re: New bill to allow athletes to get paid.

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And making the argument the brand of the school and the school resources provided that opportunity for them to make more money is going to be the easiest and frankly valid argument against that idea.

No one is going to buy the defense that Ohio State and Alabama providing the best facilities in the world for their football team with a 100 year trail of boosters and support does not advantage the football team.

This becomes a shite show immediately

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It may very well become a shite show, but I don't think it will have Title IX issues. Female athletes have the same opportunities within the university structure as men do. Because their sports may not be as popular is kind of irrelevant as it pertains to Title IX. And if the facilities argument had any merit in that regard, there would have already been lawsuits filed over the fact that the women's facilities are not as good as the football team's. Or that the TV deals for football are more lucrative than the women's volleyball team. Or any other advantage the football teams have over other sports, men or women. The main thing Title IX legislates, in college athletics, is requiring an equal opportunity to get an education and receive the same financial assistance, regardless of gender.

With NIL, women will have the same opportunity to earn money off their likeness as football players do. Whether or not they are more marketable on the open market has nothing to do with Title IX. This NIL proposal simply allows athletes to maintain their eligibility while earning an income in the private sector. Title IX is only applicable to entities receiving federal financial assistance.

I think it will end up being a shite show but for completely different reasons