The Official 2014-2015 College Football Thread

[infamous114]

White boys at the U would rather rap. Shout out to Greg Olsen lol

 

[Rubato Garcia]

But shifting gears, this website is supposedly going to allow fans to pay college athletes to stay in school instead of leaving for the draft
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...-fanangel-allows-fans-donate-college-athletes

There might be another way to keep your favorite college players in school: Pay them to stay.

New crowdfunding site FanAngel will allow fans, among other things, to pay college athletes to stay in school through donations that are given to the athlete when his or her eligibility expires.

"If you wanted Marcus Mariota to stay in school for his senior year, you could give $20," said Shawn Fojtik, who dreamed up the site after finding out there wasn't a way for Chicago Bears fans to give Brian Urlacher the money he wanted to play a final season at the salary he desired.

Fojtik said that when a fan commits a pledge to an athlete, that money is immediately taken out of the account. Eighty percent of the money will be held for that athlete if that athlete does choose to stay in school, 10 percent will be given to that athlete's teammates, and 10 percent will be earmarked for charity and scholarship funds. The money is given to the athlete when that athlete's eligibility expires.

FanAngel, Fojtik said, takes a 9 percent fee for organizing the transaction. If the athlete does not stay in school, the money will be refunded.

In November, the NCAA issued guidance to prospective crowdfunding sites saying that college athletes' names could not be used to promote such sites and would compromise that athlete's eligibility. The NCAA argued while defending its position in the Ed O'Bannon case that accepting money that is put in escrow still counts as accepting money at the time an athlete accepts it.

But Fojtik said his site steers clear of all NCAA guidelines.

"There's no acceptance on the athlete's part, and we aren't specifically promoting any athletes," he said. "We are using their name as anyone would as part of fair use."

Fojtik acknowledged that he met with the NCAA and said he incorporated some of the ideas from that discussion, but the organization is not supportive of the model.

"We have a lot in common with them," Fojtik said. "We want the same thing as them -- for kids to stay in school, to end the one-and-dones or the 'two-and-throughs.' But we aren't a constituent of theirs, so we're not subject to their rules."

Fojtik said there is no way for athletes to contact his company or crowdfund on their own through his site. In fact, Fojtik doesn't want to talk to anyone who has any connection with the athlete until it's time to pay out the money.

Since fans are donating their money, instead of investing, FanAngel has established its business category as broadcast media with the Internal Revenue Service. All donation amounts to specific athletes will be made public, though some can choose to give anonymously.

 

[Stew]

Damn dak prescott

https://twitter.com/TokenSportsGuys/status/575129619105345536
https://twitter.com/RobbyDonoho/status/575127217484640257
https://instagram.com/p/0B71q8r1GU/...e=partner&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=video
https://instagram.com/p/0B6Oc9r1D1/...e=partner&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=video

Football player that gets kicked in the head is Mississippi St QB Dak Prescott

 

[Rubato Garcia]

Damn

 

[aneed123]

Heard he caught a bottle to the head. His teammate was sleep on the truck lol.

 

[HustleThaDon]

Wtf did they get into?

 

[aneed123]

Wtf did they get into?

Niggardom lol

 

[Chef_Taylor]

Damn prescott got fucked up

 

[S2J]

Wooow. Once again, The Program was so prophetic

Johnny Mnziel goin to Rehab, Dak gettin his ass whooped prolly over some pussy. Which Heisman candidate qb is next lol

 

[lord nemesis]

Jimbo says we're moving Jalen to corner.

 

[bgoat]

Jimbo says we're moving Jalen to corner.

Yeah, looks like Derwin bout to lock up one of the Safety spots, and Trey Marshall at the Star.

 

[bgoat]

Bout time, finna re-do these niggas hair. NOLES!!!

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[BDBIID]

Shit.

Respect to Bama opening with SC and FSU in back to back seasons.

 

[thatni99ajahmal]

I think they going to start Tyler Hunter over Derwin unfortunately..

 

[bgoat]

I think they going to start Tyler Hunter over Derwin unfortunately..

And who gonna play the other safety, not named Derwin?

 

[Shizlansky]

Harris and Jennings is still spitting snaps.

I swear if Jennings start for us I want Les fired.

 

[stringer bell]

cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25120727/watch-pitts-spring-practice-through-the-eyes-of-star-wr-tyler-boyd

Pittsburgh wide receiver Tyler Boyd is one of the best wide receivers in the ACC heading into 2015. The junior is coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons that saw him earn All-ACC honors as a receiver and also as a return specialist.

While Pat Narduzzi is expected to work his magic on the Panthers' defense, Boyd and running back James Conner are expected to continue their impressive production on the offensive end to try and make Pitt a threat in the ACC Coastal.

Want to see one of Pitt's spring practices through Boyd's eyes? You can thanks to this video filmed by a GoPro camera on Boyd's helmet.

 

[So ILL]

Primetime shut his kid down on Twitter lol.

 

[Livefromclayco]

SI.com learned over the weekend that ESPN has parted ways with Lou Holtz, who had been a college football studio analyst with the network since 2004 and worked most notably with host Rece Davis and analyst Mark May on ESPN’s Saturday College Football Final pregame, halftime and postgame studio coverage. Holtz was also a regular contributor to SportsCenter and ESPN Radio. The decision, according to sources, was closer to a mutual agreement between the parties than Holtz getting forced out. The 78-year-old said last May that he would retire from broadcasting after the 2014 season though at the time the network said Holtz had not informed them of such thinking.

 

[So ILL]

Who am I going to laugh at now because it sounds like they're constantly drinking water when they talk?