The NCAA is 'hypocritical and absurd' for applying new 'Rich Paul Rule' - Max Kellerman | First Take

[@victortorres6574]

ESPN is right for once, you don’t need a degree to be good at your job. Look at molly she has a masters and she is still terrible

[@nolimithd6379]

Exactly

[@torrencehudson2465]

😂

[@JW-vx9cf]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@xxtooshiestyxx8756]

Bruh 🤣🤣💀

[@itainttheshoes]

I wonder if she constantly interrupted her professors during class

[@funsize198]

this might actually backfire on the NCAA. Students will probably opt to go abroad or play in the G league and get paid during that year.

[@96jwatson]

Facts that would be the smart move then just pay for your school you’ll have plenty of money

[@iBeLilTommie]

I fully agree, I feel like next year we will see a lot more of them going overseas! The NCAA will remove this rule within 2 years, I can already see it. Every post and all reporters are bashing it!

[@dripdrumma9087]

Fact

[@smyzo]

No one forces kids to go the NCAA route. Why do you morons not get that. The NCAA ain't for everybody, if you dont want to follow their rules dont play NCAA ball.

[@scoobydoo4312]

@1-800-Wavy I'm white and this is the dumbest s*** I've ever heard. The NCAA is a joke and have no business telling these kids what to do. That's what parents are far to help if needed to make decisions.

[@BobothyThe1st]

They called Lavar crazy for taking his sons out of the NCAA. That man looking like a genius right now

[@KietTran-nz2jo]

@@Michael-eu4pf 33% to make millions, I'll take that odds any day of the week.

[@geemoney1982]

1 son went to college. 2nd son wasn’t gonna play so he took him out. 3rd son lost his eligibility to play. So he’s really not a genius as you say.

[@Jadenrosales13]

Ray Yams lmao is going to the NBA too so 2 out of 3

[@mahedhusayn3474]

@@geemoney1982 2 sons are nba players, gelo has a chance, NCAA is a joke

[@MrShishi]

@@chrisricks6363 I am glad i am not the only one that noticed that lol

[@kevinsommers0704]

You see Lavar Ball was actually on to something.....but the NCAA will end up regretting this rule because they're actually discouraging athletes as opposed to encourging. The NBA will change the rule.

[@carlosventura4413]

Shout out to Lavar Ball!! Everyone thought he was a fool a couple years ago for exposing the damn plantation, not so much now huh

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

@Carlos Ventura And look how the NBA and the NCAA got together to shut down his JBL League.

[@southHWD]

If lavar ball was the first person u heard compare ncca to a slavery plantation. You late to the party

[@plainsimple6946]

No one will ever break their cycle until we convince the parents to keep their kids away. The 5 star athletes. A dream world they'd all play for HBC historical brown colleges.

[@gblair7622]

Lavar Ball didn't point out anything new

[@simplyluis6548]

@@southHWD South Park pointed it out before Ball did 😂

[@TivoKenevil]

Molly has a masters in Interrupted Communication Systems.

[@mohamedabdulahi8770]

haahhaahhaa, no one asked her she is a moderator but wants always to be relevant and center of the discussion.

[@zoisantonopoulos7999]

She be talking and they ignoring her 🤣🤣

[@MrVariant]

@@zoisantonopoulos7999 best thing to do lol remember when she walked out on Max 2013-2015 Kobe all timenba worst lol and circle back. Less than 50 games and 30% fg but he cool 😂

[@AseeF]

aka Ethical Hacking

[@dede4866]

im dead yo

[@KingRichawd]

Max makin sense while making headlines, it been a while...

[@jamesjohn9183]

Bars

[@marquisrose2192]

Facts!

[@Shawnantonioexperience]

By that metric, some of the greatest former players and coaches couldn’t be agents... imagine telling a 38 year old, retired LeBron that he’s not qualified to be an agent... or Kobe... 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@kingclampz6081]

Shawn Gotti lollll

[@jayvon221]

70% of nba players dont stay more than 2 years thry basically saying no player can be a agent

[@jwalker4647]

That's the point smh

[@dr.apostasy3347]

Somehow LeBron and others will work around this. Hire a intern agents with bachelor's have them sign with them only to be turned over to rich Paul in the 2nd year of the contract or not sign with Paul if he a bust. Paul and others can have segways in this

[@speedythunder1995]

Shawn Gotti or even The goat MJ NCAA got everything messed up.

[@CarlosRodrigues-ob9ik]

NCAA acting like they own those players ridiculous 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@stacking2444]

@KRISPIRACY It does mean nothing, when if the rule wasn't in place they could go straight to the NBA and make MILLIONS , but no they are mandated to go play a year and potentially get injured and lose millions cause the NCAA wants to make money, stfu no one cares what you had to do to get free schooling a lot of these kids come from poverty you think they want to go waste a year at school and potentially get injured? .

[@DOGPISSS666]

@KRISPIRACY thing is, they also payed you for your time served. NCAA doesn't really offer a free education so much as they mandate it. And seeing how a fair amount of guys for for the one required year and then drop out, the free education really doesn't mean anything. Less than nothing when you consider that they have to give up a year of potential earnings to get it.

