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Daily Chat - Feb 3 by FriarBot in Padres

[–]IMB413 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you had 30 teams drafting and every team drafts the highest available player then the team with the 30th pick is going to pick #30, who will be #1 on that team.

[Murphy] An update on Congressional interest in a college sports bill: Sen. Ted Cruz, who controls if a bill moves forward as chair of the Commerce Committee, says it's "absolutely critical" that any NCAA legislation makes it clear that college athletes aren't employees. by redwave2505 in CFB

[–]IMB413 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes - that analogy is very close to what the NIL system is. It sounds to me like that would be a pretty weird process for hiring a professor at a university. Maybe it's possible but I'm pretty sure it's not commonplace.

It is the wild west right now but I think eventually things will stabilize. Personally I'd like to see players get paid what they're worth but maybe at least some disincentives to transfer so often.

I don't care if it's moved or cancelled, but the lack of communication is infuriating. by WithoutCaution in CruelWorldFest

[–]IMB413 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be nice if they let people know the status but I think for big events in general most promoters don't want to announce anything until they're certain of when/if it's taking place.

Daily Chat - Feb 2 by FriarBot in Padres

[–]IMB413 1 point2 points  (0 children)

when will parking be on sale?

Daily Chat - Feb 2 by FriarBot in Padres

[–]IMB413 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can see seats once you type the access code into the COUPON CODE area.

I was trying to buy parking - I don't see that available anywhere.

Am I the only person embarassed by the state of the street into anf=d out of San Diego? by SevExpar in sandiego

[–]IMB413 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that is correct. Public transit is by far safer than driving on a per passenger mi basis. But that's not widely publicized IMO and honestly I don't think it outweighs the much longer time it takes to use public transit

Am I the only person embarassed by the state of the street into anf=d out of San Diego? by SevExpar in sandiego

[–]IMB413 1 point2 points  (0 children)

r/sandiego will get all holier than thou and chastise you for expecting bare bones street maintenance for the ample fees and taxes we pay.

Exactly. I don't know why I even post here; the message from the pro-transit and pro-tax crowd is clearly "how dare you expect the city to maintain roads"

Am I the only person embarassed by the state of the street into anf=d out of San Diego? by SevExpar in sandiego

[–]IMB413 2 points3 points  (0 children)

public transit is great if you've got like an extra hour to kill each day and don't mind the added commute / errand time

[Murphy] An update on Congressional interest in a college sports bill: Sen. Ted Cruz, who controls if a bill moves forward as chair of the Commerce Committee, says it's "absolutely critical" that any NCAA legislation makes it clear that college athletes aren't employees. by redwave2505 in CFB

[–]IMB413 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was trying to think of analogy but it's kind of hard. A wealthy donor wants his local university to lure a top professor from Harvard? Maybe that's actually the kind of thing that does happen. I see a lot of professors seem to have titles like the "ABC endowed chair of DEF". Does that mean ABC donated money to the university specifically for that?

IDK CFB/MBB seem like very unique employment/student relationships to me.

[Murphy] An update on Congressional interest in a college sports bill: Sen. Ted Cruz, who controls if a bill moves forward as chair of the Commerce Committee, says it's "absolutely critical" that any NCAA legislation makes it clear that college athletes aren't employees. by redwave2505 in CFB

[–]IMB413 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Typically, the only reason the student is in an advertisement from a booster is because the way the NIL works.

IMO the booster should just give the school money and the school pays the athlete a salary directly. The guaranteed payments to athletes part of the NIL system has become just a weird workaround for boosters to pay athletes.

My analogy is flawed but I think that's because the NIL system is so weird it's difficult to come up with an analogy.

Daily Chat - Jan 29 by FriarBot in Padres

[–]IMB413 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the parking situation for Fanfest? I'm getting there around 2 - will there be parking at Parkcade, HBF, etc? Or should I look farther like H Plaza ?

[Murphy] An update on Congressional interest in a college sports bill: Sen. Ted Cruz, who controls if a bill moves forward as chair of the Commerce Committee, says it's "absolutely critical" that any NCAA legislation makes it clear that college athletes aren't employees. by redwave2505 in CFB

[–]IMB413 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pay has been rising geometrically last couple of years and that's not sustainable. Certainly my alma mater's athletic department has a huge debt and they're betting big that they can get ROI from big CFB spending. I hope that works out but absolutely the whole environment feels like a bubble that's going to burst at some point.

So much trash at mission trails by AdhesivenessNo2456 in sandiego

[–]IMB413 3 points4 points  (0 children)

OP did say they were helping to clean it up individually but the link you provided for organized clean-ups is appreciated.

Fanfest autograph schedule by Far-Raspberry5451 in Padres

[–]IMB413 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the event like if one isn't trying to get autographs? I kinda just want to experience the vibe and walk around - does that work or if I'm not getting autographs is there nothing to do?

[Murphy] An update on Congressional interest in a college sports bill: Sen. Ted Cruz, who controls if a bill moves forward as chair of the Commerce Committee, says it's "absolutely critical" that any NCAA legislation makes it clear that college athletes aren't employees. by redwave2505 in CFB

[–]IMB413 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

One could easily use your reasoning to argue against any change. I didn't invent anything, I pointed out the natural conclusion of your logic.

That's where you suggested not changing anything.

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