The university has leaked through surrogates that all obligations were met. He went 3-0 and played well and thought he should get more than what is promised. I don’t necessarily believe the University, but I am more inclined to believe that a kid got greedy than a university would ruin their reputation by not meeting a couple hundred thousand dollar demand. The kid is not going to go pro. This is one opportunity to make some cash. He saw an opportunity and took it. I can’t hate on it, but at the same time as a former player, it makes me sick.
Yeah his brother was on a call with a guy who does a cbs pod with Danny Kanell. And supposedly it was very fishy. He asked his brother if they had a contract and he said it was a verbal agreement. That’s supposedly where things got a little touchy and the brother “started to hmmm and haaa” about it and wouldn’t give a lot of details. I think this kid knew he wasn’t going pro and instead of taking guaranteed money at a school that was a smaller amount. His eyes got big for that verbal 100k.
Which is fair too bc what kid would just walk away from 100k to play somewhere else. Now he changes his whole life and moves and gets rug pulled and cant afford to stay out there. Tf did they want him to do just play football and sleep in the park after tellin the kid hed get 6 figures for coming? @Diovolente
@@Diovolentetheres a story that after the recent game he hired an agent then he went back to the school and strong armed them for more since theyre 3-0 If true hes instantly thrown off the team get lost. But even if he did get screwed i dont see how this move benefits him in any way. Youre going to be blackballed, you arent a top qb theres young talent coming in every year. I dont see him playing ever again
@@blendin4865 facts sorry if it seemed I was blaming him just explaining the thought process of a kid who probably was real with himself realized his talent and was tryna secure the bag. It’s a lesson we all learn in life that all money ain’t good money!
These teams literally get paid an agreed bonus/buff to go play unfavorable matchups. I don't feel sympathetic towards them considering major colleges routinely gouge their own students tuition wise as it is.
@@miketemple7686 Can't ask that because big meany colleges are always in the wrong, and college kids should always have their word treated as gospel despite being idiots.
Nobody is claiming he’s just holding them hostage after a good start. School is trying to claim it wasn’t a technically valid offer cause it came from the OC lol.
@@33moneyballthat is his, his father, and his agent's words. The school nor NIL collectives have not chimed in yet. We aren't sure what happened. I have a hard time imagining $100k was promised to a Holy Cross grad transfer. There are also reports that he has been offered more by another team.
Definitely. You have school taking pictures with Ferraris on their football page. They've only had 2 seasons since 2000 with 7+wins. Especially with rumors that they blocked others from paying the kid...the league should be mad at how it is handled smh.
@jeffreyhutchins6527 that's why NIL is so great. These guys that were great college players can finally get a piece of the money that they bring in. He probably won't make it to the NFL so he's looking to make that money now. Pretty sure we all would do the same thing.
@@citylimit33 So the head coach for UNLV can make $1.8 million last year, but the starting QB "shouldn't" get anything? If all these schools played locally on Saturdays, in stadiums with little to no ticket revenue, and could actually take real classes and have a normal life of a student, then fine. That isn't the case. These guys work, and should get paid. He is using his last bit of leverage to get what he can. I'm sure he won't lack for offers.
Who is "they"? The UNLV collective? The schools do NOT pay the players. And we only know what the player, his family, and agent have said. So we have no clue what actually happened in this circumstance. I find it hard to believe $100k was offered to a grad transfer from Holy Cross. It is a lot of money for a non power 5 program.
Pay me first, then I’ll play. This will change players deal with these NIL deals. Vast majority of these guys aren’t going into the NFL. They need to make as much as possible. Screw the schools, they don’t give a damn about ANY of the players.
@@Gashshiningstar Did you understand what I just said? It is the opposite of what you think. If the school can rent out ferraris to take pictures then they can afford to pay their players.
As an UNLV alum, I support his decision. Yeah, I don't like him leaving like this. But he's been completely lied to by the program. He deserves what was promised.
I don’t really care whether people like it. This is a business and it’s one where people went unpaid for their labor for far too long. Imagine your boss signing you to a contract and refusing to pay you for your work, or only paying you a few hundred bucks a month. That’s what this situation is.
unpaid for years? What? Its the NCAA - an amateur sport. This is not a work contract. Kids played sports because they loved it. As far as not being paid, I wouldn't mind a full scholarship with incredible access to tutors, trainers, food and weight/conditioning programs. This world is truly about "me, me, me" now. It sickens me
@FratNightGaming it's not an amateur sport, it's been making billions for years. The fact that the only people that weren't making any money were the ones actually playing doesn't make it an amateur sport. It made it a f***ing disgrace.
If this would've happened to at an SEC/B1G school, I wonder how different the reaction would be. Otherwise, if this is just a broken promise, let's not blame the kids. Schools lie and embellish all the time, especially during the recruiting process. It's about time those big wigs start being held accountable for manipulating the future of children and their families.
@@Titanvol91 That's a fair point. That'd likely never happen to a starting QB of all positions. Fact of the matter is, it's time to hold these businesses accountable for their operations. Screwing over players is ridiculous, after decades of the NCAA's nonsense.
You don’t like it but if your place of employment reneged on a deal you had; you would 100% react the same way and take your talents elsewhere! Stop pretending to be better!
That still doesn’t change anything. They made an agreement, one party reneged. He was harmed in the process and shouldn’t be chastised for seeking a school that will honor their agreements or pay him what he believes he’s worth. Rich Eisen has no business criticizing a kid for trying to get his money while he can from football which has an average professional life span of 3 years!!!
The reality is these athletes are now employees and this happens everyday in the workplace. Everyday in organizations employees put in their two weeks notice to pursue a better opportunity at other organizations. Also the universities do the same thing. Deon told the CU players at his first meeting to pack their bags because he was bringing in new players. UNLV right now is deciding whether to stay with the MWC or jump to the new PAC 12. The PAC 12 is in this current mess because of college realignment which saw all but two of its programs join other conferences. The Big 12 was almost in a similar situation in 2021, but luckily the BIG 10, PAC 12, and ACC did pick off any of the remaining teams which allowed the the Big 12 to raid the AAC. If UNLV promised the quarterback money and didn’t pay him, based on NCAA rules the university had three games to resolve the issue but failed to so. Most NCAA players will not make it to the pros, so he needs to capitalize his ability to make some money while he can. I think UNLV should had found the money to pay the quarterback since this cannot help with recruiting and the university is in limbo since the MWC looks unstable and the Memphis, Tulane, and USF declined the PAC 12 offer which weakens the PAC 12’s brand.
WELL, if a kid is promised something not delivered he can do what is best for him. Colleges have no problem kicking kids to the curb if unwanted ie Colorado Buffs.
If they promised him a certain dollar figure and didn't live up to their agreement than screw UNLV. They didn't expect the kid to stand up for himself and he did.
