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If my understanding is correct, his scholarship would've been charged to the football program anyways if he plays both so this can't be it.

Hope he's better at football than counting.

Officially ! Sean Callahan ‏@Sean_Callahan 3m I have just confirmed that former Rivals100 wide receiver Demore'ea Stringfellow has officially signed transfer papers to Nebraska.

Here's his updated rivals profile: http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Kieron-Williams-164690

That, and I'd rather spend $15 sharing a 12-pack of Samuel Adams Seasonal with a couple of friends at a tailgate than spending that same $15 to buy two cups of flat Bud Light in the stadium. Why not both? Really though, it's not like you have to choose one or the other.

So you would just toss money to players that haven’t even seen the field yet. How much $$$ did UNL make off of jerseys that had no name stenciled on them or shirts that had nothing to do with players names or likeness but you would just hand them this money. Since none of the players provided any funding for start-up cost, shipping, advertisement or compensation for the use of the UN logo or name. Would the university be within their rights to charge them for all of this plus handling and sales for these shirts? There's already a model out there that answers all these questions in professional league jersey sales.

No, I don't. How much it costs to attend UNL should be included in the talk because that is part of what they are receiving by playing for the Huskers. And I think what should be mentioned that hasn't been talked about (except maybe once by MOHusker) is the fact that athletes generate revenue not necessarily profit They absolutely generate profit at Nebraska. According to Forbes, the football team generated $35 million in profit last year. Sure, much of that went to subsidize other sports within the athletic department. However, according to USA Today, even after all expenses, the athletic department has turned a profit every year from 2005-2012. Numbers in millions Year...Rev...Exp...Profit 2012 - 81.6-77.0 = $4.6 2011 - 83.7-81.9 = $1.8 2010 - 73.5-71.7 = $1.8 2009 - 74.9-70.5 = $4.4 2008 - 75.5-75.0 = $0.5 2007 - 70.8-65.4 = $5.4 2006 - 63.7-61.7 = $2.0 2005 - 55.9-55.7 = $0.2 Sure, this isn't the case at every school. Far from it. But to say that they don't generate profit is nothing more than a false statement.

How do you all feel about giving the players a cut of jersey sales?

In regards to this statement, what do you say to players such as Eric Crouch or Colin Klein who provide value that far exceeds the scholarship they receive in college but have skillsets that don't translate to the professional game? And in regards to the college experience providing opportunities they might not have otherwise had, that's certainly true. However, that doesn't mean that they haven't earned more money than the scholarship covers. Think of it like this - if you're working at a job that's providing you opportunities to develop skills that will allow you to obtain a higher paying job elsewhere down the road, does that mean that you don't deserve to be compensated by your current employer? Or that your salary provided by your current employer should be capped?

The biggest misconception in this whole debate is that the players should only care about what they need. This debate should really be about what they deserve. Everyone in the US could survive on a $20,000/year salary - that's all they need. However, because people have skillsets that allow them to generate revenue in excess of that amount, they are compensated with money above and beyond what they need; that is, they are paid what the deserve based on the economic value they provide to their employer. What someone needs is irrelevant when determining the compensation they receive for the work they put in. You pay them what they deserve based upon the supply and demand forces in the economy. Bringing that back to how college football players should be compensated at Nebraska, it's clear that they've earned more than they currently receive. This is easily demonstrated by looking at the profit generated by the football program, as well as the athletic department as a whole. If college athletics were allowed to be a truly free market, there is no doubt that the football players at Nebraska would earn more than the scholarships they currently receive. However, of course, when the NCAA and other institutions must be considered and that's when things get complicated. In summary, I encourage you all to think not of what the players need, but what they have earned and deserve based upon the value generated by the work they do. And you think all that money is just pocketed? You know they spend money to make the players wanna be there too right? Whether it's facilities, coaches players want, other sports that aren't as popular to watch and root for but are just as important. The money is needed (not all, mind you. But then again the players already get excess from beyond just their tuition) to keep the university going. So basically just because person A is more athletically gifted than person B, that person A deserves more and person B should have to work twice as hard to stay afloat in college only to be in massive debt once they're done? Talk about labeling. Who knew genes still dictate someone's place in the world.... Glad to see you've discovered how capitalism works. If you don't like it, perhaps the United States isn't the place for you.

I love the shirt with the bear on it.

Honestly, he needs to pick a school 1000 miles away, and get away from the neighborhood influences he has now. Usually that doesn't help, it usually causes an even steeper downward slope in behavior Worked out okay for Roy Helu.

Awesome, should be a great atmosphere.

Using that SEC logic, you could say that all of Kentucky and Arkansas players better than all of our players except Abdullah and Gregory. After all, according to ESPN's Big Ten blog of all things, those are the only two players Nebraska has that are "SEC-type talent". http://espn.go.com/b...ar-for-nebraska

Man I hate that. Just say he's incredibly fast or has elite speed. Using "SEC" as an adjective instead of those things is ridiculous and only perpetuates the notion that the SEC is inherently better than other conferences.

On another board I read/post on they use USCe to distinguish, with the e standing for east of course.

Eric Lee Jr7⃣ ‏@elee22_21 3m Thanks to the man upstairs, I would like to announce my commitment to NEBRASKA! #GBR pic.twitter.com/j0PwdfQgQE

#BOOM! Huge get to start the class.

Guess that was foreshadowing.

Have to believe we're in his top 5 if the quote below is true. Wonder who we bumped out.

On second thought, maybe everything went better than expected? Nate Clouse ‏@NateClouse 1m 4-star JUCO DT Abu Lamin tells me he will take his last remaining official visit to #Nebraska for a home game this fall. #Huskers

Aaand he's officially going to Auburn on Thursday for his official. Nate Clouse ‏@NateClouse 12m JUCO DT Abu Lamin will be taking an official visit to Auburn this Thursday. #Huskers

Huge. Welcome, Zack!

Committed to Michigan.

Veii ‏@VeiiNation #HuskerNation follow your newest commit my boy 4 star DE @Dmixon52 !!! He's a husker now ! Ayeee show him some love !! Can't be a bad sign, right?