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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?
Posted: 06/12/2025 at 05:40 PM ET
(In response to this post by Stech)

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Is the new mess (NCAA Settlement) just the old mess in a new package?🔗
Stech 06/12/25 06:54 AM ET
Good wrap up on sons of saturday with interview by leading expert**
1947Sunbowl 06/14/25 07:16 PM ET
Can you please give us the bullet points and link?**
Stech 06/14/25 09:12 PM ET
here it is.
1947Sunbowl 06/16/25 08:41 PM ET
Thanks!!**
Stech 06/16/25 10:57 PM ET
I see a lot more messes coming....
mjfhokie 06/12/25 05:40 PM ET
The $600 NIL deal review threshold is an underrated level of stupid in the
PadrosWindup 06/12/25 01:06 PM ET
$600 threshold is due to IRS reporting rules
mrcaniac 06/13/25 02:16 PM ET
I don't think Deloitte will take more than a few minutes to review
daveinop 06/13/25 08:28 AM ET
Something like that should be an easy review.
wwhokie1 06/12/25 10:30 PM ET
The problem has been that most programs haven't even tried to do NIL
EDGEMAN 06/14/25 07:35 AM ET
Agree in theory
RTFC 06/12/25 01:52 PM ET
I have no problem with pay to play
PadrosWindup 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 06/13/25 09:37 AM ET
I didn't know about that part of it. $600? Stupider than stupid.
reestuart 06/12/25 01:47 PM ET
Are they just forcing companies to issue 1099s?
EDGEMAN 06/14/25 07:37 AM ET
Agreed. A $10K threshold makes sense. Anything below becomes chaos**
VT ChemE 1986 06/12/25 01:19 PM ET
Athletes pay should be based on how much revenue they bring into the U.
EDGEMAN 06/12/25 09:33 AM ET
Schools are paying for NIL
daveinop 06/13/25 09:09 AM ET
Title IX and various Civil Rights laws may make it difficult for schools to
VTHokie2000 06/12/25 12:29 PM ET
Are we allowed to "fire" a student athlete without additional...
EDGEMAN 06/12/25 12:33 PM ET
Exactly. Unfortunately, it will take some time to figure out the logistics
VTHokie2000 06/12/25 12:37 PM ET
The devil can have this BS. I'm out.
MP4VT2004 06/12/25 09:18 PM ET