NIL will not work without a-

[AdoptedVOL]

Top 10 NIL schools (source: chirpkings Instagram):

1. TX
2. OSU
3. LSU
4. GA
5. TA&M
6. MI
7. AL
8. FL
9. Clemson
10. OU

 

[sami]

You're probably right, congress can't help but make bigger messes.

Yep, and they'll all have their hands out as well. Just another revenue source for our "elected representatives".

 

[OldVol]

Plus NIL is not salaries anyway. It's basically endorsement money. The basic point of the NIL rulings is players own their own NIL. So if the NCAA don't own it and colleges don't own it, how can they cap it?

It is also not clear to me that the NCAA is a sports league in the sense that the NFL is a sports league. The college playoffs are totally outside of the NCAA. I can't imagine the NFC could ever decide to have its own Super Bowl...at least not without officially withdrawing from the NFL to form its own league.

The schools themselves are now able to pay directly. So any attempt to cap what schools can pay will also be met with lawsuits.

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

It is becoming apparent that championships will be bought and not earned in the future. There is no game to that. Just like Alabama buying championships in the past. The system will eventually bankrupt itself.

As a fan for longer than 50 years I am beginning to realize there are a lot of more important things than college athletics that deserve my attention and finances. How much are we paying students who will be future teachers or nurses who really have an impact on society? Or even the future doctors and scientists? Over inflated ego athletes are sinking on my lists.

That's completely bogus. Championships are earned on the field.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Watch and listen. Our NIL needs work. I will say if the info in this video is accurate and Nico’s family wanted even more money, then we should have let Nico go. He didn’t prove he was worth a raise.

 

[Daniel_Lincolns_Foot]

The direction I see NIL and collegiate sports going is setting up contracts, not unlike professional sports.

Players can choose terms of the duration—1 year, 2 year etc—but then they are locked into those terms. You’re not hitting the portal after year 1 if you signed a 3 year deal (not unless you want to risk legal action).

The fact of the matter is: the people with the money still have the power. And they’re not going to tolerate spending the time and money on a bunch of 18 year old **** heads just to see them hit the portal after cashing their checks for one year.

Of course, a lot is needed for this to happen. Players will need a union, collective bargaining yadda yadda. But it’s going to be the ultimate direction.