The OFFICIAL 2016 College football RANDOM THOUGHTS thread

[UserNameless]

Wonder how they calculated that. Football revenue divided by number of players?

http://www.businessinsider.com/college-football-player-value-2016-10


The chart below shows us how much college football players might be worth at the top programs if they were able to play in a free market system and receive compensation in a manner similar to that of the NFL.

We calculated the Fair Market Value of college football players at the 20 most profitable programs using data provided by the Department of Education. Using the NFL's most recent collective bargaining agreement in which the players receive a minimum of 47% of all revenue, each school's football revenue was split between the school and the athletes with the players' share divided evenly among the 85 scholarship players.

Using this method, we can estimate that the average college football player at the University of Texas is worth $671,173 per year (up from $622,104 last year) based on the program's $121.4 million in annual football revenue. That is more than $130,000 ahead of any other school, with the University of Alabama second, at $536,485 per year. Overall, the average Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) player is worth $163,869 per year (up from $149,569 a year ago) with the average football team taking in more than $29 million in revenue each year.

Cork Gaines/Business Insider

 

[TUA TAGOVAILOA]

my 6:00 class tonight was cancelled since South Alabama playing Troy

college football

 

[RammerJammer]

 

[smitty22]

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

 

[smitty22]

Dude is balling out..

 

[jadillac]

http://www.businessinsider.com/college-football-player-value-2016-10


The chart below shows us how much college football players might be worth at the top programs if they were able to play in a free market system and receive compensation in a manner similar to that of the NFL.

We calculated the Fair Market Value of college football players at the 20 most profitable programs using data provided by the Department of Education. Using the NFL's most recent collective bargaining agreement in which the players receive a minimum of 47% of all revenue, each school's football revenue was split between the school and the athletes with the players' share divided evenly among the 85 scholarship players.

Using this method, we can estimate that the average college football player at the University of Texas is worth $671,173 per year (up from $622,104 last year) based on the program's $121.4 million in annual football revenue. That is more than $130,000 ahead of any other school, with the University of Alabama second, at $536,485 per year. Overall, the average Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) player is worth $163,869 per year (up from $149,569 a year ago) with the average football team taking in more than $29 million in revenue each year.

Cork Gaines/Business Insider

that's crazy. But this is why they could never pay players.

1. Some schools would simply get all the best players...even to just ride the bench.
2. How do you determine which players really deserve more than others year to year.

 

[UserNameless]

Real points @jadillac


... I don't think there'd be any way to standardize things.

 

[jadillac]

Real points @jadillac


... I don't think there'd be any way to standardize things.

think about you being a player who was a backup for a couple years, then your junior year you explode and have a Heisman season. You really deserve to be getting more than everyone on the team...maybe in the country.

 

[CrimsonTider]

The Carroll Trojans are still more impressive imo

 

[CrimsonTider]

that's crazy. But this is why they could never pay players.

1. Some schools would simply get all the best players...even to just ride the bench.
2. How do you determine which players really deserve more than others year to year.

Your 1st point is no different than what Has been going on since the dawn of CFB

 

[Goat poster]

That was a pretty nice draft for running backs.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

One post later I broke down Trojans run and conceded that bamas might be better

 

[jadillac]

Your 1st point is no different than what Has been going on since the dawn of CFB

No it's not.

OUr running back right now, Samaje Perine was recruited by Alabama. But if he went there he prob would've red-shirted a year or maybe sat on the bench for a year or two....if players were paid he'd gladly go ride the bench at Bama 4 years for more money, rather than go start immediately at say Michigan St for less money.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

The most significant game this year BTW, has been the changing-of-the-guard, program killing BEATDOWN oregon received from Washington

It legit is going to be recorded as the last time Oregon was relevant for a while, and I don't see Washington fading for a while because of how they have been building. That entire PNW reigon belongs to UW now...why would you go to Oregon over Washington now? They're done.

If uw murders wazu which isn't a lock, they're the pac12 powerhouse again.