I am not a tax guy, but couldnt the IRS now say that a student athlete is no longer amateur, and since they are getting paid, even their scholarship becomes taxable?
Separately, the high tax states tax any pro athlete that plays in their state, even if its one game. So if Miami plays in the...
Beyond the geography (who wants to live in Lincoln), the money disparity, which is already huge, will only get bigger and bigger. Even a place like Rutgers might be more attractive to an athlete, being in the NY/NJ market.
There is a top tier of say Bama, L$U, OK, TX, TAMU, OSU, PSU, Mich, etc. that will benefit wildly.
Then there is the next tier, which consists of the rest of the $EC, plus some of the big city schools - this is probably where we are.
I may not have all of the facts, but while this appears to be very good for the student athletes, its a HUGE negative for all but maybe 20-30 schools.
The $SEC can afford to pay everyone top dollar, but most of the schools in other conferences cant even come close. For example, only OK and TX...