Rich Eisen Doesn’t Fault Chip Kelly for Bowing Out of Head Coaching in the Face of NIL

Rich Eisen reacts to Chip Kelly’s first press conference since leaving his UCLA Head Coach job to become the Offensive Coordinator at Ohio State.
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[@joe-edward]

Rich, PLEASE tell more stories like this one you told about interviewing the family of the principal. This is by far the most entertaining day of the REshow EVER!! RIVETING!!

[@jeanfourcade]

RIch is, among those journos, a master storyteller.

[@findingtheFOOT]

Makes sense to me. They're now required to be the head coach and the GM. But with no contracts/salary cap, the GM role is impossible

[@TWP13]

Underrated comment right here.

[@mcanallyjess]

How is the GM role impossible? Maybe the head coaches should try hiring one and stick to coaching instead or crying about having to do both 😂

[@mauricetucker5050]

@@mcanallyjess Give it time. We're not there, yet. You should get royalties for that idea! 💲💲💲💲

[@mauricetucker5050]

Don't worry, the GM role is coming.

[@jameskwon7617]

I find it a bit ironic that these coaches are pining for the days when they could run their programs without any oversight and with the full blessing of the administration. Look what that did for Penn State. Saban and other D1 coaches are consistently the highest paid personnel in their institutions of "higher" learning and were absolutely shameless about leaving kids in the lurch when they found higher paying jobs at other institutions, or went to "better" programs, or went to the pros. So of course the coaches are upset and leaving. In my mind, they have lost all credibility long ago when arguing about keeping the sanctity of college sports. Heck, the Pac-12 disintegrated essentially because of money, and they didn't care a lick about their students when they made that decision. So why the handwringing about NIL and players now being able to keep their coaches honest when they are promised playing time and compensation?

[@nankam]

I think how demanding the job has become at top schools is genuinely a factor. College coaches used to have to recruit kids in high school and then coach their team. Now because of NIL and transfer portal they also have to recruit the kids on their team year-round so that they stay, try to recruit kids from other colleges in the transfer portal, and convince boosters to contribute to NIL, oftentimes all at the same time because of how messed up the college football schedule is. Of course they will get no sympathy when they are paid millions, but they're human so it's no surprise some of them are burning out or no longer enjoying doing the profession enough to put up with the additional demands.

[@drnantz]

Saban was making $8-million when that was a lot of money.

[@jeffredfern3744]

Its amazing how hard it is to bribe these kids with our bag guy nowadays.

[@nikosdying]

😂

[@treysonmcgrady4750]

Exactly this is such a nothing burger. He’s mad he can’t control the system anymore.

[@This_guy_ova_here]

If it’s not about the money why didn’t the coaches work for a teachers salary? They needed millions?

[@johnmcho]

The hypocrisy started when coaches became the highest paid public employees in every state. That was the beginning of the end.

[@downtownbrown50]

It's called supply and demand!

[@xspindrift8737]

Supply and demand what a bunch of B.S.

[@Donutinator24]

​@@xspindrift8737go to bat for millionaires more they love it

[@iancarrey4123]

@@xspindrift8737supply and demand for the management but not the employees

[@autumnwind1216]

The thumbnail is brilliant. 😂💀

[@phila1448]

Coaches getting paid millions of dollars are salty that kids are finally getting paid. Yeah I don’t feel bad for millionaires who have made money on the backs of 18 year olds.

[@92KSharp]

I don’t think coaches are upset kids are getting paid. Most agree and have agreed kids needs to get paid, it’s just the fact that it’s 24/7 365x days of recruiting even once you have the players on the team. As well, society is different and people are vastly different and the world “entitled” comes to mind so I don’t think it has anything to do with kids getting paid but in a way that has some structure

[@rayserifi8683]

You're totally missing the point. It's not about good players getting paid for being good players. Now about bidding for high school players who might not even see the field

[@POWPOW-rn5uq]

​@92KSharp , by entitled do you mean people are more aware of the ways they're being exploited and mistreated and are putting a stop to it?

