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Not true, any of it!
IT would collapse a 7 billion dollar market, no one wants to do that!
Wait a minute, Is that what you want?
You compared them to young pro golfers. Those guys earned their way on the pro tour by winning and beating other pros. Let these guys go pro and earn all they want and or can. Let’s see what their worth really is. You and I both know it’s not much at 18 years old. Do away with the 3 year rule and let them get paid all of their worth. Not some boosters trying to buy rankings and a program.
Oh the players were very much compensated. You just think they weren't compensated enough.
And in the NFL the only compensation is money. It might be the same sport, but it's an apples and oranges comparison. But it appears that gap is closing...
Collapse what? Most of the top 300 would end up going to school because they would not get paid or even drafted in a pro market. That’s the way to fix it. Allow anyone to go pro anytime and earn all you want.
Has it?
^ and that's a genuine question. Not being a smart aleck. How much has NIL impacted women's sports and the non-revenue men's sports?
When NIL first came out, some good looking female athletes were making some big money. Any adult female can sell themselves online (another debate for another time). Add in the notoriety of being a successful athlete, and yeah they cashed in. I have no idea how it compares right now though.
No.
there’s levels to this. None of these kids are making a pro salary in the same way. Much like there aren’t any phenom golfers making Tiger Woods money.
but they can make an amount through sponsorships that is equitable to their skill level. Not sure why you’re so mad about that or not seeing it.
some kids could go pro now and make millions. Most kids are good enough to get some NIL deals and help themselves and their families.
the more you keep arguing against it the more pollyanna-ish you sound at best, communist/socialist at worst.
Compensated from like boosters you mean? Or only scholarship and room and board? Might wanna check the history on that one bud.
I believe the real problem is what I think of as “faux NIL”—such as boosters pooling money to create NIL payouts to buy recruits—as opposed to players making money off of consumer market driven sales of apparel, autographs, etc. and economics-driven spokesman revenues from advertisers.
There seem to be many strawman arguments being advanced on all sides—such as the hypothetical G league stuff. I don’t tend toward either/any extreme in this debate.
Ultimately, I believe it is fair and appropriate for players to make money from their name recognition. However, hopefully, minds greater than mine can devise a set of rules and structures that prevent practices which pervert the system—such as undue manipulation by wealthy boosters and booster groups.
yes
It’s funny how you like to end with personal jabs. I can promise you I am more Anti communist socialist than anyone around here. If you want to make it a true open market then make it. They haven’t earned anything and they’re only banking off some arbitrary ranking and boosters and the brand that’s already there. Give them a scholarship, give them some money, earn some on true NIL maybe. The rest let them go pro and get paid all that they’re worth.
Where’s the personal jab? I said at worst…you inferred incorrectly I guess.
Seems like these guys are getting what the free market will allow. So it leads me to question how anti-communist you really are.
Scholarships, room, and board have monetary value. Quite a bit. Not to mention the facilities, training, and medical they have access to. I'm not sure what you mean about checking out the history?
It bugs me when people approach this argument like the athletes got nothing and were completely taken advantage of. That isn't remotely true.
Great. Thanks