Will the NIL bankrupt all of the Div 1 schools

untphd · September 24

Will all of the schools eventually be sued.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/reggie-bush-sues-ncaa-usc-pac-12-seeking-compensation-over-use-of-name-image-and-likeness/

SMU2006 · September 24

no

DentonLurker · September 24

They might sue, but most athletes are going to have a hard time proving schools actually made money off of them.

Jonnyeagle · September 24

Just now, DentonLurker said:

They might sue, but most athletes are going to have a hard time proving schools actually made money off of them.

Don't think it is that, USC definitely made millions off the Bush jerseys... It is more an issue of the legislation was not passed at that time. He wants them to grandfather his situation which occurred in the past. Similar to the NFL players wanting to get more of a piece of the pie. Unfortunately, they have not been successful.

vpackrats · September 24

20 minutes ago, Jonnyeagle said:

He wants them to grandfather his situation which occurred in the past. Similar to the NFL players wanting to get more of a piece of the pie. ~~Unfortunately~~, Fortunately, they have not been successful.

Fixed it for you.

Otherwise we'd end up having NIL situations where in 1986 my best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw a stud LB at Northwestern do an ad for 31 Flavors and didn't get paid. I guess it's pretty serious case and he needs the $$.

VideoEagle · September 24

There was a meeting at the Bush Center a week or so ago that featured Saban and NCAA President Charlie Baker. Saban pointed out the Gov of Georgia signed an executive order "exempting" Georgia schools from NCAA rules about NIL. A part of the reason was Georgia has promised more dollars to players than they have in their collectives! Charlie Baker talked about receiving dozens of phone calls from players who were promised one amount, entered the portal and after giving up their scholarship find they will NOT get the amount promised!

JT Hammons · September 24

3 minutes ago, VideoEagle said:

There was a meeting at the Bush Center a week or so ago that featured Saban and NCAA President Charlie Baker. Saban pointed out the Gov of Georgia signed an executive order "exempting" Georgia schools from NCAA rules about NIL. A part of the reason was Georgia has promised more dollars to players than they have in their collectives! Charlie Baker talked about receiving dozens of phone calls from players who were promised one amount, entered the portal and after giving up their scholarship find they will NOT get the amount promised!

Yeah it is definitely a mess and could threaten to pull the whole sport down if not careful. Best thing to do right now is put it all back under the AD and have set rules that all must follow with significant consequences.

golfingomez · September 24

1 hour ago, untphd said:

Will all of the schools eventually be sued.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/reggie-bush-sues-ncaa-usc-pac-12-seeking-compensation-over-use-of-name-image-and-likeness/

not all of them, but at some point there will be a complete re-org of college football.

Mean Green 93-98 · September 24

I don't see how Bush wins this case. As mentioned above, it would essentially be ex post facto in a civil case. Additionally, even under the current rules, players are not permitted to receive NIL dollars directly from their school. I'm pretty sure they're not allowed to receive them directly from the NCAA, either. But Bush is saying he is entitled to something to which no present player is entitled, even in the age of NIL.

UNTLifer · September 24

Didn't Bush collect millions from USC in the first place? This dude is a piece of work.

untjim1995 · September 24

The very best thing that could happen to college sports is for NIL too bankrupt it. Then, you can get back to playing actual amateurish sports again. I don't think anyone minds the idea of a supplemental income of some sort, but having the universities pay players directly and boosters to do it as well is just gross. These players suing from decades past knew what the situation was when they took the scholarship and the exposure at these schools. But if I really want this all to burn down, then I guess I should root for the Fab Five and Reggie Bush to win their cases.

Edited September 24 by untjim1995

Mean Green 93-98 · September 24

8 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Didn't Bush collect millions from USC in the first place? This dude is a piece of work.

To be fair, he probably has to spend millions to keep his willie from falling off after everything he caught from Kim Kardashian.

NT80 · September 24

NIL = Greed

Will the Band, Cheerleaders, Team Managers, etc be paid too?

Next will be employees suing their company for making money and not sharing.

97and03 · September 25

Sounds NIL related?

If so, what a complete twat.

wardly · September 26

So the big boys in D1 will break off to 50 or 60 teams in the next few years. I am not an attorney but guessing they probably could cap NIL payoffs in a new football conference outside the NCAA. Maybe at $100 million or so.

southsideguy · September 26

I say on video of the Texas players team parking lot. If your looking for exotic car look no further

MCMLXXX · September 26

The quote below sums it all up very well.

NCAA football desperately needs written agreements, public records and clear standards. As it is, the process had more integrity in the days of bagmen and cash in McDonalds sacks.

UNLV Pulls Off a $25 Million NIL Hypocrisy While Pointing Fingers at a Player (msn.com)

Mean Green 93-98 · September 26

34 minutes ago, MCMLXXX said:

The quote below sums it all up very well.

NCAA football desperately needs written agreements, public records and clear standards. As it is, the process had more integrity in the days of bagmen and cash in McDonalds sacks.

UNLV Pulls Off a $25 Million NIL Hypocrisy While Pointing Fingers at a Player (msn.com)

The quote's okay in general terms, but I couldn't disagree more with the article.

I'll be surprised if Sluka gets an FBS offer this time around.

Jonnyeagle · September 26

The greed of NIL is hurting sports and fanbases everywhere. Something has to give. My guess is they move it back in the AD and make the players employees.