Airing of Grievances: NIL/Portal

[muskiefan82]

NIL "salaries" are better than the G League so maybe more kids stay in school (if school is really what they are doing)

[xubrew]

NIL "salaries" are better than the G League so maybe more kids stay in school (if school is really what they are doing)

G League salaries are remarkably low compared to Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America. I guess the draw is that it has a direct tie to the NBA?? It seems like most of those guys could instantly make at least three times what they're making in the G League somewhere else in the world.

[waggy]

G League salaries are remarkably low compared to Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America. I guess the draw is that it has a direct tie to the NBA?? It seems like most of those guys could instantly make at least three times what they're making in the G League somewhere else in the world.

It's hard to leave your dealer and guns.

[Caveat]

"Opting in" basically means a school or conference accepts the terms of the settlement and that you're with the P4 in terms of adopting their proposals (roster limits, limited NIL money for each school, etc). Opting out means they don't.

They are selling the opt in as the end of all this litigation, which it won't be, and are hinting that schools that choose not to opt in may not have access to championships anymore, which ironic because that alone would result in more litigation.

You've also heard schools say that they intend to agree upon a maximum NIL collective, which is also illegal if the players don't agree to it and will sooner or later result in more litigation. They've also said that they plan on spending 75% of their collecitve on football, which will be an obvious Title IX issue if the NIL deals are from a collective and are not true NIL deals, which will result in even more litigation.

So the people that are leading this charge obviously haven't learned anything, and you wonder why so many people are listening to them.

Without getting political, the settlement is happening at a very favorable time in terms of having a DOJ that's profoundly disinterested in enforcing Title IX.

[MHettel]

Without getting political, the settlement is happening at a very favorable time in terms of having a DOJ that's profoundly disinterested in enforcing Title IX.

What things are the DOJ doing that suggest they don’t want to enforce Title IX?

[xubrew]

Without getting political, the settlement is happening at a very favorable time in terms of having a DOJ that's profoundly disinterested in enforcing Title IX.

This is a VERY interesting point.

But, also without wanting to get political, even if the DOE is cut altogether, will it stay that way forever?? And will Title IX remain in permanent limbo, or in 2026 and 2028 will things swing back hard the other way resulting in us ending up a more supercharged enforcement of Title IX then we've ever had before??

[GoMuskies]

What things are the DOJ doing that suggest they don’t want to enforce Title IX?

This administration has interpreted Title IX to not apply to NIL. It's a position that makes pefect sense, but that doesn't mean it's actually consistent with Title IX (and to 'brew's point is very likely inconsistent with how a future administration will interpret Title IX when the White House is next in Democratic hands).

Also, not relevant to this particular point, but this administration has actually suggested it wants to STRONGLY enforce Title IX when it comes to trans athletes in women's sports. Now, that might not be the kind of enforcement some want, but it's contrary to the idea that the administration has no interest in enforcing Title IX.

[Caveat]

What things are the DOJ doing that suggest they don’t want to enforce Title IX?

Tea leaves based on how other parts of the administration are operating.

The DOE recently rescinded previous guidance issued under the prior administration that revenue share / NIL pay has to be equitable for male and female athletes under Title IX:

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...ix-athlete-pay

[waggy]

trans athletes

Can we switch the pronoun back to drag queen? If not, I've got other suggestions.

[ArizonaXUGrad]

How about we have 8 current final four teams across basketball and 7 #1 seed teams and a #2 (possibly because the #1 had their best player hurt). I get it's happened before, but why in this age of NIL and unlimited free transfers to I expect a lot more of this. Heavily regulated NIL might be necessary to keep some parity in sports.