I've seen you state "They have other viable options." probably 100 times in the last month. So tell me what those viable options for football players are or quit saying it
NIL day one
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There’s no competition for them among schools. There’s no competitive imbalance involved. As I’ve stated earlier, sports is a different animal. It can’t be viewed in the same way because of it being a monopoly (see the NFL) and due to recruiting and recruiting advantages in college athletics.
Many on here fail to grasp what a few of us are saying. I don’t think anyone minds the players making money. That’s not the point. The point is it’s going to ruin the game even more than it already is. It’s going to make all but a few big schools irrelevant. Wait and see. It’s inevitable.
Nothing is stopping them huh? Lol.
You have been told that you are wrong time and again by multiple people. The Supreme Court also disagrees with you. The NCAA has finally waved its white flag. You should do the same.
Nothing. Only people like you say anything to the contrary. You have demonstrated you only give a damn about competitive advantage so you are not relevant to the conversation. You CLEARLY have no grasp of the Supreme Court ruling which was extremely narrow. The NCAA is trying to cope with a bunch of disparate laws from corrupt state governments.
Like I said, you have no clue. You just see this as an excuse to cheat.
I have been discussing basketball. This is a basketball board. But I have seen football players make tons of money. Just not from their chosen field of competition. Now if you are crying about the NFL not taking children into the league, take that up with them. Baseball surely doesn’t have an issue.
The operative word there being illegal. The sport was amateur. So basically your point is everyone is a stinking filthy cheat so let’s make it ok.
Sorry, I prefer amateurs to changing the rules to make stinking filthy cheats honest.
So it’s ok for 98% of the other students to go deep into debt with limited hope of jobs or recovery. Meanwhile the poor little soon to be filthy rich athlete choses between a scholarship or g-league or a trip to Europe.
So basically you have no point.
This, I mean if UK guys not only get drafted like we do but can net deals that are among the highest in college we will recruit massively again.
They have viable options other than going to college. They voluntarily chose that route.
I actually understand capitalism. You on the other hand have no idea what you are talking about. You have proven this ignorance on many occasions now.
Exactly. So 2% that were likely to already get rich get even richer and a scholarship. 98% get squat and no scholarship.
Only federal or state governments could possibly think this makes sense.
Where did I say forced. Like Judge Smales said, the world needs ditch diggers too.
Reading comprehension is such a valuable skill. Try it
The vast majority of NCAA athletes do not become “filthy rich athletes.” I just think they should be able to cash in in the opportunity that presents itself to them without surrendering their eligibility. What issue do you have with that?
Loyal to their school/team??? Did you witness the mass exodus via the transfer portal this off season?? Players will be and should be loyal to themselves and their best interest. Always been that way it’s just now they have rules in place to take advantage of it.
You have your opinion, and I have mine. I don’t want to see college basketball go down the drain, but it’s been headed that way for a while now. This will just speed it up.
NIL is about college athletes not just college basketball players. The only one crying around here is you. I don't care about the pro league's rules on age, that's their business.
I love the hyperbole. Literally nothing will change except for seeing more ads with players.
We will be here. Something tells me the laughter won't be witnessed.
Drug dealing is a crime.... you do know that, right?
Coming from the guy that throws the word communist around like candy. They did the same thing in the 60’s. They did it for the same reason you advocate. To gain an unfair advantage. You really have zero understanding of the topic or it’s history.
So is gambling by influencing outcomes. You know that right?
The states and the NCAA just enabled that.
No, I’m not the only one.
Well you should be concerned. They are stealing money from the hands of poor rich hungry football players that could be making it in their league. Or are you just a hypocrit?
Because it is, or was, an amateur sport. They were getting scholarship. They had other choices.
You are not going to cry when other teams start buying our players out from under us right? Or when the vice squad shows up asking about payments made to players to influence outcomes? Or players leave mid season to avoid injury for the draft or worse, head over seas. You are thinking, oh look, the soon to be rich athlete made some money, how cute. Meanwhile a 100 others are considering ways to misuse it to suit their needs.
The vast majority of NCAA athletes will make nothing from this. This conversation concerns itself with the top sigma of athletes.
I think an employer has the right to make whatever requirements they want for their employees. If they want to take 12 year olds or require a Master's degree, it doesn't matter to me. Whatever rule is set by that league is what colleges have to work around. They're supposed to look out for the interests of their league not the interests of the NCAA.
Lol, how does paying a player for his likeness have anything to do with gambling and fraud? So, are you saying your employer paying you is fraud, too?
You sound like a loser who is just upset that teenagers are going to accomplish more financially than you have in your entire working life.
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Exactly. Not only that since the band was singled out they could join a band and make money playing the same instrument they play in the marching band. It's always been that way. What is also conveniently left out in the conversation about compensation is the injury risk these kids take with their career every time they suit up. Plus only a handful have real options outside of college to pursue their NBA goal currently
Nope. And I’m not saying I’m 100% on board with this either. I’m just saying players haven’t been loyal to their school/teams for awhile now. This off season has been a perfect example.
You can’t be that naive. Seriously? I never said all employers are frauds, but you are desperate to make a point no matter how stupid.
It goes like this. One sentence. Hey kid, that autograph is worth 100,000 grand to me if you guys lose Saturday. Don’t laugh. We been there done that over 50 years ago. The stigma exists to this day.
Your point? The new rule caused that. With this rule you haven’t seen anything yet.
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The guy that's going to do that has been doing it for years.
Do you actually think NIL was stopping the type of person who would do such a thing? People (the mob as you’ve stated in early posts) don’t give a damn about NIL. It’s not like they were jumping up and down at the rule change so they can now bribe college kids to throw games.
Plus those type of people don't exactly like to do business where it can be tracked by the irs
Besides they can do like they have always done just pay the refs to influence games lol
Exactly. If that happens, it’s already been and will continue to happen under the table.