They won't be able to stop people from giving kids NIL money. That cat is out of the bag, as they say.

Did they tell you at this Tech event that the motto is "What happens here changes… Well really nothing".

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Why are there scholarships if they are getting paid?

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Ding ding ding

This is the way. If you take NIL Money your scholarship needs to be given to someone else. Athletes at A&M are getting close to $100k a year in in kind compensation via scholarships, food, room and board, counseling and medical care.

Not sure how on earth we got here.

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you take NIL Money your scholarship needs to be given to someone else.

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Why? Because it would make you feel better?

There's no legal or logical basis for such a rule.

The House agreement targets 50% of revenue between scholarships and payments for school and conference use of student-athlete NIL. It does not impede traditional scholarships for all sports but includes a look back payment of over $2 billion for anti-trust hilarious back to 2016.

Trying to shut down scholarships is just proving that shamateurism created a false narrative to cover for bully cartel-style trust-style monopoly behavior.

For those complaining you sound envious…

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Why are there scholarships if they are getting paid?

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Ding ding ding

This is the way. If you take NIL Money your scholarship needs to be given to someone else. Athletes at A&M are getting close to $100k a year in in kind compensation via scholarships, food, room and board, counseling and medical care.

Not sure how on earth we got here.

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Tuition is about $10k per year. Board is about $10k. Food is probably $5k. So that's $25k total per year combined for food, housing, and tuition. Not sure how the rest of your stuff adds up to another $75k on top of that to equal $100k.

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Who is capping NIL payments? They just have to fit with the rest of the market. They have to EARN their NIL. Collectives just can start paying whoever. It has to be a legit NIL deal. So Nike can offer an NIL deal to a kid. If XOM decides they want to pay more, they can.

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Legit NIL earnings might happen on top of the $22 million salary-cap instead, no? Seriously doubt they require everyone to have legit NIL deals or few teams could raise $22 million. Then again, rich alumni could manipulate NIL deals linked to a company, as to pay the player double what he'd be earning from an NIL collective.

So maybe it is best to cap the legit NIL into a salary-cap if possible. Someone will always be trying to pay more than their rival.

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Who will govern this? The NCAA still?

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ESPN will be in charge of it and will let tu have oversight.

In other news, it seems the ED no longer has its memo regarding Title IX impacts on NIL on its website. https://t.co/CWQlV11MKr pic.twitter.com/HMG2AGOtdW

— Katie Davis (@KatieDavisCPA) February 11, 2025

Update:

Trump administration Education Department announces it has rescinded Fact Sheet guidance regarding NIL compensation and Title IX that was issued in final days of Biden administration. pic.twitter.com/ttLnFZcsLG

— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) February 12, 2025

Title IX interpretations requiring equal distribution of funds to male and female battles will be litigated. Just a matter of time.

I have heard there will still be collectives but their role will be diminished since schools will be paying players directly.

The collectives likely have to solicit deals for students rather than collecting funds to give away. But the notion there will be zero external NIL is not likely to end up true.

It would just go back to bagmen....lol

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This seems egregiously unconstitutional and ripe for courts to throw out. This isn't the NFL with a union and a collective bargaining agreement.

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It is completely constitutional. What its problem is would be antitrust law. The union that the NFL has keeps antitrust law from punishing the NFL.

House has its first hearing

WATCH: Chairman @RepGusBilirakis gavels in today's CMT Hearing on NIL's impact on college athletics.

We must put an end to the uncertainty created by a patchwork of state laws so that student athletes have the stability they need. pic.twitter.com/jJR4y2teL9

— Energy and Commerce Committee (@HouseCommerce) March 4, 2025

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The NCAA has agreed to permanently drop its rule prohibiting athletes from negotiating the terms of name, image and likeness payments until after they enroll in school.

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House has its first hearing

WATCH: Chairman @RepGusBilirakis gavels in today's CMT Hearing on NIL's impact on college athletics.

We must put an end to the uncertainty created by a patchwork of state laws so that student athletes have the stability they need. pic.twitter.com/jJR4y2teL9

— Energy and Commerce Committee (@HouseCommerce) March 4, 2025

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Stupid. NCAA needs a collective bargaining agreement not a concession…

LOL at a GOP chair wanting the feds to supersede state law regarding college football.

Who the F needs the democrat party?

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LOL at a GOP chair wanting the feds to supersede state law regarding college football.

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the states want them to.

federal government involvement is never ideal, but in this situation there is no other option given the antitrust laws in place and lawsuits pummeling the schools/NCAA.

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the states want them to.

federal government involvement is never ideal, but in this situation there is no other option given the antitrust laws in place and lawsuits pummeling the schools/NCAA.

