With all of the things I see going on now that I never thought would happen, anything seems to be possible. But before this happens, I think they'll just be a push to make athletes non-students, regulating college sports to minor league sports.
Interesting thought, it would provide some competition for the NFL basically converting the top NIL college teams into Pro teams.
If staying in college for more years is necessary to earn more NIL money than they could get in the NFL, I could see some kids rotating through changes for "easy" majors. And remember a lot of kids don't make it in the NFL but were contributors at their colleges. For some it might come down to ending their football career vs. prolonging it and earning NIL money for a few extra years.
This advisory group formed by the BIG/SEC has first on their agenda to the opposite of what you have suggested. They want to allow schools to pay directly to the athletes, which increases the advantage the P2 has over all other conferences, since they have most of the money - understatement.
That would be interesting. Not sure if that big of a deal in football but across the river in wbb it would make sense since could make a lot more scratch with nil than wnba.
I think you missed the point. The idea of unlimited eligibility has nothing to do with Covid. Rather it's based on the legal argument that a potentially arbitrary number of years to play infringes on someone's ability to earn a living. That idea doesn't go away after the Covid "free year" is over.
Who came up with 4/5 years as the (standard) limit, and why? Now that I can get paid to plaly, that limit is restricting my ability to earn a living. The NCAA has lost every significant court case related to its business model. Why would they win this theoretical case?
Yup, sorta like some of the TAs I had in college... 31 year old adolescents that were afraid of the real world.
he’d probably be a 5 year all-American guard, blocking for Dylan and Dayton Raiola
The NFL franchises (Chiefs) have much much more money than a Nebraska. They will strip the best players from a Nebraska, just like Nebraska will be able to strip the best players from a Big 12 program. They will kill the color and romance of college football, but it will mean a ton of money for those who survive and make into the P2 - minor league, professional conferences. It's all crap, but there is no going back.
that would assume that N's professional revenues would not grow exponentially to soon rival the nfl. my assumption here is that they would if the power four goes to a professional format. btw ...
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If I were to get fired that would infringe on my ability to earn a living. Therefore I can't be fired from a job.
Wild idea here, but it probably has to do with what the NCAA can and can't control.
But the NFL teams have far fewer roster spots available to strip all the players that are productive at the college level. Sure they would be able to outbid colleges to get the very best superstars but that still leaves a lot of other players.
Please, I've read my post again. When did I even mention high school students? Performance would be contractually tied to performance on the field at the college that booster who's paying for the "NIL" deal supports.
Wow, you had to have pulled a hammy stretching that much. Strange attempts to draw comparisons where there are none.
"lost one case"? Just off the top of my head in several years, the NCAA has lost or likely will lose:
Don't love it. I know sports are changing, but college sports in general have always been awesome. I think to me it makes it a lot less awesome. I might be persuaded over time, but initial reaction is they lose their luster.
