Brian Kelly comments on 'runaway train' of NIL, jokes players don't want to get traded to St. Bonaventure
Brian Kelly is on hand in Destin, Florida, for his first-ever SEC spring meetings this week, and he has wasted no time stirring the pot.
Speaking with media members, the new LSU coach was asked about the current NIL landscape in college football.
Per MSN.com, Kelly said he worries that college football is moving toward professional-type contracts:
“This has turned into a runaway train that has moved well past a student-athlete and is moving too fast toward a professional contract,” Kelly said. “I don’t think that’s what the intention was. So we’re going to need some guidelines here before this gets thrown into Congress.”
Kelly then quipped that contracts would be bad for players since that could allow them to be traded:
“I don’t think they want contracts,” Kelly said. “I don’t think they want to be traded. I’m sure they don’t want to be cut. I’m sure they’re not going to like getting a call at 3 p.m. in the afternoon saying, ‘Hey, I don’t know but we traded you today to St. Bonaventure. Oh they don’t have a football team.'”
Will the NCAA step in and make some changes to the NIL rules? Or, will Congress eventually get involved? There’s a lot that is up in the air regarding NIL these days.
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I have a feeling three years from now the Redstick faithful will want to trade Kelly to St Bonnie.
Wishful thinking?
LSU plays in a real conference with real competition. ND loads their schedule with service academies and directional MAC schools, and plays maybe four decent opponents a year. Kelly will play six in the SECW alone, and will be exposed.
You may want to look at ND’s schedule before commenting. One MAC school per year, only in recent years, and Navy. And trust me, Florida would not want to play Navy when the Midshipmen have their flex-bone triple option offense working…chop blocks and a grinding run game that uses 4 downs to sluggishly march down the field making every possession critical for both teams.
Let any of the ND teams of the past decade play an SEC schedule and the best they could muster would be 8-4.
In 2017 Georgia went 11-1 and lost a close one to Alabama in the National Championship game. Florida lost to Georgia 42-7. Notre Dame lost at home to Georgia that year 20-19. Florida was 4-7. ND was 10-3 with a win over LSU…an SEC team… in the Citrus Bowl.
In 2019 Georgia again went 11-1 then lost to eventual National Champion LSU in the SEC title game. Georgia beat ND in Athens 23-17. Florida lost to Georgia 24-17 in Jacksonville. Florida was 11-2 with a tight win over Virginia 36-28 in the Orange Bowl. ND was 11-2 with their only losses to Georgia and Michigan. Notre Dame beat Virginia 35-20.
Seems that 8-4 might be low for ND in the SEC. As a further reference, check out the Composite…full team…rankings for 2019. Notre Dame is just ahead of a 10-2 Florida team in the talent rankings.
LSU and Florida both made hires this year. Why don’t you tell us which school’s coach has the best resume? Which coach has the best record? Which coach has taken a team to the playoffs? Which coach actually knows what it’s like to coach against Bama, Georgia or LSU?
I feel like LSU will have a winning season this year. How do you feel about the Gators?
8-4. Got to build depth.
I would take Kelly over UF’s Sargeant Carter right now. Kelly has coached against a lot of good teams and in big games and won. Sarge hasn’t proven a thing. He’s just the next Darth Vader in a different costume until proven otherwise.
With all the talent LSU has, Kelly should win at least 10 games this year. He will crush all that stands before him and make SEC coaches weep.
At least? So who’s the two possible losses? Bama and the Aggies?
He’s a troll.
Sarcasm does not equal trolling.
SavimusMaximus is correct. LSU fans have high expectations for Kelly and the Kelly magic sooner rather than later. Is it wrong for me to say Kelly will be a big winner at LSU?
If you check his profile, his last 29 comments are about Kelly and LSU. Sarcasm? Comical. He’s a troll.
Thanks for reading.
At least? So who’s the two possible losses? Bama and the Aggies?
Bama…for the last time, Kelly will then go on a roll and own Bama and Saban until Saban retires…and the Aggies since it is on the road otherwise Jimbo would lose to his arch nemesis Kelly. Kelly will be dancing his way into the hearts of Tiger fans for 10 years making his $95,000,000 payday worth every cent. If he doesn’t, it will be the players fault.
Why the fascination with LSU and Kelly?
Why all the articles about Kelly and you reading them plus the comments?