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Schools are paying for NIL

and those numbers aren't that difficult to figure out. As long as they stick to market values, it will be much easier to defend when challenged. The big problem comes when the school pays substantial $ on highly rated high schoolers in revenue sports who then don't see the field/court. The NIL value of those bench warmers is zip. The star pitcher on the softball team on the other hand...
Posted: 06/13/2025 at 09:09 AM ET
(In response to this post by EDGEMAN)

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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