A college player threatens to become a free agent unless he gets more money at his current school. Suddenly the ACC looks just like MLB or the NBA.
Miami guard Isaiah Wong will not enter the transfer portal after threatening to do so Thursday unless he got greater compensation from his name, image and likeness deal.
theathletic.com
I want the colleges that want the semi pro model to break away asap. No laws, let the boosters do whatever they want to get players. Let them play each other, I hope they have a grand old time bidding against each other for players, coaches, building crazy facilities, etc.
Throw the NCAA out. They are worthless and nothing can be saved from that organization.
The schools that want players to go to class need to get together and set up a framework for a new model. One where there are rules. Kind of like we have now but with a regulatory group overseeing things that has well thought out rules that it actually enforces.
Where NIL is okay but only after players are in college. Where there are clear rules designed to limit the impact boosters and agents can have on college sports.
The semi pro franchises will never play the college programs, just like pro teams do not play college teams today.
If the semi pro franchises want to merge with G league type teams, no problem. There really are no rules for them.
We have to separate these groups asap. Let the public and the market place decide who is going to get money and tv contracts.
I think, and perhaps I am completely wrong here, that when push comes to shove, we are looking at maybe 30 schools that are willing to prostitute their names in search of money and athletic glory.
It wound be great to have a football season where we have no idea who is going to make the playoffs, let alone win the NC. Where the playing field is relatively level and hope abounds.
