This has always been an issue for professional athletes. Rookie contracts can be

Sign up, and you'll be able to ignore users whose posts you don't want to see. Sign up

Report problem with this ad

Sep 25, 2024
8:02:05am

shoganai All-American

This has always been an issue for professional athletes. Rookie contracts can be

tough. There are ways to deal with it.

Report problem with this ad

shoganai

Bio page: shoganai
Joined: Jul 15, 2004
Last login: Sep 25, 2024
Total posts: 32,897 (790 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

To be clear I'm fine with players getting paid. But what I'm not okay with

RockyBalboa

7:39am

Agreed but don't know how you change it. The values change dramatically from yea

johnnybyu

7:41am

You change it thru regulation. Require contracts to be filed with the state or

Cooouuugs

9:43am

What kind of guarantees would your employer have to make in order for you to

shoganai

7:42am

It’s not all bad

Future_Tacos

7:43am

So year round constant free agency is a good thing?

RockyBalboa

7:43am

I didn't say it was.

shoganai

7:43am

True, but you're not really answering the question

RockyBalboa

7:43am

You didn't ask a question. I did.

shoganai

7:44am

Shogi has a very good point here.....

TheHop

7:49am

Yes he does.

RockyBalboa

7:50am

I mean, this is really very simple. Everybody knows how to stop this.

shoganai

7:51am

Problem is players values change dramatically year to year and they only have 4

johnnybyu

7:55am

This has always been an issue for professional athletes. Rookie contracts can be

shoganai

8:02am

Pro Athletes don't have a 4 year window and the vetting process is better than

johnnybyu

8:04am

Players would be free to collectively bargain an agreement that allows for

shoganai

8:10am

Yeah, I think that's where we are.......

BoiseBlue

7:56am

I think it needs to be a 2yr contact. You agree to an amount, a school and 2yrs

Cougar TD

8:02am

It could be whatever the player and school agree to. One year, four years, etc.

shoganai

8:03am

Sure, I meant it should be a min of 2 yrs. IMO the 1 yr deal doesn't work. I

Cougar TD

8:36am

I can complain about whatever I want

ochobeeguy

8:27am

That's true. You do you.

shoganai

8:29am

No.

ochobeeguy

9:14am

So every professional sports league does it and the fans seem ok with it

Cooouuugs

9:44am

Pros sign multi-year contracts. College players should have the same but with

TailgateU

10:57am

<< Deleted >>

Forzaitalia

9:26am

That's why culture is going to be so important. BYU kept virtually all their

MaximusMeridius

9:32am

Completely ruins the sport. It's pro football light....

wilsdad

9:50am

What I don’t like is the pay was supposed to be for name image likeness

davidmj10

10:31am

If they want player contracts then the details should be agreed on. Schools

TailgateU

10:56am

Report problem with this ad

Posting on CougarBoard

In order to post, you will need to either sign up or log in.

Report problem with this ad