{"id":2330728,"date":"2024-08-25T17:43:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T21:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coach-gundy-blasts-the-state-of-college-football-quit-calling-us-and-asking-for-more-money\/"},"modified":"2024-08-25T17:49:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T21:49:19","slug":"coach-gundy-blasts-the-state-of-college-football-quit-calling-us-and-asking-for-more-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coach-gundy-blasts-the-state-of-college-football-quit-calling-us-and-asking-for-more-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Gundy Blasts the State of College Football: \u2018Quit Calling Us and Asking for More Money\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcoach-gundy-blasts-the-state-of-college-football-quit-calling-us-and-asking-for-more-money%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2330728&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The excerpt discusses Mike Gundy, \u200bthe \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-runner-more-than-18-years-older-than-female-competitors-awarded-medal-after-finish\/\" title=\"Transgender runner, 18+ years older than female competitors, wins medal.\">head \u2064coach<\/a> of the Oklahoma State Cowboys football team, and \u2064his reflections on the evolving landscape of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">college football<\/a> in 2024. Gundy, known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/local-trump-fans-say-controversy-over-choice-of-waco-for-first-2024-rally-is-bogus\/\" title=\"Local Trump Fans Say Controversy Over Choice of Waco for First 2024 Rally Is Bogus\">outspoken nature<\/a>, expressed his frustrations regarding the professionalization of what has traditionally been \u200cconsidered amateur athletics. He emphasized\u200c the relief of \u200cfocusing solely on football, \u200dparticularly now\u200b that \u200cnegotiations over player\u2062 compensation\u2063 and transfers have \u200cpaused.<\/p>\n<p>Gundy highlighted that with the end of negotiations, they\u200b can concentrate \u2062fully on gameplay, and he\u2064 urged\u200c players to \u2062stop contacting him or his \u2062staff about financial demands, as those\u200b discussions \u200dwould restart in December.\u2062 He acknowledged the \u2062significant changes introduced by the \u200cNIL (Name, Image, and\u200b Likeness) policies, which allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-unveil-bipartisan-draft-nil-bill-for-college-sports\/\" title=\"Senators introduce bipartisan draft NIL bill for college sports.\">college \u200dathletes<\/a> to \u200dearn considerable sums \u2062from endorsements, particularly\u2062 those with renowned last\u2063 names\u200b in football.<\/p>\n<p>The article reflects\u200b on how college football has transformed drastically over a few \u2063decades, especially with the \u2063increasing financial involvement\u2063 of players through NIL deals and\u2062 changing conference alignments.\u200c Gundy&#8217;s comments illustrate both the\u200d complexities and frustrations of navigating these new dynamics \u2063in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">college sports<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>He&rsquo;s a man. And he&rsquo;s 40.<\/p>\n<p>(Or he was 40 during his highly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zQ3oXkDPKbM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral moment<\/a> from 2007.)<\/p>\n<p>And he already sounds fed up with the state of college football in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Viral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/how-much-should-a-man-cry-viral-clip-of-sobbing-college-football-superstar-sparks-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">college football meme<\/a>, but also genuinely talented Oklahoma State Cowboys head coach, Mike Gundy made the headlines again recently, this time for blasting the suddenly-professional nature of &ldquo;amateur&rdquo; athletics.<\/p>\n<p>The outspoken coach stressed how relieved he was that he can pivot his full attention to football &mdash; and only football.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The good news is, the next five months we can just play football,&rdquo; Gundy said last week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/40921421\/oklahoma-state-players-told-stop-asking-more-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The now-57-year old Gundy added: &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no negotiating now. The portal&rsquo;s over. All the negotiation&rsquo;s history. Now we&rsquo;re playing football.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The coach didn&rsquo;t stop there, as he soon set his sights on &ldquo;the business side.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The business side of what we do now &mdash; we have to have those conversations with [the players],&rdquo; Gundy said. &ldquo;Tell your agent to quit calling us and asking for more money. It&rsquo;s non-negotiable now. It&rsquo;ll start again in December.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So now we&rsquo;re able to direct ourselves just in football, and that part is fun.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Gundy and his talented Cowboys team (ranked 17th in the preseason rankings) certainly have the personnel to play spoiler in a deep and talented Big 12 conference suddenly flush with quality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pac-12-conference-crumbles-mass-exodus-schools-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ex-Pac-12 teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But as the coach alluded to, once most of this fun dies down by the end of the calendar year, this process does begin anew.