The Realities of The NIL Era...

[Firebirdparts]

"Real" NIL is not really restrictable, no matter what happens. It's not going away, not ever. Collective bargaining, making the students employees, salary caps, would still not restrict it in any way.

 

[Vol_in_NC_1999]

Education? nobody gives a crap about an "education" anymore. Especially when you might make half a mil playing football, and social justice warrior degrees are worthless in the corporate world. And that is without ever going to the big show. But enough to set most kids up well for life if they handle it well. Buy a house, a mechanic shop, etc and make bank after their eligibility is done.

Artificial intelligence is only going to exacerbate that gap. This is minor league pro sports now. FULL STOP. The whole college thing is to give it a nice fan base tie in (read money supply).

Exactly my thoughts. This is minor league ball and associated colleges/universities are only marketing labels to generate revenue. Unless the NCAA re-organizes and and has an effective "commissioner", the powers-that-be will be the conferences, not the NCAA.

 

[WaywardVol]

The money for the collective is going to come from boosters. It just is. Most of it at least. Have you seen the deal Utah has done? That is an alarming trend.

So, if these are employees, then make them employees and we can collectively bargain. As it stands, boosters funneling money to collectives should be an easy thing to shoot down under amateurism rules.

 

[Good Ol' Charlie Brown]

I hate it all. Already get 50k+ scholarships full ride and some are as dumb as rocks.
The fact kids have agents is just like... wow. Sports are ruined.