Hence me saying ncaa negligence. You cant treat players like slaves then they get money and expect them to come to the table. Theres no benefit
"Slaves" lmao....
Only weak ask minds could buy into much less speak that word relative to pampered NCAA athletes. It's an insult to all of the people throughout history and every "race" that were actually slaves in the truest sense of the word. People saying this crap should be ashamed.
They've also BEEN GETTING MONEY (and a lot of other compensation) for a VERY long time.
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I don't care if anyone "comes to the table." I'm OK with however the house of cards falls. It's not important to me.
The NCAA didn't "neglect" anything. The NCAA was monopolistic in its prevention of TRUE NIL for decades. That was purposeful, and only partly because they knew they couldn't control it. They knew it would cut into their potential revenue, but also add to their management load.
However, the rules they put in place weren't meant to stop cheating or their punishments wouldn't have been so capricious/random or light. They WANTED great teams with stars to sell the NCAA brand. They knew most teams would comply with the rules, so they created clear-cut juggernauts by making rules they knew some people would circumvent. Only if the violations were blatant and out of control would they really do anything, and then only severely punishing schools without larger viewership (so it wouldn't hurt their revenue).
Parity is exactly why they let "NIL" get out of hand and never got out ahead of it. They knew the transfer portal was going to even out the playing field, so they needed to weigh entertainment value (ad dollars) vs lost local sponsorship revenue. Fake NIL restores their status quo and re-elevates programs that had faded (like both UTs) due to the parity the portal brought.
They've also been preparing for eventual revenue share, which is why they've been so tight (and ruthless) on trademark violations. They knew they had to keep revenue as high as possible so that healthy margins could be maintained going forward, even with revenue sharing, NIL competition for sponsorship dollars, and the loss of membership that is inevitable for the association (if it even survives).
The NBA and NFL aren't the only ones that NEED college sports to survive and for the schools to pay players during critical development years. Vegas and media also NEED big time college sports. They need better play at the top and less parity, so they're not spread so thin across so many conferences.
Just my thoughts on the whole scheme
