Joel Klatt on How to Fix College Football and What Auburn is Getting in Jackson Arnold

[@jbaker7439]

It’s pretty simple. Move the portal till after the season is over in January. Colleges have summer semesters which one signs up after January, you’ll be registered as going to the school and you can go to spring practice. The schools can work that out.

[@nickbryan217]

@@jbaker7439 any school can get an athlete registered and in class in a matter of a day or so…. They have until the schools add/drop period to start school to be eligible which is usually a week or two into the semester.

[@kaelenkinnaman4569]

How does this prevent players from just declaring their intent to transfer before the windows technically opens? Currently many players announce that they are in the portal before it even opens

[@derrickgilchrist1329]

College is now part NFL And high-school is College now

[@kentkash]

@@derrickgilchrist1329 no it’s not.

[@Go_Horns2024]

Texas' backup, Maalik Murphy, did same thing last year.

[@10lambo10]

Love Klatts idea about starting playoff as soon as champ game weekend is over. End the damn season January 1

[@criticaloptimist7961]

It makes too much sense to ever happen. Lol

[@entropy2k196]

Let's make a deal: the athletes go back to amateur when coaches and ADs go back to making 10k a year. Until then, let them get their money and create a structure that makes sense for each sport.

[@tryintobesoquiet]

The term “student athlete” is a joke.

[@play030]

You take yourself seriously, don't you?

[@javonvancrump-howard6446]

I Absolutely Hate what College Football has become🙁 Heroes and Legends are becoming a Thing of the Past...Players, Coaches AND Staff smh No more "Leaving Legacies" smh No more Watching Players and Coaches Grow smh We will NEVER See the Consistency of the Sport again, and That's Sad😟 It kind of seems like an "Experiment" to See How Many Players will THROW AWAY a PROGRESSIVE FUTURE for a Quick Check that they Dont Even Provide TRAINING for them to Manage as Adults smh

[@play030]

Don't watch it then.

[@jbaker7439]

Changing jobs to a new company is for most workers the most tremendous period of growth they have. Pretty simply psychology and physical reality. Your brain having to adapt to new environment spurs growth. That’s why people who stay at companies 20 years don’t grow and don’t move up and don’t get paid $. Is it right? Maybe not but that’s reality. These schools have never been loyal to the players. And we as fans, we didn’t care and we just watched and consequences for the kids “oh well” Also. The games this year were awesome. What were you watching?

[@MackenzieKanis]

I agree

[@joshuamoss2209]

Klatt got multiple details wrong there

[@chooseman]

yeah seriously

[@SenorJuan2023]

I actually thought Penn State was overrated and then saw how well they did against Oregon. Now I don't know what to think about them.

[@litedawg]

They are still overrated .

[@SenorJuan2023]

@@litedawg We will find out soon.

[@bigmixx]

You fix college football by limiting transfers. Hardship and grad transfer. That’s it. Coach gets fired or leaves they can transfer. Grad student can transfer.

[@zplapplap]

Law won’t allow it. That’s how we got here.

[@jbaker7439]

@zplapplap Pretty sure how we got here was the business (ncaa and networks and university) were more interested in their $$$$$ and fans didn’t care what was happening to players. They just wanted their entertainment. When the players tried to take a reasonable unionized path to get paid set $ and taken care of (health insurance), it was blocked. And now people (who work jobs for $ in a job market) want to put rules on players? Comical.

[@zplapplap]

@@jbaker7439 Transfer restrictions were abandoned as a direct result of the NCAA repeatedly losing in court. Trying to reinstate those restrictions, as suggested in the above comment, is a non-starter without Congress first granting an antitrust exemption to the NCAA.

[@likejimi5845]

I think if Allar gets hurt they will throw the freshman Grunkmeyer out there. There will be an uptick in Tyler Warren at wildcat and stuff forsure but they can't do that for the whole playoff.

[@willcooper6980]

Joel has an interesting thought about the Army-Navy game. It's akin to the fact that the Daytona 500 starts the NASCAR season. The problems are that the bowl organizers don't want to be rendered obsolete and there is very little college basketball content that would be even a little interesting on weeknights while the schools are on Christmas break.

