Returning Points - 2026

[west2east]

I honestly don't think the game is going to change as much as people think? Sure, it puts more decision making within the AD on many things, but the NCAA is in a death quiver and there is far too much grey area for the NCAA to have a ton of teeth.

I don't think Wrestlers are going to get paid giant sums of money, but then again, the guys with big banks are generally creative, aggressive and progressive above the NCAA.

We will see what happens with NIL Go my opinion is it's gonna be a mess . They say deals are supposed to be approved within 2 weeks. Football now has 105 man rosters along with all other sports. Would like to know how many people were hired to work on this . Gonna be lots of deals that need approval in a short period. And once everything is delayed and a mess people will just take the $ and not report it. The NCAA has gutted the office that policed this stuff so I'm not sure how they will catch people who just take the $

 

[Pennstate1985]

I honestly don't think the game is going to change as much as people think? Sure, it puts more decision making within the AD on many things, but the NCAA is in a death quiver and there is far too much grey area for the NCAA to have a ton of teeth.

Those two sentences cannot co-exist imo. If on the one hand you state that the NCAA is in its death quiver (I agree), then the game is going to change a LOT. Anyone who isn't comatose knows that the first time a Power 5 team is denied an NIL deal and loses a football player, Deloitte and the NCAA are gonna get sued by someone. The griping then increases to the point that the Power 5 schools decide the NCAA isn't able to manage the process and takes it over. It'll probably take five years, but it's a given. The NCAA has been set up to fail here. Isn't that obvious to everyone?

 

[Pennstate1985]

From the Iowa board even today. From Slumlord himself:

bnicolls said:
PSU has been paying guys since Cael showed up. It was part of the deal that Ira presented. NIL (Now it's Legal), albeit the new Now has oversight.....maybe (we'll see on that) allowed others to do the same legally. Ira wants to win and will spend any amount to do it.

So even Bob Nicolls sees oversight as a maybe.

 

[west2east]

From the Iowa board even today. From Slumlord himself:

bnicolls said:
PSU has been paying guys since Cael showed up. It was part of the deal that Ira presented. NIL (Now it's Legal), albeit the new Now has oversight.....maybe (we'll see on that) allowed others to do the same legally. Ira wants to win and will spend any amount to do it.

So even Bob Nicolls sees oversight as a maybe.

For sure he does as will Ira and Chad. This shit show has just begun. Also nobody can get answers and July 1 is coming fast

 

[Pennstate1985]

For sure he does as will Ira and Chad. This shit show has just begun. Also nobody can get answers and July 1 is coming fast

Now that my team is #1, I want the rules to be enforced with an iron fist. No cheating you barbarians. Act civilized. 😙

 

[chasepollard]

Those two sentences cannot co-exist imo. If on the one hand you state that the NCAA is in its death quiver (I agree), then the game is going to change a LOT. Anyone who isn't comatose knows that the first time a Power 5 team is denied an NIL deal and loses a football player, Deloitte and the NCAA are gonna get sued by someone. The griping then increases to the point that the Power 5 schools decide the NCAA isn't able to manage the process and takes it over. It'll probably take five years, but it's a given. The NCAA has been set up to fail here. Isn't that obvious to everyone?

I am saying it isn't going to change until the death quiver is over...then it gets interesting and probably better.

This new ruling is just going to create tons of progressive creativity. The NCAA is a shark, but it forgot it's not a great white anymore, it's more of basking shark.

 

[chasepollard]

For sure he does as will Ira and Chad. This shit show has just begun. Also nobody can get answers and July 1 is coming fast

I'll say it again, Chad isn't throwing money at NIL. Chad is obviously a guy you can collaborate with and generate some funds, but he's not on speed dial to pay kids to come Wrestle.

Either way, there is no way Ira, Bob or Chad are going to let somebody else tell them what to do with their money. I don't know what the level above FU money is, but they have it.

 

[Pennstate1985]

I don't know what the level above FU money is, but they have it.

Your modesty is cute Chase. I saw the diamond tiara that your wife wore at nationals. It was nice but out of place at that venue. Fashion faux pas. 🤣

 

[west2east]

I'll say it again, Chad isn't throwing money at NIL. Chad is obviously a guy you can collaborate with and generate some funds, but he's not on speed dial to pay kids to come Wrestle.

Either way, there is no way Ira, Bob or Chad are going to let somebody else tell them what to do with their money. I don't know what the level above FU money is, but they have it.

Well some are getting over 200K for SR years in high school so someone is paying 🤷. The truck also comes out of that $ but still big $.