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9 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

Something is off here, because I’m positive that kids who were in high school in 2008 are for sure still in college. 

With the Pavia ruling, that’s not far away from being a reality. Any eligibility restrictions are suspect. 

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46 minutes ago, nnm said:

With the Pavia ruling, that’s not far away from being a reality. Any eligibility restrictions are suspect. 

Bobby & Gerry have said many times on various OTF podcasts/YouTube live shows that they think that the NCAA will move to 5 years total from when you leave high school. 

No redshirts, JuCo counts as college, 5 years max and you’re done whether there are injuries or not. 

Sounds fine. Some will be gone in 3, some in 4, some in 5.
¡Ya está!

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4 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

Bobby & Gerry have said many times on various OTF podcasts/YouTube live shows that they think that the NCAA will move to 5 years total from when you leave high school. 

No redshirts, JuCo counts as college, 5 years max and you’re done whether there are injuries or not. 

Sounds fine. Some will be gone in 3, some in 4, some in 5.
¡Ya está!

 

 

It's not just them. 

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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

 

 

It's not just them. 

That’s like slapping a bandaid on a crack in a dam. The NCAA can’t unilaterally restrict the earning power of individuals to any arbitrary period of time.

Without an antitrust exemption from Congress and a collective bargaining agreement with a group of athletes, that 5-year eligibility period, like every other eligibility criteria, is likely to fall in any court challenge.  We’ve crossed the threshold away from amateurism and there’s no going back.  

Any NCAA eligibility rule change and announcement is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

It’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Completely unregulated college sports is about to be upon us for a while.  Only Congress can save the day. How great is that?

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First off the bus: Kiotti Armstrong, 2025 Top247 4-star TE, Texas A&M signee
Jasper (Texas) standout Kiotti Armstrong has long been our radar as a monstrous tight end prospect who could play along the defensive front or easily grow into an offensive tackle. That said, the Texas A&M signee's functional athleticism and layered athletic background, which includes baseball and basketball, support just how effective he is with the ball in his hands. Armstrong measured 6-foot-5 and nearly 270 pounds with enormous features: 10 1/2-inch hand, almost 36-inch arm, and a 6-foot-11+ wingspan. Coincidentally, the "first off the bus" selection was the second through the door of more than 80 players at Monday's check-in.

Lamont Rogers, 2025 Top247 5-star OT, Texas A&M signee
Five-stars typically look the part when they walk through the door, and that was exactly the case when Mesquite (Texas) Horn behemoth Lamont Rogers showed up to Monday's check-in. A five-star offensive tackle, Rogers, who also has played basketball and soccer, measured just shy of 6-foot-6 and almost 330 pounds. With 10 3/8-inch hands, the Texas A&M signee also posted a 35+ arm and a legitimately 7-foot wingspan.

Chace Sims, 2025 Top247 4-star DL, Texas A&M signee
Texas A&M signee Chace Sims assembled an outstanding senior year for Texas Class 5A Division II state champion Richmond Randle out of the Houston metro area. Sims, who registered 28.5 TFL and 11 sacks as a senior, measured north of 6-foot-3 and almost 280 pounds with an enormous arm number (35 inches) and nearly 6-foot-10 wingspan.

-- Texas A&M sent the highest number of signees/commits to the Navy All-American Game and they impressed in the check-in line. Pushing 6-foot-5 and almost 250 pounds, West Coast edge defender Marco Jones represented one of those impressive Aggies. Jones boasted large hands (10+) and the requisite LOS length.

 

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On 1/7/2025 at 10:08 AM, texifornia said:

https://247sports.com/longformarticle/navy-all-american-bowl-all-lobby-team-texas-am-texas-ohio-state-penn-state-auburn-kiotti-armstrong-243635134/

First off the bus: Kiotti Armstrong, 2025 Top247 4-star TE, Texas A&M signee
Jasper (Texas) standout Kiotti Armstrong has long been our radar as a monstrous tight end prospect who could play along the defensive front or easily grow into an offensive tackle. That said, the Texas A&M signee's functional athleticism and layered athletic background, which includes baseball and basketball, support just how effective he is with the ball in his hands. Armstrong measured 6-foot-5 and nearly 270 pounds with enormous features: 10 1/2-inch hand, almost 36-inch arm, and a 6-foot-11+ wingspan. Coincidentally, the "first off the bus" selection was the second through the door of more than 80 players at Monday's check-in.

Lamont Rogers, 2025 Top247 5-star OT, Texas A&M signee
Five-stars typically look the part when they walk through the door, and that was exactly the case when Mesquite (Texas) Horn behemoth Lamont Rogers showed up to Monday's check-in. A five-star offensive tackle, Rogers, who also has played basketball and soccer, measured just shy of 6-foot-6 and almost 330 pounds. With 10 3/8-inch hands, the Texas A&M signee also posted a 35+ arm and a legitimately 7-foot wingspan.