[@ronaldslater4703]

NCAA f'd up with the amateur bs for so long that it led to this. They fought Ed O'Bannon tooth and nail about it and got slapped into reality. Now Pandora's Box is open and I for one love it. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@Flakbait888]

yeah gotta love the death of college sports, epic troll bro

[@ViktorVonDoom723]

@@Flakbait888it won’t die. Those who can’t evolve with it will though.

[@RexKwon]

fascinating personal story Rich. More of those to show empathy and how some reporters truly feel. That was a wonderful piece.

[@juicemann2171]

Oh no, the coach doesn't have absolute power no more! Cant act like a dictator or a tyrant now. Players have options now. Thats a good thing and its about damn time. They the ones been putting their health/future on the line every week for no money. While the coach makes millions.

[@luischacon2087]

1000%

[@DarthBinky89]

@nathan12403don’t be one of those people who say their “student” athletes like they don’t make these schools WAY more profitable. Don’t be so naive

[@jackbrenan6744]

players always had options. baker mayfield proved that. the coach's power comes from scholarships. who knew that entering into a voluntary agreement that gives you free enrollment at a school that usually costs tens of thousands of dollars would come with strings attached

[@chrism6880]

"Nil assurances" should not be possible for a university to give a student. You earn the playing time. You use the PT to make an impact. The impact gives value to your endorsements. The endorsements pay you.

[@88jaspersimmons]

Cry harder

[@chrism6880]

@88jaspersimmons a verry well thought out comment! You've done a great job of communicating your point. I can tell you're well educated!

[@88jaspersimmons]

@@chrism6880 thanks

[@mapqueen13]

I loved Rich’s news beat story…made me reflect on my own decision to switch careers a couple years ago, and this put words to it!

[@joshramirez7]

He is just there to get the HC job once Day gets fired.

[@RexKwon]

no he won't. He doesn't want any of that. He'll go be a coordinator elsewhere. He realized he's not cut out for that anymore. He just wants to coach.

[@robertpesa4157]

Absolutely not going to happen

[@jacobstienecker]

What happened to the BITCHigan man’s contract extension

[@dustinmoravek9566]

Not likely

[@IvanGonzalez-mp4xh]

What a great story!!! This was gold Rich 🥇

[@rosendoza]

I like the thumbnail for this video. You got one guy lookin this way. Got both of them pointing to each other. Another guy saying "whaddaya want from me?"

[@Krispybuttz]

Looks like somebody we know!

[@seeknayog7262]

The 13 million for OSU was MOSTLY to retain existing players. They only signed 6 from the portal. They retained 10 starters that would have been round 2-7 draft picks (using NIL).

[@jmulvey371]

Seems strange that a Michigan fan is asking for rules to be enforced.

[@t.k.1319]

Every New market has a period of price discovery that feels like the wild west… Just sign multi year NIL contracts with performance incentives, that are paid out incrementally. That way the kids know exactly how much they stand to make next year, and what they will lose if they transfer. Texas A&M spent the most last year and they had a horrible season by SEC standards. You don’t actually have to placate every kid who shows up demanding money. Your organizational structure should be telling players “we don’t do any playing and guarantees. Don’t ask.” Hire an NIL coordinator and direct most NIL questions to them.

[@jeanfourcade]

It's not about "happiness", but about "alignment".

[@crwmdp9]

We know the literal price of everything but we have lost the true value of principles of dedication, hard work and morals. Greed will implode it all.

[@nlabanok]

Guess you just ignore that true principle of a fair day's pay for a fair day's work....

[@user-ci5sf5qj2k]

Know yourself. More power to those who come to understand who they are and who they aren't.

[@dustinmoravek9566]

Great video

[@ehb1022]

Great moment; choked me up

[@theyeetmeister4019]

Thumbnail maker deserves a raise for this one lol

[@kenyattaclay7666]

I actually had a similar experience as Rich however I was still in undergrad. My undergraduate degrees are in journalism & history but my hope was to become an investigative reporter one day. However one of my professors kept telling us if it bleeds it leads & was more about sensationalism and Han actually reporting the story. I then got chastised because I didn’t want to ask a grandmother who didn’t know if her grandchildren were still alive or not because of an apartment fire how she was feeling fully knowing she wasn’t in the right mind to be answering questions at that moment. I then decided that journalism just wasn’t for me if this is what the job was going to be about.

