Darian Mensah received a deal from Duke that is believed to pay him $8 million over two years

[ddann]

People keep saying this, it was ALWAYS like this. The only difference is that the talent was drastically underpaid and coaches, administrators and everyone else was able to benefit from the players not being able to participate in the free market.

Imagine how much a guy like Eric ****erson would get today, he was worth far more than a Trans Am.

No, it wasn’t always like this. This isn’t the a same as some of the best players getting cars and cash behind the scenes like the old days.

Players are openly being paid more than NFL starters and they can switch teams multiple times much more easily than NFL players can (without even having to sit out a year).

It’s completely different from how things used to be.

 

[MikeCane18]

No, it wasn’t always like this. This isn’t the a same as some of the best players getting cars and cash behind the scenes like the old days.

Players are openly being paid more than NFL starters and they can switch teams multiple times much more easily than NFL players can (without even having to sit out a year).

It’s completely different from how things used to be.

The problem isn’t the money. It’s the ability to transfer 4 times in 4 years of playing. It’s openly encourages players to renegotiate every year to up the bag. If someone is going to up the price by 50k, 100k, 1M a year each year you would be stupid not to, Especially cuz the NFL isn’t guaranteed.

 

[NC_Canes_11]

That would require players to be allowed to collectively bargain.

I said that in my next post. It was the clear and obvious nest move. Instead the NCAA and the schools decided they wanted to milk it as long as they could and now it’s chaos.

 

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It's only considered "overpaid" to fans of broke schools




And if he underperforms.

 

[bandhammer]

If Duke didn't have the money, they wouldn't have spent it. They got a very good player and he will make their program more than 8 million dollars without a doubt.

 

[ItsAUThing.com]

There is a 0% chance Duke paid Darian Mensah $8,000,000 over two years.

John Mateer didn't sniff that kind of money—and even had Bill Belichick entering the convo.

If North Carolina wanted Mensah, Belichick would've back up the Brinks truck like they tried for Mateer.

The market for Mensah was nowhere near what Mateer's was; zero reason for Duke to have to pay him that way when there weren't any other suitors even CLOSE to wanting to pay big for him.

 

[orange&green84]

Brock Purdy is making $985K this season.

This **** is absurdly retarded.

I'd have to imagine that the NFLPA is using this data in the next CBA.

 

[orange&green84]

I don't blame him. You grab the money. But it's quickly becoming an untenable situation. The NCAA is likely to step in an institute caps.

How? NCAA would need the government to step in, they can't enforce caps or they would've already done so.

 

[Angry Ibis]

Duke spending. Coaches giving salary back to improve their rosters.

What a time!