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NIL act passed - NCAA allows athletes to monetise their name, image, likeness

The purpose of NIL was to make it possible for players to get paid by boosters in an above board manner. Big time college football has been a multi-billion dollar business for decades that’s mostly benefited schools and the NCAA. Only a few players have seen real riches. Getting the best players is still the name of the game. Unless and until people stop watching major college football, the desire to produce winners will continue. I for one will be tuning in to see U$C’s all star team play next season.
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One of them is going to eventually step over a boundary that they won't be able to hide. That actually might get the ball rolling on further adapting the rules so they can do what they want without consequences.
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They aren't going to make changes that limit their ability to get the players they want because they have too much money behind it. The networks keep getting ad revenue and ratings, the NCAA gets their cut, the schools involved have happy alumni with open checkbooks.

The schools that really care don't have the money or influence to make anyone pay attention.

NCAA isn't going to do anything. They are making a lot of money to ignore it. At the federal level the congress members who care enough to do something are all from states that have schools that benefit from the current imbalance.

Do you think any congressmember from a state like Colorado, Minnesota, Utah, New York, Montana, etc. etc. is going to bother fighting to change the system. Their voting constituents don't care, not worth the effort.

On the other side those congressmembers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas etc. are going to fight anything that hurts their programs because their voters do care.
 
On the other side those congressmembers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas etc. are going to fight anything that hurts their programs because their voters do care.
And, really, it's the only way most of their wealthy constituents would ever give money to support black youths and families.
 
And, really, it's the only way most of their wealthy constituents would ever give money to support black youths and families.
Pay for athletic dorms so they can somewhat maintain segregated housing on campus.
 
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They aren't going to make changes that limit their ability to get the players they want because they have too much money behind it. The networks keep getting ad revenue and ratings, the NCAA gets their cut, the schools involved have happy alumni with open checkbooks.

The schools that really care don't have the money or influence to make anyone pay attention.

NCAA isn't going to do anything. They are making a lot of money to ignore it. At the federal level the congress members who care enough to do something are all from states that have schools that benefit from the current imbalance.

Do you think any congressmember from a state like Colorado, Minnesota, Utah, New York, Montana, etc. etc. is going to bother fighting to change the system. Their voting constituents don't care, not worth the effort.

On the other side those congressmembers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas etc. are going to fight anything that hurts their programs because their voters do care.
I didn’t say anything about the ncaa. They mean nothing here and hold no water in todays college football.

However, Saban has now realized 20 plus teams can probably pay more than Alabama for recruits, which has never been a problem for him before. He knows it. If there is one guy in college football who can campaign for some type of governing body for college football it’s him.
 
He can walk it back for the public. The real question is: what kind of $$$ did he raise from that luncheon?


That's fine. Saban could have said something to that effect. But that's not what he did. He implied that A&M is cheating, which we all know is not the case in the age of NIL. And I'm sure he knew that would be more effective with his boosters than just saying "A&M outspent us." Instead, he threw a colleague under the bus for his own personal gain. Stones and glass houses.
 
That's fine. Saban could have said something to that effect. But that's not what he did. He implied that A&M is cheating, which we all know is not the case in the age of NIL. And I'm sure he knew that would be more effective with his boosters than just saying "A&M outspent us." Instead, he threw a colleague under the bus for his own personal gain. Stones and glass houses.
More effective? Doubtful. Alabama fans/boosters want to believe that they’re aggrieved underdogs who need to fight back against haters and wannabes. Saban was tapping into that energy so that they’d commit more money for payments. Other programs doing it was just an excuse. “Look what you made me do!”
 
I’m not sure what to make of all the NIL stuff. I’m all for the players getting paid and if someone is willing to pay the guy at USC $3 million, who am I to say that’s unfair.

It doesn’t really seem sustainable though. My interest in college football has already been waning with the lack of competitiveness and CU’s downfall over the last 10 years or so. At the same time, my interest in the NFL hasn’t really decreased. I still have my team and still watch every game with the same group of people. I’ve also become a fan of an MLS team recently, which still blows my mind that I’m now a soccer fan. There are a lot of advantages over cfb. The games are shorter and easier to find on local tv, the game times more predictable, and the sport is safer and more popular as I think about raising my own kids.

Tbh, I’m not all that disappointed, it’s given me my Saturdays back during the nicest time of year. I also don’t have cable and can’t think of anyone in my age group (the allbuffs mid 30s) who does, even as we’ve all become more financially stable. I guess the conferences could negotiate with Netflix or Amazon, I can’t see the deals growing like they’ve had in the last 20 years though. I like the California system, but I don’t know how to replicate it nationally and it again doesn’t seem fair to a player who could make millions to be capped at $25k. Maybe the market corrects itself so the $25k is closer to the going value. I’m not naive enough to believe everyone shares my feelings and this is absolutely going to be the end of the sport. However, there is a reason AAA baseball and the G-League aren’t very popular.

There’s my rant of having no solution. I think one of my favorite sports writers, Ray Ratto said it best. It’s like loving sausage your whole life and then taking a tour of a sausage factory. Some of what I loved about cfb was very much due to an unfair system. Now that it’s been blown up and exposed, maybe it is time to give up my last bit of fandom and become a vegetarian.
 
I will definitely watch the Bama/TAMU game on TV this year. Wouldn’t miss it. Jimbo was really angry. Saban didn’t just hit a nerve, he found the biggest nerve and squeezed it with a pliers.

I laughed my ass off at Jimbo’s righteous indignation in that presser. HaHaHa. He is a first class dog turd.
 
More effective? Doubtful. Alabama fans/boosters want to believe that they’re aggrieved underdogs who need to fight back against haters and wannabes. Saban was tapping into that energy so that they’d commit more money for payments. Other programs doing it was just an excuse. “Look what you made me do!”
Ding. Ding. Ding. . It was a booster talk. He knew exactly what he was doing.
 
Sanders, who has done several Aflac insurance commercials with Saban, also issued a warning. As a former NFL star who has relationships with dozens of players he met either when he covered the draft for 14 years as an employee of NFL Network or as a head coach at the Under Armour All-America Game, Sanders said coaches don’t want him talking about what he knows when it comes to paying players.

“I don’t even wear a watch and I know what time it is. They forget I know who’s been bringing the bag and dropping it off,” Sanders said. “I know this stuff. I’m not the one you want to play with when it comes to all of this stuff.”

 
Sanders, who has done several Aflac insurance commercials with Saban, also issued a warning. As a former NFL star who has relationships with dozens of players he met either when he covered the draft for 14 years as an employee of NFL Network or as a head coach at the Under Armour All-America Game, Sanders said coaches don’t want him talking about what he knows when it comes to paying players.

“I don’t even wear a watch and I know what time it is. They forget I know who’s been bringing the bag and dropping it off,” Sanders said. “I know this stuff. I’m not the one you want to play with when it comes to all of this stuff.”

Interesting read. I guess the way he is seeing it, we are all equal now. No more hidden bag men, it is all out in the open. If you don't want to play /pay with the big boys, then that son you. I see his point
 
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