Not all big schools are paying the BIG money. They should have capped NIL. The dummies are paying more than the NFL minimum...

Pissed off FSU fans and a smart person are making them bank for NIL. Here's the link to a website to see how ANY FAN can donate...

FSU: The Battles End

Technically; the schools are not paying the NIL contracts. All outside sources/collectives which no one has control over; so there is no way to cap it under the current environment.

Yep. Glad I got to see CFB back when it was worth a damn.

It doesn't seem to be working for Texas A&M.

I think the next step the NCAA does is figure out a way to cap it and spread the money around a little bit.

And pocket “their” share

They have no control of it; they are private contracts. The courts have deemed you can't limit an individuals ability to profit of their own NIL.
Now if the players become employees ??

NCAA is like our government. Created a monster and still wants control.

Pissed off FSU fans and a smart person are making them bank for NIL. Here's the link to a website to see how ANY FAN can donate...

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Anyone can donate to any collective: https://www.yea-alabama.com/

I didn’t realize Alabama had that in place. I knew Auburn did, they actively solicit donations. I guess Alabama is behind the 8 ball when it comes to NIL. They have relied on the Saban factor and now will have to catch up. It won’t take long. Don’t kid yourself, Alabama and Auburn both have heavy hitter money alumni

Don't blame the NCAA for the NIL. They fought it and the courts ruled against them. Blame the courts, but then who is to say that a kid can't make money on his own talent? Somewhere there is a happy medium and I'm sure people a lot smarter than me are working on it.

My solution would be something like allowing the schools to pay players but have a cap. No NIL. If you want to go the NIL route then you won't be part of the NCAA. Allow a minor league NFL system for the kids that want to go that way instead of school.

I think they will figure out a way. I have no clue what that way is.

BTW…..FSU just got hit with 2 year probation because of NIL misconduct. They are the first to run afoul of NCAA NIL law

Give it time, I'm sure they'll figure it out. Then again, who the hell wants to go to a school with all male cheerleaders.

People got to understand these players don't have a nil without the school. Whose paying a $500k for running back at troy. It's because of the fans at these schools that they get to be big time. It's horse crap that it has anything to do with the players. And I can prove it. Bama looks like the Mexican border with players leaving. Is any bammer becoming a texas am fan because the bammer went there. How many bammers are gonna donate to fsu because they just stole half your team.....the answer zero. The school does have some right to make money of these players, because without the school they are nothing!!! And this ain't a shot at the row tiders it's all big time schools

This makes sense to me. Every school gets up to $X. In order to really allow parity, let a collective be run through the schools to make up any deficits for schools that cannot afford that $X figure. I also think every athlete should get something, so set a minimum. Not just football, but all sports. Let the schools decide what sport they want to be good at… and how exactly they want to distribute.

Anyone can donate to any collective: https://www.yea-alabama.com/
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The difference is their fans knew about know about it…

Not behind; at all

https://rolltide.com/news/2023/9/22/alabama-athletics-and-learfield-open-the-advantage-center.aspx

The NCAA is dead man walking in major college football; they don't even have anything to do with playoffs or bowls. They only big money source is the basketball tournament contract