. . . as they should. Most of the $$, though, is concentrated in the circle for good reason.

No serious program is going to put all the facts on the table so every one of their opponent know exactly what they're doing for every player. Cards (knowledge & facts) are held close to the chest. Softball coaches aren't going to tell the other team if the next pitch is a change-up or fastball so they're definitely not gonna tell their opponent the truth of how much NIL one of their players is getting.

minimize internal jealousy and feelings of inequity amongst teammates.

They are led by pitcher NiJaree Canady, who transferred from Standford, and has signed back-to-back $1 million NIL deals. But the Matador Club, the NIL collective of Texas Tech, likes to brag that every softball and women's basketball player has been signed to five-figure NIL deals. They has enabled them to signed a number of players from the transfer portal. ** Edited by VTChip at 5/22/2026, 3:13:24 PM

TT doing something right.

Head Coach Gerry Glasco: "They came in my office last year in January, the legal team and the compliance team, and told me how they were going to do this and how they wanted to be in a position to win the national championship this year with NiJa Canady in her senior year," Glasco said. "That wasn't (the) coaching staff, that wasn't the athletic director, that's the compliance and The Matador Club and the booster club." And then they took advantage of a loophole..."NCAA rules prevent head coaches from recruiting players actively on opponents’ rosters, but there aren’t rules in place to prevent a third party from approaching those players....The Matador Club reportedly offered several players six-figure NIL deals while they were still playing for other programs. None of them had entered the transfer portal, and when they did, some of them had do-not-contact tags." I suppose it's the new world order, but I absolutely HATE it.

. . problem with their being compensated in the same manner as their male counterparts. I do hope the NCAA or some other ruling body that replaces it brings some order to when and how athletes can be hired away.

while they are playing for another school. From the linked article: "A parent of a player who was contacted by Nelson spoke with Softball On SI in exchange for anonymity and said they received a phone call in April with a six-figure offer to transfer to Texas Tech. “I know for 100 percent fact that there were kids in April, and even earlier than that, signed. Nathan Nelson told me before April 7, they were signing kids from other schools while they were playing with other teams to go to Texas Tech in 2026.” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So a Player is playing for their school while a different school is offering them money to transfer. That's out of control. ** Edited by VTChip at 5/22/2026, 5:42:06 PM

Eunuch's to fill a Chinese Emperor's Harem. Nothing will ever be done!!!

anything done, it won;t get done. Crticism of organizations like the NCAA, the UN, etc. When there are organizations that are essentrially driven by its membership, even with a bureaucracy, the members could dictate what rules are implemented and enforced If the members of the NCAA want certain rules, the presidents, coaches, etc would make it happen. I know it is not that neat and clean, and I know there are many different interests who might disagree, but.....

. . . any time anyone brings a case.

. . . players are making believing they will be better off for doing so.