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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 5459843, member: 622"] Agreed, your first line says it all. Considering how the SEC traditionally has "gifted" players and "gray-shirts" (stockpiled players to keep opponents from having them, while not technically scholarship players they were walk-ons in the unlimited walk-ons days and usually received nice cash payments), Further, the amount the SEC and B1G has paid outside the rules was never disclosed, but we can determine that stars are well paid by the generous school deals for key players) there is little to lead me to believe that the present limit is merely a arbitrary number to squeeze out D1AA and give the appearance that there exists a limit. The wild-west NIL days are numbered, but the willingness of many to fund the outrageous amounts for some players to sign gear, make an appearance, or make a commercial ad, or whatever, indicates that the rules were there for appearance only. Further, the lack of any measure of punitive authority against the schools and the players for violating the rules indicates that the negotiators knew neither the schools nor t he players would never want close scrutiny nor punishment for violations. In short, the wild-west days of NIL are numbered but the intent to do-whatever-"must"-be-done will continue. Deion Sanders is calling for a salary cap: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45703663/deion-sanders-says-college-football-needs-salary-cap[/URL] I am not sure it would be perfect but may be a start. Schools in NY and CA would stull have to face the income tax issues v. TX, FL, WI where there is no income tax. Though, I would expect that states like CA will tax all players that play within their state, i.e when Miami played Stanford, the Miami players would pay taxes on 1/12 of their salary to CA. [/QUOTE]

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