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Message: [QUOTE="Xanadu, post: 4512140, member: 4884"] They were never going to prevent NIL and I don’t know that anyone is arguing they should have. The issue is not NIL, but the governance of it to create a logical market that can compensate players for their work. The NCAA could have planned and established the current system 15 years ago, but they clearly wanted to keep exploiting unpaid workers for larger pay days; sorry, “student athletes.” Instead they got forced to do it through the federal government and failed to plan properly. Everyone hates it right now because schools cannot coordinate a budget, no one needs to be transparent about it, and there are no clear market values. Add in the transfer portal and you have the perfect storm. 95% of the current situation could have been prevented if Emmert, SEC/B1G commish, and others with power in the NCAA has been proactive rather than reactive. [/QUOTE]