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This whole NIL thing is going to get a lot nastier until the NCAA steps in and makes it uniform across the board. Do it the same as the NFL does for players' salaries, benefits, etc. These kids want to be treated like adults, they are going to find out what the real world is like. The first step is when a kid decides he is going to skip the bowl, the school needs to give him 2 days to clean out his room. No play, no scholarship. Real world. Neither side is going to be happy the way this ends.
 
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Termigator said:
This whole NIL thing is going to get a lot nastier until the NCAA steps in and makes it uniform across the board. Do it the same as the NFL does for players' salaries, benefits, etc. These kids want to be treated like adults, they are going to find out what the real world is like. The first step is when a kid decides he is going to skip the bowl, the school needs to give him 2 days to clean out his room. No play, no scholarship. Real world. Neither side is going to be happy the way this ends.
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There's an interesting article on just this thing - and I've been making this argument for a while - although now the tables have turned.
To do it like in the NFL, you have to have a contract with a union, and currently the NCAA athletes are not unionized.
I had previously thought that the players were at a disadvantage without a union, but now I think the teams are at a disadvantage.
Think of the possibilities - some team with boosters that have lots of money (SMU) can literally buy a whole team.
With the House settlement, and players getting a cut of the revenue on top of NIL, and unlimited transfers, what incentive do they have to unionize?
They have all the power, and the teams are now at a disadvantage.
They have no control over player movement or the ability to force them to play, as the NFL does.
The NCAA has really blown this because of greed from the powers-that-be.
 
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drumlin said:
There's an interesting article on just this thing - and I've been making this argument for a while - although now the tables have turned.
To do it like in the NFL, you have to have a contract with a union, and currently the NCAA athletes are not unionized.
I had previously thought that the players were at a disadvantage without a union, but now I think the teams are at a disadvantage.
Think of the possibilities - some team with boosters that have lots of money (SMU) can literally buy a whole team.
With the House settlement, and players getting a cut of the revenue on top of NIL, and unlimited transfers, what incentive do they have to unionize?
They have all the power, and the teams are now at a disadvantage.
They have no control over player movement or the ability to force them to play, as the NFL does.
The NCAA has really blown this because of greed from the powers-that-be.
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There must be some sort of Salary Cap max/minimum.
 
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There must be some sort of Salary Cap max/minimum.
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My understanding is that there can't be, based on court decisions.
With a salary cap on NIL, you are interfering with a player's right to earn as much as he can.
That right can be given up through collective bargaining, and that won't happen until the players are declared employees, which the NCAA won't do.
 
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