(04-22-2024 07:57 AM)Appst94 Wrote:  Being allowed to, and being able to are totally different conversations. Liberty is probably the only school in the state that can afford it and would do it.

I picture this in schools our size not as the disguised pay for play NIL that collectives do but selling players jerseys and they get a cut type thing. You know, actual NIL deals. Liberty can certainly toss some bags of money around if they choose to, their fanbase and the donations they get are likely relatively low but the schools funds they can use are pretty close to limitless so it's a gamechanger for them.

(04-18-2024 10:16 PM)MUther Wrote:  

(04-18-2024 07:50 PM)hburg Wrote:  To pay athletes directly through NIL deals.
https://www.espn.com/college-s...llows-s...hletes-nil

This may separate some Virginia schools from others creating an advantage that other public schools do not have.

If the NCAA is successful is creating a new division where NIL/Pay for play is allowed, this may keep all the Virginia Public schools together.

Con.

Could create an unintended consequence..which I am not sure of yet.

Thoughts? Surprised this hasn't been posted here

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That law can't, at this time, supersede the NCAA regulations on NIL. If the NCAA changes how it does this then all states will will adopt the new regulations. They'd have to. So passing that law seems like lip service or an attempt to push the NCAA, but really has no teeth. I mean schools have been paying players since way before NIL was a thing and didn't need the states' permission to do it. And you know legislators were giving to pay players at their alma maters.

You still can't give directly to players from the school no matter what your state thinks. It may change, but them are the rules, for now. Becoming clear that Virginia likes to stir up stuff that likely ends in litigation. In this case it would have happened eventually on it's own so they're just grandstanding.

Looks like it could happen as soon as Aug 1, if the council passes it in their meeting. I just don't understand the need for a law.

The NCAA accepted NIL as a reality when certain States made it legal. NCAA is the one with no teeth here.