[@productboy3187]

Best Rich story ever.

[@jaulloa26]

Nick Saban saying his program wasn't build on the promise of money is hilarious. 9-figure facilities, paying players under the table, and players knowing they get drafted higher [more money up front] from the NFL is the reason they went to Bama

[@gergs4life]

He's going to have his pick from any job in 2-3 years

[@VictorDiGiovanni]

There is a peace you attain when you realize your lane isn't going to lead to the unlimited level of money/power/advancement. Chip Kelly has acknowledged his lane and embraced it. The way I've always justified it is asking the question "how much would I be willing to pay to never have to do XYZ job or task again?" That's how much less money you should be willing to settle for to be happy. The sad part is, you have to go out of your lane and see how much you hate it before you can truly identify your lane to get back in it. Chip Kelly is going to have the greatest, most enjoyable year an offensive coordinator has EVER had. The joy he'll have at NOT dealing with NIL cannot be measured.

[@williamjkirwan5414]

Good show. Been awhile sense I listen in and I am glad I did. Good Luck to C. Kelly.

[@bigmixx]

NIL isn’t the problem. The transfer portal is the issue. They have to get some type of control over player movement. If the coach leaves or gets fired then allow them to transfer or if they’re a graduate. Otherwise they stay at the school they’re at and collect their NIL money yearly.

[@downtownbrown50]

Or some variation of this. Threatening to transfer multiple times for more cash is no way to build a team. They need to be able to lock in kids to some form of a deal for a couple of years, or other variation.

[@bigmixx]

@@downtownbrown50 Agreed. Coaches will be rebuilding their roster every year with the way it is now.

[@BillTheConquerer]

That analogy was excellent.

[@mrmacross]

There's no part of college sports that makes sense. Not the admissions policies that lower academic standards and scholarships for athletes, not the "amateurism" model that paid the coaches millions, not the colleges' billions of dollars in investments on sports when they're supposed to be institutions for higher learning. Sports are fun, but I'm pretty much in favor of anything that disrupts the current college sports model.

[@Largecow_Moobeast]

exactly.

[@downtownbrown50]

Can't argue with that logic!

[@79JamesC]

There should be a cap or limit on how much you earn and if you don’t show up to combine the give you a smaller salary bonus

[@Chucka1463]

If "Best Dad Ever" were true then only one of those signs would have ever been made yet there are millions of them.

[@trythebuffer]

Elite thumbnail

[@DaneOrschlovsky]

Amazing job with the thumbnail 👏

[@aronapple7760]

I’m sure chip is eternally grateful to have Rich’s blessing

[@cjn6564]

The kids deserve that money good for them get rich now

[@txmystic]

If everyone is pushed to be a leader, who is left to be led?

[@billwallenstein3387]

Life’s short. Be Happy. No truer words were ever spoken.

[@AztecRay]

Please. These coaches are so full of themselves

[@robthompson8736]

Rich you're the goods

[@jeannine1991]

Chip didn’t do 💩 the whole time he was at UCLA, which preceded NIL.

[@xspindrift8737]

Chips days are over. He does not like doing recruitment long before the NIL.

[@Halderic]

Adapt or die. Kelly adapted. He's still in the game, just on a level he's comfortable with.

[@RyanJ504]

I know it's a super micro-version of this situation, but I'm a high school offensive coordinator. As long as I got to work under a HC like that one I have, I'd never want his job. The higher up the chain you go, the less actual coaching you get to do. If you're making enough money to live the life you want, and your superiors give you the desired amount of autonomy, life is pretty good being the guy next to "the guy".

[@barnfly69]

It’s a been there done that, time for new things

[@taxisquad11]

It's easy to say "i'm in" when you've never been "in" before

[@michaelt312]

If the players Unionize, can't they then be fired?

