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[QUOTE="0.2 YNdeeR, post: 3897681, member: 8125"]
Obviously I'm under no such delusion and (with respect) you're missing the point, which was that under the old rules, those schools were subject to sanctions for violating the rules. Now it could be a pat on the back, depending on how this plays out (devolves). Done right, I think athletes could have benefitted from NIL through delayed payments - such as player trusts - to protect their amateur status (and college sports as we know it). Instead, at least for the time being while NY and federal legislation is pending, free agency cash could explode in all the worst places.

Some have observed that SU BB players may come out well. That may be true, and I don't begrudge them being rewarded for hard work and talent. But while a few kids might make out better than others in so-called "pro-towns" (Pittsburgh), in the end the winners might be the biggest former cheaters.  As of midnight the flushest SEC boosters are going to be able to throw unlimited money at players with NCAA approval. That's not college sports, it's pro sports. By eliminating the distinction, we remove college's most attractive feature - amateur student athletes. Without proper guardrails, the new rule could reduce amateur sports to its lowest common denominators - shady AAU programs, handler posses, pseudo-educational institutions like Bama and Ky, sleazeballs from Addidas, and the likes of Bruce Pearl, Pay Pal Cal, Sean Miller, Will Wade and Bill Self. Hopefully NY and other states (if not congress) will act quickly to avoid abuses that are virtually guaranteed without appropriate rules.
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