This is real, unfortunately. But before people start jumping on Aberdeen, we have to remember how insanely inflated the market is right now. If you haven't read the piece from Norlander, you have to: The $10 million club: College basketball's portal recruiting hits unthinkable levels of financial chaos This is especially indicative of where are:
Maybe Aberdeen wanted to run point? Maybe he's renegotiating? Alexis isn't that surprising. I was expecting that one. Not hoping for it, but expecting it.
ET can we please merge the other thread that just cropped up on this? Unless we need two threads. Last year iirc we had a thread for Gator activity in the portal and then another thread for portal activity surrounding other teams and players. Not sure we need a thread specifically for JP Pegues either who isn't even on our radar
This is crushing news, and speaks directly to everything I hate about the current environment. Zel waited his turn, developed into an excellent player and contributed huge to a title team. He seemed poised to assume a starting role What the hell happened? I think I am portaling myself from being a college sports fan. I’m out. I think I’m out.
Thanks. I already did. Yes. A thread specifically for Gator portal activity and another for other teams still sounds good.
All the theories about Aberdeen's playing time or role are WAY off, from what I understand. To put it bluntly, if you had a chance for a 1 million raise as a 21-year old, would you take it? Yes, a million times over. It's the world we are living in, at least until the House v. NCAA settlement is finalized and there some regulation to this. Won't eliminate the problem, but will at least limit the direct pay-for-play that we have currently.
This is true, but I don't fault him at all. The NCAA's inability to ever act on behalf of their member institutions and student-athletes until absolutely forced to by the courts has led to an even worse situation. Pay-for-play at the collegiate level is a terrible business model, especially with zero limitation on player movement. I am happy for kids with no prospect of long professional careers being able to make money for themselves and their families. But it is awful for their development and maturity, not to mention the product on the court.
Also, just a reminder, although there has been none of it yet, for some that don't post often . . . we do not speak ill of any Florida player that simply enters the portal. They could, conceivably, always come back. Thanks.
For the record, I did not approve of this decision by Denzel. I guess, he used to be my boy unless he comes back.
Nuttin personal man, its just business. "Training Day bathroom scene" Thank you to all the people that destroyed amatuer sports.
The quasi-cba they're trying to negotiate there will not fly. That agreement will work for the plaintiffs, but not for everyone else. The cap they're implementing on what the colleges can pay will not stop the third party money from flowing. Lawsuits will still be never ending. Nothing big will change for the better until there's an employer-employee relationship, and that will just be the start of it.
The team first attitude is why we won the ship. if someone is doubling his paycheck, I can understand it but being butt hurt because another guy is coming in is ridiculous. Beat him out if you're better than him
Until close of business Tuesday comes and goes, I am no longer confident about retaining any returning Gator player. No matter what assurances he gave previously.
Pay for play would actually be a good thing at this point. You'd be able to have real contracts that do restrict movement. NIL is not pay for play, it's pay for nothing. Outside of real endorsements, which most of these deals are not, it's pay to live in a certain area and be available for an appearance here and there. Real pay for play would be a huge step in the right direction.
or 6th next year I wish him nothing as he'll be Gator Bait. there were quite a few times where DA had a look about him that he was going to shoot, no matter what. Sure enough, every time he would keep it until he drove the lane. Maybe, he was more about "DA" than the other guys were for the team.
Lots of them have incentives baked in now. New deal would apparently require NIL deals to meet actual NIL criteria, but I am skeptical the NCAA ever enforces that piece.
