Championship Game

[Purple Mav Man]

Because it's much easier to train someone on Microsoft Project than it is to train them to run a 4.3 40.

Uh, because most people can’t physically run a 4.3 no matter how long they train. And if they can, it makes them personally more valuable. Not property for the school to sell off or be entitled to compensation.

[KleShreen]

Just like people that leave a job, the previous employer should get paid by the new one?? Doesn’t make much sense…

I mean, many employers will take back your earned PTO if you move to a competitor in the same field within a certain number of days. Or will ban you from working for a competitor outright for a certain number of days.

[Turbonium]

Uh, because most people can’t physically run a 4.3 no matter how long they train. And if they can, it makes them personally more valuable. Not property for the school to sell off or be entitled to compensation.

Yes, exactly. They are more valuable employees to their employer. More valued employees are treated differently.

You're thinking of college football like it's 30 years ago. It's a professional sport and has been for a long time. The rules are just now catching up to this fact, as are many people. Coaches have had buyout clauses in the millions of dollars for a long time, won't be surprised to see athletes have something similar in the very near future.

[Predatory Primates]

I mean, many employers will take back your earned PTO if you move to a competitor in the same field within a certain number of days. Or will ban you from working for a competitor outright for a certain number of days.

Non-compete clauses aren't legal in the US.

[Tundra_Man]

Non-compete clauses aren't legal in the US.

Technically they still are, at least for the time being. They were supposed to be blanket banned as of Sept 4th, but on August 20, a district court issued an order stopping the FTC from enforcing the rule. The FTC has appealed that decision, but for now the ban mostly remains. As I understand it, individuals can still go to the FTC to have their non-competes evaluated and possibly nullified, but the average person probably isn't going to exert that effort.

* I'm not saying this to weigh in on the discussion about football players. Just as a point of interest for the overall state of non-compete agreements in the US.

[Purple Mav Man]

I mean, many employers will take back your earned PTO if you move to a competitor in the same field within a certain number of days. Or will ban you from working for a competitor outright for a certain number of days.

Absolutely. But the new employer doesn’t compensate the previous employer. These are completely different things.

[Purple Mav Man]

Yes, exactly. They are more valuable employees to their employer. More valued employees are treated differently.

You're thinking of college football like it's 30 years ago. It's a professional sport and has been for a long time. The rules are just now catching up to this fact, as are many people. Coaches have had buyout clauses in the millions of dollars for a long time, won't be surprised to see athletes have something similar in the very near future.

You’re wrong. I’m not at all thinking like it’s 30 years ago. I’m thinking and talking current and future state.

You guys sound like spoiled kids crying that your toys got taken away. Why should the school be compensated for a player leaving? I won’t be surprised to see buyout clauses coming soon for players either. But currently, they aren’t in place. So why does the school ‘deserve’ something?

[Turbonium]

You’re wrong. I’m not at all thinking like it’s 30 years ago. I’m thinking and talking current and future state.

You guys sound like spoiled kids crying that your toys got taken away. Why should the school be compensated for a player leaving? I won’t be surprised to see buyout clauses coming soon for players either. But currently, they aren’t in place. So why does the school ‘deserve’ something?

I'm not crying about anything, why are you being so defensive over this lol. I don't have a single school I care about, nor do I care if they are compensated for any player leaving. I'm simply saying that it will be the next step and to think of them as anything but professional athletes is incorrect. I'll leave it at that, you seem to be getting way more worked up about this than any person should be.

[Purple Mav Man]

I'm not crying about anything, why are you being so defensive over this lol. I don't have a single school I care about, nor do I care if they are compensated for any player leaving. I'm simply saying that it will be the next step and to think of them as anything but professional athletes is incorrect. I'll leave it at that, you seem to be getting way more worked up about this than any person should be.

Pretty calm here, thanks. I’m not being defensive and have no say in what the rules ultimately become. The original comment I replied to stated that schools should receive compensation because a player transferred away. I am asking why and no one has answered. Just non-related analogies.

[crixus]

My wish for 2025 is a close Championship game.

Happy New Year D2 football fans.

[IUPNation]

Is there any official explanation as to why the D2 title game is before Christmas but every other level is playing their game in January? The dismal attendance for this years game should be proof that pushing it off a few weeks gives fans of the two teams time to make plans for the game. A more centralized location for all of D2 would be better as well. Alabamastan was better than Texastan but Nashville would be a nice spot for it.