"Further, one of two things is going to happen to that development player. One, he's not going to develop and then you have to run him off/process him/help him go elsewhere. Or two, he develops, blossoms into a player and now he gets tampered with and his price skyrockets. " - Neal
Didn't make it in time for the mailbag, so I'll ask here. This, to me, is absolute bullcrap as a working model, and ultimately keeps a lot of kids from becoming the best players they can be. It's unfathomable to me, still, that these players can get paid, a lot, and there not be anything resembling a contract that requires some sort of duty out of BOTH parties (school and player). How long is this sucky model going to be allowed to continue unmodified?
it doesn't maximize the potential of either the player or the team; it takes up an inordinate amount of time that could be spent on actual football; and, I believe it takes away those early opportunities for development within an SEC program from a lot of kids. I realize why it happened (big money), but I can't believe nobody has pushed harder for a more sustainable, more efficient model.
Didn't make it in time for the mailbag, so I'll ask here. This, to me, is absolute bullcrap as a working model, and ultimately keeps a lot of kids from becoming the best players they can be. It's unfathomable to me, still, that these players can get paid, a lot, and there not be anything resembling a contract that requires some sort of duty out of BOTH parties (school and player). How long is this sucky model going to be allowed to continue unmodified?
it doesn't maximize the potential of either the player or the team; it takes up an inordinate amount of time that could be spent on actual football; and, I believe it takes away those early opportunities for development within an SEC program from a lot of kids. I realize why it happened (big money), but I can't believe nobody has pushed harder for a more sustainable, more efficient model.
