NCAA finally waves white flag on NIL

But ... but ... there's going to be jealousy!!! They're already getting paid with the scholarship, it's a privilege to have it!!! ... Why can't they just be happy with the scholarship?!!! ... If they get paid, they need to give up the scholarship!!! ... Whadabout school pride?!!! ... The third string longsnapper doesn't have any market value!!! They'll have to pay taxes on that!!! TAXES!!!!!

 

So I'm trying to figure out what Barstool is doing. Lots and lots of athletes are signing up to become "Barstool Athletes." They're signing up with this very simple application and putting a #barstoolathlete in their social media accounts and getting a retweet from Barstool. Then what? Is Barstool going to pay them? Is Barstool going to cash in on these athletes by having this giant stable of college players? Will that money trickle down to the players? Barstool is an entity which can be loved and hated in a matter of seconds. Anyone have any insight on what I'm missing here?

 

I think athletes get a Barstool jacket by joining them. Joke's on them as they're just repurposed Member's Only jackets from '86.

 

Right now, every school in the country is looking for its America’s Top Team. Brilliant.

 

Occidental vs. Miami in the 2023 playoff championship lol

 

There's going to be some really awful takes made from the past couple years re-surfacing in the next few months.

 

You left out the worst consequence. Now players will be playing for the name on the back of their shirt and not the name on the front.

 

I know that administrators and coaches get courtesy cars from dealers. I am not sure on the dealers are compensated (maybe advertising in the stadium, luxury boxes or something else).

But I expect schools to work out under the table deals where the football and basketball players get cars. The dealers who donate cars will get various rewards. I know that happens now but I think it will become far more prevalent now that athletes can receive reimbursement. That would still violate NCAA rules because the school arranged compensation but would be hard to prove.

 

OK, call me a cynic or a skeptic and maybe the NIL rules will be the best thing since sliced bread. If so, I'll gladly admit I'm wrong. But it might be a bit premature to call this thing a success when it's been in effect for less than two weeks.

Let's see how one of the most corrupt athletic departments in modern history (Miami) oversees a donation from a business that doesn't even know FBS teams have 85 scholarships, not 90. Or if this business (or any other business paying players) is found to be laundering money or involved in some other criminal activity.

To suggest there won't be jealousy problems with the addition of big money flies in the face of thousands of years of human nature. People get jealous of other people when money is involved.

I'm sure the Founding Fathers felt pretty great about the Electoral College when they finished the Constitution and the Supreme Court was patting itself on the back after Dred Scott and Plessey vs. Ferguson. I'm old enough to remember Jackie Stewart assuring us the Pinto was the epitome of outstanding American engineering.

Now players will be playing for the name on the back of their shirt and not the name on the front.

And yes, there is that. Ask any coach or teammate how that generally works out.

Courtesy cars are considered income, and the recipients are taxed on the value of the gift.

 

We had a burnt orange Pinto sedan.

 

It’s already a success because players can make money off their own name. Why would you want a kid to not have that opportunity? Who gives a shit about the ramifications for some multi million dollar coach.