Trump wants to change/limit NIL.

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I think a big aspect of the House settlement that isn't getting as much attention is that all NIL deals (third party or anything) will have to pass through and be approved by a clearinghouse organization, going forward.

Meaning (this is me as a non-legal person making a guess) that the athlete needs to actually perform legitimate actions and/or there needs to be a legitimate business use of the athlete's NIL taking place. Not simply "here's a bag of cash, and that's legal now because it's 'NIL'".

I'm not saying that that's what DTA was doing. I think they've been a do it the right way organization from day 1. But I do think some other "collective" organizations might have to figure some things out, once the House settlement is approved and implemented.

I would be curious to get DTA's take on that, and how they will ensure that the NIL deals they sign with Gopher athletes will pass muster to be cleared by the clearinghouse as "legit" NIL deals.


Here's an article that talks about this from Texas's perspective:

sports.yahoo.com

Texas Sends Strong Message on Report Claiming Roster Costs $40 Million

Texas responded to the claim that they spent $40 million on their roster.
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Texas Athletic Director Chris Del Conte has acknowledged the financial commitment required to maintain a competitive roster but insists that the program is not recklessly throwing money at players. Instead, he has emphasized a long-term strategy that includes phasing out reliance on NIL collectives in favor of direct revenue-sharing agreements.
 
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I like the concept that Saban stated,

“the coach didn't propose eliminating NIL but instead "reforming" it to address an allegedly uneven playing field.”

But I don’t know how you are going to do it with the way some of the courts have ruled. Maybe a cap so that teams can only have so many guys making big money? Love to see it level out and bring college football (and other sports) back more to what it was rather than this constant every year is free agency madness. Something has to change though to preserve the sport.
 






Gophers1992 said:
Maybe I’m alone but the thought of the government putting a cap on how much income someone can earn doesn’t sit well with me.
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I remember when there was a party that strongly opposed such ideas.

And still does when it's a different kind of person (older, whiter, owner vs. younger, blacker, employee/student) earning the high income.
 



Gophers1992 said:
Maybe I’m alone but the thought of the government putting a cap on how much income someone can earn doesn’t sit well with me.
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Not exactly the same point, but your thoughts on the NFL/NBA salary caps?

I think they make the product vastly superior to pro leagues that don't have them.
 

Trump just said he wants to limit some groups pay. What does that tell us?
 

I've always had a great amount of respect for Saban as a coach, but his caterwauling about NIL and the transfer portal has taken him down a notch for me. I'm way old. I don't really like NIL or the transfer portal, but they are here and getting that horse back in the barn will be extremely difficult.

I think fmlizard makes a good point in a somewhat oblique way, but for many of the kids benefitting from NIL, that's going to be their payday.

What I find ironic in all of this is that the NCAA could have gotten in front of this years ago and created a system for reimbursing athletes in addition to their scholarships instead of clinging to an archaic framework of rules. Things have become outrageous, but I don't blame the athletes for that.
 

GopherGrit said:
Not exactly the same point, but your thoughts on the NFL/NBA salary caps?

I think they make the product vastly superior to pro leagues that don't have them.
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Not a fan of the idea of them but at least those are collectively bargained and agreed upon and not government imposed.
 



GopherGrit said:
Not exactly the same point, but your thoughts on the NFL/NBA salary caps?

I think they make the product vastly superior to pro leagues that don't have them.
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Even with the salary caps, top NFL and NBA players are making just as much if not more than MLB players. Individually, the caps haven't had that much of an effect.
 

GopherGrit said:
Not exactly the same point, but your thoughts on the NFL/NBA salary caps?

I think they make the product vastly superior to pro leagues that don't have them.
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If colleges had unions and CBAs then we wouldn't be in this mess.
 

GophersInIowa said:
Even with the salary caps, top NFL and NBA players are making just as much if not more than MLB players. Individually, the caps haven't had that much of an effect.
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This is what the Supreme Court said in Alstad, benefits keep rising even with the so-called restrictions. Therefore, those restrictions were only intended to distract the students from the reality. More money keeps pouring in. In every major league sport the revenue keeps getting larger, not smaller. It grows with the economy. Why anyone would want to agree to halting growth is beyond my comprehension. If the money is there, let the negotiations begin.
 

ShushPush said:
This is what the Supreme Court said in Alstad, benefits keep rising even with the so-called restrictions. Therefore, those restrictions were only intended to distract the students from the reality. More money keeps pouring in. In every major league sport the revenue keeps getting larger, not smaller. It grows with the economy. Why anyone would want to agree to halting growth is beyond my comprehension. If the money is there, let the negotiations begin.
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The idea of a salary cap is to spread the talent around more.

The current situation is out of control IMO. Something needs to change.
 

Gophers1992 said:
Not a fan of the idea of them but at least those are collectively bargained and agreed upon and not government imposed.
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Would you be OK with the Exec Order if it said something as simple as "Student-athletes at NCAA member institutions have the right to collectively bargain with the NCAA for revenue sharing and similar benefits, without being required to be employees of the schools" and left it at that?

Then the athletes could bargain the amount of the cap, without it being mandated?
 

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