THIS. Another scam in the making. Someone already is coming up with a shell company that is harvesting the money and paying a small commission to the players to help insure the money is passed through.It's for "charity"
Texas NIL $50k per year for every scholarship lineman
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Hard for the athletics to break away when the schools have undisputed ownership of the team Name, Image, and Likeness.
I know, I love this line too...as if the rich won't just keep getting richer and richer...and richer...
But what's fair is fair!
The Supreme Court ruled that the NCAA had violated the Sherman Act.
Here's a link that explains the decision:
FindLaw's United States Supreme Court case and opinions.
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The thing with that ruling is that there is this implicit assumption that the NCAA is the only, and will ever be the only, organization to oversee college athletics. That simply isn't factual. The NCAA isn't the only organization that oversees college athletics, and nothing is stopping schools from breaking away and forming other associations to do things the way they want to do it.
The CFA couldn't get their way via vote, so they forced the issue in court. The CFA didn't want the hassle of creating a new association because they wanted the NCAA oversight/rules for everything but college football. In the process of getting their way, they basically rendered the NCAA an impotent oversight organization when it comes to big issues like NIL and punishment for severe infractions/bad behavior.
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I think this will eventually end up with budget-based divisions and ISU and schools like it will end up in a lower division. Although it will take years to shake out, I think we'll see a half-full JTS and less fan passion because there will be no possibility of a "next level" to aspire to. Sorry, just one man's fears.
Guess we'll just have to enjoy the ride until it happens!
Because now the boosters don't have to hide their payments to players. We don't have to speculate anymore about why there is only a handful of teams capable of winning a national title.
That's all l got for ya.
I like to joke around on here, but I am very seriously looking at starting a Not-for profit for NIL like the Texas one.
Could not agree more. This will ultimately destroy college football. It will be an exclusive club for the mega rich.
The NCAA and University President's should never have abdicated their power - they should have adapted with the times.
Now we have a no rules, Wild West shootout.
I am as angry as I am depressed.
No way 90% of teams can compete with this - including us.
The result is what it has always been. If fans want a winning team, the fans must pay for it.
Maybe the arms race has gone up a notch, but that’s the game. Cyclones just need to pony up like every other fan base.
Maybe the arms race has gone up a notch, but that’s the game. Cyclones just need to pony up like every other fan base.
The sports can't break away much though. The appeal that makes these programs so valuable in the first place is the connection to the school, the students, and the alums. If you sever that, you also cut off the money, because at that point you have paid players and effectively minor league teams. There is no big money to be had in minor league sports. At that point fans shift their attention to the pros or just leave the sport all together.
I can push papers for you, for a nominal fee.... Only problem I see; aren't nonprofits required to show all funding?
Ahhh yes, the competition killing pay to play model. Works great in the music world... not.
I can only imagine the helicopter parents in the AAU leagues now that there is a pile of cash that comes along with their kids getting a scholarship at one of the big NIL schools...
I would watch zero college basketball or college level equivalent if not for my connection with ISU as a university. I find the product to be so inferior to nba (especially the 45 days of playoffs) if I remove my investment in ISU.
College football I do enjoy the product quite often vs the nfl…but still not sure I’d irrationally pick some new team as “my” team.
$50,000 annually for use of their name, image and likeness to support charitable causes, a new nonprofit entity announced Monday.
Must be one of those charitable causes like Brett Favre's attendance-not-required public speaking tour.
Go for it
But, as a member of the gridiron club board for several years, I can tell you, you will chasing $100 donations while Texas chases $1,000,000 ones. We have great fans - great. Just not many super rich ones.
I know and that is my of my hold ups. I want to do it right, but I ain't going to put a lot of time in it to chase pidly **** that isn't going to make a difference.
