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Now Tom Mars feels free to admit there is no line between pro and college athletes
Posted on 9/9/26 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 9/9/26 at 3:53 pm
He was so outraged about "pro" for last few weeks. It's all just theater depending on who is writing checks
"By voting to settle the House class action and agreeing to NIL and revenue sharing, the NCAA and conferences are solely responsible for creating the opportunity for someone to challenge the “bright”line between professional and college sports. They knew at the time, and still know, that NIL was just a façade to allow them to deny that college athletes were being paid to play.
As a result of the NCAA’s and conferences’ decision to settle the House class action, we have college athletes making more money than players on NFL and NBA rosters. Therefore, without being intellectually dishonest, the line that was so bright for many years is now very fuzzy - or perhaps nonexistent - and can no longer be the single factor that distinguishes pros athletes from college athletes.
So how does one define the line that’s considered “the Rubicon” of college sports?"
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If tweet fails to load, click here. "By voting to settle the House class action and agreeing to NIL and revenue sharing, the NCAA and conferences are solely responsible for creating the opportunity for someone to challenge the “bright”line between professional and college sports. They knew at the time, and still know, that NIL was just a façade to allow them to deny that college athletes were being paid to play.
As a result of the NCAA’s and conferences’ decision to settle the House class action, we have college athletes making more money than players on NFL and NBA rosters. Therefore, without being intellectually dishonest, the line that was so bright for many years is now very fuzzy - or perhaps nonexistent - and can no longer be the single factor that distinguishes pros athletes from college athletes.
So how does one define the line that’s considered “the Rubicon” of college sports?"
This post was edited on 9/9/26 at 3:55 pm
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Posted on 9/9/26 at 3:55 pm to tigerskin
let them earn money from having their name on the jersey in the EA sports game! What could it hurt!?!?
Posted on 9/9/26 at 3:56 pm to WG_Dawg
and you can be paid like Underwood and suck at your job but school is stuck paying an underperforming asset
Posted on 9/9/26 at 3:56 pm to WG_Dawg
quote:Yea, we opened the door years ago.
let them earn money from having their name on the jersey in the EA sports game! What could it hurt!?!?
I hated the idea. It was clearly going to result in this.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 3:57 pm to tigerskin
Unfortunately, Tom had to take Trinidad’s dick out of his hands to type that.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 4:00 pm to NFLSU
Yeah he was just playing a role and people lapped it up.
He would sue for a player tomorrow saying this is all a farce.
He would sue for a player tomorrow saying this is all a farce.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 4:01 pm to tigerskin
Saban created this mess
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