House Settlement Approved

[Moontan]

Okay maybe I was wrong, the sport might be dead in 5 years.

Or we go back to the pre-NIL days.

If the NFL creates a semi-pro pre-league like the NBA did, schools could go back to days of old... tuition, room & board + some expenses. It would be similar to the IVY league. Would people really watch a semi-pro league on TV? TV deals for the remaining conferences would be crushed.

Hopefully rules will be clarified and all payments to players will be limited and legit. Portal transfers should be limited (only once without sitting out a year unless a coach leaves).

Something tells me that even in that scenario, SEC & B18 schools will still offer under-the-table payments to prominent players.

 

[HtownOrange]

Or we go back to the pre-NIL days.

If the NFL creates a semi-pro pre-league like the NBA did, schools could go back to days of old... tuition, room & board + some expenses. It would be similar to the IVY league. Would people really watch a semi-pro league on TV? TV deals for the remaining conferences would be crushed.

Hopefully rules will be clarified and all payments to players will be limited and legit. Portal transfers should be limited (only once without sitting out a year unless a coach leaves).

Something tells me that even in that scenario, SEC & B18 schools will still offer under-the-table payments to prominent players.

They always have, they likely always will.

 

[Moontan]

They always have, they likely always will.

I know that other schools may have offered other benefits as well. <wink><wink>

 

[bnoro]

Or we go back to the pre-NIL days.

If the NFL creates a semi-pro pre-league like the NBA did, schools could go back to days of old... tuition, room & board + some expenses. It would be similar to the IVY league. Would people really watch a semi-pro league on TV? TV deals for the remaining conferences would be crushed.

Hopefully rules will be clarified and all payments to players will be limited and legit. Portal transfers should be limited (only once without sitting out a year unless a coach leaves).

Something tells me that even in that scenario, SEC & B18 schools will still offer under-the-table payments to prominent players.

There is no scenario where players accept limited payments/transfers even if all college sports went back to ivy league rules. The cat is never going back in the bag, nor should it.

 

[FloridaCuse]

At some point this may end up with a collective bargaining agreement, whether or not the athletes are classified as employees. And with that the possibility of a "work" stoppage. Oh boy.

 

[bnoro]

At some point this may end up with a collective bargaining agreement, whether or not the athletes are classified as employees. And with that the possibility of a "work" stoppage. Oh boy.

It should.

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[FloridaCuse]

CSC Will Enforce Rules; Without Legal Backing

College Sports Commission Will Proceed With NIL Enforcement

The CSC said it's going forward with investigations into NIL rules violations. But it may not have the legal protections to be successful.

frontofficesports.com

 

[Newhouser]

I wonder how much the other players care - I know the parents of a couple of kids getting small change at some programs and they seem to understand the pecking order, seem genuinely happy when someone gets more - raise all boats sort of thing.

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[HtownOrange]

It will be interesting to see how they define the players who are getting paid to play (work) for the schools, can contract as they wish, have agents, etc.

 

[Toga]

Well at least we know we're in good hands.