Kirk Herbstreit

I'm going to the Lions. You have a contract. You have to follow the contract. The NFL has very stringent rules. This is what we do as a team. This is what you're allowed to do. This is what the players can do. So this whole idea of the players in college just doing whatever the hell they want to do isn't the right thing. Like my kids, I had four sons.

If my kids at 12 years old said, dad, I'm taking the car. See, I'm going to a party. At 12, I'd be like, What are you talking about? You can't do that. The world we live in today in college football, it's kind of like, screw you, take the keys. And the coach is kind of like, well, okay, he's going to take the keys. What am I supposed to do? You have zero power.

If my kids at 12 years old said, dad, I'm taking the car. See, I'm going to a party. At 12, I'd be like, What are you talking about? You can't do that. The world we live in today in college football, it's kind of like, screw you, take the keys. And the coach is kind of like, well, okay, he's going to take the keys. What am I supposed to do? You have zero power.

If my kids at 12 years old said, dad, I'm taking the car. See, I'm going to a party. At 12, I'd be like, What are you talking about? You can't do that. The world we live in today in college football, it's kind of like, screw you, take the keys. And the coach is kind of like, well, okay, he's going to take the keys. What am I supposed to do? You have zero power.

And, you know, it's cool to be that player and have fun, but it's not cool for you in the long term for your growth and where you're trying to go as a human. It might be fun for that three- and five-year window, But as far as like, what is great about this sport is what the hard shit you got to go through the shit you think is annoying. And why do I have to go through it?

And, you know, it's cool to be that player and have fun, but it's not cool for you in the long term for your growth and where you're trying to go as a human. It might be fun for that three- and five-year window, But as far as like, what is great about this sport is what the hard shit you got to go through the shit you think is annoying. And why do I have to go through it?

And, you know, it's cool to be that player and have fun, but it's not cool for you in the long term for your growth and where you're trying to go as a human. It might be fun for that three- and five-year window, But as far as like, what is great about this sport is what the hard shit you got to go through the shit you think is annoying. And why do I have to go through it?

It molds you and changes you into becoming a better person down the road, whether it's as an employee or as a husband or a father, whatever it is, you got to go through some tough shit. You can't just like, this isn't fun anymore. I'm not playing. I'm out. Like, it just can't be that way. If you want to do that. I feel like coaches who leave. They get a new job.

It molds you and changes you into becoming a better person down the road, whether it's as an employee or as a husband or a father, whatever it is, you got to go through some tough shit. You can't just like, this isn't fun anymore. I'm not playing. I'm out. Like, it just can't be that way. If you want to do that. I feel like coaches who leave. They get a new job.

It molds you and changes you into becoming a better person down the road, whether it's as an employee or as a husband or a father, whatever it is, you got to go through some tough shit. You can't just like, this isn't fun anymore. I'm not playing. I'm out. Like, it just can't be that way. If you want to do that. I feel like coaches who leave. They get a new job.

They should have to finish the thing out before they go to their new job. Players, you should have to finish this thing out until you go to your new job. I think these players at this point, they need to sign contracts. I think we need a CBA. form some kind of players union. I think we need to somehow create that. The other thing is we're very it's almost like silo. Greg Sankey is in an SEC silo.

They should have to finish the thing out before they go to their new job. Players, you should have to finish this thing out until you go to your new job. I think these players at this point, they need to sign contracts. I think we need a CBA. form some kind of players union. I think we need to somehow create that. The other thing is we're very it's almost like silo. Greg Sankey is in an SEC silo.

They should have to finish the thing out before they go to their new job. Players, you should have to finish this thing out until you go to your new job. I think these players at this point, they need to sign contracts. I think we need a CBA. form some kind of players union. I think we need to somehow create that. The other thing is we're very it's almost like silo. Greg Sankey is in an SEC silo.

You know, the Big Ten's in a silo. We need to somehow create more of a national view of the sport. We're still governing the sport in the 80s. And the sport is in 2024. It's more of a national sport. So we need a national view on how we govern the sport. So we somehow need to get that national view to partner with the players union, create a CBA. where you're held accountable.

You know, the Big Ten's in a silo. We need to somehow create more of a national view of the sport. We're still governing the sport in the 80s. And the sport is in 2024. It's more of a national sport. So we need a national view on how we govern the sport. So we somehow need to get that national view to partner with the players union, create a CBA. where you're held accountable.

You know, the Big Ten's in a silo. We need to somehow create more of a national view of the sport. We're still governing the sport in the 80s. And the sport is in 2024. It's more of a national sport. So we need a national view on how we govern the sport. So we somehow need to get that national view to partner with the players union, create a CBA. where you're held accountable.

Okay, we're going to agree on NIL. Here are the rules we're going to agree on for NIL. Both sides agree. Here's the deal with portal, transfer portal. Both sides agree. And whatever they ultimately come up with, it's a contract and we sign and then we obey the contract on both sides. I think that's where it's gotten. How we get there, I have no idea.

Okay, we're going to agree on NIL. Here are the rules we're going to agree on for NIL. Both sides agree. Here's the deal with portal, transfer portal. Both sides agree. And whatever they ultimately come up with, it's a contract and we sign and then we obey the contract on both sides. I think that's where it's gotten. How we get there, I have no idea.

Okay, we're going to agree on NIL. Here are the rules we're going to agree on for NIL. Both sides agree. Here's the deal with portal, transfer portal. Both sides agree. And whatever they ultimately come up with, it's a contract and we sign and then we obey the contract on both sides. I think that's where it's gotten. How we get there, I have no idea.

But players just kind of coming and going and zero accountability to their team That's not healthy at all, and it really takes away from what this sport is about, which is the team trying to win games. That's what this is all about.