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Should semipro/college players be paid, or allowed to sell their stuff? (NIL and Revenue Sharing)

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Granting college athletes the right to market their own name, image and likeness is now a full-fledged political issue, thanks largely to the state of California. And, despite the rhetoric you hear in large pockets of the country about California politicians, it seems most Americans agree with them.

Poll: 60 percent of adults think college athletes should profit from name, image and likeness

Seton Hall University released a poll on Thursday that found 60 percent of the 714 American adults polled agreed that college athletes should be allowed to market their own names, compared to only 32 percent opposed. Those numbers are in stark contrast to similar polls from recent years. In 2013, 71 percent of poll respondents felt a scholarship was sufficient compensation for college athletes, and 60 percent still felt that way as recently as 2017.

Two years later, public opinion was perfectly flipped.

Unsurprisingly, the numbers broke sharply among age lines. Eighty percent of respondents between 18 and 29 years old sided with college athletes, while only 50 percent among those 60 and over did.

In a number that would likely receive 100 percent report among both the state lawmakers trying to overthrow the NCAA’s business model and the NCAA administrators themselves, 59 percent of respondents believed the NCAA should run the process, not state governments.

Entire article: https://collegefootballtalk.nbcspor...s-should-profit-from-name-image-and-likeness/
 
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Jaxbuck said:
No they aren't but then again those handshakes paying tips for personal services rendered aren't done for real money nor is there a contract in place to assure Johnny Gun he will receive what you promised him.

Bottom line is that you aren't likely going to be able to compete for the top talent by running it like a small business.There are hundreds of millions of dollars at play here for a school like OSU. You think they are going to fuck around with small time operators when it comes to procuring the talent required to put a product on the field that drives that kind of revenue?

Look at the pot business since it's been legalized. Legit, shrewd business people run operations at scale. The neighborhood stoner didn't last 5 minutes once it went above board.

2MM top line businesses aren't going to be throwing 200K at a football player because they think it's cool unless that endorsement actually brings them back more than 200K for doing the ad. If they do, they won't be in business long because that's 200K they now do not have for their other needs.
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Not sure what is considered real serious money but I can say that there are frequently $500 handshakes. With a 4-some that is $2000. And I young man might unload bags into fellas trunks for 16 people.
 
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lvbuckeye said:
She made $355,000 at the 2016 Olympics.
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True, but that is separate from the discussion of endorsements and use of likenesses; she (and others including Kyle Snyder) was allowed to receive cash awards as part of an NCAA exception for Olympic medal winners. It has been estimated she forfeited about $5M/year in potential endorsements while continuing to swim as an amateur for Stanford the next two years.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
I was thinking that they would charge for "the rides". Here's what already goes on at Texas A & M:





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They're going to a whorehouse, but the homoeroticism is off the charts.
Nothing is more Aggy :rofl:

Kinda reminds me of 7 brides / 7 brothers... most joyous wholesome movie about rape, stockholm syndrome, and marry-your-rapist laws that could ever exist.
 
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zincfinger said:
Yes, but you're citing NCAA rules when the bill in question is explicitly intended to override NCAA rules (see below). And we're not talking about a bite of food at a party, we're talking about cash payments for endorsement, use of name, or use of likeness, which would be pretty easy to arrange whether one is a booster or not.

SEC. 2.
Section 67456 is added to the Education Code, to read:


67456.
(a) (1) A postsecondary educational institution shall not uphold any rule, requirement, standard, or other limitation that prevents a student of that institution participating in intercollegiate athletics from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student’s name, image, or likeness. Earning compensation from the use of a student’s name, image, or likeness shall not affect the student’s scholarship eligibility.
(2) An athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics, including, but not limited to, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, shall not prevent a student of a postsecondary educational institution participating in intercollegiate athletics from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student’s name, image, or likeness.
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Seems with this wording it will be difficult to put a cap on the dollar amount. All for paying players but there needs to be a salary cap, which school will be the 90s yankees?
 
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