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[QUOTE="Mareiniss, post: 3160624, member: 714"]
I agree to some extent, but I think that oversimplifies the issues. I do think the proposed rule could put SU at a disadvantage relative to D1 schools whose boosters have deeper pockets.

We think it's a big deal when someone like Carmelo Anthony gives the University [B]$3 million[/B] to help finance a practice facility. But [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Boone_Pickens#Donations_to_Oklahoma_State_University']according to Wikipedia[/URL], T. Boone Pickens gave Oklahoma State total contributions of more than [B]$1 billion[/B] during his lifetime, with over [B]$265 million[/B] going to athletic programs. Would boosters like him shell out big bucks for the advertising use of a player or recruit's likeness to help their school land top 25 recruits? Why wouldn't they, if it is legal?

But I also think that the proposal would take college sports even farther in the wrong direction, away from the amateurism model and toward one where competition is less fair and balanced, and less enjoyable to watch. I realize that this is happening to some extent already, but why make it worse?
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