Look Who's Transferring Now (The Portal)

[Captain Buckeye]

Some arbitrary, self appointed governing body of whatever you do for a living tells you you can only change jobs 1 time in the next 5 years no matter what.

You good with that? So your employer and those like your employer can keep a stable roster of employees?

Because that's what this is.

I think you’re missing the mark here. Every professional sport (that’s what this is now) has contracts. Besides the kids could just sign 1 year contracts anyhow. At least you’d know what you’re dealing with.

For kids to be able to up and leave year to year for better pay is pretty ridiculous. I’d wager a good bit of money that schools would sign kids to 2+ year contracts at a minimum.

 

[Jaxbuck]

For kids to be able to up and leave year to year for better pay is pretty ridiculous.

speaking of missing the mark....what is different about these kids and any other tax paying citizen? Anyone can leave for more money anytime they want to. This is America.

You down for having your profession regulated like that? By a governing body you have no say in?

 

[Zurp]

speaking of missing the mark....what is different about these kids and any other tax paying citizen? Anyone can leave for more money anytime they want to. This is America.

You down for having your profession regulated like that? By a governing body you have no say in?

I think the argument is with having the kids sign contracts. Sign a 2-year or 3-year or 4-year contract. There... now you're stuck in this contract, unless we release you. And the road should run both ways. You signed me to a 3-year contract. You can't release me until it's up, unless I agree to part ways.
I'm no lawyer, so I don't know what clauses need to go into those contracts.

I mean, Joey Joe Joe can't just leave the Miami Dolphins any time he wants - he needs to play out his contract. I know the Dolphins can cut Joey Joe Joe, so he was smart and made a certain amount of his contract "guaranteed".

I think the difference between NCAA and NFL is that the NCAA pretends to include higher education as the reason the kids are there. "This school doesn't have what I really want to study, so I'd like to transfer to another school." And who am I to tell him that he can't transfer schools? Sure, his contract might say he has 2 more years to play football for the first school, but he's already transferred out. He can't go to play football for one school and go play college in another school. So contracts probably can't work for college athletes.

 

[Jaxbuck]

I think the argument is with having the kids sign contracts. Sign a 2-year or 3-year or 4-year contract. There... now you're stuck in this contract, unless we release you. And the road should run both ways. You signed me to a 3-year contract. You can't release me until it's up, unless I agree to part ways.
I'm no lawyer, so I don't know what clauses need to go into those contracts.

I mean, Joey Joe Joe can't just leave the Miami Dolphins any time he wants - he needs to play out his contract. I know the Dolphins can cut Joey Joe Joe, so he was smart and made a certain amount of his contract "guaranteed".

I think the difference between NCAA and NFL is that the NCAA pretends to include higher education as the reason the kids are there. "This school doesn't have what I really want to study, so I'd like to transfer to another school." And who am I to tell him that he can't transfer schools? Sure, his contract might say he has 2 more years to play football for the first school, but he's already transferred out. He can't go to play football for one school and go play college in another school. So contracts probably can't work for college athletes.

Correct-contracts with the school(s) is so far off the real world reality why even bring it up? The conversation was on what's wrongheaded about the attempt to limit their movement (and indirectly their income).

The players being on 1 year agreements with schools/NIL was referred to as "ridiculous". My question is why it's ridiculous for anyone, in any profession to have the freedom to change jobs as often as they like unless they have agreed to participate in a CBA and movement is restricted?