NCAA finally waves white flag on NIL

I’m actually pleasantly surprised. Looking at the link headline, I was thinking the legislators were trying to ban their schools’ athletes from generating NIL. Considering politicians have a longstanding history of making a lot of noise about the sanctity of amateurism, I’m glad to see they finally joined the 21st century.

 

Friend of a friend from my facebook feed.

So now recruiting is a "how many likes and followers can I get" game? Watching the death of college sports in real time is weird.

 

SEC, Pac-12 commissioners seek NIL help in D.C.

OSU AD: Let football belong to CFP, not NCAA

Yeah - college football is going to be fun this year. I really don't see the problem about inducements Though I imagine the IRS will end up stepping in at some point.

 

I have to imagine most of these schools will be paying football players more money than their high school teachers made - who are probably still dealing with student loans.

NIL, ‘booster banks’ and recruiting wars: For some, it doesn’t add up - Sports Illustrated

 

Texas RB Bijan Robinson Lands Lamborghini NIL Deal - Sports Illustrated

 

In some ways I think schools prefer this instead of payoffs to people around the kid who promise they can sway the kid their way. Also, a lot less of a pain hiring mom and/or dad at some alums business with an overly generous compensation package and a great deal on a house.

 

I am not sure why any of this is news.
College football is the second biggest sport in this country. There are scores of players in the 3rd and 4th most popular sports (NBA, MLB) making $20 million a year.

These guys aren't making *enough*.

 

Do coaches have to sit out a year when they take a new job too?

 

Kelvin Sampson may not be the last person I'd ask about what's good for the game, but he's in the bottom 3 percent.

 

There's nothing to stop ADs from making it really hard for coaches to leave.

See, the NFL.

Just as an example: So, Dan Lanning, at Oregon, is really going to turn down the HC job there if he has a 30 million buyout? I'm gonna guess not.

ADs are wimps about it.