[@nickbryan217]

Needs to be one and only one true offseason portal window.. move this crap to February or sometime in the spring. Move spring practice to summer mini camps…. The current model doesn’t freaking work!!!

[@DMP6969]

Contracts, Salary Caps, Trades need to be implemented.

[@johnsimon4263]

Some fans dont like college football because it is different than it used to be. Some fans resent poorer 18 year olds getting paid hige money for entertaining people. They watch on TV pay for jerseys and tickets. But think the entertainers should wait for the NFL to get paid. No matter how much the coachnor athletic director gets. Truth is college football is doing Just fine. Refinements will take place in time.

[@jrpadgett7441]

Players want to transfer before winter session begins to get a head start on Spring training. Why accommodate them? There should be some consequences to transferring. The transfer portal should open one day after the last game in January. From that time until you enroll in summer, you are free to negotiate.

[@OTBMedia]

The courts have ruled over and over that most of the restrictive rules violated federal antitrust laws. Unless players become employees with contracts and collectively bargain concessions, the NCAA and conferences can't impose these rules.

[@marcusholland5850]

5 day window

[@RIPPED7399]

There’s nothing “college” anymore about college football.

[@derekmoffitt3470]

The names?

[@kentkash]

Dumb comment. College football is more popular than ever

[@nickbryan217]

“Oh but they need to have a portal window in December so they can get registered for classes before we return from Christmas break!” Crap is a joke! These kids aren’t worried about where they’re going to school in January….

[@oklahomasooner7686]

@@kentkashhe didn’t say it’s wasn’t more popular. He’s saying with players being paid, it’s a pro league.

[@jbaker7439]

What he is saying is also dumb. This is the world everyone has agreed to create. It’s all business. People are pushing for public schools to teach nothing but “business” skills instead of academics. From grade school thru college. Every public service in existence government, non profit, community is being pushed around to be run “like a business” Screw his complaints and everyone else’s. In particular him being paid $$$$$ to cover a free sport? Gtfoh. He’s worried about his contract. And people, grown adults who work jobs for $ telling kids to play for “the love of the game” If people want that create a different standard in the world. The standard in the world we’ve created is $ for everything.

[@evansjohnc]

If schools were on the quarter system it would make the transfer portal transition a lot easier.

[@JohnGoldfarb]

Yes the schools should change for football 🏈 🤯😂

[@33moneyball]

The moment OSU lost to Michigan it became obvious Penn State was going to lose to Oregon, beat two middling opponents in the playoff with their joke path, then lose in the semis. They’re the most predictable team in the sport. They haven’t improved one iota nor accomplished anything if the beat two overmatched teams then lose to a good one. You just expanded the playoff, lowered the standard, and created a path that alllowed Penn State to pretend they’ve done something. Identical season to last year if they finish the way I just described. IDENTICAL.

[@richardransome4943]

Fans need to protest

[@coreyanders5527]

Universities are going to have to find a way to incentivize players that are non-starters to stay.

[@criticaloptimist7961]

The way to fix this is to stop paying players NIL money. These players already get paid with scholarships, therefore all legal guidlines are met

[@mking2288]

Nothing wrong with sitting until its your time to play...selfish move

[@jimbranaghan1228]

Not that simple anymore. You pay your dues and program brings in a transfer 2 years in a row. I agree with you....but player can contribute elsewhere.

[@SenorJuan2023]

Unless a transfer or 5 star recruit is available.

[@jbaker7439]

@jimbranaghan1228 In his case though it’s actually a bad move. His value $ will go down not up. He didn’t have to declare for the portal because playoff teams get exceptions if they are playing after the window date. If I’m a person in the job market who is hiring or looking at people, I’m not going for the guy who decided not to contribute his last few weeks on the job when he had options and left a mess for others to clean up. Yes you do have to be loyal to yourself but there’s more to it.

[@davidk7212]

Why are sports media people so unwilling to ever blame players for anything. Pribula did NOT have to leave. He chose to leave, period. Stop going out of your way to blame everything but the player.

