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[QUOTE="sufandu, post: 4658355, member: 874"]
We're talking about guys leaving primarily for reasons of NIL. They're getting paid too. And without the platform of the university, it's far less likely they're head hunted to shift to a competitor. Is it exactly the same as my friend? No. Is it as different as you portray? No.

Now I get it. The university isn't paying them, outside entities are. Blah blah blah. We all know that's a bunch of bunk. Guys are getting paid by individuals or collectives connected to schools if those guys decide to play for those schools. No Alabama booster is paying the #1 rated player in the country to endorse his business or sign autographs if that guy decides to play for Auburn, regardless of how exciting the guy is and how much attention he draws to the guy's business.

Edit: Let me be clear. I don't think a change like the one suggested that started our conversation would actually ever work. It would only take one school to say, "I'm not requiring the strings that my competitors are," to draw the best talent and then nobody else would do it.
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