Those multibillions come from TV $$$$ not rich alumni. I would be OK if those TV $$$ trickled down to players in an equitable way rather than alumni coaxing players to come play at $1mm per pop. At that point it is a pro league w/o a salary cap which the League has.
To me, the $$$ you are quoting as a "multibillion dollar sport" CONTINUES…
Those multibillions come from TV $$$$ not rich alumni. I would be OK if those TV $$$ trickled down to players in an equitable way rather than alumni coaxing players to come play at $1mm per pop. At that point it is a pro league w/o a salary cap which the League has.
To me, the $$$ you are quoting as a "multibillion dollar sport" CONTINUES to go to the wrong peeps. So, it is up to alumni to out bid each other and use money that is not included in your "multibillion dollar" pool of resources. We all know schools like Cal (really a majority of schools > 90%) will not have alumni willing to pay $1mm NILs. Heck, I bet very few here at W4C contribute to the football team!!
I'm all for players getting "paid" out of the NCAA's pool of money. Else, it is the same problem which NIL was "supposed" to solve: i.e. players should benefit from their play and get a portion of the $$$ they GENERATE (TV, uniform deals, etc). The current system doesn't do that. Only fanatics in the SEC will benefit and the rest of the teams nationwide have no chance to compete against that.
Those multibillions come from TV $$$$ not rich alumni. I would be OK if those TV $$$ trickled down to players in an equitable way rather than alumni coaxing players to come play at $1mm per pop. At that point it is a pro league w/o a salary cap which the League has.
To me, the $$$ you are quoting as a "multibillion dollar sport" CONTINUES to go to the wrong peeps. So, it is up to alumni to out bid each other and use money that is not included in your "multibillion dollar" pool of resources. We all know schools like Cal (really a majority of schools > 90%) will not have alumni willing to pay $1mm NILs. Heck, I bet very few here at W4C contribute to the football team!!
I'm all for players getting "paid" out of the NCAA's pool of money. Else, it is the same problem which NIL was "supposed" to solve: i.e. players should benefit from their play and get a portion of the $$$ they GENERATE (TV, uniform deals, etc). The current system doesn't do that. Only fanatics in the SEC will benefit and the rest of the teams nationwide have no chance to compete against that.