Details strongly suggest the player is telling the truth. Not only is the entire thing embarrassing for UNLV but it’s beyond absurd they can’t come up with 97K to fulfill a promise given their success thus far. Top schools will offer 3-5 million to a transfer QB for a season….you can’t pay 100K despite promising as much. You know it’s not bullshit because the HC is claiming it’s invalid cause his OC made the offer lol. Okay, so your top assistant is lying to transfers and you’re cool with it?? Pretty clear the plan was to string him along until he played in his 5th game at which point he’d have no recourse except to end his career. Fortunately he left in time. Hopefully he catches on elsewhere and succeeds.
This dude is obviously lying. Why would he play a single down if he wasn’t paid what he was promised? No athlete would play a down let alone play three games if they weren’t paid what they were promised. He had three decent games and now he wants to cash out for more. I was promised $100k ‘verbally’ by an ‘assistant coach’. Surrrrrrrrrrrre. Me too. And if this dude isn’t lying then he’s just dumb for playing on a verbal agreement lol.
@@33moneyball As a UNLV alum that donates to the NIL collective. UNLV doesn’t have 100k to pay one football player. UNLV and other mountain west schools need every penny they can get.
UNLV by no stretch needs financial support from the casinos, and small donations from the local citizens. The school has very few alumni that can afford large donations.
@@bman6502 The OC didn’t promise the quarterback anything from my sources the quarterback saw his value on the open market rise because of his early success at UNLV and actually demanded 300K not the 100k that’s being reported. UNLV doesn’t have the money like the the Power 4 schools to pay that. He redshirted and and walked for money. As a UNLV alum I’m not mad at him. It’s CALLED CAPITALISM. “IF You’re Good At Something Never Do It For Free”.
I genuinely don’t understand how this aligns with the concept of a ‘university’. It feels like how Yamaha does pianos and motorcycles, colleges are now also profesional sports teams.
That's the point. The NCAA has spent the last 50 years turning college football and college basketball into sudo-professional sports teams. They rake in billions of dollars in revenue for their cities and colleges through TV deals, merchandise and advertising while at the same time the one thing the students got out of it, their education, has been watered down to nothing with fake classes and paid grades to give the kids more time to train. The monster they created is a professional sports league in all but name where the pay was a liberal arts degree. And the NIL aimed to fix that. Give the students the ability to actually be paid and make money off the system.
Technically the university itself doesn't pay anyone. A fund supported by wealthy alumni and boosters which is legally separate from the school is what actually pays the players and they technically aren't even paying them to play.
they always have been. They created that amateur status nonsense to get around paying athletes. The NCAA currently functions as the B league for the NFL but it makes WAY more money.
Between legalized gambling and the new college transfer portal and NIL decision, people should have expected there to be problems and issues on and the field with athletes. This comes as no surprise to me. Unfortunately, I think these problems or issues will not only continue but get worse going forward.
When college football gets watered down and become less meaningful, the same people supporting what this quarterback did will be the same ones saying the game isn’t fun, or the same anymore Mark my words 😂
This is like the Haason Reddick thing with the JETS… poor management on UNLV’s part for not getting a deal set up in writing before the season started…I get Rich said that nothing gets put in a contract but that should’ve been the common practice of the NCAA from day one
College players are required to use a transfer portal. If there is NIL money, there needs to be standard paperwork that must be filed at the time of signing. Period. These kids have a right to know.
Rich, I almost always agree with your take. But not here (I know. A crushing blow to your self esteem). Universities think they’re omnipotent. And they act like it. They can say anything to lure a prospect, er, student, then simply choose to do something different. Now if this were a professional dispute, then quitting your team would be tough. But a student who was lied to? I say kudos to a young man standing up for what’s right. He’s not on a pro team, putting the livelihood of others at risk. You presume that he was promised money and didn’t get it (and sounds like it may have been that), so now is picking up his toys and going home. Why not hold universities accountable? The University gambled that he wouldn’t call their bluff to keep from fulfilling a commitment. He did. And acted accordingly.
If there Is paperwork, there is a court that can work this out. If there is no paperwork, this whole affair is stupid. The only way there will be rules is if players organize and collectively bargain standardized contracts. Extra-contract booster bonuses will always be wild kingdom though.
Not true.. verbal contracts are valid, just harder to prove versus a written contract.. but if the kid has a witness that can verify the offer was made, then you have a stronger case.. but it does not matter because they are not going to court. He is just going to transfer to another school.
Every uncle of mine said that about the NFL when Kaep took a knee. It sounded exactly as ridiculous then as this statement does now, and everyone liking this post will be watching exactly as much football in a decade as those uncles watch NFL games now (which is to say, as many as they can)
Kid signed a contract, College didn't stick to that contract, kid stands his ground, you don't like kid not being uh push over, and letting the institution slide??? Think about that old man...
All agreements between player and school have to be put in writing, and submitted to the NCAA for approval before the athlete can take the field. That way all promises are recorded legally and the NCAA can know if any of those promises are illegal.
The NCAA still doesn't allow schools to pay for play. This money comes from outside organizations which is why it's completely unregulated. The NCAA has no authority over what a booster or fund pays or promises for a players name, image or likeness because technically that's what the money is being exchanged for with current rules.
The billions aren't made off of the athletes. The billions are made off the school's brand. Let's say 50,000 go to their home games. If every player on the team quit and they started their own team called the Vegas Gamblers, forget 50,000, they would be lucky to draw even 50. The reason is because they players aren't the draw. The draw is the school uniform. People want to cheer their home brand.
All these sports writers and commentators are acting surprised like this was going to happen. Once NIL took effect.. It officially became a two-sided business...smdh. Contracts being drawn up or not... UNLV QB dude shoulda got it in writing and notarized. Dick Eisen "I don't like it!" Smackin his hands.. fuqin tool... No rules??? Once rules are set.. it probably just becomes the NCAA 2.0 all over again..
The NCAA doesn't like when the rabbit holds the gun. The NCAA was a multi-BILLION industry, of which the players received nothing. Johnny Manizel was suspended by the NCAA for operating a paid autograph session, on his own time, away from the school. Think about that. NIL is certainly changing football, but at least it's fair. There is zero debate on this point.
Likely, this will press colleges and universities on the FBS level to start structuring contracts on paper rather than just taking someone’s word. It'd be better for both parties.
It is amazing we let a multi-billion-dollar business get away with offering a few scholarships of dubious value while raking in the cash. How many of you would work for free or on a questionable promise of a future profession? Interns at least have a significant chance of actually converting their internship into a job and now most intern programs pay at least something. Yeah, some of the current athletes have and will continue to push boundaries but they wouldn't have to if the generations of greedy before them had been held accountable. It says a lot about our country that they were able to exploit generations of young adults blatantly and openly in front of the whole world and not only got away with it but were lauded for their "generosity'. You just can't make this stuff up...
NCAA needs to investigate and penalize UNLV for lying if that's what they did. They have no problem punishing 18 year olds. The walls of College Football starting to crumble a little bit at a time.
