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We are watching numerous players acting like Dorian Singer at Arizona. The bag is tempting, but a starting spot that has you on track for the NFL is worth far more than any one or two year bag and the associated risks of transferring. Dorian Singer’s year chasing the bag in USC may end up costing him tens of millions in lifetime earnings.

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I don’t think it is inherently dirty, the game has just changed. (see link to video of Mike Singletary doing the same thing in the 80’s).

In many ways, I blame this type of defensive play in the current league on Mahomes and other QBs who act like they are going down, or act like they are sliding and then don’t. In my mind, that kind of play by a QB should be at least a 15 yard penalty, and potentially an ejection because it leads to this hit on Lawrence.

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I don’t think the state law does that.

https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0202.html

The NCAA might argue that there is a violation of their rules “NIL activities may not be used to compensate an athlete for athletics participation or achievement (i.e., pay-for-play).” But, that argument would ring hollow as NIL agreements are exactly pay-to-play.

https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2021/7/9/name-image-likeness.aspx#:~:text=NCAA%20rules%20allow%20athletes%20to,the%20process%20of%20developing%20policies

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Do you know which law that is? I hadn’t heard of it.

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There is no reason why the collective couldn’t have a contract. It would require organization to do. But there is no reason why we couldn’t be including such language in the contracts right now.

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Growing up in Denver in the 80’s, I lived and breathed Broncos football. Free agency ended it for me when I realized I could either be a fan of players with no regard to their team, or I could be a fan of a logo and a team owner. I haven’t watched an NFL game in almost a decade.

With NIL, I am starting to feel the same way now about Utah football/college football. The fun is watching a program be built, watching players develop, and being part of a tribe. That is all gone. In the past three years, I have gone from watching every game to mostly just watching highlights.

At Utah’s first Rose Bowl, I thought that was likely peak Utah before NIL ruined the game. Turns out I was right.

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He doesn’t just have “it”, he is “it.” He is the kind of impressive that comes from being a person of integrity and honesty, which is not just impressive to the young men, but I am sure is very impressive to the parents.

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This is how every high-level offense used to be. Even for skill positions, it was very rare to see a newly drafted player in the 80’s and 90’s immediately transition to NFL success, rather, it usually took a couple of years for players to learn the system. (Also, it was fairly common for a new coach to not have their offense fully in place until their second year). Now, offenses have been dumbed down, and we are seeing top WRs and RBs that are fresh out of college. It is part of the NBA-ification of football.

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After last season, the consensus on this page was the Devaughn absolutely was not an NFL receiver. If it was just a distribution issue, I don’t believe that that would have been the case.

While distribution is certainly an issue, it is very rare to see a Utah receiver open in broken coverage or creating quick separation. This makes me thing that either our offense is completely vanilla, or that our receiver coaching is failing.

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What is most damning about WR coaching/offense is that we are putting WRs in the NFL, and they are usually better in the NFL (against better competition) than they were here. For example, Devaughn is a starting WR for the Broncos, beating out Troy Franklin. Yet, we couldn’t get him the ball at a level corresponding to his talent.

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