Notre Dame’s Championship-Worthy NIL Formula Has to Change
Notre Dame’s nonprofit NIL collective model was successful—but legal realities are forcing Notre Dame to go back to the drawing board.
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Old news. Really old news, like months old.Notre Dame’s Championship-Worthy NIL Formula Has to Change
Notre Dame’s nonprofit NIL collective model was successful—but legal realities are forcing Notre Dame to go back to the drawing board.
I couldn't follow much of that, but I did note the part where the collective took in all these millions and paid out to players only a small portion of it. I don't know what to make of that, are they just pocketing the rest? I guess they could do that. And that's why they're going to lose their charity status with the IRS. Most charities are just money siphoning entities anyway, with the money being outright stolen or 'misappropriated', or faux-legally distributed among the charity brass in the form of outsize salaries and extravagant expense accounts and whatever other costs and expenses can be put on the company dime. With some not insignificant amount still going to the destitute or down and out or whatever. That's why this country is collapsing. But that is the American dream, it's just a place, an economy, a society, within which to make money. With the unspoken assumption that the trains will keep running on time, it's somebody's else's problem. And once all the markets have been conquered, and everything's been saturated, you just start cannibalizing whatever's available. Gotta get laid and get paid, everything else is for suckers. Nice guy finish last and all that.
Anyway, I don't really know any of the details of the rev sharing thing, other than, presumably, they're going to divvy up all that money being shunted the players' way, amongst the players on the roster. What the details are and who gets how much I don't know, that seems like it might be pretty complicated. But that's it in principle. Oh and as far as the odious NCAA is concerned, this is their attempt to stop the 'Wild West' NIL/transfer thing, and I consider the NCAA to be so institutionally evil and corrupt, that you do wonder what their angle is. Self-preservation, sure. But did anyone put them up to this, other than the schools. I'm pretty sure in addition to wanting the ancien regime restored on principle, I don't think boosters enjoy having to spend all this money to build their rosters, when they used to be able to do it for free, or pennies on the dollar at least. And it's the schools now shelling out the money.
And somehow, this new arrangement will equip the NCAA with the legal/ethical means to get back to enforcing their unilateral will on violators of the status quo that they will have arranged, on the players' behalf, technically, though 100% without any player input whatsoever. And one would think, when the NCAA attempts to suspend or punish some player or program for pay for play NIL infractions, it won't be enforceable and this will have all been for naught. Because market forces will still be very much alive and well and throbbing, and top prospects will still want their NIL paydays, as an inducement for picking a team, and programs will still be totally willing to pay by way of the NIL paradigm and the 'collectives'. In addition to their cut of the rev share. So unless the fix somehow really is in, and lawyers don't seem to think it is, I don't know what's going to change, or why the NCAA thinks they'll put a lid on the Wild West NIL/transfer/recruiting madness with these arbitrary new arrangements. And if they're putting all their chips down on the legal viability and enforceability of this new rules regime, which they presumably intend to enforce and act on, and it immediately goes up in smoke, that truly could spell the end of the NCAA. Their legitimacy completely obliterated. And perhaps at that point, a move away from the aegis of the NCAA could be imminent for big time CFB.
Anyway, I don't really know any of the details of the rev sharing thing, other than, presumably, they're going to divvy up all that money being shunted the players' way, amongst the players on the roster. What the details are and who gets how much I don't know, that seems like it might be pretty complicated. But that's it in principle. Oh and as far as the odious NCAA is concerned, this is their attempt to stop the 'Wild West' NIL/transfer thing, and I consider the NCAA to be so institutionally evil and corrupt, that you do wonder what their angle is. Self-preservation, sure. But did anyone put them up to this, other than the schools. I'm pretty sure in addition to wanting the ancien regime restored on principle, I don't think boosters enjoy having to spend all this money to build their rosters, when they used to be able to do it for free, or pennies on the dollar at least. And it's the schools now shelling out the money.
And somehow, this new arrangement will equip the NCAA with the legal/ethical means to get back to enforcing their unilateral will on violators of the status quo that they will have arranged, on the players' behalf, technically, though 100% without any player input whatsoever. And one would think, when the NCAA attempts to suspend or punish some player or program for pay for play NIL infractions, it won't be enforceable and this will have all been for naught. Because market forces will still be very much alive and well and throbbing, and top prospects will still want their NIL paydays, as an inducement for picking a team, and programs will still be totally willing to pay by way of the NIL paradigm and the 'collectives'. In addition to their cut of the rev share. So unless the fix somehow really is in, and lawyers don't seem to think it is, I don't know what's going to change, or why the NCAA thinks they'll put a lid on the Wild West NIL/transfer/recruiting madness with these arbitrary new arrangements. And if they're putting all their chips down on the legal viability and enforceability of this new rules regime, which they presumably intend to enforce and act on, and it immediately goes up in smoke, that truly could spell the end of the NCAA. Their legitimacy completely obliterated. And perhaps at that point, a move away from the aegis of the NCAA could be imminent for big time CFB.
It doesn't seem to MATTER that you "COULDN'T FOLLOW MUCH OF THAT" as it's clear you understand PLENTY of what's AFOOT.
TONS.
But you're right, there are more BALLS IN THE AIR here than the average person can count, and as you NAILED IT, MARKET FORCES are in full swing. To which I say, LET THEM FORCE THE ISSUE.
As for ND, it will have to decide whether it's IN or OUT. My guess is it will be in, albeit with the usual CAVEATS, DISCLAIMERS and whatever CARVE-OUTS it can either NEGOTIATE or merely ASSERT. But that's FINE. I only care that the GAMES CONTINUE.
Let people like Pet Bevacqua & Co worry about the economics, logistics and SITUATIONAL ETHICS as defined by ND's CODE OF CONDUCT.
Just leave us the FOOTBALL.
