The way I understand it, and what was said on radio yesterday, that is exactly what will happen. The schools payments won't be based on ability or popularity, it will simply be equal payments to scholarship athletes. NIL will be the vehicle where players are payed based on ability and Title IX won't have anything to do with that as it's not school based.
I will give it a few more years to see how it all plays out. I personally can't wait for September. I think in 3 years it will be just as exciting as it is now.
I agree with most of your point. My issue is the ncaa wrongly not allowing a college player to make money as well off of his NIL. Both could have Co existed had the NCAA addressed this 40 years ago. It's not hard. Becuase they didn't, it went to the other extreme, which we have now, but I believe will be legally reeled back in and all though will not be the same as the "old days", it will still be a great sport.
I will give it a few more years to see how it all plays out. I personally can't wait for September. I think in 3 years it will be just as exciting as it is now.
If in 3 years, the fear of some here is realized, which is a bunch of players not really tied to the college their playing for, is making bank, Becuase a bunch of boosters, fans, or the flying spaghetti monster is pouring money into a league that will still only have 2-3% of players NFL worthy and their not getting a degree, I will eat crow!!!
I hope your wrong but maybe your not?
Do you really believe that schools can afford to pay a women's basketball player what a Carson Beck or Brock Bowers is worth, let alone say a women's water polo or field hockey player? They sure as heck can't and won't.
Maybe you didn't read everything in my reply you quoted but I said NIL will deal with what a player is worth. What the schools will pay will be divided equally becuase of Title IX just as you stated.
I did read it, and these players won't sign for that "mere pittance" with only the HOPE of scoring a lucrative NIL deal. Once the player signs that contract to the school there's no need for the boosters or whoever to pay them squat to get them or KEEP them there. Those deals are only what they are now because that's the only way to get and keep them. Once they are actually under contract to the school/team, bye bye huge NIL deals.
Players won't have a choice if their going to college. The colleges will pay based on Title IX just like you stated and NIL will address the Big money just like it's doing now except with guardrails. Players will go where they think they can get the best deal just as they are doing now. They only difference is they will get even more money as the school will now pay them becuase of the rulling. The real money will still be NIL.
So if the NIL collective highest bidder crap isn’t brought under control with this,…..then we’ve accomplished nothing and just added another layer of payments to the equation. That’s another step in the wrong direction.
