FYI this is not anything new. This is their reaction to guidance from May. Basically A&M is not “soliciting” donations for NIL but can still use their funds for NIL donations. It’s a very casual way for them to do the same thing without saying what they are doing.
I wish the 30-40 billion that the IRS collected actually funded our country but to avoid the cave, I am done.
I'm sure every poster has some dissatisfaction with how at least some of the revenue is spent. I'm also sure every poster has benefitted from how at least some of the revenue is spent (including libertarian moderators). Such is government. We can all hope for improvement without discussing specifics here. And, of course, there is a place to discuss specifics if one cares to do so.
Yes that is how taxes work lol
Honestly, I kind of agree. If the top of FBS football disassociated itself from universities (i.e., athletes no longer were students with all the obligations that entails), it would be a game changer for me. I didn't go to college for athletics and I'd have about as much passion for watching an ISU-sponsored minor league football team as I have for watching minor league baseball. That is to say: none.
Whether we like it or not, the genie is not going back in the bottle. Players are going to be paid one way or another, there is just too much money involved. College football ratings are as high as ever in the last two years despite NIL being legal and attendance nationwide hasn’t really fallen off at all. It would serve everyone’s interest to find a middle ground.
