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

[sflbuck]

This is just my first level of thought on it, could be important details I am missing but here is how I'd set my League up

Thanks, I spent the last several years of my career negotiating multi million dollar agreements for a Fortune 500 company, so my thoughts immediately go to contract complexity (it's also why I find this stuff interesting in retirement). A football only, 30 school league certainly makes that doable.

And I have to admit, there is an elegance to it that I really like. But it is a very radical change from the current status quo which will make getting there difficult.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Thanks, I spend the last several years of my career negotiating multi million dollar agreements for a Fortune 500 company, so my thoughts immediately to contract complexity (it's also why I find this stuff interesting in retirement). A football only, 30 school league certainly makes that doable.

And I have to admit, there is an elegance to it that I really like. But it is a very radical change from the current status quo which will make getting there difficult.

I think Kentucky(?) already did something where the athletic department is now an LLC?

As far as the radical shift, I think the catalyst will simply be the old model simply gets unsustainable. Too much NIL money demand, not enough ROI, the current attempt at a control structure gets defeated in court, some combination of the two, who knows?

I am pretty confident that total open and free market never lasts. I'd be willing to make a big bet on that.

 

[pnuts34]

Thanks, I spent the last several years of my career negotiating multi million dollar agreements for a Fortune 500 company, so my thoughts immediately go to contract complexity (it's also why I find this stuff interesting in retirement). A football only, 30 school league certainly makes that doable.

And I have to admit, there is an elegance to it that I really like. But it is a very radical change from the current status quo which will make getting there difficult.

I think Kentucky(?) already did something where the athletic department is now an LLC?

As far as the radical shift, I think the catalyst will simply be the old model simply gets unsustainable. Too much NIL money demand, not enough ROI, the current attempt at a control structure gets defeated in court, some combination of the two, who knows?

I am pretty confident that total open and free market never lasts. I'd be willing to make a big bet on that.

I really was intrigued by this convo, but wanted to keep the 2026 recruiting thread about the 2026 recruits. And you guys were providing some deep info regarding CFB restructuring along with NIL and revenue sharing. Figured it'd be more pertinent to continue in this thread