[@diegozimmerman8261]

Rich …….. Thank you for the story of the principle. Wow ….OMG

[@M0shiM0shi89]

The problem is the NCAA. They are quick to jump in and overstep their boundaries on certain situations but in with the transfer portal and NIL they just sit back and shrug their shoulders

[@nsn5564]

Chip recruited Ryan Day to New Hampshire, where he was the QB and Chip was OC. Then Chip brought Ryan in as an assistant TE coach at NH and gave him his break into coaching. He also gave him his break as a coach in the NFL when Chip was hired by the Eagles and later at SF. They go back pretty much Ryan Day's entire career. Ryan was among the first to understand and implement Chip's offense

[@ApesWithEgos]

The NCAA is about to get slapped with Anti-Combines, and Hockey the same thing. CHL (major junior hockey 15-19 year olds) was greedy enough to expand into America, and now they're getting caught for drafting rights to players that aren't union. Greed gets ya what it gets ya.

[@Goats_]

After 5 years, I am at a crossroads in my career. It's a great job with alot of opportunities. But in my heart it don't feel right. I'm keeping an eye out for signs from the Universe. Rich's story is a huge sign. Thanks buddy

[@taxisquad11]

Easier to say it's time to retire when you're 70

[@mauricetucker5050]

The geni is out of the bottle....

[@jakeloftus6966]

That 4:13 Freudian slip tho

[@Dont-Ask-Me-My-Name]

My mom was born in Texas so I'm a Cowboys fan &I was born in LA so I'm a USC supporter, this put me in a position to watch Chip Kelly's career more than most. I watched him some how build Oregon into a power-house &go to the NFL and win there too for a time. I think due to how his NFL career ended in San Fran, Chip doesn't get any where near the credit he deserves for changing the way offense is played in college &the NFL. The sport of college football changed after Chip Kelly won at Oregon &the NFL wasn't ready for him either; winning 10-games his first season in Philly How many people have an offense named after them?? Think about all the genius play-callers today, they all run the West-Coast offense; each one puts their own spin on it but it's not named after any one of them. Chip Kelly was considered a style of offense at one time. Mashup Peyton's 2-minute offense w/ the run-option &jet-sweeps and that's Chip's offense. The up tempo, sideline to sideline, R-P-O and smaller players on both sides of the ball have all become staples in the modern NFL. Not to mention that Chip did it w/ 3-star recruits, walk-ons &transfer kids; long before it was the norm

[@DocPortland]

What Coach Prime has figured out - helping his players get exposure. He, and his social media team, work very hard to get players exposed. It’s not just the celebrity players. If a player works hard, Prime helps. Walk on Charlie Offerdahl is the perfect example. The kid has the heart and desire of ‘Rudy’. He doesn’t start, or even play very much, but yet Prime helps get him exposure… I’ve never seen a coach work as hard as using their own celebrity to get players exposed. That is what he has figured out.

[@nelsonthomas925]

Super wrong about UNH Football. Chip Kelly Coached under Sean McDonald before going to Oregon. Ryan Day played for Coach Sean McDonald as a student-athlete. Mac led that program to 14 straight playoff appearances, an NCAA FCS Record. That is his program.

[@johnmcho]

These university presidents need to study the New York Kosmos and the US's previous attempt at professional soccer. The league got top heavy and collapsed because it became uninteresting.

[@jeanfourcade]

It's also because soccer is inherently boring.

[@taxisquad11]

Chip as a 3 year contract at $2.5 million per, plus bonuses

[@davidfriedline7525]

Great analogy Rich , the ncaa is off the rails , there has to be guardrails and rules . These college sports are doomed if they don't get a handle on it . There will be no ncaa ! Don't know who is running it , apparently no one . SMH !

[@CarpeBootium]

Let's be clear, unless you are going to put some rules around the coaches (quitting, taking a different job, how much money they make, etc.) then this is not a discussion about paying players, it's a discussion about whether players should have rights. If you're going to put rules on it, it needs to apply to the schools, the coaches, the staff, AND the players. College football was always minor-league football, now they're being forced to deal with the realities of being a minor-league organization (get your orgs together and create rules for a level playing field...for the first time ever).

