re: Players extorting team

It’s not their fault that there are no rules and that’s on the NCAA and college presidents.
It’s a free market system. Why wouldn’t they seek make the most out of the market? Coaches and schools have prospered so why shouldn’t the kids who create the product prosper.

Playing time ,….. not the same as money driven . Not even close . NIL was NEVER intended to be this bastardized chaos

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None of what you typed makes my post inaccurate.

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Didn’t say that. Everything you posted is accurate. 100% accurate. Sorry if lost in translation. I was agreeing with you. To be fair though, the schools do not want the athletes as employees. They may not get what they want.

Everything you posted is what the schools told the members of Congress would happen. Eventually, the schools would begin to hold players responsible/accountable for their end of the bargain regarding revenue sharing. It’s what they’re doing now. Remember, it was our current football HC who stated about 5 years ago why he hated the portal because he knew players would be left out in the cold. Translation, the then current system protected them somewhat. Now, it’s all about the players producing what they say they will do. If not, hit the road.

NIL is a completely different matter. To put it in a nutshell, NIL MUST have VALUE. Once Mr. Oracle gave a HS quarterback $10M, the gloves came off, so to speak. The problem is how do you form a CBA with a bunch of underage high schoolers and of-age college students. You can’t. Rather, it’s nearly impossible. What most don’t understand about CBAs is they almost always regulate NIL as well. Even if it’s to give the athlete free rein, it’s in there. At that goes for NFL, NBA, NASCAR, Indy Car, MLS etc (NASCAR actually redid theirs a few years ago. It’s not a bad read to help understand how these negotiations go. Formula One restructures theirs every 5-7 years. It’s called the Concorde Agreement.).