re: Kirby gets it It's what scares me too

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players were dirt poor and everyone could profit off of the 18-22 year old player’s names, except for themselves

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Ask a country's worth of interns and college grad assistants whose work is often unpaid and either not credited or undercredited, yet it contributes to millions in research grants.

It's part of our society. Put in the work and pay your dues to earn your opportunity. Let alone the majority of these kids are not going to college without athletics.

That is the entire point. It's about an immediate payoff and entitled attitude. That is what will turn the base off.

The institution and high end programs that provide opportunity and exposure are still the drivers for NIL deals more than a kids talent alone.

NIL without free transfer rules would be much more palatable.