[@CDEEZ03]

@KRISPIRACY it is about race and dont nobody give 2 fucks about you serving. You probably packed parachutes.

[@CarlosRodrigues-ob9ik]

@KRISPIRACY and I wasn't making it about race

[@kevinmathis7352]

@KRISPIRACY I'm also a veteran. Difference between us and college athletes. We are handsomely compensated for the job we do. A lot of people think that the athletes shouldn't complain because they get free tuition. That's pennies on the dollar in comparison to the money that universities make off these young men and women. While I thank you for your service, you chose to join the military. Because of the way rules are set up, they dont have much choice in going to college to play for free vs going straight to the NBA to make money for themselves and their family. Dont think that just because someone's struggle is different from your struggle that you had it worse. God bless brother, and again thank you for your service.

[@plentypennykicks]

Nobody: Molly: I have a masters degree!!!

[@acfuller86]

plentypennykicks haha I know where the heck did that come from??

[@sundiata365]

I hate her!

[@ryanelkadi3196]

Masters degree in being a dick and interrupting interesting arguments

[@plentypennykicks]

acfuller86 exactly idk what she was even getting at 😂😭😭

[@bgk5727]

When did she say this ?

[@plomsplums]

Thanks for removing Ryan Hollins. 😭

[@jayphilly1703]

Molly is up next.

[@thetaylor650]

Nekaneka15 watch your blood pressure friend. Dont let some random stranger give you a heart attack clown ass

[@nonamewilly]

Nekaneka15 chill it ain’t that deep

[@racentour5172]

@Nekaneka15 Soooo...according to you, there's a 0% chance that this was his real opinion pertaining to Ryan Hollins?

[@Koldheart5]

Jay Philly molly thinks she is debating instead of moderater

[@edwardmcgee863]

Masters degree in social interruption from the University of Phoenix.

[@GtheGreat1]

😭😭😭😭

[@djaran13]

best comment ever. should be a commercial

[@drewsmotherinlaw7365]

Yeah, screw that woman doing her job!

[@dhood87txwv]

OOOh scorched her!!! Lmao

[@deantalamantes6190]

thought I saw her on that "I am a Phoenix" commercial

[@kev3024]

Imagine ncaa tryin to tell a rookie he cnt be your agent but u already left college like wtf

[@damianpresha5155]

It dont effect professionals

[@PurpleCrownVic]

Yeah. If you dont INTEND to come back then you can. But they are saying if a player hires an agent for the draft and decides to come back...they cant.

[@ogsouljahmantimetv8970]

🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@wockyslush4995]

kev it’s for the athletes in the future

[@Dat621]

Molly flexing she has a Masters Degree.. and no one cared 😭😭😭 why they do her like that ??!

[@drmikesmith6262]

Cause no one cared 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️😭😭

[@marcelissah6275]

Because no one gives a shit

[@erickhernandez6840]

I mean good for her that she has a masters degree but it doesn't need to be added to the topic

[@ruthieyiu1443]

@Kevin Durant where was her master's degree when she was bending it over and hiking the ball for Terrell Davis.....Molly think people forgot about that ...Me Too... bullshit she tried to do to Lavar Ball

[@nosafety7270]

She’s literally not supposed to be talking and no one wants her to talk she feels like she’s one of them

[@GamingxGangsta]

No one: Molly: I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE!!!

[@jeffsimmons9831]

GamingxGangsta lame fam

[@hesGOTgame]

She's the worst

[@allthesmallthings1041]

In what?

[@Steve_Takes]

Masters means crap, I had some inept classmates in Grad school

[@beedebawng2556]

😂 😂 😂 😂

[@luisch1708]

4:31 I love how they both just ignored Molly when she said she has a Masters degree LMAO

[@ahamay656]

😂😂😂

[@Jimmyfly215]

Swat Me lmao holy shit thats great

[@awill5895]

Lmao she said it like she had a doctorate

[@lyrics2challenged]

@@awill5895 a lot of mfs in these comments don't got they associate, it's an achievement.

[@lolpop241]

​@@lyrics2challenged * "their" is the word you're looking for, not "they". Some mfs in these comments don't pass middle school grammar, it's an achievement.

[@zemexone]

Bashed lavar for not caring about NCAA, now bashing NCAA

[@rkoowned3606]

Zemekz people just hate to hate on that man he has said a lot of facts with some of the none sense he says

[@Iseechu]

Shout out to Max for keeping it a buck 50 and admitting analysts get paid to cover college games

[@treybrown5839]

Was that new information? They get paid to talk about everything they talk about.

[@anthonybennett2837]

*Rich Paul gonna get his Bachelor's degree & they gonna tell him he needs a Master's degree* 😫😩😅😂😭😭😭

[@washingtonpark5869]

Phd

[@Whatuptee]

Nah, he can get a certified staffer to do the work for him then slide in after. Easy day

[@lhinkle7160]

And then his Doctor's degree.

[@lul420]

ChicagoDefense no he doesn’t

[@logent80]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mohamedcoulibaly5774]

Ryan Clark coming off the bench like Lou Will out there 😂😂💪🏾, replacing LeStephen A. Smith who’s hurt

[@Short_mambaa]

Mohamed Coulibaly I actually like him talking about basketball just as much as when he’s talking about football

[@onesonofjacob]

He's coming off the bench like Jerome James on the Knicks...who didn't belong in the game

[@ThaRealSunGod]

Nah, SAS on break cuz his back hurt from all the carryin' he's done.