[@taxisquad11]

I seriously doubt all of Caleb Williams millions are in the bank

[@hotohori69]

the coaches that quitting because of NIL are control freaks who now have nothing to hold over their star players. Its like telling a blackmailer you dont have anything more to hold over them, not scholarships, not backroom payments....nothing from stopping them from just leaving and they can't deal with it. They are showing their true colors...they never got into coaching to help or teach kids they did it for the control.

[@atrain132]

- Saban: He truly left due to the NIL / Transfer Portal. He can no longer be the coach who gets away with paying players to win, and hoarding all the recruits that he never uses so no one else gets them. This season that just ended proves that for everyone. So yeah, why not retire. - Ryan Day: he's proving what a piss-poor 3rd base coach he is. He is now in a position where he has to pay for players, and spend a lot of money just to try to win, and save his arse. If it doesn't work, Chip Kelly will take his place as head coach.

[@user-tb7to6ex9s]

A good analogy, but a touch different is Medicine. Many Doctors enter the profession for the right reasons. (We are a medical family). Once you graduate and start working, in many cases patient treatment is now controlled by Medical codes, Pharma, outdated protocols you are asked to follow. You just want to treat patients BUT now Insurance Companies are dictating what they will, and will not pay for. You then ask yourself -- This is Not what I signed up for. I fully understand the coaches who are being driven out by this free for all Insanity.

[@swdierks]

There are NIL rules. It's called the Uniform Commercial Code. The parties negotiate and sign, what don't you get? Oh, I see! You want rules to restrict how and when 2 parties are allowed (by you) to sign. Freedom, man. Let the schools negotiate any mutually agreeable deal. Seriously, who will be making these rules? Any of your "rules" will help the schools and hurt the players.

[@joshua-nf3rx]

It’s always been all about the money for saban and all other high level coaches . If bama had said Nick we are gonna keep you at 3 million a year he would have left in a second but when his players say a perfectly reasonable request - “what kind of nil deals can you offer” Somehow now it’s not ok lol

[@patrickt4903]

Like chip didn't have bag men at Oregon, leading to his success and making him millions. What a hypocritical POS.

[@davidhogenmiller248]

Can the players have agents? If the rule that prevents that still exists let them have agents. The coaches would get to deal with adults that way.

[@michaelcaffrey1897]

They need to create a new position like a GM to deal with the agents. Otherwise I agree.

[@Bond007fan]

Chip Kelly is Happy just OC and play calling. I'm not a Alabama fan and wouldn't want this but, Maybe Nick Saban will be OC to stop the exodus of Alabama?

[@MVBuckeye]

OSU.....Not loaded for "bear", loaded for "wolverine".

[@crwmdp9]

We might have to let you win once in a while…😊

[@MVBuckeye]

@@crwmdp9 You mean like 2012 to 2018? I'll take that.

[@jamesregovich5244]

Harbaugh didn’t got to the Chargers to avoid the NCAA, he went to Michigan to get back to the NFL. He was 1000% guilty of cheating, the school more or less admitted it, but he didn’t care. Harbaugh’s sole mission at Michigan was to look good so he could get back in the good graces of the NFL.

[@DJMarkCorneliusThaDon]

They ain't beatin' Michigan. GO BLUE!!!

[@JayneandDan]

Still mad that y'all couldn't beat us for almost 20 years. Glad for ya. It will be another almost 30 before y'all win another Natty. Go Bucks!

[@TWP13]

Product of NIL, transfer portal, and the culture. Players don't care about winning/competing anymore. They care about how much they are getting paid. No one is surprised.

[@MER_THE]

Caleb Williams got millions in the bank because he threw 68 touchdowns in two seasons. Coaches can make millions universities can make billions but the players that are the product chain make any money just a funky degree that they don’t even have time to study for. They should pay them more a real salary.

[@kaptainh5538]

Chip was getting fired at UCLA after 2024 . Heat was on .

[@colindavidch]

College football is a mess right now

[@taxisquad11]

When Ryan Daye, really was a little kid, he lived down the street from Chip Kelly

[@iancarrey4123]

These blue chip coaches are big mad they have to deal with a more level playing field

[@t.k.1319]

Chip Kelley is probably making 33% less with >50% fewer responsibilities. he doesn’t have kids. Why wouldn’t he do this?