How did this get botched so bad? All they had to do was let players make money off of selling jerseys and autographs and what not. Stop punishing them from having rent paid for or random money thrown their way. This thing has gotten way out of hand.
No he was promised certain NIL money and the school decided to renege it once he got on campus and sounds like they were lying to him saying don’t worry it’s coming and then once he realized it wasn’t he quit.
The NCAA has always had a parasitic relationship to ‘its’ athletes. It is not in their short-term financial interest to do a 180 and suddenly allow the players to extract value from their labor (long-term, the NCAA will obviously have to relent on this if it wants to survive). They’re addicted to the money that came from a century of having a monopoly and essentially legalized indentured servitude over their workforce. These conditions bread a certain sense of entitlement among college athletic departments nationwide as well. This, and the fact that schools are not obligated to foot the bill for NIL, probably led the UNLV athletic department to believe they could promise whatever they wanted to the kid, and thinking it wouldn’t matter since he, ostensibly, would make money off of his own name/image. Looks really, really gross from the outside.
I have seen this happen to someone, and if they lied or didn't pay up or misrepresented the agreement, then good job, bro. But if he pulled an Ultimate Warrior, then he's toast in the public eye.
These universities making promises should be held accountable for lying to their players. I’m not going to feel bad for the university. Maybe they shouldn’t lie to people.
Correct me if Iam wrong. But right up to the start of the college season agents kept calling Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State demanding money. Think he said he had to sit players down and tell them to tell there agents to stop calling cause football season had start. Would not be surprised if stuff like was going on at other schools during the season. Just a thought.
Get rid of these backroom NIL deals and have schools pay players directly with written contracts. Rich is right about this. The players are the product and it's time they are paid transparently.
I think Rich Eisen’s bosses are happy to learn that if they break their contract and stop paying him , he will keep showing up for work so that he doesn’t let down his team.
@@Forester- Sluka hasn’t filed a lawsuit. He has not asked a court to enforce a verbal agreement. He’s simply walked away. If an oral promise was made that went unfulfilled after specific performance by Sluka, then Sluka went ahead with the one way in which he can hold UNLV accountable. Nobody wants to be on the receiving end of a bait and switch. If that’s what happened, then shame on a shady UNLV program. In that instance, I would not blame him for not allowing them to take advantage of him. I say this with the understanding that not all of the facts are out. We don’t know the whole truth.
@@Forester-which means these young kids are learning the same lessons most of us learn in the real world as well. That it doesn't matter what people verbally promise. It matters what your employment contract says. That's it. If it's not in writing it never happened
@@Forester-verbal contracts are legal and binding, it's just that both parties would have to admit in a court of law that a handshake deal was met or otherwise it becomes he said she said.
Just taking someone's word for it is very foolish and naive. Have it on paper and force them to live up to their end of the deal. If what Sulka said was true, then he did the right thing. No pay, no play.
Hope it was in the contract or Sluka is SOL. Im assuming he consulted with an attorney and that's why he chose this path. He deserves the NIL, he's been balling out and the reason the program is winning.
Do players making NIL money have to pay tuition? Or do they still get scholarships? A 100k tuition is nothing to sneeze at. CFB is the wild west right now.
They lied to him, and he took the only action he had left. We all have self-autonomy last I checked. I respect him for standing up for himself against a multi-million dollar corporation (UNLV)
"I don't like" ANY of this NIL crap either. And I never did. But this is the consequence of "professionalizing" college football (and other "college" sports following suit as well). It's just ridiculous. For many years, I have said that the NFL ought to create a "developmental league" for "college aged" post-high school players as an alternative for going to college. But the selfish, greedy NFL will NEVER do it because they have the benefit of riding on the colleges for free, not paying a cent (e.g., not paying coaches salaries, not paying for medical treatment, not paying $$$, etc.). The FACTS of the matter are these: 1. NOT EVERY college-aged promising athlete is academically qualified to attend college and have "no business" in college. 2. NOT EVERY college-aged promising athlete who might be academically qualified to do college work is nonetheless the least bit interested in actually attending class, doing the work, and studying; MANY would prefer simply to "do football" (i.e., development, practice, gym work, games), party, date girls, and sleep ... all with NO academic responsibilities. Many of these type of "student" athletes don't bother to atend class or do their school work anyways, so we should stop the pretense. 3. MANY such kids NEED to be paid to help support their family situation ... and even if they might not "need" to be paid, they certainly WANT to be paid $$$ ... and take the outrageous stance that, somehow, being gifted a $400k free college education, free medical, free world-class coaching and development, free meals, free lodging, free travel, etc. still "isn't payment enough." So stop the pretense, pay the players an NFL developmental salary openly, and return "college football" to the purity it once had where the kids playing sports actually DO ALSO value and desire the college education and DO actually fulfill their school work and earn their degrees. Let those college "National Championships" actually mean something again like they once did instead of the professionalized farce it has become over the past @30 years with all the BIG $$$$$$$ TV deals. If you ever watch Division III playoffs and title games, you will see GREAT football too !!!
This exactly! Stop the pretense of superstar college athletes "going to class" for a degree in communications (there are exceptions of course). A developmental league funded in part by the NFL makes sooo much sense. NFL rookies will be better acclimated to the rigors of an NFL season and better conditioned. I bet rookie injuries and fatigue would drop drastically.
@@coreymunroe8073 Thanks @coreymunroe. I agree it makes sooo much sense (too much sense actually) -- which, sadly, is why it won't ever come to pass. I'm disgusted with the greedy NFL too, because they SHOULD do this, but they won't because the owners "have it made:" they ride for free on the coattails of D-I college football without paying one cent. As one who had to take out student loans for college, it still disgusts me when all these "college student-athletes" demand to be "paid" on the theory that the college "makes money off of them." Several rebuttal considerations: The players ARE PAID (in the form of a FREE $400,000 college education that others have to pay for, free food, free living quarters, free medical, free world-class coaching that will help them get drafted, and free national TV exposure to drum up interest among future NFL employers). Then when the athlete has been made good enough to be a top draft pick, they sit out the bowl game and hurt their team.
he's more of a running QB who is good at play action. What if their back-up QB starts throwing a bunch of interceptions of fumbling the snap? UNLV most likely doesn't have very good depth.
You're telling me mixing college students with contracts and essentially treating them like quasi employees is going to lead to issues??? I'm shocked! 🙄🤦♂️ Said this was all a horrible idea from the gate but people only know how to see surface level arguments anymore.
The old system was even worse. At least now the students get something. And don't say "thEy gOt aN eDucaTion". With the training schedules at some of these colleges, between paid grades and fake courses, some of these kids were lucky to leave withthe equivelant to free liberal arts degrees. With some of their crippling injuries and lifetime medical issues, it's hardly fair compensation. They deserve to be paid by the multi-billion dollar sports league that's been exploiting them
There need to be contracts for NIL deals. If you give the school a chance to take advantage of athletes. They will do it. It's why NIL happened in the first place.
