Hence the rise of the GM position at colleges

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Hence the rise of the GM position at colleges

Author: Nigel Tufnel (7956 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 5:18 pm on Oct 23, 2024

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I hate it, but this is the world we live in now.

Bama brought on Kalen DeBoer's 'GM' from Washington and is paying him $800K / year.

'I define fear as standing across from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early.' - Max Baer

Replies to: "Hence the rise of the GM position at colleges"

Any lawyers here? Athletes now paid by universities. Title 9 implications analogous to scholarships? - SteveM - 3:46pm 10/23/24 (13) [View All]
- If they become “employees” under Title VII, I think it is a bigger problem for them than Title IX. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 12:55pm 10/24/24
- IMHO It will force three things: (1) decision to be a "pro" school, (2) union, and (3) "equal pay". - LanceManion - 4:38pm 10/23/24
  - Thanks for the legal details. The union idea with here and gone players, how would that work? - SteveM - 4:50pm 10/23/24
    - From what I've seen, college players moving around doesn't work all that well for the players - LanceManion - 4:56pm 10/23/24
      - Will the collectives go away or will they be the X factor going forward - holybull101 - 6:24pm 10/23/24
        No different than advertising contracts. I think they stay but are somewhat regulated [NT] - LanceManion - 6:28pm 10/23/24
  - Ive heard that at places like Ohio State and Tennessee - holybull101 - 4:42pm 10/23/24
    - I have a friend whose son plays at SCUM and he's said same, along with roids being prevalent. It's a - LanceManion - 4:50pm 10/23/24
- Are the schools directly paying them? I thought it was the collectives [NT] - holybull101 - 4:03pm 10/23/24
  - The colleges now are starting direct payments. That's why head coaches are miserable. - SteveM - 4:12pm 10/23/24
    - Hence the rise of the GM position at colleges - Nigel Tufnel - 5:18pm 10/23/24
      - ND has a GM - AlbanyIRISH - 6:32am 10/24/24
    - Interesting I was thinking that the collectives was how they were going to get around Title 9, like - holybull101 - 4:38pm 10/23/24