This bodes well.

KC to draft, which is great!

Also - on these contracts - can they opt out of bowl? The USF - ODU was weird as both starters set out.

What a CFB world we're now in.

I am not surprised that Mario Craver signed a new NIL contract extension that makes him the highest paid wide receiver in Texas A&M history, but I am glad he is staying.

Contract???

I guess the new landscape helps us a lot, and stuff like this always happened behind closed doors anyway, but man it feels weird to see this kind of thing happening right before our eyes.

He's only 60 yards behind KC in total receiving yards, so it's not all bad. KC is marcels go to endzone target so not sure what he can do except wait for the ball to come his way.

It has certainly always been common among those who have a real shot at the NFL. At least since the NFL has been serious business.

arontc09 said:

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It has certainly always been common among those who have a real shot at the NFL. At least since the NFL has been serious business.

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Yeah I'm sure you're right. Just can't see how it doesn't cause trouble in the locker room given all the inequalities.

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On one hand, it is ridiculous... on the other, it is better than bagmen.

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Imo, Craver did it the right way. Straight up disclosure to the public. None of that Instagram respek my portal decision bs to gain leverage.

Act like pros and get to work.

TheDecadeSapling said:

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He's only 60 yards behind KC in total receiving yards, so it's not all bad. KC is marcels go to endzone target so not sure what he can do except wait for the ball to come his way.

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He's also Marcel's go to for 7 yard crossing routes where he ends up 50 yards later in the endzone.

aeon-ag said:

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This is ridiculous. It has turned college athletics into NFL farm teams!

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Bunk Moreland said:

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aeon-ag said:

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This is ridiculous. It has turned college athletics into NFL farm teams!

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Yes because it definitely wasn't like that before!

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Agreed. And better than under the table.

Does anyone know for sure how these deals are structured? Are they for a set year(s) term or at least payable over time based on staying on the team, etc. It still seems like the wild west with players always looking for next highest bidder.

Someone asked Elko in the presser this week about managing coaches/players who are eyeing next season and he said he was very confident on the athletes' focus to finish this season and remain locked into the program.

To some degree he has to say that and it seems a little bit in vain when coaches have dry ink on a contract.

But on the otherhand, if a player is looking for greener pastures, the best thing he can do is perform. "LSU" or whoever does not want to spend a ton of money on a player that folds in the playoffs. The best thing you can do as a player is play lights out, stone cold killer. Half-hearted mid-season performances with one-foot out the door wont fly for this era.

Also, you have to remember how many playmakers did we pull in from the portal? They came here for the big stage and now they got it. They want to flex. They have already seen their stock skyrocket and jumping ship into another depth chart isnt going to elevate them faster than remaining and continue to excel in CS.

hopefully this doesn't affect his production this post season.

NFL players tend to play hard on a contract year then lighten up once they get the contract.

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Are they for a set year(s) term or at least payable over time based on staying on the team, etc.

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I am assuming this OP deals with revenue sharing as it says he signed with A&M, not some sponsor or booster with an NIL wallet.

with revenue sharing, it is on a yearly basis and the money is paid monthly (i think during the season), and player has to remain on the team and in good academic standing

ETA: that is generally speaking. In theory, the player could bargain for whatever
he wanted

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lil_frog8 said:

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Not saying that it's not deserved, but since paying players is relatively new, is being highest paid really a big surprise?

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They were always paid, it just wasn't advertised like this.

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You prefer when only sip and "blue bloods" were allowed to pay and anyone else got the death penalty?

Better ball out tomorrow.

JournoAG - excellent take.

And for the people griping about paying players/contracts/etc… Tell me more how we should regulate how much a person can sell their skills for so that you can enjoy their services / the game in the way that you want to.

I agree that it makes the college game more pro, and as a fan, do I like that? No. But the alternative is worse. Regulating what people sell their products and services for… no thanks. Yes I know we do that for a few things. And it's wrong. Like morally wrong.

South Park has a genius episode on this.

aeon-ag said:

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This is ridiculous. It has turned college athletics into NFL farm teams!

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You're literally on a subscription based website based around insider information for college athletics. And you think them being compensated in a formal manner is ridiculous!?!

Never change TexAgs.

aeon-ag said:

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This is ridiculous. It has turned college athletics into NFL farm teams!

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If so, I hope we get affiliated with the Texans so I can keep rooting for the same players.

Are they allowed to use the "C" word?

lil_frog8 said:

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Not saying that it's not deserved, but since paying players is relatively new, is being highest paid really a big surprise?

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Your guess is literally as good as mine…since the info isn't public…

barstoolexpert said:

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He needs to have a ND type game tomorrow with news like this coming out

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Of course he will! Nothing ever goes wrong on the field when one of our players or staff signs a contract extension right before a gaaammm....oh. yeah.