Chace Sims, 2025 Top247 4-star DL, Texas A&M signee
Texas A&M signee Chace Sims assembled an outstanding senior year for Texas Class 5A Division II state champion Richmond Randle out of the Houston metro area. Sims, who registered 28.5 TFL and 11 sacks as a senior, measured north of 6-foot-3 and almost 280 pounds with an enormous arm number (35 inches) and nearly 6-foot-10 wingspan.

-- Texas A&M sent the highest number of signees/commits to the Navy All-American Game and they impressed in the check-in line. Pushing 6-foot-5 and almost 250 pounds, West Coast edge defender Marco Jones represented one of those impressive Aggies. Jones boasted large hands (10+) and the requisite LOS length.

 

Man, I REALLY wanted to pair Townsend with Armstrong. Sucks he went to that shit hole. Maybe he'll jump in the portal next season when aggy is on their couches couches once again while we're in the playoffs once again. 

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On 1/7/2025 at 9:47 AM, nnm said:

That’s like slapping a bandaid on a crack in a dam. The NCAA can’t unilaterally restrict the earning power of individuals to any arbitrary period of time.

Without an antitrust exemption from Congress and a collective bargaining agreement with a group of athletes, that 5-year eligibility period, like every other eligibility criteria, is likely to fall in any court challenge.  We’ve crossed the threshold away from amateurism and there’s no going back.  

Any NCAA eligibility rule change and announcement is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

It’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Completely unregulated college sports is about to be upon us for a while.  Only Congress can save the day. How great is that?

They’re not saying you can’t play football, just not in the ncaa after 5 years. Semi pro and pro league is available 

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39 minutes ago, Hookem10 said:

They’re not saying you can’t play football, just not in the ncaa after 5 years. Semi pro and pro league is available 

And when an athlete sues the NCAA because that arbitrary limit constrains his ability to earn money, the NCAA will lose. The NCAA controls the market. They’ll lose every time until a players’ union is formed, a collective bargaining agreement is reached, and congress authorizes an anti-trust exemption. 

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2 minutes ago, nnm said:

And when an athlete sues the NCAA because that arbitrary limit constrains his ability to earn money, the NCAA will lose. The NCAA controls the market. They’ll lose every time until a players’ union is formed, a collective bargaining agreement is reached, and congress authorizes an amity-trust exemption. 

I feel like with revenue sharing coming it’s going to be contracted. I think these athletes are going to get a hard lesson on business side of sports. 

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On 1/7/2025 at 9:47 AM, nnm said:

That’s like slapping a bandaid on a crack in a dam. The NCAA can’t unilaterally restrict the earning power of individuals to any arbitrary period of time.

Without an antitrust exemption from Congress and a collective bargaining agreement with a group of athletes, that 5-year eligibility period, like every other eligibility criteria, is likely to fall in any court challenge.  We’ve crossed the threshold away from amateurism and there’s no going back.  

Any NCAA eligibility rule change and announcement is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

It’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Completely unregulated college sports is about to be upon us for a while.  Only Congress can save the day. How great is that?

agreed, they already have so many exceptions as well as the timing of when the eligibility period start is sport based. Very much indicates things being arbitrary.  You currently have late 20's D1 players playing against 17 year olds so I'm not sure what argument they are going to make.

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25 minutes ago, nnm said:

And when an athlete sues the NCAA because that arbitrary limit constrains his ability to earn money, the NCAA will lose. The NCAA controls the market. They’ll lose every time until a players’ union is formed, a collective bargaining agreement is reached, and congress authorizes an anti-trust exemption. 

The ncaa could also say we have no business or try to be in the business of the players nil. The pros pay also, go try that organization. Sue them for not letting you play in their organization. There is a way to argue it and win. Don’t know who made the rule but dissolve the 3 yr rule and say good luck in the nfl if they draft you. Might kill the ncaa but they’re headed that way anyway.  

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6 minutes ago, Hookem10 said:

The ncaa could also say we have no business or try to be in the business of the players nil. The pros pay also, go try that organization. Sue them for not letting you play in their organization. There is a way to argue it and win. Don’t know who made the rule but dissolve the 3 yr rule and say good luck in the nfl if they draft you. Might kill the ncaa but they’re headed that way anyway.  

The nfl makes that rule just like nba makes the 1 year rule. Maurice Clarett already tried to sue to bypass and lost.

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4 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

The nfl makes that rule just like nba makes the 1 year rule

NCAA should sue them saying it’s for the kids dammit - they deserve making money - nfl is corrupt blah blah blah. Unlimited years with VY sounds great tho 

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