Exactly. Hubris. Surrounded by yes men. History is a wasteland of poor decisions

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Sep 29, 2024
7:01:07am

Blueto Truly Addicted User

Exactly. Hubris. Surrounded by yes men. History is a wasteland of poor decisions

by wealthy men.

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Blueto

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Last login: Sep 29, 2024
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We all know that NIL is "pay for play" given UNLV's Matt Sluka, "Scam"

gopman

6:20am

What has Rising done wrong?

6:32am

Technically he hasn't done anything wrong by being "constantly" injured.

gopman

6:43am

Players don’t lose money when hurt in the NFL

7:03am

They do risk getting cut

SBB

7:09am

A player of equivalent value to an NFL team as Rising is to Utah is not getting

7:14am

Obviously he won't be cut but I can't imagine boosters being happy

gopman

7:20am

On injured players and pay

7:18am

Correct. Guaranteed money. It's my understanding that for most

gopman

7:26am

Did you read the first sentence of the quote?

7:28am

Yes. I'll cede the point that money for injured players comes from

gopman

7:39am

I wonder how sponsorships are typically written up, that is actually more akin

7:42am

Correct. There's "guaranteed" money in the contract. It's my understanding

gopman

7:10am

What did Nick Saban say?

Cougar TD

6:35am

On College GameDay he slammed NLI. Said what we all know- that it's

gopman

6:51am

Wow... Glad he said that. They need to make some changes.

Cougar TD

6:54am

Once the SEC is "hurt" by players abusing NLI then changes will be made.

gopman

6:56am

I think it is happening... Hopefully they are moving towards change. We all want

Cougar TD

6:58am

Why does everyone assume that wealthy men aren't dumb? Wealthy men consistently

Blueto

6:42am

There are exceptions but the exceptions prove the general rule.

gopman

6:43am

But a lot of times once they get wealthy the money gets to their head and they

6:57am

Exactly. Hubris. Surrounded by yes men. History is a wasteland of poor decisions

Blueto

7:01am

Sure. I have my issues with the "elites" running this country. In

gopman

7:02am

Texas billionaires have been throwing away money for years just to say they are

7:21am

Especially when it means they get to be bros with talented athletes

7:25am

I used to agree with you but I have known far too many wealthy individuals

SBB

7:11am

often dumb also are unethical and don’t care about screwing other people for

johnnybyu

7:16am

It's sadly true. My wife works for a super rich business owner whose GF built

Mitty

8:52am

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gopman

9:20am

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