2025-26 College Football

[Jimbo]

I'm confused. Indiana forever has been about college basketball. Their football team was a jobber in the Big Ten. When did the people in Indiana decide to even have a conversation about utilizing NIL to build a mega dominant football program, forget about actually executing it perfectly seemingly over night?

When Marc Cuban decided to start donating to them.

They did do a Great job in getting Cignetti, he's very good, but they really had no idea if he would be able to do what he's doing till he got here and brought his guys with him ... (which helped immensly because they already knew the offense and defense being run.)

 

[Jimbo]

I think it shows how the portal can effect a team immensely. I was for it originally, and I understand why its good for players.
Just seams out of control now.
A good QB can go to a school that needs one. Not outplay his competition, or wait for a possible injury.

I don't like or dislike it ... however, there need to be RULES in place, until then, its the Wild Wild West.

Rule I think needs to be implimented is 1 or maybe 2 transfers per Career ... 2nd IF your Coach gets let go.

Put a Cap on how much players can make (Salary Cap) of course then were getting into doing like the NFL, where you need a Bargaining committee which might not be a bad idea.

Maybe even a Cap on how MANY transfers you can sign in a year.

 

[meStevo]

This is cool, if accurate.


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[Don in CT]

I think it shows how the portal can effect a team immensely. I was for it originally, and I understand why its good for players.
Just seams out of control now.
A good QB can go to a school that needs one. Not outplay his competition, or wait for a possible injury.

They brought this on themselves when the leagues rake in billions in TV revenue and the players got nothing. Now that the players are paid employees the greed evened out. There is more parity now and it's not just the same 4 teams winning it all. They need to change the portal rules though. It should open after the season ends. Coaches can't leave until the end of the season. Recruiting needs to be pushed back.

 

[Foxbat]

With my grandparents, parents, uncle, and son all IU alum, I am happy they're happy. Mrs. Foxbat's family was raised differently, so she is being considerate and not rooting against them. She knows that it's going to be quite the IU Love Fest when she get back into the office after last night.

The comptroller at the company I retired from was at the Peach Bowl with her family. It was the chance to see her Alma Mater win their fifteenth game which IU has never done before. Quite the experience!

 

[Jimbo]

They need to change the portal rules though. It should open after the season ends. Coaches can't leave until the end of the season. Recruiting needs to be pushed back.

Agreed ...

 

[meStevo]

It should open after the season ends. Coaches can't leave until the end of the season. Recruiting needs to be pushed back.

These are the kinds of rules that can change. You can't restrict labor (like limiting money earned or number of transfers), unless they organize into a union and the NCAA recognizes that union. Otherwise it would be an anti-trust violation.

 

[Don in CT]

These are the kinds of rules that can change. You can't restrict labor (like limiting money earned or number of transfers), unless they organize into a union and the NCAA recognizes that union. Otherwise it would be an anti-trust violation.

There has been talk that they need a commissioner to run things.

 

[Jimbo]

These are the kinds of rules that can change. You can't restrict labor (like limiting money earned or number of transfers), unless they organize into a union and the NCAA recognizes that union. Otherwise it would be an anti-trust violation.

They will soon be classified as Employees and then have a Union.

 

[Jimbo]

These are the kinds of rules that can change. You can't restrict labor (like limiting money earned or number of transfers), unless they organize into a union and the NCAA recognizes that union. Otherwise it would be an anti-trust violation.

Why can they not change the number of Transfers allowed... at this point, a player could play for 1 team this week and transfer to the team that won the next week.
We'll just keep moving to the best team available.