NIL has already begun to get out of hand

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RDU VOL#14 said:
I think there needs to be a governing body of football and basketball to maintain the integrity of the game. Maybe a relevant/revised version of the NCAA. People have talked a long time about schools leaving the NCAA and forming their own governing body. I don’t know exactly what that would like, but it I think for the long term, betterment of the sport there needs to something that keeps everyone in check. Or at least pretends to.
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Football just needs to happen outside the NCAA. Exclude FCS schools (unless somebody like NDSU wants to make the jump) and bottom-feeding/small money FBS schools, and create your own league.
 
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Once these guys know how much money is available, they might take things more serious. Rather than be bust. Busts don’t get their contract renewed.
 
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UT_Tix79 said:
Wait till the IRS starts coming after players for not paying taxes on their NIL money
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The funniest part of the gross overreaction on this board about players making money is how often y’all tout this. No way it happens. Coaches won’t let it happen.
 
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Blake25p said:
The NIL changes nothing other than schools can be open about paying players.
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The NIL stuff is meaningless, meaning the NCAA is realistically unable to enforce compensation from whatever source. This has and will continue to change the landscape drastically.

Its really not about NIL at all, its about the destruction of the current business model, ongoing and future litigation as to anti-trust and labor laws, etc.
 
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I'm wondering how much harder this will be for head coaches to keep players making gpa to play. I'm sure it's hard enough just competing against social life and general lack of interest in class, but I bet a lot of players will be more worried about making that $$$ than getting in study time.

Which leads me to other questions but they may be premature.
 
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TheDeeble said:
I'm wondering how much harder this will be for head coaches to keep players making gpa to play. I'm sure it's hard enough just competing against social life and general lack of interest in class, but I bet a lot of players will be more worried about making that $$$ than getting in study time.

Which leads me to other questions but they may be premature.
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That's a funny way of looking at it. I figure they now have more incentive than ever to get an adequate GPA.
 
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The way money is getting thrown around, I believe now more than ever that this will result in more even distribution of talent. Why would a 5-star QB go sit the bench in Columbus when he can be starting in Knoxville? Why would somebody risk not being a top 20 player in Tuscaloosa when he can be a top 3 player in Oxford?
 
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n_huffhines said:
The way money is getting thrown around, I believe now more than ever that this will result in more even distribution of talent. Why would a 5-star QB go sit the bench in Columbus when he can be starting in Knoxville? Why would somebody risk not being a top 20 player in Tuscaloosa when he can be a top 3 player in Oxford?
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Interesting take. Might be true. But at the same time, it means that schools with the bigger media and alumni following will benefit because it means more opportunity to sell.
 
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n_huffhines said:
The way money is getting thrown around, I believe now more than ever that this will result in more even distribution of talent. Why would a 5-star QB go sit the bench in Columbus when he can be starting in Knoxville? Why would somebody risk not being a top 20 player in Tuscaloosa when he can be a top 3 player in Oxford?
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It’s funny you mentioned that because everyone keeps focusing on the negative unintended consequences (myself included), but I think there could also be some big unintended positives that take place.
 
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n_huffhines said:
That's a funny way of looking at it. I figure they now have more incentive than ever to get an adequate GPA.
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For a mature person or someone getting good guidance it probably will.

I'm just looking at it as one more thing competing for a college athlete's time. Team commitments (practices, games, workouts), school commitments (classes, studying), social life, and now financial deal commitments(social media, in person appearances, ect) added in to what was probably already a pretty full schedule.
 
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TheDeeble said:
For a mature person or someone getting good guidance it probably will.

I'm just looking at it as one more thing competing for a college athlete's time. Team commitments (practices, games, workouts), school commitments (classes, studying), social life, and now financial deal commitments(social media, in person appearances, ect) added in to what was probably already a pretty full schedule.
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So Da'Rick Rogers with more cash to burn.
 
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TheDeeble said:
For a mature person or someone getting good guidance it probably will.

I'm just looking at it as one more thing competing for a college athlete's time. Team commitments (practices, games, workouts), school commitments (classes, studying), social life, and now financial deal commitments(social media, in person appearances, ect) added in to what was probably already a pretty full schedule.
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It's definitely an incentive for anybody, smart, mature, or not. They won't always make the smart choice but I can't imagine it won't have a positive impact overall. All these deals will include language about maintaining eligibility.
 
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RDU VOL#14 said:
It’s funny you mentioned that because everyone keeps focusing on the negative unintended consequences (myself included), but I think there could also be some big unintended positives that take place.
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People fear the unknown, and some fans feel as if they’re losing “control” of what’s unfolding, as if they had any control to begin with, or as if money hasn’t been changing hands under the table for decades.

And some fans are just flat out jealous and petty at the prospect of players getting paid.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
People fear the unknown, and some fans feel as if their losing “control” of what they’re watching unfold, as if they had any control to begin with, or as if money hasn’t been changing hands under the table for decades.

And some fans are just flat out jealous and petty at the prospect of players getting paid.
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It’s also funny how so many think the female athletes, many with six and even seven figure followers on social media aren’t cashing in from this
 
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