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- Thread starter Beehaver
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Eh. I get the point. The issue I bring up is that most people on here are graduates and fans for many many years before paying these players like this was a thing. This is a pretty big change. Many already contribute quite a bit to South Carolina athletics, and with not a ton of return on the field over many years. The sport (football) will never have enough $$. It’s $25 now, but if we’re to take the next step it will be $50. Then $100. Once these schools and players know how much they can get, they’ll just ask for more.
I think what you’re going to see, instead, are people weighing whether or not they are going to get involved in supporting all of this. They’ve given so much already. I doubt it all backfires, but I won’t be shocked in a decade or so to see some schools struggling mightily in having funds for this. They can go watch the NFL and get something for the $ they give.
As far as the voting analogy, as citizens we are given that right. We don’t have to pay $25 / month for it. Our vote impacts on how much we end up paying in the end, though. Many have already invested so much in this university. I don’t blame a soul for never giving a dime to the Garnet Trust, and feel they can complain all they want. This has gone so much further than just college sports at this point. I miss the old days.
I think what you’re going to see, instead, are people weighing whether or not they are going to get involved in supporting all of this. They’ve given so much already. I doubt it all backfires, but I won’t be shocked in a decade or so to see some schools struggling mightily in having funds for this. They can go watch the NFL and get something for the $ they give.
As far as the voting analogy, as citizens we are given that right. We don’t have to pay $25 / month for it. Our vote impacts on how much we end up paying in the end, though. Many have already invested so much in this university. I don’t blame a soul for never giving a dime to the Garnet Trust, and feel they can complain all they want. This has gone so much further than just college sports at this point. I miss the old days.
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Please don't turn this board into mindless drivel about NIL. It's one of the the few boards that is NIL free, which is greatly appreciated. You want to give to GT or CR, then by all means, go for it. But please don't try to shame others into it. And if you feel the need to do it, then please do it on TIF or TBS.