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Originally Posted by
R2Dawg
BTW, even capitalism needs guide rails. Why? Because man is inherently evil and will abuse his power. Free market to go harm anyone you want how you want can't be allowed which is why we have laws and government and governing institutions like NCAA to keep things between the ditches but allow free market between boundaries. We have no boundaries now.
The real issue is that the guardrail - the NCAA- is the one that unleashed this by sticking their head in the sand and ignoring it. Instead of focusing keeping the playing field level from a university support perspective, they cracked down on $100 "crimes" while the business side was raking in Billions. The intent of NIL is correct - to allow athletes to capitalize on their name/fame. If a car dealer wants to support players by giving them access to a vehicle -who cares. If a player can make extra cash by signing autographs - who cares. And who cares where the market sets that rate. Amateur athletes have been allowed those things for a 100 years - hell Wheaties built their brand on supporting amateur athletes. By ignoring it, the NCAA created a system that may crash all of college athletics.
"After dealing with Ole Miss for over a year," he said, "I've learned to expect their leadership to do and say things that the leadership at other Division I schools would never consider doing and to justify their actions by reminding themselves that "We're Ole Miss.""
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