NIL $$ put to good use

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HalfullVol said:
It is interesting to see the amounts of $$ being offered to scholarship athletes.

However, when it is put to such good use I have to applaud those that go to this measure in sharing:

Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum donates $30,000 in NIL earnings to children's hospital
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I agree with you. But to defend what's left of "college sports" as they have always been, let's adopt a rule like the military has. That is to stay in school their "contract" with the induvial requires a pretty fair passing grade or you are out. The same should go to college athletes if for no other reason than to keep college sports from becoming even more of pro league.
 
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savannahfan said:
I agree with you. But to defend what's left of "college sports" as they have always been, let's adopt a rule like the military has. That is to stay in school their "contract" with the induvial requires a pretty fair passing grade or you are out. The same should go to college athletes if for no other reason than to keep college sports from becoming even more of pro league.
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I doubt the horse will even notice if that particular barn door is closed now.
 
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Hacksaw said:
I doubt the horse will even notice if that particular barn door is closed now.
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Agree, athletes can now earn whatever they want in whatever amount they want as long as a business is willing to pay without regard to academic standing, performance, etc
 
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What’s interesting is that this is what everyone said was the right thing to do, and that universities were making millions off athletes in a model that was equivalent to slave labor. That pendulum swung pretty far in the other directions now, didn’t it? For what it’s worth, those of us that were against NIL predicted this because it was so obvious that it was going to happen
 
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The Original Fade said:
What’s interesting is that this is what everyone said was the right thing to do, and that universities were making millions off athletes in a model that was equivalent to slave labor. That pendulum swung pretty far in the other directions now, didn’t it? For what it’s worth, those of us that were against NIL predicted this because it was so obvious that it was going to happen
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I’m for the kids making some money but this is ridiculous. More money equals more problems and it’s not the kind of problems a typical 18 yo is equipped to deal with.
 
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You can't have an enterprise making $100s of millions or perhaps billions per year where the product is people and then dish out to those same people perhaps $100K in school, room, and board each and expect that to stand the test of time. It was wrong then, if it takes place today it's wrong now, and if it takes place in the future it will be wrong then. NIL is better than what was taking place and I suspect there will be more adjustments on down the way. However college administrators need to look into the NCAA and wonder why their overall cut was what it was and reduce it significantly if not quit using the NCAA altogether. People looking for villains need to head to NCAA HQ and start there IMO.
 
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savannahfan said:
I agree with you. But to defend what's left of "college sports" as they have always been, let's adopt a rule like the military has. That is to stay in school their "contract" with the induvial requires a pretty fair passing grade or you are out. The same should go to college athletes if for no other reason than to keep college sports from becoming even more of pro league.
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Too bad colleges do not honor the "contracts" with players.
 
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DaddyChad said:
I’m for the kids making some money but this is ridiculous. More money equals more problems and it’s not the kind of problems a typical 18 yo is equipped to deal with.
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Interesting. I assume you're okay with 18yo joining the military because those ARE the kinds of problems a typical 18yo is prepared to deal with?

Let's see: PTSD and death vs rich. Got it.
 
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The Original Fade said:
What’s interesting is that this is what everyone said was the right thing to do, and that universities were making millions off athletes in a model that was equivalent to slave labor. That pendulum swung pretty far in the other directions now, didn’t it? For what it’s worth, those of us that were against NIL predicted this because it was so obvious that it was going to happen
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I agree it was tremendously obvious what was going to happen. That being said, NIL is here, so, the better we leverage it, the better we'll position ourselves. Would think at some point, there will be some sort of regulations on NIL, but right now it's the wild west, and if we're not in the game, we're going to lose out on alot of players.
 
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savannahfan said:
I agree with you. But to defend what's left of "college sports" as they have always been, let's adopt a rule like the military has. That is to stay in school their "contract" with the induvial requires a pretty fair passing grade or you are out. The same should go to college athletes if for no other reason than to keep college sports from becoming even more of pro league.
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The NCAA opened up this can of worms and it can't be stopped. The NCAA is asking congress to regulate the rules regarding NIL but good luck with that.
 
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I remember the good ole days like 20+ years ago when Albert Means got paid 6,000 dollars just to visit Kentucky, only cost Bama and Georgia 4,000 for their visits. Then his coach got 200k but only gave Albert 30k to go to Alabama.

But damn these kids for getting paid above board and being productive Americans!!
 
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Majors said:
Gave 30K back to the community/kids, 1st round draft projection, graduated and playing in the bowl game. Kid seems to be doing good things in life.
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That was just a smart business decision on his part , and it's a win-win for everyone involved. Whoever his main influence is, they're doing it right.
 
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