A federal judge has approved terms of a sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust settlement that will upend the way college sports have been run for more than a century.
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So, in other words, no equity. Schools will have to pay athletes (past and present) at least 20.5 M/year, and NIL continues, probably unabated. The "enforcement arm" for the allocation of monies to the players will likely be 'all lime and salt and no tequila'.
The rich will continue to pay their way to the top. Congress passing antitrust exemptions should help, but I don't see how the Big 12 or ISU can thrive in this environment. The only significant rules will benefit the haves, the schools who have most of the money.
What a country. The only way ISU survives is if the Iowa Board of Regents supplements our athletic department and school. Iowa will want equal time /pay from the State, but do not need as much, if any, to survive, under the current media deals. That will not go over well.
How do others see this in one to two years? Does ISU continue with big time college athletics, or is that going to be a thing of the past?