(NIL) Name - Image - Likeness

[Swan88]

Here is an article by Nebraska Law College professor Josephine Potuto, who has been at the center of discussions around college athletics.  The article is published by Inside Higher Ed and is titled, “NCAA, Heal Thyself.”

It’s an interesting take on what has happened and the changes that are coming.

Here’s how the article opens:

“If there is any chance for real reform in college sports, it will have to start with autonomy for the largest, most well-resourced programs.”

And here is a discussion around basketball:

“A considerable hurdle to establishing a new division, and one that killed its creation a decade ago, is the men’s basketball tournament. The tournament is open to all comers in Division I, and that is part of its charm and popularity. It produces the great bulk of all NCAA revenues, shared with all NCAA institutions but on a formula that greatly favors Division I. It also produces additional revenues for a university with a team that competes in the tournament, with increased payout the further a team proceeds. A separate division may upend the current revenue formula for Division I institutions. It also very likely will provide more benefits to the new division’s athletes, further increasing the talent advantage of the best-resourced institutions and lessening the possibility for a Cinderella team to advance far into the tournament.”

[HuskerFever]

The intersection of NILnand lawsuits:

 

 

[AuroranHusker]

Shilo Sanders could get a loan from his bro and ol' daddy Neon Deion, I'd imagine.

 

[HuskerFever]

So this is happening...

 

 

[49r]

Didn't want to start a new thread just for this, but big news out of Virginia:

 

Goodman clarified later on that this is NOT health related, and speculation abounds that Bennett did not want to play the NIL game anymore hence the early retirement.

 

[49r]

KenPom had Virginia as the #78 team this preseason, 22 spots below the Huskers.

[Huskerpapa]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

Didn't want to start a new thread just for this, but big news out of Virginia:

 

Goodman clarified later on that this is NOT health related, and speculation abounds that Bennett did not want to play the NIL game anymore hence the early retirement.

 

Yeah, the timing of this is overwhelmingly odd.  I wish him well.

[hskr4life]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

Didn't want to start a new thread just for this, but big news out of Virginia:

 

Goodman clarified later on that this is NOT health related, and speculation abounds that Bennett did not want to play the NIL game anymore hence the early retirement.

 

 

Dude ran the shot clock all the way to 3 seconds before retiring before the season starts... just like his offensive philosophy. 

[kldm64]

14 hours ago, 49r said:

Didn't want to start a new thread just for this, but big news out of Virginia:

 

Goodman clarified later on that this is NOT health related, and speculation abounds that Bennett did not want to play the NIL game anymore hence the early retirement.

 

 

My assumption is most coaches do not want to play in the NIL world but have to say they are in favor of it.  I would hate it if I was a college coach.  Used to be you would recruit kids based on your school or coaches but now you just recruit them on how much money you can offer them.

[Huskerpapa]

4 hours ago, kldm64 said:

 

My assumption is most coaches do not want to play in the NIL world but have to say they are in favor of it.  I would hate it if I was a college coach.  Used to be you would recruit kids based on your school or coaches but now you just recruit them on how much money you can offer them.

Your assumption is correct:

 

http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/virginia-coach-tony-bennett-chokes-back-tears-explaining-decision-to-retire-it-was-time/

[Cazzie22]

I cannot speak highly enough of Coach Tony Bennett.  He dominated the ACC with less talent than Duke and UNC.  A total class act who developed players.  To critics of his style miss the point of playing the game and that is to win.  College BB, all of college sports need more Tony Bennett’s.

[bleujay]

Bennett's comments are correct, and the NCAA is to blame for the current state of NIL. They kicked the can down the road on the issue of player compensation for years. Or to extend the figure of speech to reality, they refused to acknowledge the existence of said can. The NCAA deserves ridicule and scorn for how things have turned out.

[Huskerpapa]

The NCAA was put in place to protect the student athlete.  This occurred in the very early 1900's. The organization lost its way when money materialized.  The governing body found that said money could enhance the universities that governed the organization.   They concurrently lost focus on the very reason they formed; the student athlete.

 

Change is hard.  It is especially hard when those that must change, are financially damaged by the necessary changes.  The schools are placed in position to share the windfall that they once monopolized. 

 

Here is the kicker...college athletics is a tripartite relationship.  The universities and players are eventually compensated by the fanatics (fans).  If what occurs creates too much financial and emotional stress on the fans, the entire group may fail.

 

So long story short, it is time to reorganize the NCAA.  What will the future hold?

[LincecumFan]

It wasn't that long ago that if a student-athlete hired an agent, their college eligibility was over. Now even the top high school prospects are hiring agents. I'm sure this alone is difficult for some of these veteran head coaches to deal with.

[Huskerpapa]

Interesting...and yes, you can find basketball players...

 

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