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And does it bother anyone else that this is even a question???
Whatever happened to amateurism? What about student athletes?
Matt Ruhle says that a good college QB costs at least $1 to 2 milion. Some are making $5 or $6 million. I read that Caleb Williams is making $6 million. Shadeur $4.9 million.
By comparison, Brock Purdy's current 4 year contract with the 49ers has an average annual value of $934,252.
How is Tech ever gonna compete in that world when $3.5 million is too much for a head coach . . . I believe we're currently paying Key $2.8 million this year? Less than half of ONE player on USC's team. How are we going to pay quarterbacks $2 million? Sure it's NIL not the AA. But ultimately . . . it's ALL boosters. We just don't have the deep pocket boosters of a USC, a Bama, Oregon, dwagville, TA&M, Tejas, The O$U, UMich, etc. Some of those schools have been paying athletes under the table for years. But they haven't been paying them millions and then they're literally off to the highest bidder at the end of the year.
Six wins was nice this year. But only because the last four years were terrible. Unless folks are happy for six wins into perpetuity, I don't see how we ever get to 8, 9, 10 wins.
And in the meantime, I don't want to read ANY more crap about Haynes King. We are damn lucky to have him. The comeback he engineered at the end of the Miami game is probably Tech's best highlight in several years. Plus, when he talks about being a Tech Man, it makes you feel like he WANTS to be here, and it makes one proud.
So unless you're going to pony up a mill or two for someone else, shut the öööö up and be thankful for what we have.
You may now flame away at will.
Whatever happened to amateurism? What about student athletes?
Matt Ruhle says that a good college QB costs at least $1 to 2 milion. Some are making $5 or $6 million. I read that Caleb Williams is making $6 million. Shadeur $4.9 million.
By comparison, Brock Purdy's current 4 year contract with the 49ers has an average annual value of $934,252.
How is Tech ever gonna compete in that world when $3.5 million is too much for a head coach . . . I believe we're currently paying Key $2.8 million this year? Less than half of ONE player on USC's team. How are we going to pay quarterbacks $2 million? Sure it's NIL not the AA. But ultimately . . . it's ALL boosters. We just don't have the deep pocket boosters of a USC, a Bama, Oregon, dwagville, TA&M, Tejas, The O$U, UMich, etc. Some of those schools have been paying athletes under the table for years. But they haven't been paying them millions and then they're literally off to the highest bidder at the end of the year.
Six wins was nice this year. But only because the last four years were terrible. Unless folks are happy for six wins into perpetuity, I don't see how we ever get to 8, 9, 10 wins.
And in the meantime, I don't want to read ANY more crap about Haynes King. We are damn lucky to have him. The comeback he engineered at the end of the Miami game is probably Tech's best highlight in several years. Plus, when he talks about being a Tech Man, it makes you feel like he WANTS to be here, and it makes one proud.
So unless you're going to pony up a mill or two for someone else, shut the öööö up and be thankful for what we have.
You may now flame away at will.
