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re: What is the solution for college sports?
Posted on 6/8/26 at 6:16 pm to lewis and herschel
Posted on 6/8/26 at 6:16 pm to lewis and herschel
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I think it's about run its course... Be interesting with all the massive stadiums on campus.... one more big scandal and more expense and it's cooked.
Yup. It's been a tax-free racket for decades. The chickens may be coming home to roost.
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Posted on 6/8/26 at 6:30 pm to Gatorbait2008
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Salary cap
And one transfer unless a coach is fired
Posted on 6/8/26 at 6:31 pm to Purple Spoon
Collective bargaining so the schools and athletes are all bound by a set of enforceable rules
Posted on 6/8/26 at 6:40 pm to Purple Spoon
Salary cap and one time transfer rule.
Posted on 6/8/26 at 6:43 pm to kywildcatfanone
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Salary cap
You can't salary cap NIL.
Posted on 6/8/26 at 6:44 pm to New Money
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LOL. A college sports league can't change federal law.
I’m not a lawyer.. so I guess I don’t understand which federal law you are talking about..
How does the NFL and MLB etc make their own rules? Why couldn’t a similar framework be created?
Posted on 6/8/26 at 6:59 pm to BigBro
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I’m not a lawyer.. so I guess I don’t understand which federal law you are talking about..
How does the NFL and MLB etc make their own rules? Why couldn’t a similar framework be created?
The NIL rulings and everything that has followed are based on federal antitrust law.
In short, the courts are ruling that the players can't be denied their right to practice their trade (very simplistic explanation). The SEC/BIG forming their own league isn't going to change the legal environment. Their eligibility rules would carry no more weight than the NCAA's.
Posted on 6/8/26 at 7:13 pm to Purple Spoon
I think we need 1 free transfer with each of the following losing a year of eligibility, a maximum amount of NIL a player can make being 75 k at the most, and for either the NCAA to try to have some power or let it implode and build a new college sports governing group.
Posted on 6/8/26 at 7:36 pm to New Money
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In short, the courts are ruling that the players can't be denied their right to practice their trade (very simplistic explanation). The SEC/BIG forming their own league isn't going to change the legal environment. Their eligibility rules would carry no more weight than the NCAA's.
Right, but what gives the NFL the right to limit the salary of individuals? Assuming that’s seen differently than NIL
This post was edited on 6/8/26 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 6/8/26 at 7:45 pm to vidtiger23
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Right, but what gives the NFL the right to limit the salary of individuals? Assuming that’s seen differently than NIL
The NFL has federal antitrust protection and a collective bargaining agreement.
Their antitrust carve-out is currently under federal scrutiny over blackouts and streaming practices.
Posted on 6/8/26 at 7:47 pm to New Money
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Their eligibility rules would carry no more weight than the NCAA's.
So again, how do the professional leagues get away with it?
NIL doesn’t matter to me.. that can’t be regulated
But transfer rules can exist with player contracts.. the number of years of eligibility or age is an issue, but for now, let’s put that aside, like NIL.
The transfer portal and unlimited free agency is the #1 issue imo.
Can players be employees with contracts? If so, that’s a starting point.
Why can’t you just setup a 24U league? Soccer does it. Once you age out, the members just won’t sign you. Perhaps there is a 35u league too.. that no one really cares about.. idk, this is all above my pay grade.
Posted on 6/8/26 at 7:52 pm to BigBro
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So again, how do the professional leagues get away with it?
I already answered that. The NFL has a carve-out under the antitrust laws. That carve-out is currently under scrutiny by federal regulators for blackouts and streaming practices.
MLB has an antitrust exemption.
They can get away with it because Congress authorized them to do so. Congress has not done so for college sports.
Posted on 6/8/26 at 8:40 pm to Purple Spoon
let this run its course and completely collapse. From there is the only way real amateur college sports can reemerge from the ashes
Posted on 6/8/26 at 9:46 pm to Carolina_Tiger
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I personally don't see a ton of long-term value with a breakaway league, unsure of what rules and reforms they would put into place, but could be interesting
The problem is that we have a professional league. These "breakaway super conferences" would all be akin to AA baseball. Fun to watch, but I'm not really invested in it either.
I think this would be as good for college football as the cart-IRL split was for open wheel racing which is now the Indy 500 and who cares
Posted on 6/8/26 at 9:58 pm to Dawgs2122
The UFL or the NFL would have to open up the drafting pool to the 18&Us. If the athlete truly is good enough to get paid then they will at the professional level. I know this will never happen but it would add a lot of interest to the UFL if they would adopt this model.
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