Good interview with Frank Beamer tonight on WJFK in DC.
The hosts asked him specifically on how college football teams need to combat agents and the like and he had a fairly good answer, paraphrasing, "The players need to be accountable and recognize that these agents aren't going to improve their draft stock one bit--they can only do that themselves on the field. Likewise, we need help from the NFLPA to keep these guys away from our campuses."
I had never heard the claim that the NFLPA should get involved before but he seemed to have a very good point. The NFLPA could blacklist agents who prematurely contact players, could they not?
The audio isn't up on their website yet but I will post it as soon as they upload it.
A rookie salary cap might help
by Jeff (BGS) 
, A starter home in suburban Tempe, Monday, July 26, 2010, 23:10 (5797 days ago) @ Pat (Moco)
I believe the NFL would help out with this even though it isn't really the NFL's problem. Of course, they might want something in return (say, an agreement from the NCAA that they won't hire assistant coaches away from NFL teams in July). But a lifetime ban for agents who break the NCAA's rules might not be that crazy for the NFL to enact, if they believed that the NCAA had clear and reasonable rules in place. It might even help them weed out some of the sleazier agents.
A rookie salary cap might also help by lowering the potential upside for agents in dealing with college players.
I did hear something the other day on ESPN about current NCAA rules allowing agents some limited contact with players before their eligibility is up. If that is case, that is something the NCAA might also want to change.
The salary cap, coupled with...
by domer.mq 
, Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 07:20 (5797 days ago) @ Jeff (BGS)
a continuation of the rule that players can't go to free agency until their 4th year could help a lot. It would nullify a lot of utility in having an agent.
Of course, CFB coaches recruit 14 year olds. What's to stop agents from recruiting the future free agents of the next decade?
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