(10-05-2019 01:30 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(10-05-2019 12:58 AM)chester Wrote:  

(10-05-2019 12:08 AM)Fishpro10987 Wrote:  

(10-04-2019 07:29 AM)MWC Tex Wrote:  I can already see some kid getting $1 million to do 1 billboard ad or only 1 30 sec TV ad.

Paid for by a local big bucks booster who made the promise while the kid was on the official recruiting visit. This could get out of hand and 'legitimize' a whole host of shady conduct by schools and boosters. Can also produce a lot of resentment. The O-line gets peanuts while the star QB they block for blings his way thru college? Not sure how that sells.

Best course of action is to continue to financially suppress Americans that play college sports. Otherwise, people might do as they please with their own money and there might be hurt feelings among unequally paid adults that live in a capitalist country.

Im not sure government legislation forcing an amateur league to effectively become a pro league is exactly the definition freedom and liberty. The courts took a much more thoughtful and reasonable tack in the O'bannon case in dealing with the application of anti-trust law to the NCAA's unique amateur student athlete model. I suspect the courts will have their say as well before this is all over. Honestly, the only way I can see this working is if there is a shared pool that all the endorsement/appearance money goes into where it would be shared equally by all the players in that sport. In order to reward the individual, allow him to keep 20% of the endorsement/appearance fee. The taxes for that 20% are paid (so he actually gets 20% after taxes and doesnt end up with a bill at the end of the year). The rest of the fee goes to the fund. Maybe something like that would keep the name and likeness game from spiraling out of control as such a system would sort of perform the same braking function as the luxury tax in the NBA. At the very least it would make it expensive as hell to buy a championship.

Most amateur leagues sign these sort of contracts:
“In 2016 the NCAA signed an $8.8 billion dollar contract extension with CBS and Turner that goes from 2025 to 2032. This contract extension was on top of the existing $10.8 billion that the networks agreed to pay the NCAA for the TV rights to the tournament from 2010 to 2024.”
That is just the NCAA tourney. fBall is even more valuable. Never mind the regular season contracts (in both sports), marketing deals, branding, ticket sales, vendor sales, parking, licenses, etc. The **** is hitting the fan, these athletes were not compensated for their worth and risk for years. It is coming, fast.

Whatever the case, pandora’s box is open. Schools in FL, TX, GA, OH will stand in line. It’s done. Brace yourselves. I estimate this will change faster than 2023