I see a lot more messes coming....
Lawsuits galore are going to happen with likely conflicts between how different states rule. Title IX regulations are the start of lawsuits - What about states with new NIL laws, challenges to "unapproved" NIL deals, restrictions of transfers, and players not renewing, etc.?
Also how was it decided that the ex-players that are receiving House lawsuit funding only date back to 2016? I am sure as you go back in time the players had less and less compensation. Where would it end?
More & more ways to not track or to afford big NIL deals will also occur if/when true NIL is limited to less than $100K or less by the $600 review committee. Crypto, bag men, sports gambling, even old fashioned money laundering? What happens when a player does not report his NIL deal and is caught?; answer is another lawsuit.
It also occurs to me that one of the true impact areas where an athlete could actually claim real value in NIL (instead of a fake pay to play) would be in supporting or being a spokesperson for sports gambling. College athletes could very well be effective at persuading other college students or alumni to try gambling - while still claiming they are clean. There truly could be a case provide a high value for these services. Of course, does payment of NIL in "bonus bets" really count?
Of course the biggest coin to drop could be when the IRS gets involved. Income taxes on players, SS taxes for employee and employer, and loss of any tax breaks for supporting your University's athletic department.
Finally a question - has there been any discussion of whether a true NIL or even the University paid income can mandate players not to boycott bowls or hold them to standards for grades or behavior clauses?
Thread Replies (22)
Is the new mess (NCAA Settlement) just the old mess in a new package?🔗
-- Stech
Jun 12, 2025 at 06:54 AM ET
Stech
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06/12/25 06:54 AM ET
Good wrap up on sons of saturday with interview by leading expert**
-- 1947Sunbowl
Jun 14, 2025 at 07:16 PM ET
1947Sunbowl
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06/14/25 07:16 PM ET
Can you please give us the bullet points and link?**
-- Stech
Jun 14, 2025 at 09:12 PM ET
Stech
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06/14/25 09:12 PM ET
I see a lot more messes coming....
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-- mjfhokie
Jun 12, 2025 at 05:40 PM ET
mjfhokie
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06/12/25 05:40 PM ET
The $600 NIL deal review threshold is an underrated level of stupid in the
-- PadrosWindup
Jun 12, 2025 at 01:06 PM ET
PadrosWindup
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06/12/25 01:06 PM ET
$600 threshold is due to IRS reporting rules
-- mrcaniac
Jun 13, 2025 at 02:16 PM ET
mrcaniac
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06/13/25 02:16 PM ET
I don't think Deloitte will take more than a few minutes to review
-- daveinop
Jun 13, 2025 at 08:28 AM ET
daveinop
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06/13/25 08:28 AM ET
Something like that should be an easy review.
-- wwhokie1
Jun 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
wwhokie1
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06/12/25 10:30 PM ET
The problem has been that most programs haven't even tried to do NIL
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 14, 2025 at 07:35 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/14/25 07:35 AM ET
I have no problem with pay to play
-- PadrosWindup
Jun 12, 2025 at 07:27 PM ET
PadrosWindup
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06/12/25 07:27 PM ET
I don't either, but call it what it is and don't ask me to pay for it
-- RTFC
Jun 13, 2025 at 09:37 AM ET
RTFC
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06/13/25 09:37 AM ET
I didn't know about that part of it. $600? Stupider than stupid.
-- reestuart
Jun 12, 2025 at 01:47 PM ET
reestuart
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06/12/25 01:47 PM ET
Are they just forcing companies to issue 1099s?
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 14, 2025 at 07:37 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/14/25 07:37 AM ET
Agreed. A $10K threshold makes sense. Anything below becomes chaos**
-- VT ChemE 1986
Jun 12, 2025 at 01:19 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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06/12/25 01:19 PM ET
Athletes pay should be based on how much revenue they bring into the U.
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 12, 2025 at 09:33 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/12/25 09:33 AM ET
Title IX and various Civil Rights laws may make it difficult for schools to
-- VTHokie2000
Jun 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/12/25 12:29 PM ET
Are we allowed to "fire" a student athlete without additional...
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/12/25 12:33 PM ET
Exactly. Unfortunately, it will take some time to figure out the logistics
-- VTHokie2000
Jun 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/12/25 12:37 PM ET
The devil can have this BS. I'm out.
-- MP4VT2004
Jun 12, 2025 at 09:18 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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06/12/25 09:18 PM ET