I may be outdated but I think paying college students is wrong. I think those years are for developing the responsibilities of a team concept and mastering the game. Yes, colleges make money off sports but the argument that players deserve a piece as a salary is wrong. Scholarships? Yes. Should colleges be forced to reinvest in future tuitions - yes. What happens now is kids are looking at "getting the bag" and go into the NFL with that "me first" mindset. Look at SF - Aiyuk got paid BUT not what he wanted and so far this season he sucks. Meanwhile the WR3 for a 2 year 7 million dollar deal is KILLING IT on the field. Wilson got paid - trash. Watson got paid - trash. Zeke got paid - trash. Money is destroying football slowly but surely.
Definitely is a situation where the college didn’t give him what they promised to him for him to go there. Not the first time it’s happened and won’t be the last. If this is a situation for verbally telling the athlete they would give him something and they don’t and are trying to say “where’s the proof in writing” then good for him for leaving. They wanna play stupid games they win stupid prizes and no damage will come to the athlete he still has his eligibility and the way he was playing he probably will get offers from a bigger school in a bigger conference as well
Matthew Sluka's agent, Marcus Cromartie of Equity Sports, stated that the promised NIL payment was $100,000. This amount was allegedly promised by a UNLV assistant coach as part of Sluka's transfer from Holy Cross
The transfer portal and NIL are the worst things to happen in 100 years of amateur sports. The NCAA was supposed to protect college football from being just a junior professional league. So much for that. What a disaster.
When coaches are making over $10 million a year and schools are bringing in billions, it’s more than a junior professional league and far beyond an amateur sport.
@@DM-sc9rg The NCAA brought in over a billion for themselves in 2023, the BIG 10 brought in $880 million, the SEC $850 million and big programs bring in a couple hundred million a year. ChatGPT adds the NCAA, conferences and school revenue at $18 billion which is roughly the same as the NFL and all 32 teams.
When the NCAA turned friendly collegiate sports into multi-billion dollar sudo-professional sports leagues with millionaire head coaches and billion dollar facilities all while watering down the education that they were supposed to be compensating the athletes with, they forced this road.
If they lied to him good for him for standing up for himself
I'd love to be his backup though
1 million percent
They lied and should have just paid him the $100,000
Exactly my thoughts
The university has leaked through surrogates that all obligations were met. He went 3-0 and played well and thought he should get more than what is promised.
I don’t necessarily believe the University, but I am more inclined to believe that a kid got greedy than a university would ruin their reputation by not meeting a couple hundred thousand dollar demand.
The kid is not going to go pro. This is one opportunity to make some cash. He saw an opportunity and took it. I can’t hate on it, but at the same time as a former player, it makes me sick.
If they didn't pay him what they promised, then shame on them. If he held them hostage, no one is going go give him his last year.
Yeah his brother was on a call with a guy who does a cbs pod with Danny Kanell. And supposedly it was very fishy. He asked his brother if they had a contract and he said it was a verbal agreement. That’s supposedly where things got a little touchy and the brother “started to hmmm and haaa” about it and wouldn’t give a lot of details. I think this kid knew he wasn’t going pro and instead of taking guaranteed money at a school that was a smaller amount. His eyes got big for that verbal 100k.
Yes somebody will
Which is fair too bc what kid would just walk away from 100k to play somewhere else. Now he changes his whole life and moves and gets rug pulled and cant afford to stay out there. Tf did they want him to do just play football and sleep in the park after tellin the kid hed get 6 figures for coming? @Diovolente
@@Diovolentetheres a story that after the recent game he hired an agent then he went back to the school and strong armed them for more since theyre 3-0
If true hes instantly thrown off the team get lost.
But even if he did get screwed i dont see how this move benefits him in any way. Youre going to be blackballed, you arent a top qb theres young talent coming in every year. I dont see him playing ever again
@@blendin4865 facts sorry if it seemed I was blaming him just explaining the thought process of a kid who probably was real with himself realized his talent and was tryna secure the bag. It’s a lesson we all learn in life that all money ain’t good money!
These programs make way too much money to be lying to these kids.
These teams literally get paid an agreed bonus/buff to go play unfavorable matchups. I don't feel sympathetic towards them considering major colleges routinely gouge their own students tuition wise as it is.
What is UNLV side of the story?
@@miketemple7686they don't have one they declined to comment. Wonder why.
@@miketemple7686 Can't ask that because big meany colleges are always in the wrong, and college kids should always have their word treated as gospel despite being idiots.
Most teams, except maybe 20 schools, lose money on their sports programs.
if you werent paid would you show up to work?
He's in COLLEGE!
@@scotta8529 these kids are employees now...they are paid employees...you dont pay no play...would the coach show up if they didnt pay him?
He was paid over 100k/year in tuition, training, etc
@@scotta8529what's your point? Are college students slaves?
@@jasonjanisewski78 So he was paid half of what he was promised? So would you show up to work for 50% of the agreed pay?
I appreciate Rich not jumping to conclusions, too many shows are obsessed with hot takes. I prefer thoughtful ones
Nobody is claiming he’s just holding them hostage after a good start. School is trying to claim it wasn’t a technically valid offer cause it came from the OC lol.
@@33moneyballthat is his, his father, and his agent's words. The school nor NIL collectives have not chimed in yet. We aren't sure what happened. I have a hard time imagining $100k was promised to a Holy Cross grad transfer.
There are also reports that he has been offered more by another team.
Thank god for guys like Rich and Dan Patrick that actually have thoughtful fair take instead of hot takes to get reactions likes and views
That's why he's the best in the business
He was getting pretty heated about it towards the end. Hardly ever see him that mad.
I support him 100%. It's the new business model. If they lied him or if they simply couldn't fulfill their obligations, he needs to take a stand.
Definitely. You have school taking pictures with Ferraris on their football page. They've only had 2 seasons since 2000 with 7+wins. Especially with rumors that they blocked others from paying the kid...the league should be mad at how it is handled smh.
Not everybody makes it to the league. He is standin on business 💪🏾
he standing on 💩
@@bmclv91 stop hating
If he was talented enough for a second career he wouldn’t be doing this. With that said, go get your money. Will be the last payday.
Bye bye college degree
He should be standing on that degree.
Kid came from Holy Cross. I don’t blame him. He probably won’t see money like this again for his football abilities
and he really shouldnt see any in the first place 😂
This kid wont be going to the NFL. He only completes 43% of his passes.
@jeffreyhutchins6527 that's why NIL is so great. These guys that were great college players can finally get a piece of the money that they bring in. He probably won't make it to the NFL so he's looking to make that money now. Pretty sure we all would do the same thing.
