I can't imagine what Charlie and the BI have to deal with....

[Cowbell]

The thing that is the most weird to me is that us fans have to foot the bill with our money. Why can?t the university have a profit sharing model where the players get paid from the revenue of the tv deals and ticket sales?

Because that money is spent on all the other luxuries those players already receive

[RiverCityDawg]

Bingo. But even then, the individual players have a right to make money in any capacity in which the legally can, just like any other citizen and/or student.

Seems like we need a large group of donors to sponsor one of 8 position groups.

But if everyone got a sizable base amount from TV revenue I think it would lessen the impact of NIL overall. Maybe not though, maybe everyone would still want more...

Problem is now we're talking about players being employees with contracts, collective bargaining, etc. I'm to the point where I wish the SEC would just step up and do it. Screw the other conferences. They would have to follow if they wanted to get elite players. But the schools aren't going to willingly give up money to the players, they'll just keep asking the fans to pay until literally no one gives a shit anymore...

[HoopsDawg]

But if everyone got a sizable base amount from TV revenue I think it would lessen the impact of NIL overall. Maybe not though, maybe everyone would still want more...

Problem is now we're talking about players being employees with contracts, collective bargaining, etc. I'm to the point where I wish the SEC would just step up and do it. Screw the other conferences. They would have to follow if they wanted to get elite players. But the schools aren't going to willingly give up money to the players, they'll just keep asking the fans to pay until literally no one gives a shit anymore...

I wonder what the Title 9 consequences would be.

[HoopsDawg]

Because that money is spent on all the other luxuries those players already receive

that money is also spent funding the other athletic programs.

[StateDawg44]

They just passed NIL in Tennessee HS's yesterday. It was already said that if TN would've had this option Nico (Tennessee's 5* QB commit from CA) would've transferred from CA to Knoxville to play his senior year of HS to be closer to the UT program.

This isn't going to happen a lot but blue bloods will certainly see to it that they make it happen.

[HoopsDawg]

They just passed NIL in Tennessee HS's yesterday. It was already said that if TN would've had this option Nico (Tennessee's 5* QB commit from CA) would've transferred from CA to Knoxville to play his senior year of HS to be closer to the UT program.

This isn't going to happen a lot but blue bloods will certainly see to it that they make it happen.

I can see it now, how much for the County kid to come play for the City school. Basketball players will probably benefit the most. Watch out for AAU getting linked up with certain high school programs in Memphis.