The blue blood brands will always compete for the championships, no
matter what congress does. It's my bet, that if there is any action, it will be about education, Title 9, and other student athletes getting paid, whether or not they play for the revenue generating sports. They will tout it as standing up for education, women, and Olympic sports.
The rich schools will remain rich, but with the athletes being paid, different levels of competition will have different levels of the % of revenue distributed based on the level of competition. It's my guess that unless some schools come up with the money, FBS may be reduced to the current power conference + 1 or 2. Many, if not all of those in Conference USA, the Fun belt, and the MAC will not be able to hang, and we will end up with 2 "G" conferences that will also compete, if they can come up with the minimum amount of money it will take.
Set a minimum and a maximum on what the FBS has to distribute to the players. ND, tOSU, Texas and all of the other rich schools can keep their money, but if it's done right, they will not be able to out spend a K-State or a VT in regards to paying players.
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Stech, attached is an interesting article of
-- Big12 guy
Oct 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM ET
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10/10/25 11:49 AM ET
Which leads to believe that Congress will someday have to act
-- Marooned
Oct 13, 2025 at 08:11 PM ET
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10/13/25 08:11 PM ET
The blue blood brands will always compete for the championships, no
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-- Big12 guy
Oct 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM ET
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10/16/25 11:05 AM ET
I doubt there's any way to prove real damage. I also don't think
-- reestuart
Oct 14, 2025 at 08:41 AM ET
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10/14/25 08:41 AM ET
"Damage" is a subjective term. If there is going to
-- Big12 guy
Oct 14, 2025 at 09:03 AM ET
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10/14/25 09:03 AM ET
Yeah, but just because one school is flourishing while another struggles
-- reestuart
Oct 14, 2025 at 09:33 AM ET
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10/14/25 09:33 AM ET
I agree with that, except that the money rules are
-- Big12 guy
Oct 14, 2025 at 09:53 AM ET
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10/14/25 09:53 AM ET
Problem is NIL. That's the fault of the schools. It should have never
-- reestuart
Oct 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM ET
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10/14/25 10:01 AM ET
Yep. What would those kids be worth if they weren't playing
-- Big12 guy
Oct 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM ET
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10/14/25 11:08 AM ET
I think the whole setup is silly. I'm good with true NIL. In fact, I
-- reestuart
Oct 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM ET
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10/14/25 11:23 AM ET
Te players are being paid with money based on the court settlement.
-- Big12 guy
Oct 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM ET
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10/14/25 12:06 PM ET
if college athletics doesn't want to operate like a professional league,
-- reestuart
Oct 16, 2025 at 03:01 PM ET
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10/16/25 03:01 PM ET
Sure, people will watch them - so what? it's not
-- Big12 guy
Oct 16, 2025 at 03:05 PM ET
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10/16/25 03:05 PM ET
You're saying the blue bloods wouldn't make it. That's not true at all.
-- reestuart
Oct 16, 2025 at 03:26 PM ET
reestuart
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10/16/25 03:26 PM ET
The rest of college football may not have a choice. it's
-- Big12 guy
Oct 16, 2025 at 05:32 PM ET
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10/16/25 05:32 PM ET
No doubt the rest will be able to have a competitive structure. So does FCS
-- reestuart
Oct 17, 2025 at 08:27 AM ET
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10/17/25 08:27 AM ET
Ha! If the dingbats in Congress act, it will probably be worse than
-- RJHokie
Oct 13, 2025 at 08:22 PM ET
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10/13/25 08:22 PM ET
That’s a paid article by a real estate developer
-- LeadingEdge
Oct 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM ET
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10/10/25 10:06 PM ET
But enrollments have been growing and setting records
-- Pylons
Oct 10, 2025 at 08:23 PM ET
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10/10/25 08:23 PM ET
start watching nationally what's already going on at lesser institutions
-- anotherdamnyankeehokie
Oct 13, 2025 at 07:07 PM ET
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10/13/25 07:07 PM ET
Statistics are mind numbing to me, but ya, I suppose you can find
-- Big12 guy
Oct 10, 2025 at 09:01 PM ET
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10/10/25 09:01 PM ET
It absolutely diminishes the argument
-- Pylons
Oct 10, 2025 at 09:27 PM ET
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10/10/25 09:27 PM ET
Be interesting for VT to follow
-- 1947Sunbowl
Oct 10, 2025 at 03:34 PM ET
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10/10/25 03:34 PM ET
Best *****house in Virginia? Sounds like a plan. **
-- Big12 guy
Oct 10, 2025 at 08:58 PM ET
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10/10/25 08:58 PM ET
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KU is doing something just like that.**
-- Big12 guy
Oct 10, 2025 at 03:42 PM ET
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10/10/25 03:42 PM ET
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Lonely saying this, @Will Stewart
-- Stech
Oct 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM ET
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10/10/25 12:52 PM ET
Hater’s will be hater’s no matter what we do! 🤣🤣🤣🤣**
-- Stech
Oct 10, 2025 at 01:06 PM ET
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