[crackpot]

Iriafen was talking to NIL suitors often at the same time as Stanford was playing them.  What could possibly go wrong?  One of the many reasons my Stanford fandom has ... moderated.  The NIL stupidity with its in-season negotiations and yearly free-agency has turned the NCAA into the wild, wild West of sports.

 "The pirate code?  Think of them more as guidelines than actual ... rules." - Captain Barbossa

Right? I was stunned (and pleasantly surprised) to see the new CBA for the W lets teams put the "core" designation on a player for a maximum of seven years. Seven years is a really long time, and it's an improvement (from the player's side) and I can't imagine how wonderful it must be to think you might actually have your favorite player around for a long, long time.

[crackpot]

Iriafen was talking to NIL suitors often at the same time as Stanford was playing them.  What could possibly go wrong?  One of the many reasons my Stanford fandom has ... moderated.  The NIL stupidity with its in-season negotiations and yearly free-agency has turned the NCAA into the wild, wild West of sports.

 "The pirate code?  Think of them more as guidelines than actual ... rules." - Captain Barbossa

Right? I was stunned (and pleasantly surprised) to see the new CBA for the W lets teams put the "core" designation on a player for a maximum of seven years. Seven years is a really long time, and it's an improvement (from the player's side) and I can't imagine how wonderful it must be to think you might actually have your favorite player around for a long, long time.