<\/p>\n<p>Which means questions about payment and &ldquo;amateurism&rdquo; will be dredged up again.<\/p>\n<p>The advent of name, image and likeness (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsasports.org\/name-image-likeness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIL<\/a>) policy payments after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.org\/news\/2021\/6\/30\/ncaa-adopts-interim-name-image-and-likeness-policy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 NCAA ruling<\/a> saw countless NCAA athletes being allowed to get paid, rather handsomely, in some cases, for their general likeness and name.<\/p>\n<p>For those blessed enough to have a famous football last name, like, say, Manning, those NIL earnings can reach the multi-millions &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/university-texas-qb-arch-manning-deal-changes-college-football-without-ever-making-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">easily<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And with the massive popularity of the &ldquo;EA Sports College Football&rdquo; franchise (which returned in 2024) being a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/college-football-players-can-opt-ea-sports-college-football-25-now-get\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">potential source<\/a> of NIL earnings, college players are simply going to find themselves with more and more sources of passive income.<\/p>\n<p>That means more and more money being pumped into the very same NCAA that once struck down the Southern Methodist University Mustangs with the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/3720498\/ncaa-smu-death-penalty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">death penalty<\/a>&rdquo; in 1987 because its football program committed the unforgivable mistake of &hellip; paying its players.<\/p>\n<p>Between the wanton conference realignments, massive emphasis on the transfer portal, and the oodles of money available in NIL deals, college football isn&rsquo;t just drastically different from 1987.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s radically different from even just 2007, when Mike Gundy was already a grown man.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Now, he seems quite frustrated with the current state of college football in 2024. Mike Gundy, the talented head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys who became a viral sensation, recently made headlines again for criticizing the increasingly professional nature of \u201camateur\u201d athletics. The outspoken coach expressed his relief at being able to focus solely on football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe good news is that for the next five months we can just play football,\u201d Gundy stated last week, as reported by ESPN. Now 57 years old, Gundy remarked: \u201cThere\u2019s no negotiating now. The portal is closed. All negotiations are behind us. Now it\u2019s time to play football.\u201d He didn\u2019t stop there; he also addressed \u201cthe business side\u201d of things. \u201cWe need to have those conversations with [the players],\u201d Gundy said. \u201cTell your agent to stop calling us asking for more money; it\u2019s non-negotiable now and will start up again in December.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gundy noted that this allows them to concentrate fully on football, which he finds enjoyable. His skilled Cowboys team (ranked 17th in preseason) certainly has what it takes to disrupt expectations in a competitive Big 12 conference filled with strong former Pac-12 teams. However, as Gundy pointed out, once this season wraps up at year-end, discussions about compensation and &#8220;amateurism&#8221; will resurface.<\/p>\n<p>The introduction of name, image and likeness (NIL) payments following a NCAA ruling in 2021 has allowed many NCAA athletes to earn significant sums from their likenesses and names\u2014some even reaching multi-million dollar figures if they have well-known last names like Manning&#8217;s. With the return of the popular &#8220;EA Sports College Football&#8221; franchise in 2024 potentially providing additional NIL income opportunities for college players, they are likely to see an increase in passive income sources.<\/p>\n<p>This influx means more money flowing into an NCAA that previously imposed severe penalties on programs like Southern Methodist University back in 1987 for paying its players\u2014a move deemed unacceptable at that time. Given today\u2019s rampant conference realignments and emphasis on transfer portals alongside lucrative NIL deals available now compared to just over a decade ago when Mike Gundy was already established as an adult\u2014college football has transformed dramatically since then<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2330729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Coach-Bundy.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39241,35616,39242,37014],"class_list":["post-2330728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-coach-gundy","tag-college-football","tag-financial-issues","tag-sports-commentary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Coach-Bundy.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}