K9Buck

Yes, there is a difference. But once boosters start paying players, it will be just a matter of time before the schools start paying them and then the schools will want to establish salary caps to keep costs under control, as they do in professional sports.

I know. My point was, should people be paid when their image is used by media? Should Trump be compensated every time CNN publishes his image? But you have a point. Sports Illustrated has been cashing in for years on images of players.

Sure. Who doesn't? Just to be clear, I have no problem with paying players. There will be unintended consequences that the California legislature is not taking into consideration. If schools have to start paying players, they might conceivably have to cut scholarships for non-revenue sports. But maybe that's fair. Why should volleyball players get a free ride on the backs of football players?

You mean besides university presidents and the NCAA?

Do professional players get paid when a media outlet publishes their picture? I don't think so.

I'm ok with paying players. I generally disagree with government intervening in a private transaction between private people. Don't liberals tell us all the time that Twitter and Facebook are private companies and can do as they please? Why can't universities and the NCAA do as they please?

I don't believe that it's necessary for the government to intervene in collegiate sports. Is there anything that you don't want the government running? I generally support free-market capitalism. The view that government must control everything is a philosophy that has been shared throughout history by communists, fascists and socialists alike. No thanks.

I don't necessarily have a problem with paying college players, but I hope our beloved game of college football isn't detrimentally affected. I presume that it would be as a result of government trying to manage it.

Well, if universities have to pay players, that could mean less money for scholarships in other sports. But maybe that's fair because, the truth is, other athletes benefit from the popularity of revenue sports. Perhaps the money being spent on their scholarships should actually instead go to the players who are bringing in the fans. We call that capitalism.

LOL. Virtually everything government touches ends up costing more and delivering less. Do you really want the state of California running the NCAA? Thank God for the electoral college.

The video game was abolished years ago due to a lawsuit. Can you provide a CURRENT and specific example of someone profiting off of the image of a player's likeness?

Ok. Can you provide a specific example?

I'm not aware of anyone getting paid for a player's likeness. Are you?

I don't share that view. I don't agree with the concept of the government injecting itself into every facet of our lives. Then again, I'm not a statist. If government didn't wreck everything it touched, I might be inclined to agree with you.

I understand that the state of California may pass a law that would require the NCAA to permit athletes to be compensated for ''their likeness''. Do you support this potential new law? I'm not Nostradamus so I won't make any predictions on how it would affect NCAA athletics, but I'll take a guess that such a law would be detrimental. After all, what isn't detrimentally affected once the government decides to step in and take over?

Actually, Fickell was the only tOSU coach to ever lose 7 games in a season.

Good post. It's my personal opinion that a pro-style system is the best for our program, but that's not to say that it's the only way to win. As soon as we went to a pro-style QB, we began getting interest from the cream of the WR recruiting crop. So, yea, I prefer a system wherein we have an elite QB throwing to elite receivers. That opens the running game and it's a fun system to watch and to play in.

I'm not sold that Fields is going to be a good pro-style, college QB. He may be ''good'' in that he may be able to gain yards and scores running the ball, but that isn't ''pro-style'' to me. Still, we had to take him because he is probably better than what we had in the pipeline. Tate Martell was another one of those running QB's that Meyer loved so much who was no longer a fit at tOSU. Right now, we have commitments from the #2 pro-style QB for 2020 and the #5 for 2021. I was never a fan of Meyer's offenses, although it was fine when we were winning. I thought they were gimmicky. My belief is to recruit GREAT pro-style players and run a pro-style system. The top talent wants to play in that type of a system in order to be ready for the NFL. As well, the way to beat Bama, Clemson, etc. is to have a GREAT quarterback that can drop back and throw dimes across the field to streaking receivers or pitch it to the all-world back that can take it to the house. The QB should be a distributor and NOT a jack-of-all-trades and master-of-none. Mediocre teams need to put their best athlete at QB so that the ball is in his hands all the time. Great programs shouldn't have to do that.

Ha ha. Thanks. I know many OU fans who feel the same way. They would love to get out of the Big12 but it seems about half would like to go to the SEC and the other half to the B1G. The above poster is probably correct, it would be OU and Kansas.

I think it would be great. Although I've heard some talk of a four-pod system, whatever that is. Anyway, would you like to have your old rivalry with OU every black Friday? As a kid growing up in Ohio, I always looked forward to those matchups. Every day after Thanksgiving it was time to get around the TV and what you boys slug it out for the Big-8 title. Ah, the good old days! I'm inclined to believe that getting both OU and Texas into the B1G would help your recruiting efforts. Your thoughts?

Fields SHOULD have a nice year in Columbus. If he doesn't, then he's probably a bust and that would be a real shame for Buckeyes as Fields is the highest rated player to play for Ohio State since recruiting services began rating players. As for betting odds, Fields might not be a bad bet in that the odds are probably very good and Fields may end up running AND throwing for a lot of yards and a lot of scores. Who knows? That's why they call it ''gambling''.

Day wants to run a pro-style offense and get away from Meyer's running-QB system, although he may need to run Justin Fields more than he would like until such time that he has his QB's in the program, but that will take at least two years.

Well, when you're the coach of the Florida Gators and you lose, at home, to Georgia Southern, you're probably not the right coach for that program. Florida should have hired Dan Mullen when Meyer left. Mullen IS a good coach with a record of over-achieving. Don't be shocked if the Gators beat Georgia this year and play for the SEC title.

A few thoughts from a Buckeye: Ryan Day was the offensive coordinator for two years under Meyer. Meyer describes Day as the best OC he's ever had. By hiring ''in-house'', there is a lot of continuity. The strength and conditioning guys and the recruiting coordinator and other key personnel hand-picked by Meyer remain in the program. Day retained most of the coaches but did make three coaching changes on defense. Day was a QB coach under Chip Kelly with the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49er's. Ohio State is putting together another top-5 recruiting class for 2020. Meyer remains employed at Ohio State in the athletic department and can continue to help the program. We will see what Day does. He certainly has received a LOT of support and FAR more than a brand new coach hired from outside of the program would have received.