[@MrProlific22]

Mohamed Coulibaly 😂😂😂

[@LoLLoL-mm6tt]

Now we need Ryan Hollins to come off the bench like Montrez Harrel and the bench mob will be lit

[@HowsGreg]

Adam Silver: You can now be drafted out of high school again

[@lorddiethorn]

Lol everyone goes to nba bench players I should have gone to college for a year

[@yousif1878]

arnold oliver why tho? It would be better for them if they got the athletes right away.

[@lorddiethorn]

Yousif nope they made the role because the players were not ready most of them were not good enough and people still drafted them and they were out of the league like three years

[@anasselemou2022]

@@lorddiethorn FALSE AF go look up the list of the players drafted in high school

[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady, Peja Stojakovic......Never attended a college course

[@eastside313yahdig.2]

Black athletes.....stop going to these wicked universities if your forsure NBA, NFL , MLB contract. They need you , you don’t need them and if you’re good enough THEY’LL FIND YOU!!!

[@jr5296]

Why say "black athletes"? Should be applied to all athletes.

[@seanohaga6226]

liftingcarbsdaily because most of the football/ basketball players are black maybe?

[@eastside313yahdig.2]

liftingcarbsdaily they’re bringing in the doe, without black athletes there wouldn’t be millions coming to these universities

[@locman6228]

Most universities hate the NCAA, its not their fault.

[@eastside313yahdig.2]

loc man they don’t hate them checks tho!!

[@Maximob-dm5wi]

Max: You shouldn’t need to get a degree to represent someone Molly: I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE!!!

[@Road_Dogs_Indy]

Right!!!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@xtrey19x]

Please don’t tell me she said that 🤦‍♂️

[@MrZaShun]

xtrey19x yea but she was saying in the Context of she really didn’t learn life lessons that made her better suited to represent ppl

[@ahamay656]

4:30 🤨

[@iTzDeeJaye]

MrZaShun exactly . She was saying she has one but it doesn’t teach you life lessons.

[@acezwild1000]

Lavar Ball has been warning us... He doesn't seem so crazy now...

[@BluTrevFIFA]

He also said the JBA would challenge the NCAA, just cause he’s right about one thing doesn’t make him any less crazy

[@acezwild1000]

@@BluTrevFIFA lol yeah he's still a shot out. His methods isn't the norm, but it's effective. He'll have 2 boys in the NBA by 2020, hopefully the 3rd in 2021. BBB

[@BluTrevFIFA]

@@acezwild1000 He won't have three in there, definitely two but Liangelo basically ended his chances when he left Ucla

[@acezwild1000]

@@BluTrevFIFA I agree with u, it's just wishful thinking LOL

[@davidstarks3308]

test True that...

[@markmarkem1572]

Molly couldn’t wait to bring up her masters degree so we can think she’s smart 🤣

[@worldisfilledb]

Mark Markem I’m pretty sure was still doing the opposite you dumbass

[@yowiewowie2663]

WorldIsFilledB nobody asked her asshole

[@Bshop-nt2hn]

😂😂🤣🤣

[@johnichie6130]

I am still wondering how getting a master's fits into the conversation. Molly was trying too hard to fit into the convo. Terrible

[@MrDecember91]

@@worldisfilledb Huh?

[@ctcmonk]

Where ya't Stephen A?. We need you on this one 🗣...

[@christophermalone4348]

Yes we do

[@shonda79able]

He posted on Facebook. He's pissed

[@lastking320]

4:30 the only relevant thing Molly has said in the last 2 years. “I have a masters, how many more lessons do you learn outside of school”

[@How2HateYT]

Can they legally enforce that? Once a player leaves college the NCAA I'd imagine has no power over their choices?

[@alonzoturner971]

Meester Chris Video

[@jaebarnes]

It only applies if a player wants to decides to come back to school and pull their name from the draft. Clearly it's a rule with racially driven undertones but I think it will just cause more players to leave school after one year or seek opportunities overseas and skip college.

[@ukasxm8245]

Jae Barnes good explanation

[@thenotoriousmichaeljackson8938]

Jae Barnes Sad

[@mr16325]

@@jaebarnes how does that have racism undertones

[@younesbougarba5169]

Stephen A would've roasted the NCAA

[@AlanMane]

Anthony Shepherd sas can come off that way sometimes but he tends to stand up for the black community. now whitlock....

[@choosenone20901]

I won't be shock ur he did it. But he would be coming from a educational angle. But he most likely wouldn't defend them.

[@LeonardoDiax24]

Anthony Shepherd good

[@brianchua4240]

Did you see his tweet? He wanted to blast them LOL

[@db-hj9cu]

@Anthony Shepherd naw I don't even think will cain would take up for the NCAA on this shit. In fact I'm damn near sure cain he wouldn't.

[@Skankhunt-lp5zn]

Damn... molly slipped her masters smoothly in the conversation 🤣

[@bootyfulhoes6668]

Deadass though 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffdot86]

lmao

[@blueglue52]

Skankhunt42 yelled “I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE” lmao

[@derwinjamesbestsafetyballh8472]

Skankhunt42 They was like “Bitch I don’t give a fuck.”

