It's fair to be skeptical, especially in that industry. I can't imagine not increasing their scout staffing, but whether they're good/qualified will be interesting. I wonder how many of them are qualified to begin with now, but I don't know much about the industry, so that might not be a fair opinion.@gros-louis It depends on how it is done. If they actually hire more scouts to go through all of this stuff, great. However, I don't think that will be the case and it is just a slippery slope. What happens when a bad evaluation comes back? Is there a way to make sure that stars and ratings aren't bought. In theory, yes, it could be great. However, I don't think it's going to be that.
I would think they'd not want to tarnish their reputation as evaluators (if they have a good one now) to just pass out stars based on payment, but I guess that's for the coaches to decide whether they are good or shit.
It just looks like a money grab now that loads of money are on the line based on how much college football programs want a player.
at the very least, the difference between an unranked player and a 2 or 3 star player is just whether or not they bribed...i mean paid rivals for a rating. For the top players who might be looking at 6 or 7 figures with NIL, the $499 is a drop in the bucket...which is why rivals thinks the pay to play will work well for them. Personally I hope it blows up in their face but there will likely be enough people that will just pay whatever is asked.
What happens when a bad evaluation comes back? Is there a way to make sure that stars and ratings aren't bought
That's a good question, but what I'd assume this is, is an evaluation exclusively for the parents/paying party. So, what happens when a bad evaluation happens? The answer to the rest of the football world should be absolutely nothing. What happens on the kids end is up to them. If a kid has college aspirations, and the parents want to shell out $500 to find out what their strengths are and what they should work on, what's wrong with that? I hate how many parents poor a ridiculous amount of time and money in hoping their kids become college/pro athletes, but it's already been going on forever, this is just one more way for parents to spend their money, IF they choose to, and I'm guessing the evaluation goes to them, or maybe there's an opt-in for the evaluations to be shared/included in ratings services. It may not be a good thing for most kids/parents, but I don't see it upending or improving a kids overall ranking.
It’s nothing more than a Shannon Terry money grab. Gross…
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RIVALS in fiscal danger?
On3 bought them for some beads and blankets, so who knows? It does kind of smell like it though.
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https://twitter.com/mvsonwilliams/status/2103152514199621934
Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for. - Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and likely Hoosier basketball fan.
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@thehoosierhuddle So scummy. Bad enough ratings are heavily impacted by who is able to afford to attend all of the camps and exhibitions, now you need to pay to even get rated???