete team, and no amount of money thrown at players is going to create a team at this level. That might work in the NFL(might), but grown men who are professionals don't have to worry about classes, fans on campus, etc. And OSU didn't have the jealousy or contract issues that you heard about at other schools, and the best example is OSU being the only team not to lose a major contributor, or someone who could be starting next year to the Portal.
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tOSU Recruiting Discussion

So if I understand these new rules correctly, the schools can pay current roster employees (players) a share of revenue. There is a salary cap and the death panel to watch our for bullshit NIL deals. Right?

If I want to start poking at the does of gaming this system, what is to stop my collective from offering a signing bonus tied to a 5 year contract to play at my school, then stashing that kid at another school for the first year or two to let them develop?

Shouldn't count against my salary cap until I call them up, no?
There's a lot of holes if you think about it. Like the HS kids don't count towards the NIL salary cap, so these deals being offered to the 2026 class I believe are through collectives and not the actual school. Hence why USC can offer a TE $10mil(of X amount of years). At least that's what I think I understand from reading
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tOSU Recruiting Discussion

Apparently it's also a legal question as to if buy out clauses in these contracts will actually be enforceable in the end.

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Guys like this are lining up once the NCAA NIL rules take effect. The first deal that's questioned will have litigation waiting
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2026 DC DL Carter Meadows (ttun Verbal)

The funny thing is, even with talent being spread out, due to some staffs being better at talent evaluation than others(i.e. OSU), the same teams will continue to be the elite teams in CFB. In the past CFP there were 12 teams, and Boise St, IU, SMU and ASU were the only teams who'd be considered mid majors who made it, so almost 70% of the teams in the playoff were teams with classic CFB pasts and massive followings. Even with NIL, I only see that number being the cap. 3-4 teams in CFP as mid majors, and most will lose their first game. Sorry but I just don't see a Big 12 team beating Ped St in Happy Valley, or in Athens, GA or The Shoe. Football is too physical, its not like basketball where a team can get hot from 3.

And what gets forgotten is, the kids being talked about so much for what they're earning are usually the incoming freshman. And for anyone that's followed CFB, those players usually make the least impact on the field. Because they're kids who were literally living at home with their parents barely a year before they play their first CFB game. So expecting a true frosh to lead your team from the start is ridiculous, but because these teams payed so much money, these collectives expect an immediate return. Miami fans are already angry at Justin Scott and Marquise Lightfoot(2 guys who were once favored to OSU) for not being in the 2 deep, and barely playing as true frosh! If you're stockpiling your team with high priced under classmen, that's a recipe for disaster, due to immaturity and not being physically ready for the step up in competition. And the pressure only ramps up for their 2nd seasons. There won't be much patience for Bryce Underwood, or any of the high priced frosh that will be at USC in a year. USC is expected to win the B1G in no less than 2-3yrs. That's a tall task when you're relying on 18yos to be your best players and leaders.


Its literally generational money for some families. I know of several families, who the collegiate athlete has been able to retire his(and even her) parents.

With how much the true top end talent is getting spread around now its really going to be a even bigger game of who can best evaluate and develop those next tiers of players. Obviously you still want to land as many top 100ish guys as you can, but the real winners are going to be made by executing the best with the next ranges of players, along with good yearly roster retention and good strategic use of the portal to fill any gaps needed.

What good are Texas A&M and USCs "loaded" classes if half of those guys are out of the program and on to somewhere else in a year or two? No good at all.
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Workplace annoyances

They got no balls if they don't test in prod!




Does this need the sarcasm font?
I actually have client that went live about 4 months ago where this is basically the case. I warned them for months and all the status reports were red. Their PM did a soft shoe to the Execs on it and now the project is a shit show.

They’re asking for all sorts of changes and updates due to their failure to test and do a proper UAT. Pay up bitches you were told and it was documented.
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tOSU Recruiting Discussion

So if I understand these new rules correctly, the schools can pay current roster employees (players) a share of revenue. There is a salary cap and the death panel to watch our for bullshit NIL deals. Right?

If I want to start poking at the does of gaming this system, what is to stop my collective from offering a signing bonus tied to a 5 year contract to play at my school, then stashing that kid at another school for the first year or two to let them develop?

Shouldn't count against my salary cap until I call them up, no?
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tOSU Recruiting Discussion

Oh, now that's a part of the rules I didn't think about. And you could be right. If that's the case, there could be a bunch of flips. But I figured something has been signed in order to commit. I doubt a player is allowed to flip if they start getting checks

Apparently it's also a legal question as to if buy out clauses in these contracts will actually be enforceable in the end.

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Cincinnati Bearcats (Juggalos official thread of Faygo)

Getting really high level here but it's like what @RhodeIslandBuck pointed out. We are what, 25 years or so into the information age?

It takes a while for old institutions to die off and the new "thing" to emerge.

Traditional higher education and it's tie-ins to the workforce are dying, they just aren't all the way dead yet. Kind of like the NCAA and NIL. They are dead institutions but the bloated corpse of their bureaucracy continues to have some inertia that makes it seem alive.
I don't think that quite right, but I do think that we've been in an age of higher education excess and that we're going to see some culling of institutions and a lot of streamlining within institutions with a handful of elite places for the wealthy to continue much as they do now.
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tOSU Recruiting Discussion

I believe the buy out rule only kicks in if the player transfers after they are already enrolled at the school. They can flip to as many schools as they want during the recruiting process.
Oh, now that's a part of the rules I didn't think about. And you could be right. If that's the case, there could be a bunch of flips. But I figured something has been signed in order to commit. I doubt a player is allowed to flip if they start getting checks
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2026 DC DL Carter Meadows (ttun Verbal)

And what gets forgotten is, the kids being talked about so much for what they're earning are usually the incoming freshman. And for anyone that's followed CFB, those players usually make the least impact on the field. Because they're kids who were literally living at home with their parents barely a year before they play their first CFB game. So expecting a true frosh to lead your team from the start is ridiculous, but because these teams payed so much money, these collectives expect an immediate return. Miami fans are already angry at Justin Scott and Marquise Lightfoot(2 guys who were once favored to OSU) for not being in the 2 deep, and barely playing as true frosh! If you're stockpiling your team with high priced under classmen, that's a recipe for disaster, due to immaturity and not being physically ready for the step up in competition. And the pressure only ramps up for their 2nd seasons. There won't be much patience for Bryce Underwood, or any of the high priced frosh that will be at USC in a year. USC is expected to win the B1G in no less than 2-3yrs. That's a tall task when you're relying on 18yos to be your best players and leaders.

Sounds like we need a CFP G League

:wink:
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