LOL wut? I guess if Georgia rebrands as the Savannah Bulldogs and moves out of town then maybe but last I checked the University owns, operates, and controls the hiring of all athletic facilities and personnel.

The hand wringing going on over this is funny, it’s not nearly the death knell people are making it out to be. shite, most of the stuff people seem to be romantic about hasn’t actually existed since the 1950s if it ever actually existed at all (i.e. pure amateurism ceased to exist in the early 1900s when schools - including the Ivy League - began offering scholarships and lowered admission standards to prospective players.

And last I checked, this has 0 impact on what a school does or doesn’t fund. Schools aren’t writing checks here, local and National businesses are based on what helps their advertising.

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Posted by IT_Dawg

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Posted on 5/6/21 at 10:39 am to tylerdurden24

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Schools aren’t writing checks here,

This will also be schools paying players for their likeness with jersey sales, advertisements, speaking engagements, etc etc

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I guess if Georgia rebrands as the Savannah Bulldogs and moves out of town then maybe but last I checked the University owns, operates, and controls the hiring of all athletic facilities and personnel.

Exactly. The school will lease out the rights for their name, use of the stadium, facilities for tailgating, etc. The school will make money, but ultimately it will be run as a for profit league like a minor league system where players get paid and can go to school if they choose

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