[@jbaker7439]

Yeah. That one I’m not on the players side. Because there’s an exemption for players whose teams are in the college football playoff. They up until a few days after they are eliminated to get into the portal even if it’s after the 28th. So what is he doing? I wouldn’t take him if I was a team. Your team is going for the playoff and it’s also just dumb. He has a chance to increase his $ by showing off in the playoff since he’s part of the offense.

[@Bu11rush33]

@@jbaker7439I get that, but if all the schools have gone and gotten their transfer QBs then he has no where to go. Thats the musical chairs part and why most people are more in favor of moving the window so he doesn’t have to choose potentially life changing money/getting a chance to start next year, and playing in the playoffs.

[@adrianbuck8772]

​@@jbaker7439Thats why the part about musical chairs Joel mentions matters a lot. If he waits till after the Play-offs the good spots will be gone.

[@OTBMedia]

@@jbaker7439 Schools aren't going to wait around while every other quarterback makes a decision and hope he goes their way. Time is not on his side.

[@henrycalhoun5809]

ok, if nothing old mixes well with new, it is time for schools to use AI to assemble a team. during the portal period an entire team can be restructured with information provided by AI. why recruit? why spend time on coaching and player development? graduation means nothing. what is college about college football?

[@isaacmontoya9144]

Sooner fan.... Sorry for anyone with Jackson at QB

[@billpatterson6249]

Army-Navy in Rose Bowl👎. Game must be near academies in order for cadets to be a part of the game.

[@backbay2242]

People like Joel Klatt broke college football.

[@garinforsberg7233]

Army v Navy week 1 would be great!!!

[@DavidGodoy-u2m]

I saw bud light 😂I’m out !!!!!!

[@ToddBrown-b1k]

College sports are ruined! Nil and transfer portal! Ridiculous!

[@blahdblah0007]

Army vs Navy in week 0 or outside of the northeast corridor is the most ridiculous, half-baked, dumbass idea that I’ve ever heard. This is for both traditional and practical reasons. Cadets & Midshipmen have a lot to do at the beginning of the semester. Also traveling to California is a non-starter, so you’d have a game without the students. That completely defeats the purpose and charm of the game. Keep it where it is in the calendar. Washington, Baltimore, Philly, NYC (new jersey), and (maybe) Boston are the acceptable venues. That is it. Want your town to host the game? Move to one of those towns.

[@kevinm552]

How to fix college football? Stop paying 17-18 year old amateur athletes.

[@Rockstar8953]

There’s nothing wrong with college football especially when these tv companies and universities are racking in billions off these kids

[@kevinm552]

@ yes there is a big issue with a certain demographic of athletes being paid to go to college, while students becoming doctors and lawyers have to take out loans to pay for college. College athletics is a sham

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

@@kevinm552 That's just an egregious false equivalence: do students becoming doctors generate billions for tv networks and potentially millions for their college?

[@JoRa-rb9kz]

​@@kevinm552 any sport that generates revenue is capitalism at work. Supply & demand.

[@jvc31415]

@@kevinm552lol come work for me for free then as that’s essentially what you’re promoting

[@mnshws12]

Watch the fans turn on the players in the future, as these players have no loyalty and just care about the cash. Tough to be a fan, since I can’t be excited about next year, and not because we I don’t love college football,but sorry this is not college football!

[@adrianbuck8772]

So players dont have the right to do what their Coaches have been doing for an long time? What kind of system holds 20 year olds to an higher Standard than guys in their 40s or 50s?

[@SenorJuan2023]

Bowl games should be at warm locales. I want the best teams to win and not have bad weather affect the outcome. .

[@jbaker7439]

No. Football is meant to be played in all conditions.

[@SenorJuan2023]

@@jbaker7439 I want the beat team to win, not the team best suited for bad weather.

[@asinc79]

Aren’t there like 3 more transfer portal windows between now and the beginning of next season? I don’t buy this nonsense from any of these kids transferring at all. If you must transfer do it in the off season. Otherwise STAY AT THE PLACE YOU COMMITTED TO!! Jeezuz it’s not that complex. The players are absolutely addicted to the sugar fix of being recruited and promised the world. Grow up

[@ApoIIo95]

College football is ruined.