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yep, absolutely no way to play football without Congress voting on it. Cant be done.

Need government to save us from unregulated college football or else its anarchy.

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yep, absolutely no way to play football without Congress voting on it. Cant be done.

Need government to save us from unregulated college football or else its anarchy.

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if you would like to discuss without creating strawmen, let me know.


the current path of college football with unlimited transfers and no NIL controls is not sustainable. everyone involved knows that.

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No CBA then continuing, high risk anti-trust suits. Shamateurism is over.

The courtroom hearing for the House v. NCAA class action settlement is mostly complete. So far, Judge Wilken seems likely to approve the settlement, though she might demand current athletes not lose roster spots. @DanielLibit and I have highlights so far: https://t.co/xCeVFz8L7M.

— Michael McCann (@McCannSportsLaw) April 7, 2025

League commissioners pushing Congress to codify the House settlement.

Greg Sankey said leaders must “keep pushing” for federal legislation and said the “downstream effects” of employment would be “substantial.”

Tony Petitti said “access” and other benefits for athletes would “go down” in an employment model.

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) April 9, 2025

The ability to hide the money is now just easier to hide. A kid getting a mil was hard to keep under wraps. Now he can point to legitimate NIL to give cover for non-legitimate money. Money will not be slowing down under a weakened NCAA imo.

The Deloitte commission likely will try to regulate overall external NIL as another cap. But their job is to make sure it has a business purpose that is legitimate notionally for marketing.

In reality having an highly visible athlete speak at a board meeting or banquet has real value but isn't traditional marketing. Interested to see what Deloitte comes up with. Their real job is defend the NCAA from getting its hands dirty and causing more antitrust decisions…

The NCAA DI Board of Directors is poised to vote today to eliminate 150+ NCAA rules, sources tell @YahooSports. It is contingent on House settlement approval.

Many are long-standing restrictions related to amateurism. The NCAA rulebook, notoriously large, is getting a trim.

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) April 21, 2025

They misspelled shamateurism…this system has endured hypocrisy and corruption since it was created as, wait for it, "legislation."

Not so fast my friend

The NCAA’s $2.8B settlement just hit a delay. Why? A federal judge halted it over new roster limits that could cut thousands of athlete spots—especially walk-ons and Olympic sports. Judge said current athletes shouldn’t pay the price for the NCAA’s poor planning. They got 14 days… pic.twitter.com/dnO9mhkyz4

— Steven Harris #93 (@FAMOGANG365) April 24, 2025

It needs to go to trial. The settlement favors the NCAA and former student athletes were satisfied with any payout and current students had little say. Olivia Dunne also filed a brief noting it created a new monopoly and the goal was for the NCAA to foreclose meaningful discussions with non-revenue sports student athletes (she is an influencer that has substantial NIL and likely is more valuable than some football and basketball stars.

Most likely the NCAA will give up more if it goes up trial so they are on the clock to allow grandfathering current walk-in's as additional roster spots. Since all roster spots can receive scholarships the NCAA opposes doing that (it has a competitive impact, too, since it allows schools to warehouse developing talent.)

A CBA that has a four year term is the more natural way you gain an anti-trust exemption short of congressional action. Congress has zero time to solve this before July 1 when the fall sports are in effect kicked off with student athletes start entering summer school.

Keep in mind the back pay is the heart of the $2.8 billion. The $20.1 and escalating forward revenue sharing or more accurately an internal Name, Image, and Likeness payment that combined with grants in aid are designed to take down approximately 50% of money sports revenue that the more prominent colleges receive.

The Ivies are opting out of this additional payment and are beginning participation in FCS playoffs this year.

Trigger warning for greg

NEWS: Donald Trump is planning to make a Presidential Commission to study college sports, @RossDellenger reports📚https://t.co/6qk4GsPkw6 pic.twitter.com/pVMYrYqA6z

— On3 (@On3sports) May 7, 2025

This doesn't make it better.

The rules won't be applied equally and the haves… even the pretend haves like tu will get special treatment.

What this commission will do is provide insight from people actually in the industry regarding the best governance moving forward. Legislation is coming, and I'd rather have Congress getting help from this commission than not.

Saban and tceh nil guy Cody Campbell set to co-chair.

Sounds like Campbell is angling to get Tech realigned with us and sip.

The other co-chair of the commission on college sports will be Texas Tech chairman Cody Campbell.

He recently expressed his views on fixing college sports.

-antitrust exemption
-preempt state NIL laws
-no employment
-allow schools to pool media rights
-reorganize conferences https://t.co/c5VHg8dGWL pic.twitter.com/1yPsRui5xI

— Mit Winter (@WinterSportsLaw) May 8, 2025