At that time, TX wasn't guaranteeing him a scholly and 150k per year.
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At that time, TX wasn't guaranteeing him a scholly and 150k per year.
Good judicial question, butt apparently sports leagues are allowed to do so. NCAA is next once the bitchin starts. We need to roll with the punches and adapt or throw in the towel.
Still can't quit thinkin how some players cashing while others ain't will affect the locker room and the hunger for the NFL. Coddled and envious players mixed in could be bad.
Other people on this planet have to pay rent, for food, healthcare, clothes, and taxes. The last thing 95% of college athletes want is to be treated "as any other person this planet" Bc they are not worth the 100k a year they receive in all the things I just listed. And I was one of the 95%.
Because NCAA football is currently an arms race (or tournament structure, whichever you're more comfortable with) where the participants will largely be losers. By agreeing to a luxury tax, they would still keep their advantage over other schools, but there would also be something that keeps all the value that is generated by the university brand from being captured by minor league athletes. Other minor league athletes get paid basically nothing outside of what they get in exchange for tying future pro services to a particular major league franchise. There's really no reason that college football or basketball players should make 5 or 10 or 20 times the amount of other minor league athletes.
This sounds good. I'm all for players getting whatever the market wants to give them, but it is much better for the game to spread that talent out amongst all of the major conference teams. Keeping all schools within an attainable set budget is a great way to do that.
I also think the conference networks should start paying players en masse, and do so in a way that incentivizes talent to spread out instead of concentrate.
Yep.
I think that after a couple of years the "newness" will wear off and NIL is going to do what it was designed to do - the SEC and other leagues will establish better rule making allow players to benefit from autograph sessions, endorsements with local restaurants and car dealers, and low dollar benefits and see that the playing field becomes more level by restricting deals like Texas'. I wouldn't be surprised if they force any cash deals to be put into a pool to benefit the whole team not just singular position units or players.
Each school will have an un-official NIL "broker" or 2, and instead of hearing whats her name say "Downtown Louisville" on the jumbo tron, it will be Will Rogers and Jaden Walley, and the program you buy will have players in all the ads.
Start new leagues for schools who want p2p players. TX, AL, A&M would leave the SEC and play in the new semipro college league. Other non sec who like the pay to play model will do the same. This would keep the relative purity of college athletes in effect and operate the same way as it always has. The P2P leagues wouldn't be subject to the "you only won because you paid players " demonization because they partnered with other teams that share the same interests. Once you are in the "premium" league you don't get back for 8 years and only after a vote of conference members. Same for other sports. State and Vandy and LSU for baseball maybe OM. Auburn, Ark, mO for basketball, etc...