@@citylimit33 So the head coach for UNLV can make $1.8 million last year, but the starting QB "shouldn't" get anything? If all these schools played locally on Saturdays, in stadiums with little to no ticket revenue, and could actually take real classes and have a normal life of a student, then fine. That isn't the case. These guys work, and should get paid. He is using his last bit of leverage to get what he can. I'm sure he won't lack for offers.
@@citylimit33 Why is that?
Absolutely crazy they didn’t just cough up the 100k
as a UNLV alumni I believe it. They are stubborn. and broke as hell.
@@suites.74 you wouldn’t think so. You’d think the casinos would love a strong UNLV
Who is "they"? The UNLV collective? The schools do NOT pay the players. And we only know what the player, his family, and agent have said. So we have no clue what actually happened in this circumstance. I find it hard to believe $100k was offered to a grad transfer from Holy Cross. It is a lot of money for a non power 5 program.
As a UNLV alum UNLV doesn’t have the money to pay 100k to one football player.
Sadly true, the shift will hopefully happen where UNLV has more money for things like this.
Pay me first, then I’ll play. This will change players deal with these NIL deals. Vast majority of these guys aren’t going into the NFL. They need to make as much as possible. Screw the schools, they don’t give a damn about ANY of the players.
go to their football page. They have players taking pictures with ferraris. That is all you need to know.
@@CSM_Kobeni who cares. They still deserve to be paid. You pocket watching college students. You weird.
@@Gashshiningstar Did you understand what I just said? It is the opposite of what you think. If the school can rent out ferraris to take pictures then they can afford to pay their players.
As an UNLV alum, I support his decision. Yeah, I don't like him leaving like this. But he's been completely lied to by the program. He deserves what was promised.
I don’t really care whether people like it. This is a business and it’s one where people went unpaid for their labor for far too long. Imagine your boss signing you to a contract and refusing to pay you for your work, or only paying you a few hundred bucks a month. That’s what this situation is.
Facts
I read he's trying to get more than he originally agreed to because the team is doing well. If that's true he's not someone I would want near my team.
unpaid for years? What? Its the NCAA - an amateur sport. This is not a work contract. Kids played sports because they loved it. As far as not being paid, I wouldn't mind a full scholarship with incredible access to tutors, trainers, food and weight/conditioning programs.
This world is truly about "me, me, me" now. It sickens me
@FratNightGaming it's not an amateur sport, it's been making billions for years. The fact that the only people that weren't making any money were the ones actually playing doesn't make it an amateur sport. It made it a f***ing disgrace.
THIS.
EXACLTY THIS.
END OF DISCUSSION.
If this would've happened to at an SEC/B1G school, I wonder how different the reaction would be. Otherwise, if this is just a broken promise, let's not blame the kids. Schools lie and embellish all the time, especially during the recruiting process. It's about time those big wigs start being held accountable for manipulating the future of children and their families.
It did florida and it's head coach is getting sued and he's at Georgia now
@@Jamel-i2f Was he the starter at the time? I thought that was a true freshman. [Correct me if I'm wrong]
SEC pockets are too deep to ever let something like this happen.
@@Titanvol91 That's a fair point. That'd likely never happen to a starting QB of all positions. Fact of the matter is, it's time to hold these businesses accountable for their operations. Screwing over players is ridiculous, after decades of the NCAA's nonsense.
Put it in writing next time.
You don’t like it but if your place of employment reneged on a deal you had; you would 100% react the same way and take your talents elsewhere! Stop pretending to be better!
Most people wouldn’t accept a verbal agreement only. Only a clown is gonna rely on that. Clearly his agent is a clown as well.
That's not the part he doesn't like. The part that sucks is their isn't any type of regulation
That still doesn’t change anything. They made an agreement, one party reneged. He was harmed in the process and shouldn’t be chastised for seeking a school that will honor their agreements or pay him what he believes he’s worth. Rich Eisen has no business criticizing a kid for trying to get his money while he can from football which has an average professional life span of 3 years!!!
@@Jetsjohnny Found another clown lol.
@@bluescreenfree feel better about yourself?
The reality is these athletes are now employees and this happens everyday in the workplace. Everyday in organizations employees put in their two weeks notice to pursue a better opportunity at other organizations. Also the universities do the same thing. Deon told the CU players at his first meeting to pack their bags because he was bringing in new players. UNLV right now is deciding whether to stay with the MWC or jump to the new PAC 12. The PAC 12 is in this current mess because of college realignment which saw all but two of its programs join other conferences. The Big 12 was almost in a similar situation in 2021, but luckily the BIG 10, PAC 12, and ACC did pick off any of the remaining teams which allowed the the Big 12 to raid the AAC. If UNLV promised the quarterback money and didn’t pay him, based on NCAA rules the university had three games to resolve the issue but failed to so. Most NCAA players will not make it to the pros, so he needs to capitalize his ability to make some money while he can. I think UNLV should had found the money to pay the quarterback since this cannot help with recruiting and the university is in limbo since the MWC looks unstable and the Memphis, Tulane, and USF declined the PAC 12 offer which weakens the PAC 12’s brand.
According to a story in the Washington Post, his agent claims he was promised $100,000. Only got $3000.
WELL, if a kid is promised something not delivered he can do what is best for him. Colleges have no problem kicking kids to the curb if unwanted ie Colorado Buffs.
If they promised him a certain dollar figure and didn't live up to their agreement than screw UNLV. They didn't expect the kid to stand up for himself and he did.
Details strongly suggest the player is telling the truth. Not only is the entire thing embarrassing for UNLV but it’s beyond absurd they can’t come up with 97K to fulfill a promise given their success thus far. Top schools will offer 3-5 million to a transfer QB for a season….you can’t pay 100K despite promising as much. You know it’s not bullshit because the HC is claiming it’s invalid cause his OC made the offer lol. Okay, so your top assistant is lying to transfers and you’re cool with it?? Pretty clear the plan was to string him along until he played in his 5th game at which point he’d have no recourse except to end his career. Fortunately he left in time. Hopefully he catches on elsewhere and succeeds.
This dude is obviously lying. Why would he play a single down if he wasn’t paid what he was promised? No athlete would play a down let alone play three games if they weren’t paid what they were promised. He had three decent games and now he wants to cash out for more.
I was promised $100k ‘verbally’ by an ‘assistant coach’.
Surrrrrrrrrrrre. Me too.
And if this dude isn’t lying then he’s just dumb for playing on a verbal agreement lol.
@@33moneyball As a UNLV alum that donates to the NIL collective. UNLV doesn’t have 100k to pay one football player. UNLV and other mountain west schools need every penny they can get.
UNLV by no stretch needs financial support from the casinos, and small donations from the local citizens. The school has very few alumni that can afford large donations.
@@VegasSportsGaming then the OC should not have made that promise..
