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[Million$Mullet]

Court will knock that down. Restricting ability to earn a living.

I think they already ruled it unconstitutional.

[ZoomZoom]

I think they already ruled it unconstitutional.

Glad I’m not the only one paying attention…lol.

[Duggie35]

I think they already ruled it unconstitutional.

So if the courts are saying it’s unconstitutional to restrict their ability to earn a living, doesn’t that eliminate them from being “student athletes” but professional athletes “earning a living” instead?
If that’s the case, they should be made to sign legitimate contracts that specifically detail what is and what is not required for them to get paid. Let’s use the NFL model and add salary caps, etc. The NCAA is no longer a useful organization, its time to come clean and admit that college football and basketball (others to follow) are now professional minor league franchises.

[CrazyCajun]

So if the courts are saying it’s unconstitutional to restrict their ability to earn a living, doesn’t that eliminate them from being “student athletes” but professional athletes “earning a living” instead?
If that’s the case, they should be made to sign legitimate contracts that specifically detail what is and what is not required for them to get paid. Let’s use the NFL model and add salary caps, etc. The NCAA is no longer a useful organization, its time to come clean and admit that college football and basketball (others to follow) are now professional minor league franchises.

But it’s not a contract like a pro player, it would be the same thing as saying pro players can’t get paid through endorsement deals. Or at least that was the original intent of NIL.

[R1Letterman]

But it’s not a contract like a pro player, it would be the same thing as saying pro players can’t get paid through endorsement deals.

Great point. They are paid (and unrestricted) via endorsement deals, not for playing. Ergo their name, image and likeness cant be restricted but their playing could be

[Esqueleto]

But it’s not a contract like a pro player, it would be the same thing as saying pro players can’t get paid through endorsement deals. Or at least that was the original intent of NIL.

Intent ain't is. It's ____ing pay for play, plain and simple. S h i t stinks

[Big Buds]

If fans of G5 teams would embrace it realistically for what it is, like it or not, we'd all be happier.
The sooner the BIG and SEC break away, the better off everyone else will be.

I’m actually starting to fall into this camp. Can’t believe I am saying this.

[Turbine]

I think they already ruled it unconstitutional.

No compete clauses are legal.

Sign em.

[CrazyCajun]

Intent ain't is. It's ____ing pay for play, plain and simple. S h i t stinks

But it’s not the university paying them, which would make them employees and require a players union. It’s collectives gathering money from donors. Things would actually be more controllable if they became employees of universities, because they could then be traded and schools could be compensated for losing guys, like the pros.

[Esqueleto]

But it’s not the university paying them, which would make them employees and require a players union. It’s collectives gathering money from donors. Things would actually be more controllable if they became employees of universities, because they could then be traded and schools could be compensated for losing guys, like the pros.

It is ABSOLUTELY UNIVERSITY by proxy