Surprised there hasn’t been more chatter re: NIL decision here
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Unless there is some sort of common fund from which all players take an equal cut, I don't see how college sports will survive in a form that we recognize. The SEC, Clemson, The Ohio State, and Texas will become pro teams hiring the best players (even if the players are technically on the payroll of "Alabama Superfan Joe Bob's Used Cars" to sign autographs for car purchases). How can CUSA possibly compete.
The player has to have the capacity to actually make money for any potential sponsor or from their own NIL. There should be a federal law soon. Anybody that is being paid without anything in return would be susceptible to losing eligibility and kids that haven't signed yet can not have any sponsors. I'm sure people will break the rules and try to find loop holes, but that is nothing new.
Same like it always has. We're talking top recruits here who bring in thousands if not millions to a top tier FBS school. So take EA Sports College football 2022, the punter for UTSA or UTEP will get a paltry check because they used his stats and "likeness", but did the punter directly make the school money? On the other hand, I would guess (as in pulling this out of fanny) that a Deion Hankins would get more? I personally got season tickets to see Hankins play live, so there is my direct "point of sale" to UTEP to see a stud product play.
The money makers will be sports lawyers and advisors on the economic side because they determine "value" and "value"; and contrary to what people think, it is a range, not a spot on target. Kind of like your dad haggling the used car salesman for a good price. Your pops will offer ten thousand, the salesman says thirteen. Your dad and them settle on eleven thousand six hundred. Assuming both are equally motivated, aware of the market (trends) and arms length, they just went through a range.
Back to CUSA, I in no way seeing this hurting CUSA. I do see booster clubs will now have to hustle way more and new ways to "make a dollar holla!". A school like La Tech is savy at the mid major level.
Click this link and look at the CUSA 2019 budget expenditures.
http://cafidatabase.knightcommission.org/fbs/c-usa
Salaries, Athletic Aid and Facilities and Equipment are the budget hogs with travel and admin compensation right behind. Look how low recruiting is?
Now look at the Big XII recruiting expenditure? It's almost double.
http://cafidatabase.knightcommission.org/fbs/big-12
This is my point (without doing any serious homework): Going after big fish costs big, big money. Four to Five star recruits have value and that's the whole point. UTEP, UTSA, Rice, UNT.....eh! Unless they all start playing like Marshall I don't a much bigger bite in the budget of CUSA schools. It's a new budget item but something they can handle. Look, they want a share of the pie and now the SCOTUS has legally backed them up. We saw this coming and here it is. But, the recruit must produce. The boss doesn't want any worker slacking on their dime. Welcome to America!
In conclusion, CUSA compensation to players should be sustainable for the institutions because they get a four or five here or there who has a direct impact on their value to the university, albeit small as compared to power programs. What has yet to be determined is upward mobility of the college. You know, "college realignment" we all talk about every year? Will this be a new weighted average for college presidents of conferences to vote yes or no to let a potential member in? Who determines "value"? The player or college? Both? Will the public see the figures (non private institutions)? Colleges were obscure with fans on how much that college got from EA sports.
Guess will find out.....
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Also, let's stop with the 'bama's and Ohio States going "pro". Could they beat some lower tier NFL teams, perhaps? They can beat most Euro teams. But to do that is whole different enchilada with their respective city and ask any Ohio State fan if they prefer to be a college entity operating as it does or pro? They will pick the former.
With that, the top programs need the little fish like UTEP or San Jose State. Have you ever seen two bullies enjoy beating the crap out of each other every week? No.
With that, the top programs need the little fish like UTEP or San Jose State. Have you ever seen two bullies enjoy beating the crap out of each other every week? No.
LA Tech doesn't have deep pockets. They just are really good at competing with a small budget. The term mid major will only pertain to basketball. After the playoff expansion the g5 designation is going away in football.
The whole NLI thing is a bit overblown. People have been paying recruits for years. Now it's just going to be out in the light of day. It's like sports betting. People have always bet on sports illegally. Now it's legal but that hasn't attracted more bettors it just brought what's always been a multi billion dollar industry out into the light.
I thought the SCOTUS only spoke with regards to "education-related" expenses. All this NIL stuff is the NCAA acting on its own.
If an autograph from the star quarterback comes with every car purchase, who are you to say that the autographs didn't contribute to those car purchases?
Combine this with the portal and it’s an open bidding war for the top players. Hard to imagine a player like Jones staying at UTEP in this new world.
Unless some business owner steps up and puts a bunch of money on the table for him, making him top dawg. Not that that would be a good thing. I think it would just create a gap between have and have nots…but within a team.
I can’t imagine a scenario where that wouldn’t create resentment and disunity within a squad.
Without a concrete set of guidelines and limits, this things stinks.
You still can’t “legally” recruit someone who isn’t in the transfer portal. Still have to put yourself out there. Nobody wants to be the first to be caught red handed recruiting players not in the portal.
If that scenario were true then the player has capacity to make money for the sponsor now don't they? Thats exactly what I said. What is your point?
A year from now I’m going to be curious how the players handle the taxes from income received through their NIL. Most have probably not even thought about that.
A lot of young adults are going to be in trouble with uncle Sam for not making estimated tax payments or saving money to make tax payments.
I can assure you the most universities/athletic departments will calculate that for the player. What are we talking …$40.00 a month on $6000 for the year? $500 for the year? Most won’t get more than that.
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