Well, this should come as no surprise to anyone.
So what exactly is “fair market value”? Wouldn’t that require everyone being transparent about salary negotiations with these NIL deals, so that the market can be established for the price point on, say, a five star quarterback versus a three star quarterback?
Between the Clearinghouse and a call out to fair market value, it would seem deals will now have to be reported and transparent to establish that metric. And as we’ve seen before with the pros, that would suggest that these deals will keep going up, up, and up until the last shreds of amateurism has gone up and away with it.
I’ll keep watching for now. There will come a day when I won’t.
Same here.
Fair market value, negotiations, deals, Lambo, attorneys, $alary, compensation, soft cap…college sport$ are officially pay for play…the transfer port-o-let eliminates going to class for a semester or longer…you always prayed student athletes wore the “G” for a reason, now they’ll wear U of $, for no other rea$on…GO DAWGS!!
I think these players will become employees sooner rather than later. Even Texa$ oil money has a limit. Okay, maybe they don’t, but damn near every other business and fan base does have a limit. Eventually there will be push back against contributing to these collectives or offering some 17 year old junior guaranteed millions.
I’ll never contribute to a collective. Sorry, Josh and Kirby, but I don’t believe that’s my role as a fan and ticket holder.
When Congress closes the tax exempt loophole for these collectives, the money will dry up immediately. When UGA starts requiring a donation to the collective (or whatever NIL organization) to maintain ticketing privileges after that (it’s coming in some form), I’ll be done.
The latest SEC Shorts nails this issue. Particularly when he says “College football generates billions of dollars in the future… That’s billions for corporations. The school still gotta hustle.”
https://youtu.be/jYoloKX9VRc?si=DRSE4T63KN_QNHB0
That was a good one, especially the Freeze finish
The schools get plenty from the broadcast contracts.
Also, last time I looked, every student in residence at UGA pays the athletic fee whether they use any of the privileges offered.
let them eat cake
The lawyers are going to litigate the sport into oblivion. They will never stop.
Are they even required to attend class and get passing grades anymore? Testing the limits of what fans are willing to pay is a poor business strategy but then they’ve yet to have exhibited any sense of business strategy so why start now? Curious how young alumni view the sport now. Still must see TV and scraping up cash for the Hartman fund to get season tickets in Section 600?
I can remember sitting in class with Andre Hastings for a couple of years. Gave the impression he was a student like me. I don’t think these guys set foot in a classroom anymore. Mostly online from what I hear.
Agree. I remember sitting by Matt Stinchcomb my freshman year. Would run into him around campus over the years, always stopped to chat like a regular student waiting on a bus. But I think you’re right…it’s online for the high dollar players. Can’t let their product/investment get hurt out there.
Fair market value for a high school senior who has not played a down of CFB, looks like a first year cap will have to be created. Every player will be on a 1 year contract ready to renegotiate when they have a mildly productive year. Congratulations to agents like Drew Rosenhouse (sp?) I see the dead end of CFG is drawing ever closer.
My guess that fair market value will be whatever a team (Texas) is willing to pay. That’s where it starts.
So are they taking into account the fact that the “Market” in, say, Miami is different than the market in, say, Starkville?
When is the ncaa going to start regulating coaching salaries? Those are way too high.