No pro sports league on the planet

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mancunian

has unlimited player movement without contracts.

Posted: 07/23/2025 at 01:24 PM ET

(In response to this post by HokieAl)

Collectives are legit businesses!! Play for pay is here to stay!! -- PadrosWindup Jul 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM ET

PadrosWindup • 07/22/25 10:15 PM ET

Avertising and marketing firms are established business -- 1947Sunbowl Jul 23, 2025 at 08:14 PM ET

1947Sunbowl • 07/23/25 08:14 PM ET

None of this works without multi year contracts for players -- HokieAl Jul 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM ET

HokieAl • 07/23/25 10:26 AM ET

No pro sports league on the planet ◄ -- mancunian Jul 23, 2025 at 01:24 PM ET

mancunian • 07/23/25 01:24 PM ET

As Big12guy and I discuss below, the schools are trying to thread a needle -- VTHokie2000 Jul 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM ET

VTHokie2000 • 07/23/25 11:17 AM ET

Why would they want to avoid this issue? -- VT ChemE 1986 Jul 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM ET

VT ChemE 1986 • 07/23/25 11:47 AM ET

If the schools are currently treating the athletes as student-athletes, -- VTHokie2000 Jul 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM ET

VTHokie2000 • 07/23/25 11:57 AM ET

I don't think any school is going to claim paying student athletes -- Pylons Jul 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM ET

Pylons • 07/25/25 12:10 PM ET

From a straight sports point if view, multi year contracts are a double -- PadrosWindup Jul 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM ET

PadrosWindup • 07/23/25 12:53 PM ET

I don't disagree multi-year contracts can be a double edge sword. Given -- VTHokie2000 Jul 23, 2025 at 01:09 PM ET

VTHokie2000 • 07/23/25 01:09 PM ET

Understood. I think this strategic ambiguity is actually hurting the ACC -- VT ChemE 1986 Jul 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM ET

VT ChemE 1986 • 07/23/25 12:36 PM ET

Hard to say if this strategy is helping, hurting, or neutral for the ACC. -- VTHokie2000 Jul 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM ET

VTHokie2000 • 07/23/25 12:58 PM ET

I don't think any school or conference is going to act alone -- Pylons Jul 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM ET

Pylons • 07/25/25 12:24 PM ET

The acting alone I am referring to is when a school makes the decision to -- VTHokie2000 Jul 25, 2025 at 06:54 PM ET

VTHokie2000 • 07/25/25 06:54 PM ET

We all knew there was no way the rich would not keep getting richer.** -- Maroon Unit Jul 23, 2025 at 06:16 AM ET

Maroon Unit • 07/23/25 06:16 AM ET