[@ruthieyiu1443]

I have a Master Degree.....Max my wife is a Lawyer and and the ex-football player says I still make and have more money than both of you..... the pissing contest is over😂

[@djbabyT15]

Got Damn Molly, you have a Masters Degree and you still can't stay in your lane...

[@BigReggii]

By pass the NCAA go play ball in Europe for 4 years. Then get on the NBA draft . NBA controls European basketball.

[@henrymccomments]

Reggie B a little bit more difficult but if you make you’ll immediately start make money then you can make the leap to NBA

[@tonyzan5268]

You only need to play for 1 year and I heard soon they will let Highschool grads go straight to the nba

[@smyzo]

Yes, but dont sign up to play NCAA ball and whine about their rules like a bitch.

[@lyrics2challenged]

@@tonyzan5268 Again?

[@jpowers55]

@John Doe I'm sure the NCAA has jurisdiction over them as well

[@MrAirCombs]

Max finally found a perfect argument, NCAA don't want the smoke ..

[@MelvinTaylorII]

The AirCombs . I need Free Smoke to play underneath him talking

[@jamaaldaynitelong8367]

They do...Even if they'll lose...They'll go down with the ship.

[@MrAirCombs]

@@jamaaldaynitelong8367That slow dramatic part of the Titanic shit,

[@tylerfirst4454]

Molly had to plug her masters degree🤦‍♂️.....she forgot to mention the degree is in advanced interrupting with a minor in ignorance

[@dwadeisthegoat2020]

Players better do like RJ and Lamelo and go overseas

[@keithjohnson7967]

ASAP

[@eastside313yahdig.2]

D WADE IS THE GOAT yep. If you’re good enough they’ll find you.

[@xxtooshiestyxx8756]

NCAA punching the air right now mad they can't milk them young boys right there lol

[@Nerevarine420]

@@xxtooshiestyxx8756 theyre like the catholic church without the rape lmao

[@mohamedcoulibaly5774]

And those ones are good enough to be 1st round bound anyway so they need to go get their money and let their talent speak at the different combines. Bazley didn’t even play and he was in the 1st round so fuck the NCAA on this and a lot of other issues too

[@dkmrap1]

If I was rich Paul, I'd hire agents that qualify for the NCAA and I'd expand into representing football players. That would really piss em off

[@princemusic123]

facts

[@dttruman]

That would work for everybody. I still don't understand how race should enter into this. It's all about contracts and contract law. The agent should properly be licensed to represent their clients or an unscrupulous agent would take advantage of naive talented kids.

[@ryantolentino5570]

Rich Paul is licensed. He just doesn't have a degree

[@dttruman]

@@ryantolentino5570 I thought there would be some kind of waivers for some people, but as I mentioned before, it's to protect the kids. I.E. LaVar Ball who's less than business ethics and ventures are not exactly looking after the welfare of the kids

[@nonnayurbuzness8107]

dttruman The player represented has his attorney review the contract. Rich is just the bridge between organization and player.

[@geemoney1982]

African American players should boycott the NCAA. I’m down with not watching college sports if it helps.

[@GovernorRiffRaff]

Albert Douglas which is why it’s dumb that they force kids to go to school for a year.

[@GovernorRiffRaff]

Albert Douglas let them bust. That’s part of being an entrepreneur and taking risks.

[@Waysofmanly]

That's short sighted and can hurt the players, boycott div 1 for smaller schools and the power 5 conference schools will back down

[@MrZaShun]

Black ppl should’ve went to HBCUs instead of PWIs If all the best players chose the HBCUs I bet the NCAA would flip shit and would’ve been allowing players to get paid to play anywhere

[@LegionofSwaggatude]

These high profile prospects need to really consider the g-league.

[@kentajets]

Molly just throwing out there that she has a masters degree. Awkward flex.

[@corpyhogan4433]

Kenta Neary she’s always saying random shit

[@bluewave3417]

And she's still bad at her job. College degrees are overrated.

[@bluewave3417]

@Cool Breeze plenty of Starbuck baristas have degrees. Plenty of people working at Costco have degrees. I'm talking front line people. Most college degrees are worthless. STEM degrees are a different story. I shop at Home Depot quite a bit. Give me an older guy who actually worked in the trade and knows tools over some degreed no nothing any day.

[@bluewave3417]

@Cool Breeze a degree can be valuable for the individual. That doesn't make them any more skilled to do a job. It even make them ethical. I'm not saying degrees are bad. But they are way overrated and overprices when you consider the cost of higher education.

[@youseehim_official]

Wow ...I wasn't expecting ESPN to tell the truth on this one... Keep it up ESPN

[@BruvahSulaiman]

They didn't. The players were only recently allowed to have agents to begin with. These new rules stemmed from a College Basketball scandal involving agents. Arrests were made. They want to avoid that happening again. Rich Paul has nothing to do with it. Race has nothing to do with it.

[@Urbohat]

The NCAA may be asking for trouble... Rich Paul can take the NCAA to court and in court ask them why the most successful agent in the NBA does Not have a bachelor's degree. In fact Paul and Lebron can fund another developmental league or agency that allows for potential NBA stars where they play abroad or in the US or both and get paid while doing it.

