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Message: [QUOTE="All4SU, post: 4633096, member: 381"] The contradiction is that prior to NIL (and the portal), guys who played out their careers at one school and had good careers became local celebrities. Guys could live the rest of their lives in a town capitalizing on their time playing for Old State U. Now, that players can start earning $, fans have a more transactional relationship with the players. The idea that they are only “one of us” right now. Instead of being compensated for their image and likeness (and recognition factor) they are simply being paid to play - regardless of what anyone says. Players will never again experience the unique relationship communities had with program players. Rather, they have been reduced to athletic mercenaries. [/QUOTE]