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Oklahoma QB Caleb Williams offered $1 million to transfer to Eastern Michigan
Yardbarker ^ | 1/6/22 | Adam Stites

Posted on 01/06/2022 4:24:00 PM PST by JonPreston

Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Caleb Williams will undoubtedly have a lot of options now that he's in the transfer portal, including several teams in contention for a spot in the College Football Playoff. But it's the Mid-American Conference's Eastern Michigan Eagles who jumped into the Williams sweepstakes in an interesting way Thursday morning.

Former Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch said in a tweet that an investment fund called GameAbove Capital will pay Williams $1 million to transfer to Eastern Michigan.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


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To: Scrambler Bob
"If he will go trans, then the first girl QB might be worth 1 Mill"

FYI, as I type this I'm falling off my chair laughing.

Does he have to go full "TRANS," or can he just self Identify as a women? Inquiring minds want to know.

Hey, for 1 million dollar's I as a 68 yr's old fat guy, would put on a dress.

41 posted on 01/07/2022 7:29:07 AM PST by Stanwood_Dave ("Testilying." Cop's lie, only while testifying, as taught in their respected Police Academy(s). )
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To: fightin kentuckian

Not quite, it’s legal to pay for their likeness. That was wrong too. That’s not what this is about. This is a bit more than likeness and goes into performance.


42 posted on 01/07/2022 8:20:44 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (Let's go Brandon)
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To: Dan in Wichita

‘The transfer portal and legally paying college athletes is changing the face of college sports...’

the only people legally paying college athletes are private citizens who willingly purchase their likenesses and numbers on jerseys and such; royalties, if you will...nothing untoward about that at all...

the transfer portal was along time coming; these athletes have four or five years to make their mark in the athletic world, and pursue a career, however unlikely, in it; the nonsensical rule of sitting out a year needed to be gone like thirty years ago...

in an ideal world, pro football and basketball would have built their own farm systems as baseball did, and leave the colleges out of the cutthroat realm of recruiting, but, well, they didn’t...


43 posted on 01/07/2022 9:39:33 AM PST by IrishBrigade
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To: Deplorable American1776

‘I wonder if TaQuan Roberson, the ex Penn State QB, got for transferring to UConn?’

he will get the pleasure of beating the Yalies like a drum...other than that, a lot of losses...


44 posted on 01/07/2022 9:44:17 AM PST by IrishBrigade
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To: JonPreston
Why even bother giving these "college" athletes academic requirements? It's all about winning the ballgames. We know that. They know that.

Just pay them to represent the school and they can give up the charade of pretending to be actual students who are attending real classes.

45 posted on 01/07/2022 9:49:29 AM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 47 days away from outliving John Hughes)
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To: WASCWatch

‘Can’t blame the players who have a chance to play in the NFL.’

Matt Corrall is the poster boy for why a high draft prospect shouldn’t play in meaningless bowl games...and while we’re at it, the entire bowl system is so antiquated and flawed that it will end up killing itself; we are seeing the mere tip of the opt out iceberg...


46 posted on 01/07/2022 9:58:15 AM PST by IrishBrigade
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To: dfwgator

“We’ll give him his own 7-11 and he can rob it whenever he wants”


47 posted on 01/07/2022 10:00:07 AM PST by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

‘Not quite, it’s legal to pay for their likeness. That was wrong too.’

why is it wrong for an athlete to profit from some individual purchasing a jersey with his name and number on it...?


48 posted on 01/07/2022 10:02:02 AM PST by IrishBrigade
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To: JonPreston; All

Since we now have “de facto free agency” at the college\university level let’s quit the pretense this has anything to do with scholastics. Its taxpayer supported minor league football. It’s time to lower or remove taxpayer support and make the NFL kingpins subsidize it.


49 posted on 01/07/2022 10:04:26 AM PST by Reily
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To: Reily

Excellent idea.


50 posted on 01/07/2022 10:06:31 AM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: Reily

‘It’s time to lower or remove taxpayer support and make the NFL kingpins subsidize it.’

removing taxpayer support does little to change the scene for the profitable sports for the university; wealthy donors, rabid fan bases and television will continue to exist and willingly pay through the nose...

however, the great bulk of athletes competing in non-profitable sports will be greatly harmed by removing the taxpayer support; assuming it could ever be done in the first place...


51 posted on 01/07/2022 10:16:53 AM PST by IrishBrigade
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To: JonPreston

Good for him, everybody else makes money on college athletes, way past time for them to get paid.


52 posted on 01/07/2022 10:18:58 AM PST by discostu (Like a dog being shown a card trick )
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To: discostu

The issue most see is that it’s no longer college football.


53 posted on 01/07/2022 10:24:58 AM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: JonPreston

If making money makes it no longer college football then it hasn’t been college football for a long long time. It’s now proper. The whole NCAA forced illusion of amateurism was a farce that punished the athletes while everybody else made bank. The idea that a coach can be paid 10s of millions to coach athletes that can lose their eligibility if someone comps their dinner is morally reprehensible. That system had to end. Should have ended a long time ago. 30 odd years ago the Olympics realized the illusion of amateurism was silly. I’m glad college sports is being forced to catch up.


54 posted on 01/07/2022 10:32:28 AM PST by discostu (Like a dog being shown a card trick )
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To: IrishBrigade

The state taxpayers could choose to continue to subsidize the ‘minor (mostly unwatched sports!)’ sports if they so desire. They also could be covered as part of a license agreement with the NFL kingpins to continue to use the college\university name.

Yes, I know this has nothing to do with education. Thanks for pointing that out. The state taxpayer who is told he\she is funding higher education should be funding higher education not entertainment. The wealthy donors can continue to donate to these NFL subsidized teams who license from the ‘Whats-a-matta Us & colleges’ across the land if they wish. The rabid fan base & television will follow the game however it’s funded and wherever it’s played. It’s time to end the hypocrisy of it all. Note same argument for basketball!


55 posted on 01/07/2022 10:40:22 AM PST by Reily
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To: JonPreston

Now that they allow sponsors, what prevents Nike from giving him 2 million to move somewhere else?


56 posted on 01/07/2022 10:44:09 AM PST by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: 1Old Pro

Nothing. A win for free market economics.


57 posted on 01/07/2022 10:45:31 AM PST by discostu (Like a dog being shown a card trick )
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To: IrishBrigade
The top schools have always had the inside track on recruiting. Now that high schoolers can make millions going to the top schools, expect the disparity between the haves and have nots to increase. Is this really good for college athletics?

The transfer portal? What an insult. To hell with the schools and fans that supported you. They mean nothing. What does that teach these young people? Think only of yourself, right? Selfishness is the name of the game in 2022 America.

You probably are okay with the prima donnas sitting out bowl games because they're afraid they might get hurt. Here again, they are thinking only of themselves. To hell with the fans, coaches, and teammates.
58 posted on 01/07/2022 11:27:57 AM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: IrishBrigade

Not saying it is but it is a massive change and you can see the results Big $$$ has done and this is just year 1.

The whole college game being turned on it’s head. Granted most players aren’t really affected but it just casts a whole cynical new picture on college football. They are just going to concentrate all the talent into a few programs (won’t even call them schools).


59 posted on 01/07/2022 11:36:16 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (Let's go Brandon)
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To: IrishBrigade

A player who is likely to be drafted should not play in a bowl game unless their team is in the BCS top four teams.

No one cares about the bowl games anymore unless the teams are part of the BCS final four.


60 posted on 01/07/2022 5:27:17 PM PST by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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