[@TRUTH_IN_CHAOS]

Best idea yet. If Lavar can do it so can they...only better. They can play against Lavars league. Forget these thieves.

[@NSBD-92]

No one, absolutely no one on espn or in any major sport: Molly: I have a masters degree.

[@tahrondavis8080]

I was waiting on a Molly comment

[@Okay0707]

Molly: I'm a whore

[@sisterphyllis4753]

Exactly, they feel they are loosing control of every aspect of the players life. Thank you all for telling the truth. Yes, there's a great racial systemic tone to this.

[@zoisantonopoulos7999]

Very sad that you believe that

[@sisterphyllis4753]

Zois Antonopoulos what's sad about it, it's fact. I wish with everything in me, I could be wrong. It's in plain sight to see. Wrong cannot be hidden in the dark forever.

[@kang6914]

How the fuck does this have anything to do with race ???? Damn y'all always trying to play the victim and cry racism over bullshit. Y'all are the real racists.

[@kang6914]

@B 1 no such thing as "white supremacy" dumbass

[@zfk1000]

Rich Paul is perfectly positioned to take them to court, anti-trust all the way.

[@jjames9803]

Exactly

[@TMZahida226]

Serious question: How is the Rich Paul rule even enforceable? Futute agents can simply not call themselves "agents". They'll brand themselves "image consultants" or something like that until the end of season and THEN they will call themselves agents around the draft. Besides, if I am a 1 and done, am I gonna give a damn about what the NCAA tells me after my season's over? Hell no.

[@Abeisgreat1]

This is what lavar ball was trying to contend with. Put some respect on his name

[@RJ-cv2uw]

I cringed when Molly mentioned her master's degree, good for you Molly, good for you

[@marvinydj]

RJ RJ but she’s the worst moderator right now

[@Road_Dogs_Indy]

She just had to put in a plug for her self and make it about her. 😂😂😂

[@evilgmail]

She is terrible. I can care less about your masters. Oh by the way I have a Ph. D, so what.

[@SurfyXO]

Bachelor, Masters, PhD... Who the fuck cares 😂 no offense to those that have them and worked hard getting them, but you wont carry that shit to the grave. No need to brag about it.

[@The-bs1bs]

NCAA gon be mad when the NBA Players make a league that ALLOWS elite hoopers to skip college , lmao it’s comin

[@kylethomas2993]

Nobody has to go to college

[@tr3cardo]

Lavar Ball tried it and it didn’t work. And it won’t work when NBA players make a league. No fan is going to pay and watch them play like college fans do.

[@JabrenHarris98]

@@tr3cardo First its Lavar ball he doesn't make as much NBAnolayers make especially superstars. If LBJ wants to make a league ppl are gonna pay to watch it. Just like the big 3 for veterans ppl are actually paying to watch the big 3

[@BluTrevFIFA]

Jabren Harris look at the crowds at the big 3 versus the average power conference college team, the reason colleges have such good fan bases is because most of them have been around for nearly a hundred years. No matter who tries to create a new league they won’t have the fan support like colleges do unless the league survives for a long time.

[@kylethomas2993]

@@tr3cardo I agree college basketball fans like me don't watch it for the individual players. They watch it for the teams

[@GeneralBiggs]

Nobody: Molly: I have a Master's degree Me: 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️... Thanks for your input. But nobody asked you.

[@johnnystewart83]

Be kind..."it's her job to speak up"

[@Robert-ky4ro]

And nobody cares about you so 🤷‍♂️

[@legoatisthebestplayerevero2440]

They dont like seeing a black Man with power and money💯💯💯💯💯

[@zackhayes1268]

What an idiot 😂 you probably don’t even understand what the rule does

[@noneofyourbiz1133]

What the heck😂😂😂

[@brucesuckemoff795]

Man*

[@joshuagaytan9376]

That’s ignorant to say. Don’t make race bait

[@Mysterioatokatokat]

leGoat is the best player ever of all timer. yeah jason terry had so much power when he outplayed and outscored lebron during 2011 finals, that very dangerous if you have that much power

[@atlasx916]

In five years there will be or hardly be any NBA prospects.those players that bring money to the NCAA ;the future NBA stars or Superstars will see they do not need the NCAA ....Lebron will lead that movement

[@scratchpenny]

I wish this was true, but the NCAA makes money because of the school loyalty fans primarily. People cheer for Duke, North Carolina, Michigan State, et cetera. The players are secondary in college, although better talent does have some value. A significant portion of college basketball fans don't really watch the NBA and vice versa.

[@PaulBenjaminJenkins]

Every time Molly says something... Max is like, "Cmon, adults are talking here, Molly."

[@anotherelvis]

Someone should tell Molly not to talk unless she utters a complete sentence.

[@normaalexander4190]

Will this NCAA plantation rule include all college athletes ? Or only the basketball athletes ?

[@juanderfulm2711]

Apparently, just basketball.

