Seeing people who didnt say anything about Pavia now go nuts about Aguilar for the exact same case is funny. Just something about those orange britches.
They didn’t say anything negative about Pavia because they didn’t want to get canceled for being mean to a little person.
He was a "good story" until his post-Heisman antics. Bediako changed a lot of people's stance on this stuff.
Yeah this is only controversial thanks to Bediako and Bama fans trying to take the spotlight off themselves.
Assuming Aguilar gets another year, what would hypothetically keep him from getting as many years in college (if a school wanted him) as he wants? From what I’ve heard, his argument is basically “it doesn’t hurt the NCAA for him to play an additional year, but not having the opportunity to make $2 million does hurt him”. Wouldn’t that apply after 2026 as well?
I'm trying figure how schools can avoid making student-athletes -> employees. It is a goat rodeo. As some point, the smart kids are gonna say, "but X is giving me a free tuition, room & board, books, etc. and Y is paying me $$$$$$ to be in their pharma commercials. Evidently their CEO is a X alumnus. What y'all got?" Maybe this is already happening? All you not-rich, not-athletes, should just get a job or perhaps "We urge you to pay these prices and please pay no more!”
The NCAA argument is that it causes harm to them from what I understand. They however have granted eligibility lately in such cases and it hasn't harmed them, at least that's the legal understanding I have. Mit Winter on X: "The NCAA again has an eligibility rule enjoined by a state court & it’s another bad order for the NCAA. The court found the JUCO rule likely violates Tenn law. It also found the NCAA suffers no harm if Aguilar plays another season, b/c the NCAA issued a blanket waiver in Pavia." / X
I also read somewhere that the NCAA were also arguing it hurts the HS kids trying to get in. It sort of reminded me of the server that needed that table turnover.
By definition it does affect high school seniors. If more slots are filled by people playing 6 and 7 years it's less slots available of the incoming class. But this is also true for medical redshirts and regular redshirts. I don't think its a good enough reason in isolation to say no, but handwaving it away as being made up isn't true either.
I can see the point my argument was when do we think the NCAA is acting in the best interest of student athletes, or has ever for that point.
Yeah I agree, I'm just saying there's a kernel of truth in there mixed in with all the BS. I can acknowledge it while still thinking the overall argument its incredibly flimsy.
It all started because of a video game. The NCAA in it's current format isn't feasible anymore, something has to change.
No denying there will be less slots. Didn't they just raise CFB slots from 85 to 100? Or something? NCAA just playing the "but we have the well-being of the student-athlete in our core mantra" card. Server needs the table turnover for more tips. Owner needs table turnover to move more product. The player at the table don't care, refill my coffee. The couple waiting in line just wishes we would get up and leave.
I haven’t seen HS recruiting classes have lower numbers, especially since 20+ scholarships were added. JA isn’t taking a recruits spot. Portal has more effect on HS players seeing the field, but I don’t see the argument of taking a scholarship away from a hs player because that’s not happening in this situation. We didn’t not take a HS qb to keep Joey.
Yeah, I think the "but the impact to HS student NCAA argument" is pretty weak. Going to smaller school a year or two, let them pay you, grow some, get some development then see us in the portal if you got the skill. Colleges providing A-AA-AAA for NFL has come out of the closet and NCAA has no power to stop it.
I'll say it again. Eligibility is arbitrary and has little to do with the actual academic college experience. We've just been trained to think of it as a four year, five year, however many year deal, and the NFL is glad we are. The sport will continue to evolve.
