Normally college football and the NBA All-Star Game aren’t two things that are ever mentioned in the same sentence together.
Unless we’re dealing with Charles Barkley that is…
Barkley is not only an NBA legend an arguably the strongest voice in all of basketball, he’s also a die-hard college football fan.
He’s been outspoken through the years about his love for the sport and in particular his Auburn Tigers…
Charles Barkley: “My favorite coach in college football is coach Leach.” https://t.co/8pTaybogmv
— Theo Lawson (@TheoLawson_SR) December 14, 2019
As most know, Barkley is someone who not only has to have an opinion on everything, but he has to let you know it too.
But what made the statement he made during the NBA All-Star Game so interesting was the fact that 99.99% of fans agreed with him – an all-time record for Barkley.
To be more specific, he was addressing the current havoc that the world of NIL is wrecking on college football…
“We screwed up college sports with the NIL thing,” Barkley said. “What can we do, the NBA, to get together with the colleges, because it is the wild, wild west on steroids literally between you’ve got college coaches leaving to take assistant jobs in the NFL, and things like that because they don’t want to have to pay all these players.”
"We screwed up college sports with the NIL thing… Can you get together with the NCAA? Because, No. 1, the NCAA, they're boneheads…" – Charles Barkley to Adam Silver pic.twitter.com/hTs0Y0wwFq
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 19, 2024
“We’re going to have to do something,” Barkley continued. “Can you get together with the NCAA, because the NCAA, they’re boneheads.”
“You know, the reason I call them boneheads, they are always reactive and once you react to something it’s already out of control. So what do you think we’re going to be able to do between the NIL and the G League?”
Do we agree or disagree with Charles Barkley on 60 Minutes last night calling the NIL Era of college basketball, "A travesty & a disgrace"? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/8XMPzPFkpj
— College Sports Only (@CollegeSportsO) March 27, 2023
What are your thoughts on Barkley’s comments?
What are your thoughts on NIL (and the transfer portal for that matter)?
How would you recommend fixing the problem???
. @JManziel2 reveals how much money he could’ve made in the NIL era:
“I got $700 a month coming in on stipend. That ain’t enough… Probably $10M a year. I could’ve done $5M on my own with the @Instagram.” pic.twitter.com/r7TWyCqQMp
— Club Shay Shay (@ClubShayShay) February 22, 2024