Trump Executive Order re: college sports

[S.C. OrangeMan]

Signed today. It clearly conflicts with the Sherman Antitrust Act. It specifically claims that the antitrust legalities are "debilitating".

Some pundits already say that this order is essentially toothless.

The only people who are happy about this are those who don't understand that Executive Orders can't override federal law, and especially attorneys.

The article title is obvious hyperbole.

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Saves College Sports

SAVING COLLEGE SPORTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect student-athletes and collegiate athletic scholarships and

www.whitehouse.gov

 

[WillisWG]

Prohibits pay for play...best of luck on that

 

[Volman678]

basically trying to kill NIL. I don't think any way this goes through and we continue on as business usual

 

[Volman678]

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

Prohibits pay for play...best of luck on that

Finebaum says this may actually backfire because even if the SCORE Act passes the House, the Senate has shown no interest in passing it. The EO will likely push that farther away, if not kill it outright.

 

[DuckInAPen]

Every Pro Sports Team Encourages Image, Name, and likeness to be compensated, and the highest court in the land has ruled that college athletes are entitled to nothing less, so this is likely unenforceable.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

I'm not opposed to the sentiment but we have a branch of govt designed to take care of this which is controlled by the GOP currently. They should handle this at his request.

Executive Orders by any POTUS frost my pumpkin usually.

 

[RockyTop140]

Smells like Saban

 

[RandomUTfan]

I'm apolitical and this is a really good reason why. This reeks of opportunism. And the media seems really willing to sell the idea that this is going to make a bit of difference.

 

[WillisWG]

Smells like Saban

Well Elon has left the building...maybe Nick filled that void

 

[Flogballs]

Signed today. It clearly conflicts with the Sherman Antitrust Act. It specifically claims that the antitrust legalities are "debilitating".

Some pundits already say that this order is essentially toothless.

The only people who are happy about this are those who don't understand that Executive Orders can't override federal law, and especially attorneys.

The article title is obvious hyperbole.

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Saves College Sports

SAVING COLLEGE SPORTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect student-athletes and collegiate athletic scholarships and

www.whitehouse.gov

If it’s toothless why should we care

 

[Lawrence Wright]

Keep politics out of sports they said.

 

[ChiTownVol]

Anything to distract from the Epstein List.

 

[WillisWG]

basically trying to kill NIL. I don't think any way this goes through and we continue on as business usual

The Order prohibits third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes. This does not apply to legitimate, fair-market-value compensation that a third party provides to an athlete, such as for a brand endorsement.

 

[Volman678]

Honestly I like Trump but this is not his place to stick his nose in this business. He needs to worry about running the country and not ****** up college athletics

 

[omghulkhands]

This is meaningless and unenforceable.

There is no federal body to enforce this. Unless they wanna spend more government money to create a bunch of college sports NIL investigators and auditors etc..

So this is just virtue signaling.

 

[RandomUTfan]

This is meaningless and unenforceable.

There is no federal body to enforce this. Unless they wanna spend more government money to create a bunch of college sports NIL investigators and auditors etc..

So this is just virtue signaling.

Virtue signaling in politics? Surely you jest!

 

[DuckInAPen]

Keep politics out of sports they said.

Every Politician Should Thoroughly Eschew INvolvement in this, as they should all have bigger fish to fry.

 

[OmahaOmaha]

Honestly I like Trump but this is not his place to stick his nose in this business. He needs to worry about running the country and not ****** up college athletics

He seems to be doing that and quite well thus far.

 

[#1fulmerite]

The Order prohibits third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes. This does not apply to legitimate, fair-market-value compensation that a third party provides to an athlete, such as for a brand endorsement.

This is what I thought it stated.

My question now is, how does the University disseminate the monetary value to the next guy that wears #16 and the bookstore sells thousands of jerseys with that number?

 

[WillisWG]

This is what I thought it stated.

My question now is, how does the University disseminate the monetary value to the next guy that wears #16 and the bookstore sells thousands of jerseys with that number?

generic #s jerseys no NIL, it's the customized jerseys with players name that pay

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

It conflicts with federal antitrust laws.
Lawyers everywhere are salivating at the billable hours they're going to get out of this.

 

[BruisedOrange]

1. In a non-election year, Trump would not waste political capital just for headlines (especially with nothing to gain) nor when he has a large, critical agenda he's trying to complete before he possibly loses his party majority in the House.

2. Executive Orders are only good for one year (IIRC), and this one will be surely challenged in court, which will take months.

That indicates to me that this is a delaying tactic, the purpose of which is either to provide time for the real parties to get together and craft a stable solution, or is an emergency tactic to prevent opportunistic (or even agenda-driven) agents from doing something truly destructive to the process or the upcoming college season.

There's no political gain in this for Trump, so it must be to prevent something worse from happening that would negatively effect him.

 

[WillisWG]

1. In a non-election year, Trump would not waste political capital just for headlines (especially with nothing to gain) nor when he has a large, critical agenda he's trying to complete before he possibly loses his party majority in the House.

2. Executive Orders are only good for one year (IIRC), and this one will be surely challenged in court, which will take months.

That indicates to me that this is a delaying tactic, the purpose of which is either to provide time for the real parties to get together and craft a stable solution, or is an emergency tactic to prevent opportunistic (or even agenda-driven) agents from doing something truly destructive to the process or the upcoming college season.

There's no political gain in this for Trump, so it must be to prevent something worse from happening that would negatively effect him.

Presidential EOs don't have a fixed expiration day unless a sunset clause is included.

 

[kcvols1]

1. In a non-election year, Trump would not waste political capital just for headlines (especially with nothing to gain) nor when he has a large, critical agenda he's trying to complete before he possibly loses his party majority in the House.

2. Executive Orders are only good for one year (IIRC), and this one will be surely challenged in court, which will take months.

That indicates to me that this is a delaying tactic, the purpose of which is either to provide time for the real parties to get together and craft a stable solution, or is an emergency tactic to prevent opportunistic (or even agenda-driven) agents from doing something truly destructive to the process or the upcoming college season.

There's no political gain in this for Trump, so it must be to prevent something worse from happening that would negatively effect him.

Or an emergency tactic to distract from the Epstein matter.