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Posted on 5/22/25 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 5/22/25 at 6:00 pm
Should the lawmakers and the courts agree school athletic departments can or must have salary caps, does this do anything to stop NIL deals by individual athletes ? The pros have salary caps but players still make millions on endorsements outside their teams. Michael Jordan did not become a billionaire on his NBA salary. The only way a ruling implementing salary caps will do a thing is if the player forfeits his NIL rights to the school. Am I wrong or missing something here ?
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Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:51 pm to 20Wedge
I’m not sure anything but finding a way to restrict transferring will have much impact.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 8:32 pm to Crimsonpirate23
The way to fix the current environment is simple:
1. Players now have 5 years of eligibility.
2. Once you sign out of high school, you are signing a contract to that team for the first three years. You cannot opt out to enter the transfer portal. JUCO players get one to two years, depends on when they transfer to their D1 school. Initial contracts are decided on by the schools. NIL opportunities are now incentive based and not in the original contract.
3. Once your initial contract is up, you are free to transfer, enter the draft, or opt in to stay at your original school for 1 more year. You can revisit your options at the end of year 4, BUT you only get 1 chance to transfer.
4. Any evidence of tampering places a salary cap on your school for the next 5 seasons. A violation of the salary cap further restricts the salary cap for the next two years. Further violations lead to accumulating restrictions.
1. Players now have 5 years of eligibility.
2. Once you sign out of high school, you are signing a contract to that team for the first three years. You cannot opt out to enter the transfer portal. JUCO players get one to two years, depends on when they transfer to their D1 school. Initial contracts are decided on by the schools. NIL opportunities are now incentive based and not in the original contract.
3. Once your initial contract is up, you are free to transfer, enter the draft, or opt in to stay at your original school for 1 more year. You can revisit your options at the end of year 4, BUT you only get 1 chance to transfer.
4. Any evidence of tampering places a salary cap on your school for the next 5 seasons. A violation of the salary cap further restricts the salary cap for the next two years. Further violations lead to accumulating restrictions.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 11:30 pm to Crimsonpirate23
Agree . That part of , I think can be addressed with legislation .
Posted on 5/22/25 at 11:44 pm to Master of Pancakes
All good thoughts. The portal is an issue of its own. I would think a contract would handle that. A contract could also handle the money players receive from the school or the schools " collective " . Still see nothing to stop a kid from endorsement money for his NIL. We all know with that we are right back to the same schools having fatter boosters than other schools.
I believe all these athletes should be paid. I would like to see a system that allows that equally , thus allowing the kid to go to the school he feels is best for him and his education as a person, student and athlete. Up to the player the order of importance of this three things.
I believe all these athletes should be paid. I would like to see a system that allows that equally , thus allowing the kid to go to the school he feels is best for him and his education as a person, student and athlete. Up to the player the order of importance of this three things.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 2:45 pm to 20Wedge
I thought there was supposed to be some ruling in April or at least everybody was pointing towards April for the past year.
Did I miss it?
Did I miss it?
Posted on 5/23/25 at 4:50 pm to A-TOWNUAFAN
I have not heard anything. I have heard any day on local sports talk shows.
Posted on 5/26/25 at 2:00 pm to Master of Pancakes
There is no way any good players will sign to 3 years in basketball. The NBA requires only 19 years old. They will all go to some prep school or G League or overseas.
Posted on 5/27/25 at 3:20 pm to AbSnopes
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There is no way any good players will sign to 3 years in basketball. The NBA requires only 19 years old. They will all go to some prep school or G League or overseas.
My proposed changes would be for football only. Basketball and baseball already have their own rules since the NBA and MLB have less requirements to enter the draft than the NFL.
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