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[QUOTE="Consigliere, post: 5356320, member: 559"]
No issue with decrying the current state of college sports and how bastardizing NIL into pay for play has negatively impacted the institution, particularly from the fan perspective.

But the comparisons to professional teams doesn't hold water. What is the coast of a Red Sox or Knicks season ticket compared to one for a major sport at Syracuse? How much do the professional teams reap in media rights compared to the ACC media rights contract? How many other non revenue sports do the finances that the Red Sox or Knicks reap support? Are the professional teams required to provide equal opportunities to female athletes?

Fact of the matter is the cost of all athlete compensation falls directly on the fans, whether in direct costs such as ticket prices or seat licenses or indirect costs such as cable or streaming service fees or marketing costs embedded in product prices to cover athlete endorsements.

A difficult transition for college sports fans exacerbated by the lack of any controls by the governing body, but at least at this point it is somewhat voluntary.
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