re: 7 Figure NIL Backing

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Agreed, not a good or sustainable business model, and the worst part is the carnage will be student athletes, this thing is just a mess.

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Agreed. If the schools and the players can’t figure out and agree to a sustainable business model, this is going to end badly for everyone. The revenue will dry up quickly once the perception of college football becomes that it is nothing more than a professional minor league. Look at the minor leagues in other sports. Those revenues and salaries pale in comparison to what we are seeing now. It’s just not sustainable.

The players absolutely deserve a more equitable share of the revenue. They absolutely deserve greater freedom of movement amongst schools than what existed prior to the transfer portal and one-time free transfer rule. They should have the freedom to opt out when circumstances warrant. The problem is that current system is an out of control free for all. It becomes the prisoner’s dilemma. For the individual, the best choice is to look out for themselves through NIL, free transfers, and opt outs, but things would work out better for everyone in the long run if everyone chose loyalty, stability and commitment instead. College football better figure out quickly how to reward staying in place, playing bowl games, and showing true pride in the uniform.

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eah the NCAA botched this and it’s a toothless tiger either way

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This was actually a lawsuit that allowed the NIL. Ncaa had no say in it. And like everything else the government gets involved in, they make it worse.

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Just acknowledge that they are revenue generating entertainment.

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Do you think the “NFL TALENT” players were anything else?

Perhaps, the fact that these players are able to provide for their families—if needed—they may actually wait before making the jump to the NFL.

Most JRs making the jump do so because they are after the money—money they never had and perhaps their family never had. With NIL providing to financial stability, maybe a JR who might. Increase his draft stick by waiting a year may actually wait.

Not everything is doom gloom—and stop pretending that your concern is about these players and their needs. It appears your concern is over a perceived decline in your entertainment value.

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This was actually a lawsuit that allowed the NIL. Ncaa had no say in it. And like everything else the government gets involved in, they make it worse.

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While that is true, it was the NCAA’s failure to find a reasonable compromise on revenue sharing with players that led to the lawsuit that produced the ruling that let the NIL genie out of the bag. The NCAA is also responsible for not being prepared to adequately regulate NILs and letting loose this out of control free-for-all.

Yes you could see this coming a mile away. Was intended for players to be able to capitalize on their name, but instantly became a way to pay players to come to a certain school. The new transfer rules are perfect timing along with the NIL to make it a free for all mess.

I don’t even care about LSU anymore it’s just the minor league team I hope does good

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Can we boo them now when they suck?

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Absolutely. With higher pay comes more room for criticism and more pressure. If players opt out, part of their NIL should be stripped. Start treating them like employees.

How many players will stop working hard once they get paid?

This is one case where the government really should step in.

The original NIL lawsuit didn't ask for the kind of compensation amounts that some guys are receiving. But the NCAA -- to no surprise -- kicked the can up to Washington rather than adopt a creative NIL plan of its own. The NCAA begged Congress to formulate a way that players could be compensated.

When Congress deferred, schools were left to make up the rules as they went along.

Barring any legislation, the problem likely will only be remedied by free market forces. Do you think the guy who gave Spencer Rattler $200K feels he got his money's worth?

"Sponsors" are going to get burned, and there probably will be some sort of market correction. But it won't happen right away, unless Congress sets some sort of guidelines and the universities impose their own protocols.

Can you imagine having 100k dollars a year as a freshman? I’d have been arrested 3 times in the first year!