Texas Governor signs law to allow Texas college athletes the freedom to secure representation & get paid for use of their name, image…

[MplsGopher]

Do you really think the Wake Forests and Virginia, and even our beloved Gophs, and similar programs, would want to get involved in that arms race of a league?

Huh? They already are. They have been. They will continue to be.

Why did we just spend $160M on the Athlete's Village? For s__ts and giggles? They did it to try to keep up with the Joneses in the Big Ten -- and also because being in the Big Ten gives them that money to spend.

Yes, of course, Minnesota will choose to stay with the Big Ten, and not join the Mountain West and MAC.

There really is no argument to be had, in that regard.

 

[MplsGopher]

I just don't see all the schools wanting to embrace having these players as employees. Far more issues once you "employ" someone formally.

That is another ball of wax. We'll get to that when/if we get to it.

The thread OP is about a Texas law in regards to hiring an agent to handle your NIL deals. That's not being an employee of the school.

 

[Wally]

I don't understand why they are powerless. People are agreeing to be a part of the NCAA, are they not? If the schools voluntarily agree to play by the rules of not paying the athletes, with the penalty of being kicked out of the NCAA for breaking said rule, what's illegal about that? Unless the implication is that schools will leave the NCAA?

I would say there is collusion with the NFL as the only real way to make $$ as a football player is to sacrafice your body for 3 years in college, its rediculous.

 

[Some guy]

I would say there is collusion with the NFL as the only real way to make $$ as a football player is to sacrafice your body for 3 years in college, its rediculous.

“I would say there is collusion” is a long way away from the proof of collusion you’d need in a lawsuit

 

[MplsGopher]

I would say there is collusion with the NFL as the only real way to make $$ as a football player is to sacrafice your body for 3 years in college, its rediculous.

If you mean it's ridiculous that top players at top programs don't get paid anything, then I could possibly agree.

I don't see anything ridiculous on principle about the NFL using major college football as a defacto farm/development league. Each side gets major benefits out of it. The huge thing being: it makes people actually care about the minor league, if you attach university brands to the team instead of just being minor league teams.

Do any of the MLB, NHL, or NBA minor leagues get nearly anywhere close as much interest and TV viewership as major college football?