lavar1156 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Pretty sweet. Why can't the Redskins have a nice facility? Redskins Park is ancient, I think most elite college programs have way better facilities than the 'Skins. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvxDFOR4Zcw football* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 That facility is RIDICULOUS. Wow.. The whole video was like an MTV Cribs episode on steroids. To answer your question though, the form isn't as important in the NFL since you don't recruit players based on facilities. You recruit based on money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 It is so easy to despise Alabama nowadays. There is absolutely nothing charismatic about their program. That last 30 seconds with Darth Saban was the perfect cap to that video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 How easy is recruiting for them right now? Offer scholarships to the top 25 or so HS players every year, invite them to come tour the facilities and gaze upon the championship trophies, and have every single one of them commit. Saban has built an empire down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Agreed, NFL teams don't need facilities like that. Oregon has another facility too which is pretty expensive. Welcome to the new world of college sports. Kentucky also built a huge dorm just for basketball players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Cold tubs are for REAL men. They didn't show the private rooms where the football groupies come to destress their favorite player. As Nick said, one-stop shop. They don't have to leave for ANYTHING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Agreed, NFL teams don't need facilities like that. Oregon has another facility too which is pretty expensive. Welcome to the new world of college sports. Kentucky also built a huge dorm just for basketball players. Not true...regular students live there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 It is so easy to despise Alabama nowadays. There is absolutely nothing charismatic about their program. That last 30 seconds with Darth Saban was the perfect cap to that video Correction, I'm pretty sure this applies to SEC football in general. Additionally the opulence of this one facility probably only scratches the surface as it relates to the under the table $$$ that gets thrown around. Yet another reason I just can't get into NCAA football much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeluCopter29 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Way to much money in college sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Agreed, NFL teams don't need facilities like that. Oregon has another facility too which is pretty expensive. Welcome to the new world of college sports. Kentucky also built a huge dorm just for basketball players. Not true...regular students live there as well. Technically, yes, but it's largely dominated by basketball players You'd have to be a pretty lucky student to live there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Agreed, NFL teams don't need facilities like that. Oregon has another facility too which is pretty expensive. Welcome to the new world of college sports. Kentucky also built a huge dorm just for basketball players. Not true...regular students live there as well. Technically, yes, but it's largely dominated by basketball players You'd have to be a pretty lucky student to live there It's a 50/50 split as far as the b-ball players/non-athletes who live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Really, I thought it was largely basketball players. Oh well I see...loophole You’re probably wondering if this is legal based on the NCAA’s standards, and it is. As The Dagger states, student-athlete living quarters must be populated with at least 50% of non-athletes in order to be permissible. That means there are some extremely lucky students who get to live that privileged baller life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Way to much money in college sports. Isn't that the fans fault? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Could also blame the TV networks. Rights deals and **** like that ruined the Big 12. Schools get massive payouts now from conferences, teams get poached from one to another based on money...Maryland basically left the ACC because they were broke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mursilis Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Cold tubs are for REAL men. They didn't show the private rooms where the football groupies come to destress their favorite player. As Nick said, one-stop shop. They don't have to leave for ANYTHING. Including classes. Do they still have classes down there at Alabama, or were those eliminated because they were a useless distraction from football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warpath11 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Similar to this Calipari built the Taj Mahal of baskeball facilities at Kentucky...actually it looks like they used the same builder/architect as the two facilities are eerily similar in build design. Goes to show just how much money is in big time college sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Could also blame the TV networks. Rights deals and **** like that ruined the Big 12. Schools get massive payouts now from conferences, teams get poached from one to another based on money...Maryland basically left the ACC because they were broke But if people aren't watching then there's no big TV contracts. The funny thing is that a lot of people seem to complain about corrupt schools, corrupt athletes, etc but they still tune in. Is it THAT awesome? Is any sport THAT awesome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Why do people want these athletes to get paid? Hell, they practically live in a 5 star resort. And where's the Katherine Webb wing? Alabama fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavar1156 Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 Why do people want these athletes to get paid? Hell, they practically live in a 5 star resort. And where's the Katherine Webb wing? Alabama fail. The thing is that a lot of players don't have any money for personal expenses: clothes, electronics, etc. They're not allowed to have jobs either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Why do people want these athletes to get paid? Hell, they practically live in a 5 star resort. And where's the Katherine Webb wing? Alabama fail. The thing is that a lot of players don't have any money for personal expenses: clothes, electronics, etc. They're not allowed to have jobs either. My quote was more of a joke, but without sidetracking this into a pay or not debate, I find it funny that when this is brought up, "clothes or electronics" get brought up. Who buys that stuff every month? My wife and I combined make nearly 100K and I don't go out clothes or electronics shopping every month. If you had have said "personal hygene or fun money for going out" I'd agree with you. Yet almost all of them are sporting hundreds of dollars with of ink on their arms along with jewelry and the latest fashion in baseball hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Clothes and electronics is a bit of a silly argument. Athletes wear the gear provided by Nike 90% of the time on campus—mainly because it identifies them as "athlete". So, if they spend a few hundred a semester... okay, they can have a $500 stipdent. Electronics, sure... okay Console and games can be in that "training facility". iPods/phones? You need one every two years. Beer money in a college town? Sure, you get $20/night. Okay, you can have a $2,000 alcohol budget per year. $5,000 seems like a reasonable amount per year but only big programs can afford that. Most of FBS operates at break-even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Yea....so Oregon's completely drops a deuce on Alabama's...Link Completely unreal. That Oregon/Nike $ is NO joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallsux Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 It is so easy to despise Alabama nowadays. There is absolutely nothing charismatic about their program. That last 30 seconds with Darth Saban was the perfect cap to that video. It is so easy to despise Alabama nowadays. There is absolutely nothing charismatic about their program. That last 30 seconds with Darth Saban was the perfect cap to that video. You obviously don't live here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endzone_dave Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Why do people want these athletes to get paid? Hell, they practically live in a 5 star resort. And where's the Katherine Webb wing? Alabama fail. The thing is that a lot of players don't have any money for personal expenses: clothes, electronics, etc. They're not allowed to have jobs either. Something tells me Alabama players aren't lacking for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Why do people want these athletes to get paid? Hell, they practically live in a 5 star resort. And where's the Katherine Webb wing? Alabama fail. The thing is that a lot of players don't have any money for personal expenses: clothes, electronics, etc. They're not allowed to have jobs either. Something tells me Alabama players aren't lacking for anything. Just ask incoming highly rated freshman Dee Liner. http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/7/29/4567330/dee-liner-cash-instagram-alabama-football It has some nsfw language in the pic. BTW - I too have a hard time feeling for these kids who get free tuition, room and board, tutors, food, weekly stipend, and seem to always be driving Escalades and Mercedes around campus. They aren't paying off their student loans until they're 40, like most of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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