Tua Tagovailoa injured today - considered serious

Chevy said:

It's called a free college education. Just make sure all players get one.

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Tell that to Ed O’Bannon.

Joker said:

he's a two bit punk in a three piece suit looking for five in the grill....

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How are we both from Charlestown (RI/MA) & aren't best buds?

Next time you're in the city beers on me pal. You name the spot.

Wow, I went to a friends birthday party and just came back. This thread has really deteriorated...

TommyBrady12 said:

Wow, I went to a friends birthday party and just came back. This thread has really deteriorated...

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the hostility has been at an all time high lately

BaconGrundleCandy said:

Pay college athletes

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Not opposed to that, but I think a more a propos solution here would be for the NCAA to subsidize insurance policies like the one GRONK had. [He could have taken $4 million, tax-free, in lieu of playing in the NFL.]

fightingirish595 said:

the hostility has been at an all time high lately

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Sunday can't come fast enough...

ctpatsfan77 said:

Not opposed to that, but I think a more a propos solution here would be for the NCAA to subsidize insurance policies like the one GRONK had. [He could have taken $4 million, tax-free, in lieu of playing in the NFL.]

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I'm not a smart person but there's a bunch of ways you can fix this w/out the world ending.

Again I guy selling hotdogs goes on comp if he's hurt. Tua gets carted off & replaced in seconds.

I also think its absolutely insane these athletes aren't getting paid for all the jerseys they sell after they leave school.

Again there's a ton of different paths you can take. It won't be perfect. Probably have to tinker w it a few times but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do the right thing.

And to be clear, I'm not advocating for these players to be paid millions or hundreds of thousands. Just do the right thing.

BaconGrundleCandy said:

I'm not a smart person but there's a bunch of ways you can fix this w/out the world ending.

Again I guy selling hotdogs goes on comp if he's hurt. Tua gets carted off & replaced in seconds.

I also think its absolutely insane these athletes aren't getting paid for all the jerseys they sell after they leave school.

Again there's a ton of different paths you can take. It won't be perfect. Probably have to tinker w it a few times but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do the right thing.

And to be clear, I'm not advocating for these players to be paid millions or hundreds of thousands. Just do the right thing.

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We're not at cross purposes here: paying college athletes is something we should do, at least for the sports that are producing profits. I'm just noting that this is a separate issue that also needs to be dealt with in some manner: if colleges are expecting them to potentially to put their futures at risk, they should be able to safeguard that future in some way.

BaconGrundleCandy said:

I'm not a smart person but there's a bunch of ways you can fix this w/out the world ending.

Again I guy selling hotdogs goes on comp if he's hurt. Tua gets carted off & replaced in seconds.

I also think its absolutely insane these athletes aren't getting paid for all the jerseys they sell after they leave school.

Again there's a ton of different paths you can take. It won't be perfect. Probably have to tinker w it a few times but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do the right thing.

And to be clear, I'm not advocating for these players to be paid millions or hundreds of thousands. Just do the right thing.

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You would end up with Football, Basketball and two women's sports. The rest would be canceled, the money wouldn't be there.

IcyPatriot said:

One thing I admire in Brady is that he knows how to be tackled safely when he has the time.

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Tua does need to learn how to be tackled as silly as that sounds. Seems like everytime he goes down his legs are folded up under him. He has to learn to just fall and fight another down and stop trying to run through every tackle.

BaconGrundleCandy said:

A wise man once said, "I don't treat everyone the same but I treat everyone fairly".

That's exactly how you handle this.

Coaches being paid 5, 10+ M per. More powerful than elected officials.
50M-100M stadiums that wouldn't be drawn up w/out these players putting asses in seats.
Millions for aid/exspense .

I'm a dumbass & can give you a rough draft. There are a lot of brilliant people out there that could make this work if allowed/given the chance.

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In this political climate - not to mention Title IX, which is Federal Law - you could never in a million years give a male football player a certain amount of money without giving the equivalent to a female.

The solution, which I believe we are headed towards, is not to pay them but simply to allow them to earn outside money.

TommyBrady12 said:

Wow, I went to a friends birthday party and just came back. This thread has really deteriorated...

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Someone will say something on page 3 and BOOM! Page 4 awaits.

XLIX said:

In this political climate - not to mention Title IX, which is Federal Law - you could never in a million years give a male football player a certain amount of money without giving the equivalent to a female.

The solution, which I believe we are headed towards, is not to pay them but simply to allow them to earn outside money.

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Again I find it insane that they're not getting a % from the jerseys they sell w their last name on it. Esp after they leave school.

Yea it's challenging but not even close to impossible or would hurt the sport.

BaconGrundleCandy said:

Again I find it insane that they're not getting a % from the jerseys they sell w their last name on it. Esp after they leave school.

Yea it's challenging but not even close to impossible or would hurt the sport.

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they don’t sell jerseys with names on them as far as I know

BaconGrundleCandy said:

Ok Boomer. You're almost 60, didn't know what dvoa was until an hour ago (be honest you still don't have a clue) & couldn't tell me anything worthwhile abt our team or the sport.



It's cool, honestly no problem w just being a casual fan.

Can't wait for w/e meme in coming. Like your grandfather playing a smart phone for the first time.

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Funny you bring up my grandfather... he would occasionally make this comment about those of your ilk: “If you could buy him for what he’s worth, and sell him for what he thinks he’s worth, you’d make a fortune.” Smart man.

Oh, and so as not to disappoint, here’s your meme:

TommyBrady12 said:

Wow, I went to a friends birthday party and just came back. This thread has really deteriorated...

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No way Jose. This thread is just heating up.

BaconGrundleCandy said:

Again I find it insane that they're not getting a % from the jerseys they sell w their last name on it. Esp after they leave school.

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The schools have stopped doing that.

BaconGrundleCandy said:

Yea it's challenging but not even close to impossible or would hurt the sport.

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It would be impossible to do without losing a lot of other sports. If you pay one, you have to pay them all. So like I said, the logical solution is to just let them earn outside money.

IcyPatriot said:

One thing I admire in Brady is that he knows how to be tackled safely when he has the time.

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I commented on this when Rodgers went down in 2017 (I think it was him). This is a seriously underrated skill of Brady's. Dude looks like he took parkour lessons on how to fall and stuntman training on how to take a hit. He's very good at minimizing damage.

No one has yet said “OK Boomer” to me. But I’m still trying to cope with being called “Sir”.

ctpatsfan77 said:

Not opposed to that, but I think a more a propos solution here would be for the NCAA to subsidize insurance policies like the one GRONK had. [He could have taken $4 million, tax-free, in lieu of playing in the NFL.]

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On a totally unrelated note, some tight end from penn state is being touted as a baby gronk!