@@bman6502 The OC didn’t promise the quarterback anything from my sources the quarterback saw his value on the open market rise because of his early success at UNLV and actually demanded 300K not the 100k that’s being reported. UNLV doesn’t have the money like the the Power 4 schools to pay that. He redshirted and and walked for money. As a UNLV alum I’m not mad at him. It’s CALLED CAPITALISM. “IF You’re Good At Something Never Do It For Free”.
I genuinely don’t understand how this aligns with the concept of a ‘university’. It feels like how Yamaha does pianos and motorcycles, colleges are now also profesional sports teams.
They have been for many years now, this isn't new. The difference is now they actually have to pay a market value for the players' labor.
@@stevenclark5173 completely agree. I just find it really weird how it got to this point. (Writing from Canada so no college sports here).
That's the point. The NCAA has spent the last 50 years turning college football and college basketball into sudo-professional sports teams. They rake in billions of dollars in revenue for their cities and colleges through TV deals, merchandise and advertising while at the same time the one thing the students got out of it, their education, has been watered down to nothing with fake classes and paid grades to give the kids more time to train. The monster they created is a professional sports league in all but name where the pay was a liberal arts degree. And the NIL aimed to fix that. Give the students the ability to actually be paid and make money off the system.
Technically the university itself doesn't pay anyone. A fund supported by wealthy alumni and boosters which is legally separate from the school is what actually pays the players and they technically aren't even paying them to play.
they always have been. They created that amateur status nonsense to get around paying athletes. The NCAA currently functions as the B league for the NFL but it makes WAY more money.
Welcome to the College Football Professional Association! CFPA
Between legalized gambling and the new college transfer portal and NIL decision, people should have expected there to be problems and issues on and the field with athletes. This comes as no surprise to me. Unfortunately, I think these problems or issues will not only continue but get worse going forward.
Agreed. I have no idea what people thought was going to happened.
Collegiate amateur sports are done. This is the beginning of the end.
If I'm the backup, I'm excited
😂
maybe he's not a scab
Because if you do well you’ll be rewarded for your efforts too oh wait
When college football gets watered down and become less meaningful, the same people supporting what this quarterback did will be the same ones saying the game isn’t fun, or the same anymore Mark my words 😂
It's all moving to college athletes being under contracts in the future.
profound
Then people will complain about non-compete clauses.
I’d rather just have them signed and under contract than these backend deals
Sounds like the kind of thing the military "promises" recruits to me. I tend to believe the individual and not the institution.
This is really simple. Pay the man or don’t.
UNLV promised him 100k to come play for them and then they didn't pay up.
Um, Rich, you literally did the same thing at approximately the same age. This isn’t a kid. He’s essentially a graduate student.
This is like the Haason Reddick
thing with the JETS… poor management on UNLV’s part for not getting a deal set up in writing before the season started…I get Rich said that nothing gets put in a contract but that should’ve been the common practice of the NCAA from day one
Now UNLV football makes national headlines 😢 😭
I knew this season was too good to be true😭😭
NIL🤑 giveth and it taketh away🤮
Definitely ain't beating Boise now
If the job you got hired for promised you a certain salary and then you get there and that salary is not met. You’d be pissed too.
When you know you're not going to the NFL, this type of money might be the biggest paycheck you'll ever get in your life.
College players are required to use a transfer portal. If there is NIL money, there needs to be standard paperwork that must be filed at the time of signing. Period. These kids have a right to know.
Rich, I almost always agree with your take. But not here (I know. A crushing blow to your self esteem). Universities think they’re omnipotent. And they act like it. They can say anything to lure a prospect, er, student, then simply choose to do something different. Now if this were a professional dispute, then quitting your team would be tough. But a student who was lied to? I say kudos to a young man standing up for what’s right. He’s not on a pro team, putting the livelihood of others at risk. You presume that he was promised money and didn’t get it (and sounds like it may have been that), so now is picking up his toys and going home. Why not hold universities accountable? The University gambled that he wouldn’t call their bluff to keep from fulfilling a commitment. He did. And acted accordingly.
Get revenue sharing please. Protect the kids and fans from these situations
If there Is paperwork, there is a court that can work this out. If there is no paperwork, this whole affair is stupid. The only way there will be rules is if players organize and collectively bargain standardized contracts. Extra-contract booster bonuses will always be wild kingdom though.
Not true.. verbal contracts are valid, just harder to prove versus a written contract.. but if the kid has a witness that can verify the offer was made, then you have a stronger case.. but it does not matter because they are not going to court. He is just going to transfer to another school.
He was allegedly promised money from the program and he didn’t get it. Paying players is still illegal, the NIL has to go thru a third party.
I couldn't care less about College football anymore.
@jackhoffmann8646 you couldn’t care less but you listen to a clip about college football and then make a comment?
@@wontferrell263 How do you know he listened to the clip?
Agreed
@@wontferrell263 I like to hear what Rich Eisen has to say.
Every uncle of mine said that about the NFL when Kaep took a knee. It sounded exactly as ridiculous then as this statement does now, and everyone liking this post will be watching exactly as much football in a decade as those uncles watch NFL games now (which is to say, as many as they can)
As son as you incorporate the NCAA into anything it goes pear-shaped. It has long outlived it usefulness.
Kid signed a contract, College didn't stick to that contract, kid stands his ground, you don't like kid not being uh push over, and letting the institution slide??? Think about that old man...
Where’s the contract?
@@MrShanester117 in the fireplace.
If it's not in writing then it's fools gold. Always get it in writing
I love it! Get yours. College Football makes billions.
Rich Eisen is one of the best in the business. Appreciate you Rich!
All agreements between player and school have to be put in writing, and submitted to the NCAA for approval before the athlete can take the field. That way all promises are recorded legally and the NCAA can know if any of those promises are illegal.
100% agree. Protects everyone involved and basic common sense
The NCAA still doesn't allow schools to pay for play. This money comes from outside organizations which is why it's completely unregulated. The NCAA has no authority over what a booster or fund pays or promises for a players name, image or likeness because technically that's what the money is being exchanged for with current rules.
88k is still a lot of money to some folks
It’s was $12k total, $88k less than they promised him. School should be embarrassed
Compared to billions being made off of them. Don't think so.
The billions aren't made off of the athletes. The billions are made off the school's brand.
Let's say 50,000 go to their home games. If every player on the team quit and they started their own team called the Vegas Gamblers, forget 50,000, they would be lucky to draw even 50. The reason is because they players aren't the draw. The draw is the school uniform. People want to cheer their home brand.
@@sinoverlord409
Lol UNLV is not making billions…
@@jasonjanisewski78 This is a good point. Years of tradition / fans create the demand. Goes both ways, ... but. you gotta honor your deal.
This will give the young scholar time to study.
I’m happy I’ve found this show
dont like it but also cant blame the kid
That’s right where I am. Logically I totally get it and support the player…but I still can’t shake how dirty this all *feels*
All these sports writers and commentators are acting surprised like this was going to happen. Once NIL took effect.. It officially became a two-sided business...smdh.
