I agree. I’m in the pharma field and we can’t even give away a pen because it causes an unequal playing field with smaller companies with less money. How is this any different, smaller market teams will have zero chance to ever win a championship. I think the answer is a cap. The players still get paid but they still pick schools based on other factors other than money.
In a perfect world, one would receive a signed photo for each player as part of the nil club each month . Then you actually did pay for their NiL.
There is a simple fix to this whole entire NIL issue.
Not necessarily, just throwing out a number. Dedicated boosters can strive for it, but multi-billionaires won't be able to buy everyone they want at their colleges without competition.
How would you cap a phenom like Caitlyn Clark?
The only hope really is booster fatigue.
NIL stands for Name, Image, and Likeness. The courts ruled the NCAA can't take away a person's right to profit from his own Name, Image, and Likeness. NIL isn't supposed to be the feeding trough that it immediately transformed to. I've never seen any commercial entity using a kid's Name, Image, or Likeness. ("Hi! Famous Nutcase Here, When I trip somebody on the court, you can bet I'm wearing Poll Parrot's Long Toed Sneakers!") The people ponying up the money aren't even using the kid's Name, Image. or Likeness. Not a tee shirt. Not a mug. Not a tote. Nothing. ("Hey. C'mon on down to Ralph Spoilsport's Motors for our Sparks Will Fly RV Sale. Tell 'em the 3 minute man sent ya!")
Bring Marxism to college athletics and limit how much money these guys can make.
It hasn’t already?
They're going to have fix something, then. Make contracts that if broken, void playing time for players. It sounds harsh, but we really don't want to see some basketball junkie billionaire outbid every team if they want, removing any sort of competition.
I’d pay her to wear a paper bag over her head, yuck!
Here's what I believe you're missing.
Billionaire owners of pro sports teams reap in the profits of the teams.
I like this idea. It’s the only one that addresses the original exploitation issue without turning both players and boosters into tigers we’ve got by the tail.
Regional teams. Get schools out of the business.
The pros call it a salary cap and AFAIK, it's never been rebuked in court, probably because of a collective bargaining agreement. Nevertheless, apparently salaries can be capped.
Then they get a salary from the school plus NIL.
Yes they can in a CBA.
You obviously haven't been watching commercials then. Caleb Williams was in the Dr. Pepper Fansville commercials. Reed Sheppard did a commercial for some bank. Stores can now sell shirts and jerseys with active players names on them. I saw a couple of different Caitlyn Clark commercials. Just because you don't know where to look, doesn't mean they aren't using the players N, I & L. A lot of them schedule players to be at certain events, to sign autographs or things like that. I saw a billboard with some UK football Linemen on it somewhere.
Def the right answer. Good insight on the cap, I read this and my reaction was: "no brainer, wish I had thought of it first." I think the challenge will be to set a reasonable ceiling.
Where are their stats on this and how is it calculated.
Noble idea but something that would take 20 years to go through the courts and would most likely be a state by state thing and no state would want to give a competitive advantage to another state.
