Future of college athletics is approaching

[caliyote]

I am not sure if anyone is paying attention to the lawsuit that the NCAA is trying to settle concerning players claiming lost wages in the past due to not having the ability to make money. The NCAA realizes that they will not win this lawsuit so they are trying to settle this lawsuit at a price tag of 2.1 billion dollars. The power 5 schools have agreed to pay the settlement and share future revenue with players. In essence pay players approximately 22.5 million dollars per year. Obviously the judge and players would need to agree with this settlement. It also appears that the 22.5 million number could go higher in the future pending on how much revenue is generated. I am guessing that the 22.5 million dollar payment plan would have a title 9 component which would need to be shared equally among women and men’s sports. Once again I am guessing but if Women sports received roughly 11 million dollars to pay athletes it is reasonable to assume Women’s basketball and volleyball would get the major chunk of the money.

What does this mean? I am assuming you will see many women athletes who are millionaires in college. It is also realistic to think that players who do not play and sit the bench could still be making 100k or more. Crazy times. I do not think that there is any possible way the mid major programs can keep up with this model and one would think another division would need to be created like football.

Can you imagine our great players: Koupal, Seekamp, Duffy, Lamb, Sjerven, these are players that would have been making 700k or more in this model per year. A poster on this board said anyone who left SDSU would be nuts but by 2025 you could see those players making 500k or more and obviously finishing a degree at a much more prestigious University.

These next few weeks will surely tell us a lot. It also sounds like the collectives will continue to operate outside the Universities control increasing revenue for athletes with nil. I am truly nervous about the future as it looks today. Imagine the environment of youth sports as parents are pushing their kids at a ridiculous pace as they try to push their kids to obtain life altering money. Hold tight! It surely appears that mid majors are being set up to be farm clubs. The head Mens coach at Toledo even said he is recruiting kids saying come to Toledo and we will develop you so you can go to the Big Ten in two years. He ultimately said that he cannot fight it so embrace it

[johnh]

Are you saying they are suing because they couldn’t get NIL money? But in the future players will get a salary plus any NIL money? How would the salary be determined? Is it limited to Division 1?

If they will be paid, do they lose amateur status? If so, what might that impact?

It sounds like this is going to take the fun out of playing basketball. Players will be pushed to become a bench player at a big school instead of getting to play a lot at a school they preferred to attend (and have fun and such). Is it about sacrificing team and friendships for chasing the most money?

The first thing the NCAA needs to do is repeal the transfer rule and go back to requiring athletes to sit a year. Geno said it has ruined college basketball. Saban says it has ruined college football. Paying players on top of the current transfer rule will make college sports a complete shitshow.

The “funny” thing about this is that college players will make way more than WNBA - it pays to stay in school.

[caliyote]

Yes iit surely appears like the athletes will be getting paid directly from the Schools. The number that is being floated around per year is 22.5 million. However is sounds like the collectives will continue to operate outside of the University creating additional income for athletes. The collectives do not have a title 9 component as it is money raised outside of the University unlike the revenue sharing being paid by the University.

The transfer rule is terrible. You can see coaches openly recruiting players from other teams. It makes the business very slimy. I can honestly see a one time transfer rule but to allow kids to transfer as many times as they want without penalty seems crazy. However once the NCAA lets the cat out of the hat they never put it back in. I can also see allowing all athletes in the future 5 years to play. It seems crazy that you cut if off now when one can argue that the next group of kids lost a year of high school. Definitely a law suit the NCAA will not win.

It seems that schools when they raise that 22.5 million dollars to pay athletes can decide which sports will receive the money with possibly a title 9 contingency. It seems crazy that collegiate sports are at this stage but nothing is finalized and I can only hope for the best.