Contracts being drawn up or not... UNLV QB dude shoulda got it in writing and notarized.
Dick Eisen "I don't like it!" Smackin his hands.. fuqin tool... No rules??? Once rules are set.. it probably just becomes the NCAA 2.0 all over again..
The NCAA doesn't like when the rabbit holds the gun.
The NCAA was a multi-BILLION industry, of which the players received nothing.
Johnny Manizel was suspended by the NCAA for operating a paid autograph session, on his own time, away from the school.
Think about that.
NIL is certainly changing football, but at least it's fair. There is zero debate on this point.
Likely, this will press colleges and universities on the FBS level to start structuring contracts on paper rather than just taking someone’s word. It'd be better for both parties.
College coaches and administrators have been lying to athletes and wasting their time and talents since before NIL. Go get yours kid!
It is amazing we let a multi-billion-dollar business get away with offering a few scholarships of dubious value while raking in the cash. How many of you would work for free or on a questionable promise of a future profession? Interns at least have a significant chance of actually converting their internship into a job and now most intern programs pay at least something. Yeah, some of the current athletes have and will continue to push boundaries but they wouldn't have to if the generations of greedy before them had been held accountable. It says a lot about our country that they were able to exploit generations of young adults blatantly and openly in front of the whole world and not only got away with it but were lauded for their "generosity'. You just can't make this stuff up...
Good for him and good luck to UNLV getting the next kid to come on fraudulent NIL pledges.
NCAA needs to investigate and penalize UNLV for lying if that's what they did. They have no problem punishing 18 year olds. The walls of College Football starting to crumble a little bit at a time.
How did this get botched so bad? All they had to do was let players make money off of selling jerseys and autographs and what not. Stop punishing them from having rent paid for or random money thrown their way. This thing has gotten way out of hand.
No he was promised certain NIL money and the school decided to renege it once he got on campus and sounds like they were lying to him saying don’t worry it’s coming and then once he realized it wasn’t he quit.
@@cjboyer4355what he just said went completely over your head.
Schools make millions of dollars off these kids. They deserve more than commercial and autograph money
The NCAA has always had a parasitic relationship to ‘its’ athletes. It is not in their short-term financial interest to do a 180 and suddenly allow the players to extract value from their labor (long-term, the NCAA will obviously have to relent on this if it wants to survive).
They’re addicted to the money that came from a century of having a monopoly and essentially legalized indentured servitude over their workforce. These conditions bread a certain sense of entitlement among college athletic departments nationwide as well. This, and the fact that schools are not obligated to foot the bill for NIL, probably led the UNLV athletic department to believe they could promise whatever they wanted to the kid, and thinking it wouldn’t matter since he, ostensibly, would make money off of his own name/image. Looks really, really gross from the outside.
@@lamarbennett436 clearly mine and 6 other peoples as well
Some schools do put their deals in writing.
College football is now semi professional ball.
I have seen this happen to someone, and if they lied or didn't pay up or misrepresented the agreement, then good job, bro.
But if he pulled an Ultimate Warrior, then he's toast in the public eye.
NIL will ruin college football
Already is
It's not NIL that will be the issue. The NCAA n university boosters that are the real issue
These universities making promises should be held accountable for lying to their players. I’m not going to feel bad for the university. Maybe they shouldn’t lie to people.
Has Rich heard of Jaden Rashada, who transferred 3 times over this matter?
As a Florida fan, yup lol.
QB that weighs 100lbs and sucks?
Correct me if Iam wrong. But right up to the start of the college season agents kept calling Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State demanding money. Think he said he had to sit players down and tell them to tell there agents to stop calling cause football season had start. Would not be surprised if stuff like was going on at other schools during the season. Just a thought.
They should’ve paid him then.
Get rid of these backroom NIL deals and have schools pay players directly with written contracts. Rich is right about this. The players are the product and it's time they are paid transparently.
I think Rich Eisen’s bosses are happy to learn that if they break their contract and stop paying him , he will keep showing up for work so that he doesn’t let down his team.
Apples and oranges essentially
Rebs got the W without him. Bye.
Money destroys everything it touches..
The NFL isn't even a Football Game today.. now Entertainment.. Gambling.. NIL $... It's OVER
Amid all this chaos, where is NCAA? If they do not have any more authority or will to bring some order, they should just disband!
You know Rich is fired up when he drops a “dicking around”.
college players are holding out now.
This isn’t holding out. The player performed, and proceeded to leave when, according to him, UNLV failed to honor its end of a contractual agreement.
@zplapplap The problem is that there was no contract. His own story was that it was a verbal agreement.
@@Forester- Sluka hasn’t filed a lawsuit. He has not asked a court to enforce a verbal agreement. He’s simply walked away. If an oral promise was made that went unfulfilled after specific performance by Sluka, then Sluka went ahead with the one way in which he can hold UNLV accountable. Nobody wants to be on the receiving end of a bait and switch. If that’s what happened, then shame on a shady UNLV program. In that instance, I would not blame him for not allowing them to take advantage of him. I say this with the understanding that not all of the facts are out. We don’t know the whole truth.
@@Forester-which means these young kids are learning the same lessons most of us learn in the real world as well. That it doesn't matter what people verbally promise. It matters what your employment contract says. That's it. If it's not in writing it never happened
@@Forester-verbal contracts are legal and binding, it's just that both parties would have to admit in a court of law that a handshake deal was met or otherwise it becomes he said she said.
I wonder how Rich Eisen would feel if they didn’t pay him what they promised when he signed his contract 🤔🤔
Anyone with a brain could see this was inevitable with NIL
Just taking someone's word for it is very foolish and naive. Have it on paper and force them to live up to their end of the deal. If what Sulka said was true, then he did the right thing. No pay, no play.
I also wouldn't go to work if my employers chose to not pay me what we agreed upon.
The art of the deal 😂😂😂
Hope it was in the contract or Sluka is SOL. Im assuming he consulted with an attorney and that's why he chose this path. He deserves the NIL, he's been balling out and the reason the program is winning.
College football has been ruined by NIL. Congrats
Pay the man. No more free labor
Really appreciate Rich speaking up on this. Need more voices, this NIL business is a mess. It needs organization
Do players making NIL money have to pay tuition? Or do they still get scholarships? A 100k tuition is nothing to sneeze at. CFB is the wild west right now.
Anyone that didn’t see this kind of thing happening sooner or later when the NIL was implemented is just very short-sighted. Expect more of this.
They lied to him, and he took the only action he had left. We all have self-autonomy last I checked. I respect him for standing up for himself against a multi-million dollar corporation (UNLV)
No contracts ; only verbal commitment over NIL that will be a mess
"I don't like" ANY of this NIL crap either. And I never did. But this is the consequence of "professionalizing" college football (and other "college" sports following suit as well). It's just ridiculous. For many years, I have said that the NFL ought to create a "developmental league" for "college aged" post-high school players as an alternative for going to college. But the selfish, greedy NFL will NEVER do it because they have the benefit of riding on the colleges for free, not paying a cent (e.g., not paying coaches salaries, not paying for medical treatment, not paying $$$, etc.).
