Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
- By Clark
- General College Sports
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The "millions in NIL deals promised to athletes go unapproved" - Are these NIL deals being rejected or just pending at this point?
Also, the tweet hints that even if athletes are made employees, over-the-top NIL deals will continue. If that is the case, they might as well stick with the currents setup because not much will change.
well that's just plain false, at least in terms of how they're being done now. Yes, if Nike wants to sign one of these guys to an endorsement deal, that would still be available. The entire point of making them employees is it allows you to collectively bargain with them. Currently, the NCAA can't actually enforce any of these rules because you can't just collude to dictate how much someone can make without their input. Once the players are brought to the bargaining table and an agreement is made, these rules can be enforced.