[@williamerazo1685]

Exactly. Players should sue for discrimination

[@eghoseisiramen1892]

@IG: confused_melo to see proof he is garbage #Ginga those avenues aren't the best options rn, they're still rising but not at a rapid rate, if someone like RJ Hampton and lamelo ball do good overseas and make it to the league then those avenues will blow wide open

[@NinaCatherineWillmon]

Football athletes have to play at least 3 years in college in order to become eligible. Hockey, I believe, is the only sport that does allow 18 year old high school kids to go pro.

[@prettyfinesse4299]

@@NinaCatherineWillmon ALL Hockey players are WHITE !!! THEY GET AWAY WITH FIGHTING NEVER FINE

[@zonzore]

Molly has a master's degree? Holy moly 😲. It must be in yapping. 😅😅😅 Just kidding Molly.

[@Maximob-dm5wi]

THE-MED * holy molly

[@zonzore]

@@Maximob-dm5wi ... That's what I was going to type but I changed my mind and just went with moly.

[@thenomadicfoxtravels]

Just ridiculous. She really is. Moderate only. Listen more. Couldn't give a toot u got a master's

[@mrchrislikestolaugh]

Nobody: Molly: 4:31 “I have a masters degree”

[@thislife7070]

What Molly meant to say was "I have a masters degree and look how stupid I sound every day"

[@ltrgman]

Once Molly starts interrupting, I close the video. She's so obnoxious ugh.

[@jeffdot86]

lma0

[@ragsonez]

nobody: absolutely nobody: Molly: "I have a masters degree"

[@madboyreadynow28]

Ok so here is where this is going to come back and back fire on the NCAA. Top NBA prospects coming out of High School will take their talents over seas and not play in the NCAA. This will back fire on the NCAA

[@ndvbdjjbdbndhjnd845]

madboyreadynow28 💯💯

[@anthonyc6381]

Or go to the G league

[@ndvbdjjbdbndhjnd845]

anthony c facts

[@CheckCeeOut]

Molly "I have a Master's Degree" Qerim-Rose

[@plannedsarcasm6930]

Dont forget about her "Life Lessons"

[@emanuelortega819]

Molly “switching gears” Querim

[@moorcrypto5137]

Molly "I might have to call H.R after what happened" Querim

[@littlefroman11]

This is the type of rhetoric that Max Kellerman is needed for. Thank you for speaking on this and more so having this train of thought.

[@ItsBamy]

Who else rolled their eyes when Molly said “i have a masters degree”

[@GMAG416]

Lmao She got cut off quick too after she said that.

[@jamesclancy7877]

When did she say that

[@Salvation15L]

Dang y'all in love always Mentioning Molly eveytime

[@jmoses5480]

Your shallow interruptions about yourself were not missed Molly

[@jefferyhactcher5855]

😂😂

[@PlayForealGaming]

😂😂😂

[@D.Antony]

The NCAA should just be honest and call it what it is, "The Plantation Rules".

[@localman1833]

Nobody-- Molly: I have a masters degree WE DONT CARE

[@jl8410]

Raymond Valencia True, but she also made one of the most important points: it only applies to basketball, the predominantly black sport.

[@ricardoquintana7169]

This has to be one of the greatest clips from this show in a while, really shows how dirty certain parts of our sports has gotten.

[@Knowledgegoon]

It's called moving the goal post...

[@refuerzo69]

ESPN should implement the Molly rule. A month of suspension for each time a moderator interrupts a conversation 😒

[@asapmarq7185]

NCAA is on the down fall RJ and Lamelo weren’t the first and they certainly won’t be the last

[@Cochise954]

couple that with the nba was gonna start letting kids in after high school.

[@greengreen2382]

Wait wasn’t Rj at duke I confused by what your saying just a question

[@jonny-dp2qr]

jamal Green rj hampton

[@jonny-dp2qr]

jamal Green hes #1 ranked highschooler playing in australia instead of ncaa or something like that

[@greengreen2382]

Quincy oh rd thanks bruh

[@YT-cq8wp]

The rule is ineffective...all Rich gonna do is hire someone to work for him that has degrees n finesse ur problem solved but for others...Issa problem but..it’s a double edge sword the ncaa has to pay their students...or be focused to merge with the G league or D league whichever one they call it...it’s the only way to maximize their profits since that’s obviously all they care about...they better talk to the NBA...how about following what Rich Paul is doing instead of tryna take it out due to personal reasons business is business..

[@SSJRome]

i could feel the cringe when molly decided to mention she has a masters degree

[@theycallmeGUN]

Nobody: Not a single soul: Molly: Did I tell ya'll I have a masters degree

[@kdeezo326]

This is exactly why I’ve always supported Lavar Ball and his model of business. Although he’s been made out to be the loud mouthed villain, what he did was revolutionary in a sense.

[@brianbett6179]

Did Molly just say she has a master's and it's useless 😂😂😂

[@jbmlk]

Why would she say that bad timing 😂

[@Ben2bwild]

She didn't say it was useless

[@yowiewowie2663]

Brian Bett Molly is useless

[@brianbett6179]

@@yowiewowie2663 not literally😂

[@matthieusaade3616]

The guys didn't give a single shit about her master degree 😂😂😂😂😂

[@d7adict]

I'm thankful Ryan Hollins is not in First Take

[@goodtimesbeatz6718]

NCAA is just scared that a young black man is educating and help other young black men with there future choices

[@MandleNkosi_Anu]

💯💯💯

[@Garahan]

Their* Don't talk about education when you can't write English.

