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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.
Damn right I’m gonna watch USC.

regarding NIL, it’s become unsustainable. NIL remains legit mechanism as structured. Collectives are where the problems arise IMO.
 
It really all boils down to enough Schools wanting a structured system from whatever you want to call this **** show. Either way, college football is and will be a shell of its former self. I'm interested in a very structured system that still let's the players receive NIL, but with a more restrictive transfer model (can't transfer for a year after enrolling, very harsh penalties for tampering, etc.).
 


This is so absurd at this point that you almost have to laugh how ridiculous it is.

All while some will no doubt still be pandering the STUDENT athlete angle lololol
 
I think you can still make NIL work in a more traditional system, but it would only work for that second tier of players who aren’t out there pulling in $3MM deals. For the top end guys, they’re gonna get theirs and there will only be a handful of schools willing to play that game.
 
It really all boils down to enough Schools wanting a structured system from whatever you want to call this **** show. Either way, college football is and will be a shell of its former self. I'm interested in a very structured system that still let's the players receive NIL, but with a more restrictive transfer model (can't transfer for a year after enrolling, very harsh penalties for tampering, etc.).

You may also need to work on a compensation system for the school that loses players because there is absolutely no incentive for some schools to invest time and resources into players when they fully well know they can just walk away with no strings attached once they attract "bigger" offers.
 
Damn right I’m gonna watch USC.

regarding NIL, it’s become unsustainable. NIL remains legit mechanism as structured. Collectives are where the problems arise IMO.
The biggest issue was this: players needed to be paid, but Title IX made it impossible for the schools to do it. NIL makes it possible for athletes in all sports to get paid by the highest bidder.

Is it unsustainable? Maybe. I am skeptical because what NIL is really revealing is the extent to which people have an appetite for winning college sports games (as well as the physical attractiveness of a more limited number of mostly female athletes). Rich people have acquired a lot of money to spend, especially in the last 5-10 years.

The last time Colorado was good at football was when we paid players. We stopped being good at football when we stopped paying players. It’s not different. It’s just that the pies are bigger.
 
Lots of players on that roster now. Will Hollywood Lincoln Riley be able to make this into a cohesive team? The incentive to play well is definitely all there!

These recent transfer-in’s make me wonder how B. Rice and Blackmon feel about getting on board now? Better spend or save that money while it’s coming in!
A lot of guys left too. Player quality determines your success in college football. Look at the top 100 players from the NFL draft and you’ll see a strong relationship between those players’ college team success.

B. Rice and M. Blackmon will have their shot to compete for playing time on a winning team. They would not have that chance at Colorado.
 
Can you explain this? I don’t know what this means.
There are two general paths to NIL money. 1) Exchanges where marketplaces exist to connect sponsor and athletes. Generally in line with original NIL intent.
2) Collectives where interested boosters create a massive pool of money (ASU most recent with 7 figures) to hand out for athlete activities, some even supporting charities. This is more of an option that involves dark side of NIL such as pay-to-play, tampering , recruiting.

RG likes exchanges. CU has one. RG does not like collectives. CU does not have one. CU is behind on both aspects.

here’s an article

 
A lot of guys left too. Player quality determines your success in college football. Look at the top 100 players from the NFL draft and you’ll see a strong relationship between those players’ college team success.

B. Rice and M. Blackmon will have their shot to compete for playing time on a winning team. They would not have that chance at Colorado.
Maybe Rice and Blackmon can suck up to their rich new USC buddies and get a few steak dinners out of it.
 
There are two general paths to NIL money. 1) Exchanges where marketplaces exist to connect sponsor and athletes. Generally in line with original NIL intent.
2) Collectives where interested boosters create a massive pool of money (ASU most recent with 7 figures) to hand out for athlete activities, some even supporting charities. This is more of an option that involves dark side of NIL such as pay-to-play, tampering , recruiting.

RG likes exchanges. CU has one. RG does not like collectives. CU does not have one. CU is behind on both aspects.

here’s an article

RG needs to get with the times or go work for a D2 school with D2 Dan.
 
CU should do a revenue share with its athletes structured like the pro league collective bargaining agreements. Heck, the whole Pac-12 should go to that.
Problem with the PAC 12 doing that is that USC doesn’t need that. Oregon probably doesn’t either. So those two will still be off making their own deals.
 
Lots of players on that roster now. Will Hollywood Lincoln Riley be able to make this into a cohesive team? The incentive to play well is definitely all there!

These recent transfer-in’s make me wonder how B. Rice and Blackmon feel about getting on board now? Better spend or save that money while it’s coming in!
What’s the going rate for a back up kick returner?
 
There are two general paths to NIL money. 1) Exchanges where marketplaces exist to connect sponsor and athletes. Generally in line with original NIL intent.
2) Collectives where interested boosters create a massive pool of money (ASU most recent with 7 figures) to hand out for athlete activities, some even supporting charities. This is more of an option that involves dark side of NIL such as pay-to-play, tampering , recruiting.

RG likes exchanges. CU has one. RG does not like collectives. CU does not have one. CU is behind on both aspects.

here’s an article

RG likes losing because he is a loser. Just like Distefano, Cardboard and Plati
 

“Specifically, the guidance defines as a booster any third-party entity that promotes an athletics program, assists with recruiting or assists with providing benefits to recruits, enrolled student-athletes or their family members. The definition could include "collectives" set up to funnel name, image and likeness deals to prospective student-athletes or enrolled student-athletes who might be considering transferring. NCAA recruiting rules preclude boosters from recruiting and/or providing benefits to prospective student-athletes.

The guidance is effective immediately. For violations that occurred prior to May 9, 2022, the board directed the enforcement staff to review the facts of individual cases but to pursue only those actions that clearly are contrary to the published interim policy, including the most severe violations of recruiting rules or payment for athletics performance.”

Happy Cracking Up GIF by Regal

****ing seriously? Good luck.
 

“Specifically, the guidance defines as a booster any third-party entity that promotes an athletics program, assists with recruiting or assists with providing benefits to recruits, enrolled student-athletes or their family members. The definition could include "collectives" set up to funnel name, image and likeness deals to prospective student-athletes or enrolled student-athletes who might be considering transferring. NCAA recruiting rules preclude boosters from recruiting and/or providing benefits to prospective student-athletes.

The guidance is effective immediately. For violations that occurred prior to May 9, 2022, the board directed the enforcement staff to review the facts of individual cases but to pursue only those actions that clearly are contrary to the published interim policy, including the most severe violations of recruiting rules or payment for athletics performance.”

Happy Cracking Up GIF by Regal

****ing seriously? Good luck.
They will be challenged immediately in court: 1) definition of booster; 2) impediment to player earning NIL.

it will accelerate implosion of NCAA.
 
Still trying to put that genie back in the bottle. Or, perhaps, putting everything back in pandora's box. Good luck with that.
 
What’s depressing about the NIL deals is that they are going to the players who were already on track to get an NFL contract at the end of their college career. It’s good that they are getting paid but the vast majority of college players aren’t going to see much/anything. The more things change
 
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