re: What is the intent of NIL?

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You're ignoring reality and being willfully ignorant. The intent of NIL is so that student athletes can now profit off of their name, image and likeness. Thats it. Yes, there are a bunch of holes and issues but the intent is not to give someone an allowance dedicated for certain purchases.

Have a great weekend

The NIL buble will burst within a few years. Companies that are legitimately sponsoring players to represent their brand will soon realize that too many top players will transfer, sit out bowl games, sit out entire seasons, etc. It will eventually just become boosters funneling money to prospects and will further separate the “haves”from the “have nots” - and more strict rules will be put in.

Students were offered a college education, if the student played football(sports for the university). That was the compensation(not only given to the students but agreed upon by the students) for years. Things are changing and, right now for the majority, it is not looking good.

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Sir, you're implying that 7 figure deal would happen if the player wouldn't be wearing a certain uniform on Saturday...

Everyone knows...Young being the Bama QB is the marketing...behind the big figures.

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Young would be getting 7-figures wherever he went b/c he's a good QB. Bama, USC, LSU, OU, Oregon etc. is irrelevant. It's HIS likeness that's valuable.

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Young had not yet started his first game...

It was a calculated guess he would be great...as Bama QB...

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Yeah, that's how marketing and endorsements work most of the time.

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The Jackson State recruit won't be on TV thus a horrible investment

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He's going to be on a Barstool reality show, brother.

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Have you noticed that when players come on a recruiting trip they dress them out in a uniform take photos and say Hey this looks good on you..

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That's marketing for the university, not the recruit

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you're a moran

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I know a few Moran's and they were fairly decent people.

But moron's tend to be a little different. Kind of like a post where you don't have anything intelligent to contribute so you call someone a name.

That is a little more moronic.

Back to the original reply, let me try to help you with this idea. How about you go to work every day. You put in endless hours of hard work. Blood, sweat and tears. Because of this you build up recognition and companies swoop in and start selling merchandise with your name on it. They recognize millions of dollars in revenue. You keep working, they keep getting paid. But no soup for you.

Just because you're a student doesn't mean you should have to give up your rights. These freedoms should extend to all people. If you don't like the opportunity of being able to forge any future you want, there are countries on this planet that are more than happy to dictate and control your life for you.

NIL presents an opportunity for players to make money and a lot of it. Sure there are going to be bumps and bruises. There will be challenges and over time things will smooth out. But I would say that getting paid under the table was a much more problematic issue. I'm not suggesting this eliminates that, but it will mitigate the problem.

We live in a country that presents a free market. There is a market for NIL. Why shouldn't the very people who make that market possible be able to participate in the rewards?

Or maybe I'm just a "moran" too.

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Is it not to pay for misc. expenses during college years many players do NOT have access to from their parents?

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No. You invented that.

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The intent, - correct me if I am wrong is to address the issue of money needed to attend college that scholarship money doesn't cover and monies that were deemed "illegal" to "give" to student athletes by the NCAA

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You are wrong.

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regardless, LSU is funding their college experience, providing everything they need to be developed and to be successful.

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They’re already successful by making it to LSU and generating millions for sponsors. They deserve a cut of that money. It’s America.

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I agree but you can't sign big endorsements without assurance the player plays for the university. Why would a business be that dumb right? They wouldn't...

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Yes and the university also makes money off the endorsements. A lot more than players would make. LSU will not make less money due to NIL.

Overall I don’t disagree a balance and regulations are needed just like any professional operation. But to suggest players should’nt get a cut of their personal likeness because they’re “amateurs” is just laughable.

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but without the University, there is no team

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And without the talent of these kids the billions of dollars generated would be gone.

I would be happy to see more of the kids get a cut in the money. The old way you just have slime ball billionaires getting richer off ad revenue and the deals. They don’t do anything the kids generate the eyes

I wish there was a cap in the money so teams couldn’t bid on players. But this is better than the old way.