[@stinkyfingerxx]

火王電ジェイソン toxic 😳

[@melanatedgod5337]

Facts!

[@melanatedgod5337]

@@Garahan shutcho bitch ass up!

[@alejandrogomez4804]

Rich Paul is like"The Godfather" Sports Agent. "I'm gonna make em an offer he can't refuse". It's crazy and unbelievable how Adam Silver has allowed him to operate the way he has. 🤔 People don't give Rich Paul enough credit for bringing AD to LA.

[@1.p670]

Fax Paul is a G.... bron put him in the position but everything else he did on his own

[@chadingram6390]

No Bron got AD to lakers.

[@alejandrogomez4804]

Chad Ingram Hell no! LeBron's in LA now, this ain't Cleveland. Palinka and Rich Paul dealt and came up with a plan to get AD to LA. Magic quit because he couldn't close the deal with The Pelicans. Why couldn't LeBron get anyone else then?

[@alejandrogomez4804]

Nellybo knockdown I know, people think LeBron got AD to LA, it's a "Rich Paul Deal".

[@alejandrogomez4804]

1 .P I know he's always been ahead of the curve as far as Sports Agent.

[@tornadoknight3996]

Max was on fire in this one. If the NCAA doesn't want to pay players they have no business saying shit about their financial decisions.

[@xman9190]

Not quite. He didn't point out that the NCAA exists to protect the interests of the colleges and not the athletes.

[@BruvahSulaiman]

Four coaches from high-profile programs were arrested for allegedly steering recruits to certain institutions in exchange for cash last year. After prosecutors and federal officials announced the arrests, NCAA president Mark Emmert put together a commission to study men’s basketball, led by former U.S. secretary of state and Stanford University provost Condoleezza Rice . Almost all of the policy alterations the NCAA adopted recently came from that commission’s recommendations. The fact that Rich Paul is the only name that came to anyone's mind speaks volumes. Could this prevent that 1 notable agent from getting collegiate athlete clients? Sure. But the whole point to this was to prevent a situation like the one mentioned above where shady deals are taking place leading to FBI investigations. An uncertified agent is more likely to do shady deals or at least it's more likely to get caught. Rich Paul is the exception not the rule. On a case by case basis the NCAA could easily decide to make exceptions if Rich Paul ever even wanted to enter that space. Just another case of over simplifying an issue in order to play to a base. There is no racial component. The draft process of the NFL and NBA is different from MLB or NHL. Due to that fact the NCAA has no choice but to treat the athletes differently based on the fact that the leagues they intend to go to have different rules.

[@lorddiethorn]

Also if the player take money they can go to jail especially if they claim they nave no income is fraud Especially if they get financial aid and they can face several year in pPrison

[@BruvahSulaiman]

@@lorddiethorn And the rules are there to protect them from that. As well as their teams who could be stripped of championships and fined when these things take place. For every Rich Paul or Kawhi's uncle there are 1000 hustlers willing to ruin a players life to get theirs.

[@lorddiethorn]

Nope the rules don’t protect them from that because the Feds don’t care about NCAA rule violations if you’re committed fraud as a player and you can go to jail especially if you’re lying about how much money you have been taken government money

[@BruvahSulaiman]

@@lorddiethorn That's my point. A non certified agent is more likely to make mistakes in that department. Not telling their client what they should be reporting or what money they should not be accepting etc. The NCAA already bent the knee. The college requirement is gone.

[@kdrage2544]

Lavar Ball said NCAA was trash 2 years ago and y’all called him crazy

[@c.anthonyjohnson259]

BREAKING NEWS!!!! Moly has a master's degree That's Alll...😂😂😂😂

[@MelloDeeBeats]

C.Anthony Johnson unnecessary flex, almost made me stop the video

[@Robert-ky4ro]

You mad bro??

[@MicahDadsLegoTV]

Precisely why bill HR 40 is necessary! And people wonder what “Black Wall Street” was about. Look no further that this 👆🏽

[@brianchua4240]

Molly Qerim: "I have a Master's degree" Max and Ryan: Yay? And the NCAA is just being whiny baffoons.

[@nubastyle]

Actually, I liked what MOLLY was saying. They really shouldn't brush her to the side when she actually makes a valid point.

[@bizzles44]

The players should strike. Watch the ncaa come crawling back when the players won’t play and cost them millions

[@idm8833]

Its not only the "Rich Paul Rule" its made for Uncle Dennis.

[@travisdiondavis9294]

Uncle Dennis? Care to elaborate... Drop knowledge?

[@dsing612]

@@travisdiondavis9294 Kawhi Leonard

[@travisdiondavis9294]

@@dsing612 thnx

[@tingasboxbreak3283]

Double standard of the NCAA to implement such an Unbelievable action!

