NCAA loses Virginia colleges can now pay players directly via NIL

[Anonymous]

From what I'm reading it seems like in 1-2 years college sports might be completely different from what it's like today. Wow.

[Anonymous]

As long as public universities pay the athletes from private funds then I don't care what they do. If it's coming out of my tax money then I have a big problem with it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What does this have to do with soccer? Unless you are the top two or three female college players, this doesn't apply to you.

If the schools are paying football players directly, then they are going to have to pay female athletes an equal amount. Even if they don't pay directly, working with a collective (rather than the collective operating totally independently) may be enough to trigger title IX- we'll see what the contours are as this plays out, https://frontofficesports.com/new-lawsuit-could-decide-whether-nil-is-subject-to-title-ix/

As far as mens non revenue sports like soccer, expect cuts

Women's basketball and softball generate revenue. Volleyball too, I think.

Soccer notsomuch except maybe when there's a Mia Hamm type player.

Any sport that sells tickets generates revenue. Volleyball and softball do not turn a profit mostly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As long as public universities pay the athletes from private funds then I don't care what they do. If it's coming out of my tax money then I have a big problem with it.

Why is it OK to pay coaches but not players from tax dollars? The answer is to pay everyone or pay no one.

FYI UVA helped shape this bill. They want to get around paying players by paying collectives (which will be controlled by agents) who will then pay players.

[Anonymous]

UVA also said that they want to use the ticket sale revenue from spring scrimmages to fund NIL for players. You know kind of like a professional team would function but all the facilities and coaching would be paid for from tax dollars.

[Anonymous]

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ncaa-allows-schools-to-assist-nil-2911411/

This link has a little more info.

Currently players that do NIL deals have to report them to the school and NCAA or face potential fines and or penalties. What the Virginia law does is make it so NCAA can't require players to jump through any type of hoops regarding NIL deals. The also made it so colleges can pay players directly via NIL.

Other states are expected to enact the same type of laws. Once these are in place NCAA and colleges have no control over NIL money. In theory a player could represent a legal gambling entity if Virginia allowed it and there's nothing NCAA can do about it.

[Anonymous]

This only helps the super elite football and basketball players. Rivalries and basic loyalty are gone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This only helps the super elite football and basketball players. Rivalries and basic loyalty are gone.

Kind of like the PAC 12.

[Anonymous]

Universities essentially have semi-pro teams that they are somehow affiliated with. I don't think this happens anywhere else in the world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This only helps the super elite football and basketball players. Rivalries and basic loyalty are gone.

Many players in other sports are getting NIL deals. Not the same amount of money, sure, but deals in the tens of thousands of dollars is not unusual for a non-football/basketball player. Depends on the school and how forward-thinking it is.