[@catchemcarlisle5655]

In the case of saban it’s kind of hilarious that when the game gets fairer because people can legally recruit with money, he bows out. Don’t get me wrong great coach, great recruiter… but it dampens his greatness for me

[@whodidit99]

Terry Donahue UCLA greatest head coach said the hardest part of his job was seeing recruits, all who had high hopes of a great college career, fail to realize their dreams. Those same players, some who may have simply not been good enough, today would be bitchin' and moanin' about playing time and NIL money. I don't blame head coaches for quitting. Being a head coach in today's environment is a 16 hour a day grind of dealing with crap that has nothing to do with football - raising NIL money, dealing with boosters, and assuaging the egos of entitled snowflakes. I think it's a horrible job.

[@winsonboss1240]

So Chip voluntarily applied for a Demotion....

[@viktorstagnetti7491]

Coaches are just mad they don't have the stroke they used to. They no longer have absolute authority to strong arm and threaten players when they have leverage now.

[@colindavidch]

People are completely missing the point of why guys like chip Kelly are tried of being a head coach. It’s not that they don’t want players getting paid it’s about not wanting to be a coach and a general manager. In the NFL the head coach coach’s and has little to no impact signing, drafting, and trading players that’s what the General Manager is for. Head coaches in college have zero offseason and have little time to actually coach the team because they are constantly dealing with all the recruiting, NIL, Boosters and most of those coaches have zero interest in doing that.

[@bikerbob2260]

Bullshit players are there for a education and a scholarship, that is there pay, They shouldn’t get paid for anything else.

[@MER_THE]

Nick sabon made with bonus and everything made 430 million so greedy

[@gw3485.]

Jersey sales, advertisement revenue, use of likeness, sponsorships i agree the players should keep. I wouldn't allow individuals to pay players, and due to this NIL, i would tighten up the transfer portal. The NIL is great, but effectively destroyed college football. You can no longer consider college football an amateur sport, it's at worst, a semi-pro league now.

[@cruzrichard6881]

why bother being a coach in college anymore when players don’t have the hunger anymore thanks to this unorganized NIL making these very young men millionaires why should they show hunger

[@michaelatkinson6730]

Everyone calling Saban a hypocrite and slandering his name. You all will soon find out that what's happening in college football today is not sustainable.

[@pattersonbrewing7213]

Absolutely hate Rich Eisen.

[@MER_THE]

UCLA or Ohio State 😂 come on man Ohio state is a pathway to successful career

[@richjg3049]

It is hard for me too feel sympathy for someone that has made millions coaching football. I don’t begrudge him his wealth, that’s the business he is in, but please stop feeling sorry for them.

[@zaneplatt3533]

And that is a flaw in your character...

[@austinrichardson7144]

Ohio State will never feel the joy Michigan felt. 12 team playoff makes the game almost half as important. So glad Michigan won the last 3 meaningful games in the rivalry. I can’t imagine what it’s like to be an Ohio State fan and get bullied and brutally smashed 3 years in a row. By 3 stars. 13 million…. You better win every game Ryan. EVERY GAME.

[@bitchimaBuckeye]

Lol quiet down kid

[@dragonsurge1]

I went to Ohio state 2017-2020 when OSU skull dragged Michigan in 2018, 2019 then Michigan went 2-4 in 2020. If you told me what was going to happen in 2021-2023 I’d have laughed till my chest hurt. It’s crazy how fast things change!

[@aarontracy5160]

NFL screwed up with Kaepernick antics. NBA screwed up by overmarketing flawed stars. And then getting political and woke. College athletics are all. "Hold my beer". I will enjoy turning it all off.

[@jamesalexanderiii]

He needs to mind his own business

[@alantoler8266]

Ive been against NiL from the beginning these players should not be Paid it has ruined college football it has created a entitlement and with these kids it has created a arrogance that breeds ignorence ...the way it used to be worked ...

[@jpmriccardi]

They’re ruining College Football. There is no more college ball. It’s simply minor league pro ball. They’re now paid employees. They should no longer be allowed in school. And, it’s just going to get worse. Congratulations, folks.