(01-30-2024 07:10 AM)SeñorTiger Wrote: (01-30-2024 06:47 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote: (01-30-2024 12:09 AM)former guest Wrote: (01-29-2024 11:16 PM)mapdude Wrote: Also, I'm curious about NIL deals. Are they for a set length of time? Are they guaranteed? Can they be rescinded or canceled by either party at will? Are they lump sum deals or spread out over a length of time?
I would imagine that there could be repercussions for not paying out what was promised to a kid because his performance was not up to expectations.
I believe that would fall under the term "pay-for-play", which is expressly against the rules (as loose as they are). Do that and the NCAA won't be kind to your school.
The school doesn’t pay… the collective does; & they can put whatever they want into an agreement.
FSU just got hit pretty hard because a booster was doing pay for play. Any paying entity can have terms that are expressly pay for play. Now, everybody knows that is effectively the case but it cannot be expressly defined or stated.
Using a 3rd party to get around a regulation isn't anything new, and has been seen as a crime depending on the origin of the regulation.
NIL collectives are just shell companies used to hide direct payments.
The court really screwed the pooch when it comes to sports.
When going by the letter of the law there isn't a sports league or group out there that isn't in violation of the current interpretation of the anti trust laws.
The first thing to go would be player drafts.
Then caps would soon follow.
Imagine if all players coming out of college or even high school were free to sign with any team and there was no limits as to how much teams could spend.
Teams such as the Grizzlies would be relegated to permanent door mat status, if they even existed.
Cities such as NY, Chicago, and LA would have three or more teams.
Do you think a historic franchise such as the Packers would be able to even survive in such a chaotic world?
The wisest words ever written comes from
Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2.
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"