Crazy question, should the NFL just take over tier 1 of College π? Drafts,
Salary caps, Rookie salary caps, Roster limits with practice teams. However have an entity that can force Academic standards, limits on eligibility years etc. They already have many of the rules needed to handle the challenges.
The NFL seems to have the gravitas to be able to get things done, since most of these players in tier 1, thatβs their number one goal, but donβt throw the baby out with the bath water. So many have gone on to get degrees and have a better life because of the educational part. I mean with pay for play and NIL, why not just let the NFL take over tier one of college football? Could we be trying to fit all athletes into a system that is not built for the overwhelming majority of athletes?
PS Let the lower tiers do the more traditional model, without pay for play and NIL, sit out a year to transfer etc. It was really good for 100+ years, and many of these athletes just want to play their sport in College and get an education (the athletes graduation rate overall is 90% in six years). It seems like we are penalizing the majority, that would be better under the old system of rules. What do you think?
Please keep your answers short and with paragraph breaks or even better, with bullet points.
Signed NFL representative π€£
** Edited by Stech at 5/20/2025, 8:57:22 AM
Posted: 05/20/2025 at 08:54 AM ET
Thread Replies (19)
Crazy question, should the NFL just take over tier 1 of College π? Drafts,
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-- Stech
May 20, 2025 at 08:54 AM ET
Stech
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05/20/25 08:54 AM ET
Or, maybe college football should expand, adding years of eligibility,
-- wwhokie1
May 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM ET
wwhokie1
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05/20/25 12:45 PM ET
I'm surprised we haven't already had a real NFL minor league.
-- Truthahn
May 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM ET
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05/20/25 12:23 PM ET
Colleges should force the NFL to form a minor league. **
-- VPI 1924
May 20, 2025 at 05:53 PM ET
VPI 1924
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05/20/25 05:53 PM ET
Why buy the cow when you get the milk for free?
-- mancunian
May 20, 2025 at 03:04 PM ET
mancunian
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05/20/25 03:04 PM ET
Iβm just exploring if tier 1 CFB would be better off running it like MLB &
-- Stech
May 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM ET
Stech
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05/20/25 12:47 PM ET
Your first paragraph is pretty much the whole ballgame...
-- mancunian
May 21, 2025 at 09:06 AM ET
mancunian
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05/21/25 09:06 AM ET
Iβm better at asking questions, but I hope that hard π« like us keep asking
-- Stech
May 20, 2025 at 09:10 PM ET
Stech
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05/20/25 09:10 PM ET
right, the NFL has a free minor league system now and they love it**
-- MrBayAreaHokie
May 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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05/20/25 12:35 PM ET
That would end if most colleges dropped football.
-- VPI 1924
May 20, 2025 at 06:35 PM ET
VPI 1924
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05/20/25 06:35 PM ET
Right. Colleges are going to drop football to spite the NFL. Sure. πππ**
-- Pylons
May 21, 2025 at 09:12 AM ET
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05/21/25 09:12 AM ET
The ill will for CFB is building though, thatβs not good for the NFL. **
-- Stech
May 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM ET
Stech
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05/20/25 12:58 PM ET
Unless football is completely separate from the various
-- mancunian
May 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM ET
mancunian
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05/20/25 10:09 AM ET
Well that discussion is definitely out there right now.**
-- Stech
May 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM ET
Stech
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05/20/25 12:20 PM ET
that would be nothing but an expense to the NFL. They aren't doing that.**
-- reestuart
May 20, 2025 at 09:59 AM ET
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05/20/25 09:59 AM ET
what would they get out of it that they don't already? They have a free
-- reestuart
May 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM ET
reestuart
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05/20/25 12:49 PM ET
Read my post to Pylons, opportunities are there, not sure they want to take
-- Stech
May 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM ET
Stech
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