UF Football Front Office

[drumlin]

Napier yesterday alluded to change in player acquisition for the future ...
"I think that the big thing here is that we're getting ready to we're really, literally going to be in a business model. We have a cap, we have contracts, we have negotiation, we have strategy about how we distribute those funds, and it's a major math puzzle. Man, it used to be simple five or six years ago, 25 hard cap, 85 scholarships. Now we're in the eight digits, something like that. So big-picture wise, that's the No. 1 skill set. We're going to build out a front office here in the next couple of months, and it's primarily that purpose to help us manage that huge math problem. There will be a ton of strategy around that, I'm looking forward it."

 

[Go Gators TJ]

I read a story the other day that the school's GM will negotiate salaries with players. They could be multi year. There's going to be buyout.

It's the NFL at a lower level.

They've ruined the game.

 

[Termigator]

If there is a hard Salary cap that every team has to abide by, then the playing field should be level in theory. But if it continues as the Wild West it is right now, then it will not even be as good as the NFL. The $genie is out of the bottle, and it is never going back in, so enjoy it for what it is now. The problem is there will always be dirty money just as it is and has been for years.

 

[drumlin]

From my understanding, any hard cap would apply only to the revenue that is being shared with athletes as a result of the House court settlement. The cap would not apply to NIL since that would prohibit an athlete's ability to earn money. Also, the House settlement does not prohibit other lawsuits against the NCAA.
In my simple mind, it seems the NCAA and other powers-that-be (bowl committees, TV executives) had the upper had in not paying the athletes anything. It seems the tables have now turned and the athletes are gaining more power through winning various lawsuits against the NCAA. Still, they are not sharing revenue at the NFL level, which I believe is somewhere near 50% range. The House settlement shares only 22% of the revenue, so the players in principle can gain more, so I will bet there will be more lawsuits, or we can hope that the athletes unionize at some point. I see collective bargaining as the only way to return to some sort of sanity and stability.

 

[BD489]

From my understanding, any hard cap would apply only to the revenue that is being shared with athletes as a result of the House court settlement. The cap would not apply to NIL since that would prohibit an athlete's ability to earn money. Also, the House settlement does not prohibit other lawsuits against the NCAA.
In my simple mind, it seems the NCAA and other powers-that-be (bowl committees, TV executives) had the upper had in not paying the athletes anything. It seems the tables have now turned and the athletes are gaining more power through winning various lawsuits against the NCAA. Still, they are not sharing revenue at the NFL level, which I believe is somewhere near 50% range. The House settlement shares only 22% of the revenue, so the players in principle can gain more, so I will bet there will be more lawsuits, or we can hope that the athletes unionize at some point. I see collective bargaining as the only way to return to some sort of sanity and stability.

I read the ncaa will have the ability to review NIL deals to verify validity as opposed to pay for play to bypass the rules

 

[drumlin]

I read the ncaa will have the ability to review NIL deals to verify validity as opposed to pay for play to bypass the rules

Yeah, I think I recall seeing this as well.
What you have to remember is that lawsuits are being driven by third parties, usually attorneys.
I am not an attorney, but I believe that any attempt by the NCAA to regulate NIL deals will result in a lawsuit because it could potentially be argued as an attempt to limit the amount of money an athlete is able to earn as already decided in the courts.
So until there is a union with collective bargaining, along the NFL model, I believe there will be more lawsuits.
There is just too much money involved to ignore.