[@WarriorAngel001]

The NCAA is a perfect example of why competition in business is good for the workers and consumers. The NCAA has a monopoly on athletics because they are, essentially, the sole lifeline to the NFL and NBA. So they have no interest in being anything but selfish, controlling, and whatnot towards the players. Now I dont go so far as to say student-athletes get nothing; their education, which is very expensive, is oft paid for. But the NCAA takes this fact and goes too far overboard with the control they exercise over students. And they can because, again, they understand that the road to the NBA and NFL predominantly goes through the NCAA and college athletics. The NCAA needs competition, an organization that doesnt bother with education towards a high priced degree they may never use and instead focuses on bringing in quality post high school players and gives them all the benefits the NCAA doesnt allow them to have and can ultimately help them transition to the NBA or NFL. Think college ball without the college. They may even get paid a wage (not close to NFL level but still good), unlike the NCAA and can get endorsement deals, unlike the NCAA.

[@Kirkbreezy]

Boycott the NCAA, players going to go overseas or the G League!

[@CarlosSchultzMusic]

Steven K that’s what lavars doin with his sons, he’s a lot smarter than people think

[@timothebob2955]

That's ok. It's all fun & games until the top recruits smarten up and go to the G league. And the talent in NCAA is going to drop. Keep going NCAA.

[@BluTrevFIFA]

Did the NCAA drop in the early 2000s when all the best talent was going to straight to the nba?

[@timothebob2955]

@@BluTrevFIFA There were less highschoolers good enough to play back then. Nowadays there's at least a handful of highschoolers ready for the league and that would hurt college sports.

[@BluTrevFIFA]

Timothe Bob how was there less high schoolers good enough to play back then? Not that much has changed about high schoolers nowadays other than aau being more prominent, which has caused more young players to get injured more often

[@timothebob2955]

@@BluTrevFIFA High school players now have a lot more skilled and talented players plus tons more exposure now than they did years ago. Now we're able to find and discover more league ready players. Back then you wouldn't get THAT noticed unless you were the 2nd coming of Jordan.

[@King.O.D.]

All Rich Paul have to do is hire someone under him with a bachelor degree and tell him to represent the student athlete, and all Rich Paul have to do is pull strings behind the scenes.. everything works out fine.

[@Kemet3.0]

This is ironic... we made this statement last week. And, Shannon echoes this same sentiment. A lot of guys want you to do good... but not better than them. Now here comes more mountains to climb. It's okay for Mark Zuckerberg and others to drop out. Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard in his sophomore year in order to complete his project. That became Facebook and then hired professional lawyers and business team to help him grow FB.

[@CDEEZ03]

NCAA Better watch out yall gonna cause these black men to create their own league. Heard it here first

[@CDEEZ03]

@John Doe NCAA owns HBCU sports too

[@osubucknut100]

Literally has nothing to do with race at all. Get over your obsession

[@CDEEZ03]

@@osubucknut100 you must be white i wouldn't expect you to understand.

[@osubucknut100]

DA GOAT You must be a child, I wouldn’t expect you to have the maturity to understand this situation. You are the racist my friend

[@CDEEZ03]

@@osubucknut100 your white and will never understand what its like to be black in america.

[@steveanderson2948]

Mark my words, the NCAA revenue in basketball will drop exponentially because the high school players will go overseas and not attend college.

[@BluTrevFIFA]

Their revenue didn’t drop when Lebron and most other top recruits skipped college back in the early 2000s. People forget the one and done rule is a rule created by the NBA because nba vets were upset about losing their positions to 18 year olds.

[@NinaCatherineWillmon]

@@BluTrevFIFA But the one and done rule is about to be discontinued (allegedly) in 2022, so the narrative is about to change.

[@BluTrevFIFA]

Nina Catherine Willmon the rule is going to get removed, but my point is it isn’t going to hurt the ncaa as much as people think. Like I said, the rule isn’t a ncaa rule, it’s a nba rule. Top schools like Kentucky, Kansas, and duke sell out every year no matter who goes there.

[@NinaCatherineWillmon]

@chinniwonkenobi Well, guess what? They amended that rule. Now, a sport agent just have to be in good standing with the NBA and the NBPA.

[@zdeezy420]

It’s not just the NCAA it’s all colleges they want your money and time at all cost

[@zdeezy420]

Knowing people and building with each other is the most powerful tool in humanity! Colleges will never tell their students that truth

[@someguylivinlife]

Reasons why the NBA is trying to stop the 1 and dones. They don't like what the NCAA is doing

[@smyzo]

LOL, are you really that stupid? One and done is a NBA rule moron.

[@brandondedeaux5463]

thats a requirement implemented by NBA bro..lmao

[@imaniwjwright4362]

What Max said in regards to people being in the school band but can still make money from other music endeavors is something I've thought about for a few years now. Seems as if that should be forbideen too.

[@lorddiethorn]

Are they on Scholarship

[@djlyvwyr]

Don’t let this topic distract you from the fact that Molly has a masters and is a master of none!

[@93hlang]

Thanks for telling us you have a Masters Degree, Molly. Vital info.

[@jessealexander886]

I Have A Masters Degree! 😂😂 I swear I was expecting the automatic laughing that come out on sitcoms.

[@kevinsommers0704]

Wild crickets when Molly mentioned her Master's degree 🤣🤣🤣

[@derwinjamesbestsafetyballh8472]

young kobe “Bitch I don’t give a fuck.”

[@patrickjoseph7773]

The Rich Black Rule...