OT: Marvin Harrison Jr. Offered $25M to stay a Buckeye
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I keep saying the top layer of CFB will eventually be NFL 2.0
Instead of colleges with football teams attached we have football teams with colleges attached.
A city like Green Bay can own a team and soon it will be colleges
Instead of colleges with football teams attached we have football teams with colleges attached.
A city like Green Bay can own a team and soon it will be colleges
Absolutely don't believe this reporting.
Does Ohio State have a cancer research center? Send the money there ffs.
This will sound crazy, but that's not worth it if he'd really be the 2nd pick. Get to that 2nd NFL contract ASAP to make your BIG money.
I believe the $25 million report on Twitter like I believe Courtney at Rutgers admissions who tweeted applications are +40%.
If college players are making $25 million a season I can’t wait for the next NFL collective bargaining discussion.
Have a feeling the NFL owners will try to be the adults in the room in order to head off any additional market pressure on their part- and they have the clout ($$$) to influence this outcome.
Have a feeling the NFL owners will try to be the adults in the room in order to head off any additional market pressure on their part- and they have the clout ($$$) to influence this outcome.
If you believe this, I got a bridge to sell you… haha
I read a lot of NFL Draft stuff, and I am increasingly amazed at the number of mocks that have Harrison at pick 2 or 3.
That isn’t to say that he is not an excellent WR with a chance to be elite in the NFL.
However, the difference in impact between elite and really good is less at WR than it is as most positions. In addition, other positions like QB, OL and Edge can have a big impact based solely on their own talent and play, while a WR requires a team to have a decent QB and OL before they can take advantage of the WR’s skills.
That isn’t to say that he is not an excellent WR with a chance to be elite in the NFL.
However, the difference in impact between elite and really good is less at WR than it is as most positions. In addition, other positions like QB, OL and Edge can have a big impact based solely on their own talent and play, while a WR requires a team to have a decent QB and OL before they can take advantage of the WR’s skills.
I have to admit, the idea that this kind of money could be handed to a 22-year-old, whose prime accomplishment is being good at football, is pretty messed up.
Harrison, Jr. is a lock to be a top 5 pick in the 2024 NFL draft. There is no way he is going back to OSU. I don’t believe the reported NIL deal and it doesn’t make sense for him to continue his college career.
You can save $25 million and still lose to Michigan.
Or you can spend it and try to win a national championship, and have that flag fly forever and make that seem like a drop in the bucket
I highly doubt he’s getting 25 million a year, that seems a bit much, but if Saban can get 12 million in a year, I don’t get what the issue is with paying the kids who are actually playing
$25 million is larger than any single year in a 1st NFL contract, even for a talent like Harrison Jr. In fact, it is the rare 1st contract that totals $25 mil. though they do exist.
At some point it becomes beyond obscene to lavish that kind of money on athletes when there are so many more worthy causes. This is a university.
Yep, that’s why I’m doubting that it’s that high. 25 million for one year, even for a talent like Harrison, seems a bit much.
Not sure what you mean by your 2nd sentence.
Last year the #5 pick got a $35m/4y contract.
https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/2023/06/01/6478f3ec46163fff678b456d.html
Perhaps. What level isn't obscene?
Is $8m obscene? The amount people want the University to pay the athletes coach.
Note - the $25m isn't money directly from the school funds. It may or not be available for other charitable resources depending upon the source.
35 over 4. 25 over 1. The single year at that value would be one of the highest for a WR in any single year. That would be the 4th highest average for a WR in the NFL.
I don't believe the 25 mil, but I still remember posters laughing at me when I said college kids would be offered more than they make on rookie deals in the NFL.
I don't have an issue with them getting theirs, but there's a point where you have to make rational decisions about what this is getting you in the long run. For example, you can throw out a bunch of NIL to returning players, go undefeated and still get left out of the college football playoff. Now, that's not likely, but it could happen. 😎
Though regulation is needed in both NIL and the portal, these things usually even themselves out.
Successful individuals and businesses don’t get that way by continually making bad financial decisions.
We’re going to start to see more of an NFL style structure, where teams were a lot certain amount for different position groups.
Obviously, exceptions will be made for players, like Harrison caliber, but buy and large, the cap structure will vary across-the-board per team depending on need, talent and position.
Robert Smith, a very good RB at Ohio State who played in the NFL, was also a Pre Med student. He quit the team because the coaches at the time said he was taking his education too seriously and ordered him to miss classes to attend team meetings and practices. I think that shows where the priorities lie.
They are going to pay a WR 25 mil but don't even know who their QB is- that number has to be completely wrong.
His name gets him into the top 5. He’s a stud and no one wants to pass on him and his career turns out like his dad’s.
And that’s just salary. There’s already an NIL for pros - they’re called endorsements.
That's crazy.. it is worth it.. unless he gets injured.. and that is more likely in the NFL than in college.
Agreed. And have others have said, there's already a professional league that I could watch, with a higher quality product, if that's what I was interested in.
This is why I have never and will never donate a dime to further any university team's athletic programs. There are more appropriate, worthy and needy causes that I choose to direct some of my disposable income to.
I realize that I am in the minority on this...
Still not worth it. There are a lot of very good receivers out there. It isn’t worth using a top pick on a guy who is incrementally better.
Top WR contracts this year on an annual basis:
Tyreek Hill, 4 years $120 million ($30 million average)
Davante Adams, 5 years $140 million ($28 million average)
Cooper Kupp, 3 years, $80.1 million ($26.7)
AJ Brown, 4 years, $100 million ($25 million)
Stefon Diggs and DK Metcalf, 3 years, $72 million ($24 million)
Rookie contracts are for four years with a team option to extend it to five seasons for first round picks. Figure on contracts 5-6 years from now being larger than those numbers, too.
The #2 pick last season (CJ Stroud) signed a rookie deal worth a guaranteed $36,279,243. He got a signing bonus of $23,384,904. So if the $25 million is accurate, he'd be getting roughly the same amount this year to stay in college vs. go pro. But he'd be one year closer to that bigger second contract.
The #6 pick got a deal worth $28 million. The #12 pick got a deal worth $17.8 million. The curve is pretty steep after the first five picks.
I would say if Harrison is a top 3 pick this year but falls to #6 or later next year, he would end up costing himself money in the long run. His first deal could be worth $8-10 million less if he does not remain a top 3 pick (lots of mock drafts show him going to Arizona at #3), and he would have to wait an extra year to get to a potential BIG contract.
Tyreek Hill, 4 years $120 million ($30 million average)
Davante Adams, 5 years $140 million ($28 million average)
Cooper Kupp, 3 years, $80.1 million ($26.7)
AJ Brown, 4 years, $100 million ($25 million)
Stefon Diggs and DK Metcalf, 3 years, $72 million ($24 million)
Rookie contracts are for four years with a team option to extend it to five seasons for first round picks. Figure on contracts 5-6 years from now being larger than those numbers, too.
The #2 pick last season (CJ Stroud) signed a rookie deal worth a guaranteed $36,279,243. He got a signing bonus of $23,384,904. So if the $25 million is accurate, he'd be getting roughly the same amount this year to stay in college vs. go pro. But he'd be one year closer to that bigger second contract.
The #6 pick got a deal worth $28 million. The #12 pick got a deal worth $17.8 million. The curve is pretty steep after the first five picks.
I would say if Harrison is a top 3 pick this year but falls to #6 or later next year, he would end up costing himself money in the long run. His first deal could be worth $8-10 million less if he does not remain a top 3 pick (lots of mock drafts show him going to Arizona at #3), and he would have to wait an extra year to get to a potential BIG contract.
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