Diego Pavia Granted Preliminary Injunction Against the NCAA

[KrAzY3]

This was an "I told you so" that anyone could see coming a mile away.

I broke this down in years ago in a NIL thread and it's going to be fairly hard to fight.

Once you have NIL you are no longer amateur, you are professional. Once you are professional, what right does someone have to say you can only be employed for a few years?

NIL was always going to tear up everything about college football, and eligibility rules really don't make much sense once we give up the idea of them being student athletes.

This is also one thing I don't know how to fix. I was against opening Pandora's Box from the start, but I can imagine ways to deal with the stupid playoff and committee, ways to deal with the portal, ways to even reign in NIL but...

I am not sure I can think of a way to fix this issue. It really makes no sense to say they're paid professionals but they can only work for a few years. This is worse than the problem NIL was supposed to fix (that they can't be paid before they go pro).

 

[bamaga]

At this point, what would keep a player who was in the NFL for a few years from coming back and enrolling in classes from being able to play?

Well, I can see a player entering the NFL draft, not like his draft team or round , come back for another year. Pretty sure that will happen in the near future.

 

[bamaga]

Just saw the news that some judge in Tennessee granted Diego Pavia a preliminary injunction against the NCAA, making him eligible to play in 2025. You know the NCAA won't have the time or guts to fight this. So, we've got NIL gone haywire, now we'll probably get eligibility going haywire.

They will have to raise the scholarship limits to 205

 

[JDCrimson]

Im willing to bet JM will challenge that very premise...

Well, I can see a player entering the NFL draft, not like his draft team or round , come back for another year. Pretty sure that will happen in the near future.

 

[DrollTide]

If he sues about getting tackled, he could play until he's 70 or so.

 

[Cruloc]

So the precedent is set now that JUCO years don't count towards one's eligibility?

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Does Derrick Henry have another year?

 

[Snuffy Smith]

Cam Rising says hello, although it looks like he will NOT take advantage of his EIGHTH year of eligibility. Interesting tidbit - he was in the same high school class as Trevor Lawrence, who is in this fourth NFL season.

 

[4Q Basket Case]

A twist on the former NFL player who wants to come back to college:

It's a matter of a short period of time until a player who is really good in college, but not quite good enough for a multi-year career in the NFL, just stays in college indefinitely. Makes more in pay-for-play money than he can in a workaday job, and is literally a 25 to 27 year old grown man playing against a bunch of 18 - 20 year olds.

I wonder how long it would take Trent Richardson to get back in game shape? (Not sure if that should be blue font or not).

 

[Snuffy Smith]

A twist on the former NFL player who wants to come back to college:

It's a matter of a short period of time until a player who is really good in college, but not quite good enough for a multi-year career in the NFL, just stays in college indefinitely. Makes more in pay-for-play money than he can in a workaday job, and is literally a 25 to 27 year old grown man playing against a bunch of 18 - 20 year olds.

I wonder how long it would take Trent Richardson to get back in game shape? (Not sure if that should be blue font or not).

Not sure whether I should “Like”, “Laugh” or “Cry” at this...

 

[Cruloc]

A twist on the former NFL player who wants to come back to college:

It's a matter of a short period of time until a player who is really good in college, but not quite good enough for a multi-year career in the NFL, just stays in college indefinitely. Makes more in pay-for-play money than he can in a workaday job, and is literally a 25 to 27 year old grown man playing against a bunch of 18 - 20 year olds.

I wonder how long it would take Trent Richardson to get back in game shape? (Not sure if that should be blue font or not).

Is Duron Carter able to get back in shape?

 

[BamaFanInTally]

Diego Pavia coming back may lead to Hugh Freeze’s early retirement.

 

[Elefantman]

Let's be proactive. Contact former NFL players we can use and are not currently on a roster. Sign them up now. Make that our recruiting strategy going forward.

 

[KrAzY3]

A twist on the former NFL player who wants to come back to college:

It's a matter of a short period of time until a player who is really good in college, but not quite good enough for a multi-year career in the NFL, just stays in college indefinitely. Makes more in pay-for-play money than he can in a workaday job, and is literally a 25 to 27 year old grown man playing against a bunch of 18 - 20 year olds.

I wonder how long it would take Trent Richardson to get back in game shape? (Not sure if that should be blue font or not).

This is exactly what I had in mind when I initially brought it up when I was arguing against NIL.

The player I had in mind was actually Blake Sims. He's a semi-pro guy, productive college QB, but not able to make more than six figures. He was #2 in the SEC in passing yards, #1 in passing TDs, he also had 350 rushing yards and 7 TDs. He's easily a 7 figure QB in this climate... Why would he ever leave college?

 

[JDCrimson]

I don't think Rolando McClain is doing anything right now...

 

[rolltide_21]

Let’s get some of the alphas from the Saban era back who have eligibility left and teach the youngsters the Bama standard. Preferably the hard way in spring practice

 

[Isaiah 63:1]

Let’s get some of the alphas from the Saban era back who have eligibility left…

The whole point of this thread is that we’re on course to a universe in which no one runs out of eligibility, ever, unless a correction occurs…

 

[CB4]

I don't think Rolando McClain is doing anything right now...

Unfortunately Rolando IS probably doing something. It’s called “time”..

He was arrested in 2022 on drug and weapons charges in Decatur. One of several scrapes with the legal system.

 

[JDCrimson]

No, I saw him a few months ago at his son's basketball game. He lives in Tuscaloosa.

Unfortunately Rolando IS probably doing something. It’s called “time”..

He was arrested in 2022 on drug and weapons charges in Decatur. One of several scrapes with the legal system.

 

[CB4]

No, I saw him a few months ago at his son's basketball game. He lives in Tuscaloosa.

Really? Good for him. He needed to get away from that Decatur/Athens area. Too much history there.