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

There is a simpler way to regulate the craziness. Forget about the entire NIL deals. NCAA cannot regulate what an adult can earn. Nor should it. NCAA already screwed this pooch when they profited off of they sold the NIL of the athletes.
What the NCAA can do is establish a uniform set of standards for admission and transfers for athletes. 2.5 GPA in the high school core classes…maintain a minimum of an 2.0 to remain in any athletic program with a minimum of 12 hours per semester… a 2.5 GPA with a minimum of 24 hours to transfer. Allow a one time transfer…redshirt one year after transfer. Do not allow any school to be involved in any NIL deal.
The advantages are great. Alabama took advantage of no minimum requirements forever to stockpile athletic idiots. Most of the 2022 Aggie class are no longer in Div 1 football, and wouldn’t be with a team anyway due to grades or class attendance. Same with LSU. Most of Lane Kiflin’s mercenaries would be out of football this year. Big money donors will be much more selective in throwing around NIL money to someone that might not be on the team next semester. The transfer ‘hos will find it easier to remain at the original school rather than transferring. The Wild West mentality of the transfer portal will be changed. BMDs will be much more selective and restrictive on terms with kids, families and agents. A couple of years of getting burned on NIL contracts with a kid that flunked out or can’t transfer or play, will bring the money idiots to heel.
The market will settle itself down for the NIL deals.