re: Honest discussion about NIL. Would love to hear thoughts.

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Collective bargaining will not solve the NIL problem. No sport that has collective bargaining limits what athletes can earn in sponsorships and such because it would be an anti-trust violation. Think about it. Imagine the NBA telling LeBron you can only earn $X in sponsorships.

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Legally, you’re right. Kids can still sign NIL deals & there will always be a few deep pocket boosters willing to do their own thing. But, practically, very few kids are brands on their own. So, hiring 1099’s will no longer be outsourced to the collectives. Many of those resources would flow again through university athletic departments.