Tyson Bagent is not going to MU or WVU

[Aaron Perkins]

Ok question. The upper level schools get the pick of the litter right now. Right. With it without NIL’s.

so now we have NIL’s. The upper level schools still get the pick of the litter

nothing changed.

in fact. The changes are to the opposite. EMU may get a big name because of NIL. Jackson State as well

 

[Marine03]

1. He’s wearing short shorts
2. Saban ain’t calling Sheppard college coaches to inquire on a dude wearing short shorts.
Nothing to see here, move along

 

[herdfan429]

Ok question. The upper level schools get the pick of the litter right now. Right. With it without NIL’s.

so now we have NIL’s. The upper level schools still get the pick of the litter

nothing changed.

in fact. The changes are to the opposite. EMU may get a big name because of NIL. Jackson State as well

The difference is it’s now the highest bidder. G5 is nothing but a farm system for p5, which is fine, but don’t sell it as something different. There are over 1400?fbs players in the portal since august 1. That’s almost an entire starting offense or defense for each fbs team. recruiting has become free agency at the detriment of high school players.

 

[The Real SamC]

Where does it stop?

Well, it seems there are two reasons for somebody to pay the players. One is that somebody thinks an athlete endorsing something for $X is going to increase sales of said product by some number that is higher than X. I have not seen that happen. The other is the same reason boosters paid players illegally for decades. Rich old men who are willing to dip into their pockets because they want “us” the beat “them”. My money is on people with money. There is a hell of a lot more money in Texas, south Florida, and southern California than in places like Alabama, Oklahoma, or Ohio. In 10 years, the top teams are probably some mix of Texas, A&M, Miami, USC, and just a few more. As to MU, well, our president is, AFAIK, the richest college president in the country, our governor is an alumni and in the Forbes 500, and the early leader for next governor is also one of us and owns 20 car lots.

As to the “transfer portal”, it is a stupid idea. Eventually the schools will figure out that they have to tie the pay to staying put. AKA a contract. Welcome to minor league pro football.

 

[raleighherdfan]

This stuff hurts schools like Marshall the most. We don't have companies that care enough to pay a Herd player an NIL.

Agree. I think this point is where Marshall could be hurt most. In years past you actually had some businesses in the Tri State area which could contribute to an NIL plan, had it been in place. Economic decline has greatly impacted these opportunities. You have other mid major programs in areas of the country who provide greater financial support to their programs than the Tri State area does Marshall due to their stronger economics.

The NCAA screwed the pooch on this one. The costs of bringing in/recruiting players for mid majors has far greater impacts on mid major budgets than top tier programs. Player turnover is just as detrimental to a college program as is employee turnover to a business. I would have like to have seen the NCAA require some type of financial reimbursement to the school the player is leaving by the new school.

 

[BisonPa]

This could evolve to be G5 programs serving as Junior Varsity teams for the big boys. They get two years of starting for the JV team and then they move up to the varsity in year three.

 

[19MU88]

We just lost our starting QB, a local kid with a professed lifelong love for Marshall, to a P5 school. And you think very little has changed?

The life long love was a BS story for announcers to discuss during games.

 

[greengeezer]

The NIL and the portal are crushing my interest in Marshall sports. Too much like pro sports which I don’t follow.
Marshall is my school and I will continue with what support I can give the academic side, but I‘m not very interested in athletics right now. I might tune in for a game in the future just to see what a million dollar quarterback looks like if any MU supporter is rich enough and foolish enough to buy one.

 

[greengeezer]

don't be so obtuse.

Bet you got that from The Shawshank Redemption. 😀

 

[richmondherdfan]

You're a freaking D2 QB. If ANY.....ANY D1 School comes calling, you leave if you ever want to sniff the next level. If you dont, then stay where you are and break records 200 people care about.

 

[Marco93]

Saw on the WV tailgate site (mainly a High School football site) Bagent is taking a visit to Maryland and will be a guess of Neil Brown's at the WVU basketball game tonight.

 

[TwolfHerdfan]

Saw on the WV tailgate site (mainly a High School football site) Bagent is taking a visit to Maryland and will be a guess of Neil Brown's at the WVU basketball game tonight.

Who???? Lol!

 

[Chris McLaughlin]

Who???? Lol!

Makes sense. Maryland and WVU = Alabama.

 

[Marco93]

Makes sense. Maryland and WVU = Alabama.

That's what I thought too, when did Maryland become a powerhouse.

 

[19MU88]

Bet you got that from The Shawshank Redemption. 😀

Bet you learned what it meant from The Shawshank Redemption.

Makes sense. Maryland and WVU = Alabama.

If Bagent has been listening to the statewide propaganda line with Caridi and Hunter he probably thinks that along with the rest of the eerdiots.

 

[HerdGrad1999]

Can we just get Paul Tyson instead?