This is the first step of this whole freaking mess falling apart. I'm betting $$$ this NIL/ $2 million players BS will fall apart within 3-4 years or less.

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This is the first step of this whole freaking mess falling apart. I'm betting $$$ this NIL/ $2 million players BS will fall apart within 3-4 years or less.

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I'd bet against that.

I don't disagree about the impetus. But fact remains all the NIL being allowed when it was was because of the legislation. It was not a "Supreme Court case"

I'm talking crap, I know. I mean, right now players are making more than the NFL minimum of $840,000. Not all, but a bunch are. Going forward what players are being paid will only be going up. It's bull s**t and stupid. If Cody Campbell wants to sell his company to generate NIL $$$ let him. The "structure" in place is not sustainable and will collapse.

there really is no structure, which I don't think anyone thinks is sustainable. thats why you have all the commissioners and school presidents begging for help from congress.

but some players making millions isn't going away.

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monarch said:

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This is the first step of this whole freaking mess falling apart. I'm betting $$$ this NIL/ $2 million players BS will fall apart within 3-4 years or less.

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I'd bet against that.

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Agree. There are way too many adolescent billionaires that love to see their university winning games to stop now.

There aren't enough Troy Aikmans.

even if all the "Adolescent billionaires" stop funding NIL, the MMR deals and revenue sharing will still get some players millions of dollars.

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How does this impact football associated with Texas A&M?

I dont watch minor league football. I only watch the team associated with Texas A&M.

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This specific case doesn't directly affect us, but was called out as something that could affect us in the future.

You don't watch "minor league football"... well, if you watch "the team associated with Texas A&M" - you are watching minor league football. It's all pay for play now.

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I don't disagree about the impetus. But fact remains all the NIL being allowed when it was was because of the legislation. It was not a "Supreme Court case"

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If not for O'Bannon (and Alston), California wouldn't have even proposed that legislation, much less passed it. They saw the inevitable outcome of the litigation side and were trying to put their schools at an early advantage by requiring NIL and essentially, by extension, pay for play in California. Then everyone else hopped on board to not be at a disadvantage. None of it happens without O'Bannon's ruling on the violation of antitrust laws, though. If the court had ruled against O'Bannon or Alston, California's legislation would likely have never been proposed or passed. NIL as we know it is a direct result of O'Bannon (and Alston).

On top of NIL, the NCAA has lost at every turn regarding transfer eligibility, residency requirements, and years of eligibility because of the precedent established by O'Bannon and Alston on antitrust violations and limiting competitiveness and access. They've been put into a position where they can't really do much of anything to regulate player compensation, transfers, or eligibility beyond requiring them to take classes and be enrolled at a school because they will undoubtedly lose any lawsuit. They're at a point where decisions are being made in that framework, and they're trying to avoid anything that sets further precedent eroding what little authority they have left when it comes to eligibility and compensation. It is the courts that have established the tight framework they have to operate in, not the state legislatures.

O'Bannon currently works at a Mercedes dealership in Las Vegas, at least the last time I checked he did. I think he is the Sales Manager at the dealership. In the past he has been a basketball coach at a school in the Vegas area and has also offered lessons to high school and college players and has offered instructional camps too. He obtained his BS in History at UNLV and at UCLA. Currently married with three kids I think. The point of all this is did he ever get compensated for his efforts regarding NIL? Not that I can see. Oh yes in addition to playing in the NBA, he played in Mexico, all over Europe for various club teams and also in the Far East playing on numerous championship winning teams. The guy is/was a hell of a player.

He did, but not like current players. I think he got about $15,000 out of the eventual settlement, but the lawsuit was more about establishing the right to NIL and breaking the NCAA's grip.

Case settled! No real surprise

The settlement between Duke and Darian Mensah paves the way for his expected transfer to Miami, per sources. That'd been his expected destination since he entered the NCAA transfer portal.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 27, 2026

So what we have here is a QB that Miami tampered with to snatch from Duke, who Duke tampered with to snatch from Tulane. Said QB is represented by the staid and venerable agency / legal firm "Young Money APAA Sports", who issues a press release today that looks like it was written by AI.

Does that about cover it?

And Cristobal doesn't like the way The U and its fanbase is perceived nationally? Gosh, I wonder why.

Schools will do anything it takes these days. sips getting a retroactive redshirt for olineman they just signed. Old rules simply don't apply anymore.

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Well that's a new development!