re: Saban’s real problem with NIL is that Alabama does not have the donor base to compete

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There is no way … NO way … not in this or any known solar system that Congress or the courts are going to do one thing to impede the earning power of athletes given who they predominantly are and where they predominantly come from. It … ain’t … happening. Ever. Period. Drop that mic and kick it across the room.

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Really? It has already been done in professional sports.

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There is no way … NO way … not in this or any known solar system that Congress or the courts are going to do one thing to impede the earning power of athletes

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Apparently unlike you, most Congressmen are smart enough to

1- understand the difference in an athlete marketing his name and image with legitimate businesses as NIL intended, and boosters buying players

2- realize that those athletes still will have the opportunity to use NIL

3- understand the colleges and universities in their state support the majority of NCAA member institutions and don't wasnt boosters buying players

4- understand their constituents, including fans and college administrators, want college football to survive and that NIL regulations are necessary for this to happen

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Really? It has already been done in professional sports.

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Did Congress and the courts institute those caps in professional sports?

Your post said, specifically, that Congress would step in and fix this.

My response to you said, specifically, that there is no way in hell Congress or the courts are going to step in and fix this.

You’re talking like a fan, and the biggest problem here … and I hate it and think it’s destructive to the sport’s long term future, but I have to call reality when I see it … is that the people who made the decision that unleashed this mess and will continue to make decisions about it in the future don’t give six cacas about the fans or their interests or what they want.

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Colleges won't have salary caps or a draft but there will be regulations that all member instututions agree to. 8&4feit does not have to agree to it but they won't be a part of it if not.

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There are already rules and the NCAA specifically states that NIL is NOT supposed to be used for p4p.

Oe amusing part of Jimbo's disingenuous rant was that he didn't break any state laws....maybe the only truthful thing he said. There is a conflict with NCAA rules and what is permitted under state laws. Until that is resolved, shady actors like A&M can claim what they did is legal. If this really does upend the balance of sports, Congress will way in.

Paul Bryant Jr is worth beans compared to true big money boosters

Not LSU. Louisiana is a poor state. Just is an arse backwards poor state.

I kinda want Harvard and Yale to frick around and become powerhouses with NIL dollars

Yeah I do think they will weigh in at some point

The Legislature and Courts aren't going to bother themselves with caps and violations and all of that. They will empower the NCAA to do that with the force of law. Much like they do presently with the NFL. The NCAA already does that but they will put some real teeth in it

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Yeah I do think they will weigh in at some point The Legislature and Courts aren't going to bother themselves with caps and violations and all of that. They will empower the NCAA to do that with the force of law. Much like they do presently with the NFL. The NCAA already does that but they will put some real teeth in it

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For the good of the sport I hope you are right.

We will have to agree to disagree in that I think you are wrong.

I will point out, at the risk of sending this into PoliBoard territory, that the decision that opened the door for this came from a supposedly “conservative” Supreme Court, and that any action by Congress can be overturned by the Supreme Court.

See, that’s the point. When you say donors what you actually mean is athletic boosters, and boosters providing incentives to buy players is against NIL regulations.