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harlote101 OP
Jun 06, 2025 at 11:32 PM ET
Settlement Got Approved

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Marooned
Since the universities themselves are paying athletes
then the question about paying to get/stay competitive just got kicked up another whole level - from the boosters and athletic departments to the overall university administrations. I wonder what the dynamics of that will be like over time, particularly with schools that are losing money already on their athletics and those that are having trouble getting/retaining quality faculties.
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Stech
It’s going to be interesting to see how many sports are cut, and how many
drop down in football or maybe even drop football all together.
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Stech
@Femoyer Hokie thanks…
you are my 20,000th like. Without people like you, it could have never happened! 🤣🤣 ** Edited by Stech at 6/8/2025, 8:40:17 PM
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VPI 1924
Reparations!!
Maroon Baboon Maroon Baboon
Enforcement will be a joke. This is another reason why relegation and
promotion, EFL style, would be much better. Clubs found cheating can be given a points deductions in the standings in real time that could result in relegation. Works as a great antiseptic for cheating. It would do away with lame, after the fact vacating of wins, titles, awards, etc.
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EDGEMAN
You'll need to ensure their conference payout will not follow them...
...to the lower level.
BROman Hokie BROman Hokie
Relegated teams from England’s top tier get years of parachute payments…
as a result, those teams have a big advantage over the teams who have never been in the top tier.
Maroon Baboon Maroon Baboon
Top TV money goes to the top tier.
So yeah. If you are relegated, you get tier two money, or tier three, tier four, etc. BTW, in order to get relegation and promotion, I’d grandfather the money for 5 years on a sliding scale just to get the P2 on board and compensate them for winning expansionpalooza. After that, prove it on the field, *****es 😆
Maroon Unit Maroon Unit
Have not read the ruling. Wasn't a proposed cap on total compensation
part of the ruling? A cap on the total pot of money per school?
wwhokie1 wwhokie1
The cap does not include NIL.
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Big12 guy
The cap is up to just over $20M in the first year. By 2034/35,
the cap is expected to be closer to $34M ** Edited by Big12 guy at 6/8/2025, 12:28:27 PM
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Big12 guy
Yet, another win for the P2 codified by the courts. Most schools
have never been in contention for a national championship in football, or have an athletic department that breaks even, let alone makes money. It just got exponentially more difficult for the G5 to survive, let alone compete. Some of the changes are long over due, but having the conferences administering this will doom this supposed win for the athletes.
Maroon Baboon Maroon Baboon
Can't wait for the lawsuit that will end the conferences Standard OIl style
Wishful thinking on my part. But never the less, the conferences in the P2 are anti-competitive and monopolistic. They need to end. In fact, conferences in general are so FUBAR, I think there are even interests within the P2 that want to do away with them.