Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz says college players, thru NIL, are making more money than his brother-in-law, who is a pediatrician. “He saves lives.”

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) May 30, 2023

guadalupeoso said:

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I'm proud of Eli for volunteering to make less than his brother in law. That should free up a lot of funds for the athletic department.

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Yeah, this is a really tone deaf statement. Like idiotically so.

bear2be2 said:

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guadalupeoso said:

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I'm proud of Eli for volunteering to make less than his brother in law. That should free up a lot of funds for the athletic department.

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Yeah, this is a really tone deaf statement. Like idiotically so.

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He should have phrased it differently, but the framing by Dellenger is poor journalism. He cut Eli off mid-sentence to farm that bait and eliminate the context of the rest of the comment.

Full context of question and answer. I am no way complaining about player compensation! I’m FULLY SUPPORTIVE!! Always have been! https://t.co/orKO46NpQs pic.twitter.com/JvjZgSSYdi

— Eliah Drinkwitz (@CoachDrinkwitz) May 30, 2023

parch said:

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bear2be2 said:

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guadalupeoso said:

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I'm proud of Eli for volunteering to make less than his brother in law. That should free up a lot of funds for the athletic department.

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Yeah, this is a really tone deaf statement. Like idiotically so.

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He should have phrased it differently, but the framing by Dellenger is poor journalism. He cut Eli off mid-sentence to farm that bait and eliminate the context of the rest of the comment.

Full context of question and answer. I am no way complaining about player compensation! I’m FULLY SUPPORTIVE!! Always have been! https://t.co/orKO46NpQs pic.twitter.com/JvjZgSSYdi

— Eliah Drinkwitz (@CoachDrinkwitz) May 30, 2023

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The quote is much more palatable in full context. Thanks for sharing.

guadalupeoso said:

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parch said:

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bear2be2 said:

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guadalupeoso said:

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I'm proud of Eli for volunteering to make less than his brother in law. That should free up a lot of funds for the athletic department.

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Yeah, this is a really tone deaf statement. Like idiotically so.

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He should have phrased it differently, but the framing by Dellenger is poor journalism. He cut Eli off mid-sentence to farm that bait and eliminate the context of the rest of the comment.

Full context of question and answer. I am no way complaining about player compensation! I’m FULLY SUPPORTIVE!! Always have been! https://t.co/orKO46NpQs pic.twitter.com/JvjZgSSYdi

— Eliah Drinkwitz (@CoachDrinkwitz) May 30, 2023

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The quote is much more palatable in full context. Thanks for sharing.

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It's more palatable, but the crux is the same. Players making six figures is ludicrous/problematic, but there's nothing at all wrong with (thoroughly mediocre) coaches making eight figures.

Nothing in the added context changes that basic belief ... which is itself the problem.

It's insanely tone deaf for coaches to bring up player compensation as a concern while making millions of dollars to coach a child's game. The players didn't make college football a billion dollar industry. The universities did by selling their souls to TV networks, advertisers and boosters. The coaches have no problem whatsoever profiting from that but balk or feign concern over issues they helped create when players want to do the same.

bear2be2 said:

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guadalupeoso said:

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parch said:

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bear2be2 said:

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guadalupeoso said:

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I'm proud of Eli for volunteering to make less than his brother in law. That should free up a lot of funds for the athletic department.

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Yeah, this is a really tone deaf statement. Like idiotically so.

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He should have phrased it differently, but the framing by Dellenger is poor journalism. He cut Eli off mid-sentence to farm that bait and eliminate the context of the rest of the comment.

Full context of question and answer. I am no way complaining about player compensation! I’m FULLY SUPPORTIVE!! Always have been! https://t.co/orKO46NpQs pic.twitter.com/JvjZgSSYdi

— Eliah Drinkwitz (@CoachDrinkwitz) May 30, 2023

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The quote is much more palatable in full context. Thanks for sharing.

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It's more palatable, but the crux is the same. Players making six figures is ludicrous/problematic, but there's nothing at all wrong with (thoroughly mediocre) coaches making eight figures.

Nothing in the added context changes that basic belief ... which is itself the problem.

It's insanely tone deaf for coaches to bring up player compensation as a concern while making millions of dollars to coach a child's game. The players didn't make college football a billion dollar industry. The universities did by selling their souls to TV networks, advertisers and boosters. The coaches have no problem whatsoever profiting from that but balk or feign concern over issues they helped create when players want to do the same.

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This. In many states, the highest paid government employee in the entire state is a college football coach, and, if that's true, which it is, eff that guy and those who agree with him.

Eli Drinkwitz is 17-19 as the head coach at #Mizzou. He was awarded a new contract at the end of last season which will pay him $6 million (2023), $6.25 million (2024), $6.5 million (2025), $6.75 million (2026) and $7 million (2027).

bear2be2 said:

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guadalupeoso said:

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parch said:

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bear2be2 said:

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guadalupeoso said:

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I'm proud of Eli for volunteering to make less than his brother in law. That should free up a lot of funds for the athletic department.

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Yeah, this is a really tone deaf statement. Like idiotically so.

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He should have phrased it differently, but the framing by Dellenger is poor journalism. He cut Eli off mid-sentence to farm that bait and eliminate the context of the rest of the comment.

Full context of question and answer. I am no way complaining about player compensation! I’m FULLY SUPPORTIVE!! Always have been! https://t.co/orKO46NpQs pic.twitter.com/JvjZgSSYdi

— Eliah Drinkwitz (@CoachDrinkwitz) May 30, 2023

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The quote is much more palatable in full context. Thanks for sharing.

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It's more palatable, but the crux is the same. Players making six figures is ludicrous/problematic, but there's nothing at all wrong with (thoroughly mediocre) coaches making eight figures.

Nothing in the added context changes that basic belief ... which is itself the problem.

It's insanely tone deaf for coaches to bring up player compensation as a concern while making millions of dollars to coach a child's game. The players didn't make college football a billion dollar industry. The universities did by selling their souls to TV networks, advertisers and boosters. The coaches have no problem whatsoever profiting from that but balk or feign concern over issues they helped create when players want to do the same.

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In looking at the full quote, I don't think Eli has any issue with players receiving the amount of compensation that they are receiving. I think his issue is that we are giving them that compensation without any guardrails in place and without them having the life experience (like his brother in law) to handle that kind of money. The issue is how do we allow them to be compensated like employees but still protect them as student athletes/teenagers. That's how I take it at least.

But if his meaning is in line with your interpretation, then yes, its tone deaf.

This is how I read it within the entirety of the context as well. To me it came off as, "My brother is a grown ass man who saves lives and he doesn't have to deal with the craziness coming at these kids with dramatically less life experience."