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I agree.
Someone said that NIL contracts cannot be performance-based for some reason.
I was thinking more along the lines of something similar to scholarship agreements. Participation minimums must be met or the benefits cease. Coaches get paid bonuses for meeting certain benchmarks, and the players wanted a piece of that pie. Why should they get to have their pie and eat it, too?
I 100% agree. Don't fork over a ton of money to a kid who is going to skip your rivalry game and your bowl game. There needs to be basic expectations on this stuff.
It's against NCAA rules. Oh, you say the NCAA doesn't matter? Well, yes, they still do.
I wish they cared as much about tampering with State players. And until they do, we ought to be Bernie Mac and turn e'ery mufukka in... "Your honor, he did it. I tried to call you but the line was busy"It's against NCAA rules. Oh, you say the NCAA doesn't matter? Well, yes, they still do.
NCAA puts Florida State football on 2-year probation following NIL-related recruiting violation
Florida State agreed to two years of probation, the loss of a total of five football scholarships over the next two seasons and other restrictions on recruiting, including a reduction of official visits. The school was also fined $5,000.www.fox35orlando.com
Now, we all know NIL is recruiting inducements. But you can't put it in writing, or do what FSU did and leave an obvious trail.
I'm with you, and the rich dude you quoted, except the rich part; scratch that part and keep the sentiment.Trying to make sense of NIL and the transfer portal, like it or not
College football has changed with name, image and likeness (NIL) and the transfer portal. Columnist Rick Cleveland shares his thoughts.
When the "other kids who are busting their asses" generate MILLIONS of dollars for the school and then by rules setup by the university can't receive any of those dollars, then you have a point. If one of those kids has a job as an influencer or wrote an app they get to keep that money even if they are on scholarship. Should be same for the student-athlete.
The general student population does generate more revenue than the athletes. Compare athletic department revenue to Academic revenue.
That's a twisted way of looking at it. The students are the source of the academic revenue. The student-athlete brings in money from another source. That's why at the base of it they don't pay to go to school.
Bruce, I love ya man and I don't know what you do for a living but if you can say this with a straight face, you ought to be in politics.
Agreed, this has been lost forever, and it's not coming back. But you can look at it this way - paying players has been going on since the 70s, it just wasn't in plain sight. Our boosters will still do it, NIL or no NIL.
The only problem I have here is the fact that the NCAA is still operating under the hilarious premise that we’re experiencing around the country with NIL isn’t pay for play. When they can come to grips with the fact that it is, we can establish a rule set to move forward. Until then, it’s just a jokeIt's against NCAA rules. Oh, you say the NCAA doesn't matter? Well, yes, they still do.
NCAA puts Florida State football on 2-year probation following NIL-related recruiting violation
Florida State agreed to two years of probation, the loss of a total of five football scholarships over the next two seasons and other restrictions on recruiting, including a reduction of official visits. The school was also fined $5,000.
Now, we all know NIL is recruiting inducements. But you can't put it in writing, or do what FSU did and leave an obvious trail.
We've always been an underdog. We have a losing record all time and rank 95 out of 131 in all time winning percentage. We have 1 conference championship that occurred when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was President and 0 national championships. We've won just over half the number of SEC games we've lost and have a losing record against all but 3 SEC schools.
Like many others have stated its not about the winning and losing, its about loyalty, respect for the school and fan base. If it was about winning/losing, I would have stopped being a fan decades ago
The post I responded to said "It's a lot like watching NFL. I'd like for State to win, but probably not going to happen so why get too emotionally involved."
Here's the deal. I agree that players deserve a piece of the pie, but I hate the fact that the fans are expected to foot the bill with cash.Trying to make sense of NIL and the transfer portal, like it or not
College football has changed with name, image and likeness (NIL) and the transfer portal. Columnist Rick Cleveland shares his thoughts.
Really, it's like the players now have the opportunity to go out and generate their own pie. no one else in the ecosystem is getting a smaller piece.
I question this. I really don't know that they do. MSU (in our case) is the brand, not the players. The only reason 99% the players command anything is because boosters want to win, NOT BECAUSE OF THEIR NAME/IMAGE/LIKENESS. Very few of these players actually have a brand worth paying for. I would argue that Livvy Dunne is about the only one, and she's now appearing on real commercials. The rest is done strictly so boosters can have a winning team. Who da fook is truly paying Jamonta Russell because he helps someone sell a few more hamburgers in Picayune? 17ing nobody in their right mind. True NIL affects very few players - Johnny Football types who truly have breakout crazy seasons as freshmen or sophomores, before they can go pro. Let's get real here. Players come and go, on a 4-5 year rotating basis - they don't deserve shlt unless they earn it on their own, not off my back.
and the schools keep all that tv money, March Madness money, ticket money, bowl money etc. Why do you think its illegal for schools and coaches to contribute to NIL funds? Simple, so they won't have to........
The point is NCAA institutions have always been unable to follow their own rules and they continue to do so. They are the ones who sit down together and make the agreements, but then they just go out and bend and break those rules they just made. They lord over the system and decides who benefits and to what degree. Then, as through all of human history, the ones making the rules somehow manages to get most of the benefits and the ones doing the actual labor should just be happy with what they get. The players are just playing the game that has been setup for them.
That's right, they are. It isn't their game. The system is there because people care about their schools, not the players.
NIL was originally about....NIL. Seems to me the NCAA is smart. Players are getting paid, thus they are fat and happy. And the NCAA (and its schools) still get their TV money. I guarantee the schools are happy about this arrangement, and you know dang well they communicated this to the NCAA. I bet their relationship has never been better.
You don't win in the long term by alienating the customer. Short term maybe the universities are happy. When stadiums are half empty and tv revenues shrink we'll see who's happy.
