Haslam NIL deals ?

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So I been thinking about this and I want to know everyone’s opinion . Could NIL deals possibly give the Haslam family even more control over the university ?
 
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Forever151 said:
So I been thinking about this and I want to know everyone’s opinion . Could NIL deals possibly give the Haslam family even more control over the university ?
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Yes and no. The Haslams or any booster could tell Danny White we aren’t going to donate as much money or possibly no money directly to UT or the athletic department. We are going to give or invest in players to bring UT to the top of college football.

What this means is AD’s will lose control of their funding. Players now care about money instead of fancy locker rooms, practice fields etc. Schools and the NCAA need to figure out a way to bring the NIL deals in house before college football is ruined and players future careers by shady NIL deals.

Or just breakaway from the NCAA hire a commissioner, pay the kids a salary, have them sign a contract, and hold a draft. Just like any professional league. That is the best option to level the playing field. If Saban sticks around that long we will probably see he is not the GOAT in college football. Just another good coach that stole a lot championships by being the highest bidder for players while his buddies Emmert, Slive, and Sankey protected him.
 
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Are the Haslams even relevant anymore? (Negatively speaking)
 
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Schools and the NCAA need to figure out a way to bring the NIL deals in house before college football is ruined and players future careers by shady NIL deals.
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Not sure what you mean by in-house, up to 50 States could have different NIL laws. However, when the Supreme Court blew up the NCAA the NIL stuff is fairly meaningless at this point. We're talking compensation of any type and a player probably can't be suspended for it.

Its not about NIL its about the the whole scam i.e. restricting trade.

Or just breakaway from the NCAA hire a commissioner, pay the kids a salary, have them sign a contract, and hold a draft. Just like any professional league. That is the best option to level the playing field. If Saban sticks around that long we will probably see he is not the GOAT in college football. Just another good coach that stole a lot championships by being the highest bidder for players while his buddies Emmert, Slive, and Sankey protected him.
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That sounds easy until you get into that all sports will probably have to be handled the same plus female sports. Equal pay i.e. Title IX. That's not a real business model which is why they have fighting this for decades. Once the players unionize, they will than demand most of the TV money as well.

Its going to be a long road, and its probably a road that leads to a dead end.
 
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Forever151 said:
So I been thinking about this and I want to know everyone’s opinion . Could NIL deals possibly give the Haslam family even more control over the university ?
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Just be aware, if you talk about the need for boosters to spend money on NIL, you are putting a target on yourself. Be ready.
Can't talk about how this program will be competitive in the real world.
 
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LSU-SIU said:
Not sure what you mean by in-house, up to 50 States could have different NIL laws. However, when the Supreme Court blew up the NCAA the NIL stuff is fairly meaningless at this point. We're talking compensation of any type and a player probably can't be suspended for it.

Its not about NIL its about the the whole scam i.e. restricting trade.



That sounds easy until you get into that all sports will probably have to be handled the same plus female sports. Equal pay i.e. Title IX. That's not a real business model which is why they have fighting this for decades. Once the players unionize, they will than demand most of the TV money as well.

Its going to be a long road, and its probably a road that leads to a dead end.
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Ha Ha - the day that the " amateur " players unionize is the day that I turn off the TV. I don't watch Pro Sports now - have no interest in watching the minor leagues.
 
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Being that the Haslam's no longer own Pilot Co it would be difficult for them to give out NIL deals. You actually need to own a business to make NIL deals.
 
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Fullfillmer said:
Ha Ha - the day that the " amateur " players unionize is the day that I turn off the TV. I don't watch Pro Sports now - have no interest in watching the minor leagues.
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I've lost interest years ago, but that's immaterial.

At least you don't have to worry about buying a new Tv.
 
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Texas is showing the way with "Horns for Hearts" or whatever it is. The boosters pour money into an organization and that organization does the NIL deals.

You have to check your ego at the door and that's been the problem at UT, I think.

Every UT donor wants to have the biggest d**k in the room and what that's done historically is make them all look like big d**ks and nothing positive has developed for the last 2 decades.

Hopefully Danny White can handle the egos and nudge the donors to organize together.
 
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SayUWantAreVOLution said:
Texas is showing the way with "Horns for Hearts" or whatever it is. The boosters pour money into an organization and that organization does the NIL deals.

You have to check your ego at the door and that's been the problem at UT, I think.

Every UT donor wants to have the biggest d**k in the room and what that's done historically is make them all look like big d**ks and nothing positive has developed for the last 2 decades.

Hopefully Danny White can handle the egos and nudge the donors to organize together.
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Texas is showing the way to buy players - amateur athletics is a myth at least at Texas - who here will say that 10 linemen at Texas each have an NIL value of $100,000 annually.
It got them the best offensive line class in the country - but their real NIL value is closer to $5000 - $10,000 yr. I have also seen the image and likeness of a lot of offensive linemen -
yikes - typically not male models.

This may be the most flawed system ever in sports - perhaps the early MLB years when you had the Yankees and then everyone else. Let's say I am a o-lineman in Texas and at

Texas Tech I get a scholarship and 0
Baylor I get a scholarship and 0
Houston scholarship and 0
Texas scholarship and $100,000 annually
Kansas scholarship and 0
Kansas State scholarship and 0
Iowa State scholarship and 0
Oklahoma State scholarship and 0
West Virginia scholarship and 0
TCU scholarship and 0

Does that look like a fair playing field?

Just plug us in instead of Iowa State since Texas is moving to the SEC.
 
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