The FACTS of the matter are these:
1. NOT EVERY college-aged promising athlete is academically qualified to attend college and have "no business" in college.
2. NOT EVERY college-aged promising athlete who might be academically qualified to do college work is nonetheless the least bit interested in actually attending class, doing the work, and studying; MANY would prefer simply to "do football" (i.e., development, practice, gym work, games), party, date girls, and sleep ... all with NO academic responsibilities. Many of these type of "student" athletes don't bother to atend class or do their school work anyways, so we should stop the pretense.
3. MANY such kids NEED to be paid to help support their family situation ... and even if they might not "need" to be paid, they certainly WANT to be paid $$$ ... and take the outrageous stance that, somehow, being gifted a $400k free college education, free medical, free world-class coaching and development, free meals, free lodging, free travel, etc. still "isn't payment enough."
So stop the pretense, pay the players an NFL developmental salary openly, and return "college football" to the purity it once had where the kids playing sports actually DO ALSO value and desire the college education and DO actually fulfill their school work and earn their degrees. Let those college "National Championships" actually mean something again like they once did instead of the professionalized farce it has become over the past @30 years with all the BIG $$$$$$$ TV deals. If you ever watch Division III playoffs and title games, you will see GREAT football too !!!
This exactly! Stop the pretense of superstar college athletes "going to class" for a degree in communications (there are exceptions of course). A developmental league funded in part by the NFL makes sooo much sense. NFL rookies will be better acclimated to the rigors of an NFL season and better conditioned. I bet rookie injuries and fatigue would drop drastically.
@@coreymunroe8073 Thanks @coreymunroe. I agree it makes sooo much sense (too much sense actually) -- which, sadly, is why it won't ever come to pass. I'm disgusted with the greedy NFL too, because they SHOULD do this, but they won't because the owners "have it made:" they ride for free on the coattails of D-I college football without paying one cent.
As one who had to take out student loans for college, it still disgusts me when all these "college student-athletes" demand to be "paid" on the theory that the college "makes money off of them." Several rebuttal considerations: The players ARE PAID (in the form of a FREE $400,000 college education that others have to pay for, free food, free living quarters, free medical, free world-class coaching that will help them get drafted, and free national TV exposure to drum up interest among future NFL employers). Then when the athlete has been made good enough to be a top draft pick, they sit out the bowl game and hurt their team.
Glad this is coming to light, common practice for recruiters to lie to future players. Hopefully future players get this in writing.
I miss the days of the under the table brown paper bag college football days. This isn’t college anymore this is a different sector of pro football
Its a new day, get that money kids, these coaches will leave and go to a different team in the middle of the season.
He's completing less than 50% of his passes...
I think they'll be alright
They beat Kansas with an 18-play drive consisting of 18 runs 👍🏻
he's more of a running QB who is good at play action. What if their back-up QB starts throwing a bunch of interceptions of fumbling the snap? UNLV most likely doesn't have very good depth.
He's a running QB which is still very viable in college football.
So Rich's position is even if the kid was lied to, he still doesn't think the QB should have walked. Rich is a f*cking putz.
Rich, the NFL just called and they're not going to pay you anymore do you show up for work Sunday?
Rich has it on paper he ain't inventing his salary.
Definitely dont blame the player at all
You're telling me mixing college students with contracts and essentially treating them like quasi employees is going to lead to issues??? I'm shocked! 🙄🤦♂️
Said this was all a horrible idea from the gate but people only know how to see surface level arguments anymore.
It's not perfect but these students should be getting paid. Way better than before where they didn't make anything.
The old system was even worse. At least now the students get something.
And don't say "thEy gOt aN eDucaTion". With the training schedules at some of these colleges, between paid grades and fake courses, some of these kids were lucky to leave withthe equivelant to free liberal arts degrees. With some of their crippling injuries and lifetime medical issues, it's hardly fair compensation. They deserve to be paid by the multi-billion dollar sports league that's been exploiting them
There need to be contracts for NIL deals. If you give the school a chance to take advantage of athletes. They will do it. It's why NIL happened in the first place.
I may be outdated but I think paying college students is wrong. I think those years are for developing the responsibilities of a team concept and mastering the game. Yes, colleges make money off sports but the argument that players deserve a piece as a salary is wrong. Scholarships? Yes. Should colleges be forced to reinvest in future tuitions - yes. What happens now is kids are looking at "getting the bag" and go into the NFL with that "me first" mindset. Look at SF - Aiyuk got paid BUT not what he wanted and so far this season he sucks. Meanwhile the WR3 for a 2 year 7 million dollar deal is KILLING IT on the field. Wilson got paid - trash. Watson got paid - trash. Zeke got paid - trash. Money is destroying football slowly but surely.
Definitely is a situation where the college didn’t give him what they promised to him for him to go there. Not the first time it’s happened and won’t be the last. If this is a situation for verbally telling the athlete they would give him something and they don’t and are trying to say “where’s the proof in writing” then good for him for leaving. They wanna play stupid games they win stupid prizes and no damage will come to the athlete he still has his eligibility and the way he was playing he probably will get offers from a bigger school in a bigger conference as well
It’s not a college game anymore. It’s a for profit business
It has always been a for profit business, just now they are paying the staff.
@@sumterlbhas been since the first TV deals were signed
People not used to seeing others NOT being exploited and mad at the player
Rich Eisen is an out of touch Boomer
Keep crying over your high rent 🤣
If you’re applying labels, Rich Eisen’s age puts him in the Gen X group not the Boomers.
Matthew Sluka's agent, Marcus Cromartie of Equity Sports, stated that the promised NIL payment was $100,000. This amount was allegedly promised by a UNLV assistant coach as part of Sluka's transfer from Holy Cross
The transfer portal and NIL are the worst things to happen in 100 years of amateur sports. The NCAA was supposed to protect college football from being just a junior professional league. So much for that. What a disaster.
When coaches are making over $10 million a year and schools are bringing in billions, it’s more than a junior professional league and far beyond an amateur sport.
@@boldtaa um what colleges are making a billion
@@DM-sc9rg The NCAA brought in over a billion for themselves in 2023, the BIG 10 brought in $880 million, the SEC $850 million and big programs bring in a couple hundred million a year. ChatGPT adds the NCAA, conferences and school revenue at $18 billion which is roughly the same as the NFL and all 32 teams.
When the NCAA turned friendly collegiate sports into multi-billion dollar sudo-professional sports leagues with millionaire head coaches and billion dollar facilities all while watering down the education that they were supposed to be compensating the athletes with, they forced this road.
@@JKSSubstandard Yep. You can bet the execs at the NCAA are getting their cut.
Rich got this bent out of shape by the Bryce Young benching too...