"College Football Is On EBay" is NIL a bad thing?

[jr/shotglass]

I am not sure there is a clearer line of demarcation for "Are you a shirt head?" than answering affirmatively to the question "Is NIL bad?"

Perhaps topped by anyone thinking it's a black-and-white issue.

 

[BTExpress]

Or that "bad" means the system as it is perhaps needs some tweaks to work in the best interests of the most people.

Or is regulated capitalism bad now?

 

[Neutral Corner]

New BYU quarterback Kedon Slovis once made comments about Provo and Cougar fans that went viral. Here's what he said

 

[Inky_Wretch]

NIL, the next stop is Armageddon!!!

 

[Songbird]

New BYU quarterback Kedon Slovis once DESTROYED Provo and Cougar fans that went viral! Here's what he said

 

[Scout]

If a kid signs with NC State and after one season realizes he will never see considerable playing time, I have no problem with him moving to Campbell or Davidson.

If Alabama signs three five-star QBs, and only one can play, I have no problem with the transferring.

Now a kid chasing more NIL? I'm not crazy about it, but the sport is better allowing the others to move.

 

[LanceyHoward]

Or that "bad" means the system as it is perhaps needs some tweaks to work in the best interests of the most people.

Or is regulated capitalism bad now?

I acknowledge that unregulated capitalism can be very, very bad. But who's interests are not being served in the current unregulated system?

Athletes? College athletics was supposed to be for the benefit athletes. I think that as Division-1 college football and basketball evolved from an extra curricular activity to a business athletes interests became secondary to commercial concerns.

Fans? I think the new system is a wash. I went to Colorado. Last year the six best players on the Colorado team transferred to other Power Five schools and the Buffs truly sucked. Fans were sad. This year the school hired Deion and fans are excited about the players he is bringing in.

The sport? I think that the new system will allow schools that can come up with lots of NIL money to improve their teams. Since every game has a winner and a loser that means the teams that can not generate as much NIL money will therefore weaker. But I think this process was already happening. Conference realignments are about the rich trying to get richer.

Coaches and administrators? Walter Byers said the NCAA resembled a plantation because of the power that the institutions had over the players. They have now lost some of their power over athletes. I think this is a good thing.

What needs to be reformed?

 

[Regan MacNeil]

Maybe - just maybe, trying to shoehorn academics and going to classes into a world of near-world class athletics (world class in many non-football and basketball sports) is just a stupid idea.

A continuation of that argument is "Why involve schools at all?" Which then becomes "Who pays for this and why?"

 

[Michael_ Gee]

I acknowledge that unregulated capitalism can be very, very bad. But who's interests are not being served in the current unregulated system?

Athletes? College athletics was supposed to be for the benefit athletes. I think that as Division-1 college football and basketball evolved from an extra curricular activity to a business athletes interests became secondary to commercial concerns.

Fans? I think the new system is a wash. I went to Colorado. Last year the six best players on the Colorado team transferred to other Power Five schools and the Buffs truly sucked. Fans were sad. This year the school hired Deion and fans are excited about the players he is bringing in.

The sport? I think that the new system will allow schools that can come up with lots of NIL money to improve their teams. Since every game has a winner and a loser that means the teams that can not generate as much NIL money will therefore weaker. But I think this process was already happening. Conference realignments are about the rich trying to get richer.

Coaches and administrators? Walter Byers said the NCAA resembled a plantation because of the power that the institutions had over the players. They have now lost some of their power over athletes. I think this is a good thing.

What needs to be reformed?

Some system of financial guardianship/mentorship/wealth management run by financial professionals unaffiliated with the schools should be instituted. If 20-year old me had had access to the kind of money available in NIL, it's a cinch I would have been dead for decades by now.

 

[poindexter]

Now a kid chasing more NIL? I'm not crazy about it,

Nobody says this for any other line of work.

"Kid chasing more money with his lemonade stand? I'm not crazy about it."
"Kid chasing more money by moving across state for a better job opportunity? I'm not crazy about it."

 

[Oggiedoggie]

A continuation of that argument is "Why involve schools at all?" Which then becomes "Who pays for this and why?"

Which is a question that will have no good answer for as long as we ignore the idea of using universities as the farm club systems for the NFL and NBA, sports corporations that ultimately benefit folks who have more money than they know what to do with. Then those owners moan that the stadiums and arenas built by the public aren't nearly sufficient or profitable, so more public funds are needed or they'll hustle off to another city who wants it more.

It really isn't much like controlled capitalism. It's the wealthy and powerful manipulating state funds for their own good. But the college fans still clamor to hire mercenaries whose only connection to the supposedly academic institution is their ability to fill trophy cases.

 

[TigerVols]

Nobody says this for any other line of work.

"Kid chasing more money with his lemonade stand? I'm not crazy about it."
"Kid chasing more money by moving across state for a better job opportunity? I'm not crazy about it."

Indeed. I'll also point out the collegiate athletes chasing NIL money are not kids but adults.