Makes me wonder Portal & NIL

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- 12/07/2023 at 10:12 PM #207053
  
  OldAsDirtUte
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  with all the Portal & NIL stories & rumors flying…
  
  Kincaid was supposedly offered $1,000.000 by Alabama.
  
  Is it possible that one reason he didn’t go, is that he was getting lowballed?
- 12/08/2023 at 1:37 AM #207055
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  Central Coast Ute
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  Not sure about that. I do know that prior to his senior season, no one was thinking he was a 1st round pick. He stuck with the Utes instead of going to Bama and played his way into the 1st round. Specifically that USC game caught everyone’s attention. If he went to Bama who knows what could have happened, but it’s very possible he wouldn’t have had the sake opportunity. Kincaid isn’t dumb, he played the long game and it paid off.
  - 12/08/2023 at 5:31 AM #207057
    
    belli1976
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    Agreed, Central.
    
    I hate to credit anyone’s misfortune. But it was Kuithe’s injury, IMO. There IS NO WAY he would get as many targets without next man up.
    - 12/08/2023 at 6:42 AM #207059
      
      The Miami Ute
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      Plus NIL was in its infancy two years ago when that happened. I don’t think anyone then would have ventured that college football would essentially become play for pay. There really weren’t people pushing the envelope, actively contacting players, or huge numbers of players entering the portal.
      - 12/08/2023 at 12:25 PM #207135
        
        2008 National Champ
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        I’m not sure how anyone couldn’t have seen this coming with NIL. College football has always been pay for play. All NIL did was move it into the open.
        
        I remember an oft repeated quote from Hugh McElheney that when he went pro, he had to take a pay cut. And I knew players at Utah who got hundred dollar handshakes.
        
        12/08/2023 at 12:29 PM #207137
        
        The Miami Ute
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        That quote from McElhenny came during a period where professional football was still way behind college football in popularity, so it made sense at the time.
        
        12/08/2023 at 1:12 PM #207147
        
        2008 National Champ
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        True, but it would be naive to think that McElheney was an isolated incident or that paying players was something that only happened in the 50’s.
        
        Host families, no-show summer jobs, booster functions.,, those were all ways to funnel money to players that were semi-legal
- 12/08/2023 at 7:52 AM #207060
  
  123punt
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  When the news broke, someone close to the family said he wasn’t interested because he’d already transferred and adjusted to a new program once. The other reason was his family is decently well off, so the money wasn’t a big factor for him.
  
  I doubt very much we were offering the same for him, especially as 2nd on the depth chart.
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