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jmccomber5 said:
theathletic.com

Manchin-Tuberville NIL bill would create national registry of deals

The bill includes the creation of a registry to record and track NIL deals, enhanced healthcare coverage and stricter portal entry rules.
theathletic.com theathletic.com

- bi-partisan bill introduced by Tuberville (R-AL) and Manchin (D-WV)
- Partners with FTC to create an NIL registry
- Bans state laws requiring revenue sharing
- Allows NCAA to ban certain NIL deals for things like gambling and alcohol
- would change transfer portal eligibility; have to be at current school for 3 academic years to retain immediate eligibility with exceptions for player health and coaching changes
- guarantees health insurance for sports related injuries to student athletes up to 8 years after graduation

Don’t see it getting out of the Senate but a **** sandwich is in the kitchen

Please keep commentary on topic as it relates to this bill
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Legal experts weigh in….is any of this extra constitutional?
 
Memnon said:
Seems quite a bit overly-regulatory for someone who’s supposed to be against that sort of thing...

Wonder what caused the change of heart?
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Empirical Cane said:
Dead on arrival.

Probably won't make it out of committee, will not make it out of Senate.

Also, The Athletic is owned by NYT. Your mileage may vary when you put any weight on their reporting.

There is a push to create a Federal landscape before college sports gets 50 different versions of this👇

apnews.com

California bill calls for revenue sharing in college sports

A California lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require schools that play major college sports to pay some athletes as much as $25,000 annually.
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Certainly people should be compensated for their labor. Where this is headed, however, is the likely long term dismantling of college football/basketball as they exist.and creation of some version of an NFL/NBA "AAA-league" structure.

Probably leads to less opportunity overall for player group and no education benefits either.

Just look at what happened recently to Anchor Brewing as a guide.

Tough to calibrate the "right" solution.
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The end product is each NFL team owning a college program. So for instance, the Chicago Bears own the Fighting Irish. They have a partnership with Notre Dame, who hosts the team and also pays for a portion of operating cost. And if the school fails to do things like update their stadium, the Bears have the right to move “The Fighting Irish” from Notre Dame to perhaps Texas State or some other college willing to pay a greater share of operating costs.

That’s how this might eventually work in a generation. That also means far less “college” teams.

As for capping NIL, absent a collective bargaining agreement (which would come in the scenario above), Congress could impose one IMMEDIATELY by passing legislation that all college students are subject to a 99% tax on any income above (x) threshold. It could be called the “Focus on Studies Act”.
 
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GojiraCane said:
Legal experts weigh in….is any of this extra constitutional?
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While I am highly doubtful of Congressional passage, and incredibly cynical about the motives of Manchin and Tuberville, I don't think that there is anything horribly wrong from a legal or Constitutional standpoint.

With the possible exception of the 3-year limitation on transfers. That is one area, given the recent Supreme Court ruling on ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (and not "NIL", as some mistakenly claim) where I could see there being a problem with overreach.

I would also add, we can begin to address the tax evasion issue with the creation of a Form 1099-NIL, which would both subject the payors to a filing requirement and the payees to an income inclusion reporting obligation.

I enjoy solving problems very simply and cleanly.
 
GojiraCane said:
The end product is each NFL team owning a college program. So for instance, the Chicago Bears own the Fighting Irish. They have a partnership with Notre Dame, who hosts the team and also pays for a portion of operating cost. And if the school fails to do things like update their stadium, the Bears have the right to move “The Fighting Irish” from Notre Dame to perhaps Texas State or some other college willing to pay a greater share of operating costs.

That’s how this might eventually work in a generation. That also means far less “college” teams.

As for capping NIL, absent a collective bargaining agreement (which would come in the scenario above), Congress could impose one IMMEDIATELY by passing legislation that all college students are subject to a 99% tax on any income above (x) threshold. It could be called the “Focus on Studies Act”.
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Yep. 32 (or more) NFL teams sponsor 32 colleges creating a super league.

Becomes training program for staff as well as players.

What NFL Europe was supposed to be.
 
Empirical Cane said:
Dead on arrival.

Probably won't make it out of committee, will not make it out of Senate.

Also, The Athletic is owned by NYT. Your mileage may vary when you put any weight on their reporting.

There is a push to create a Federal landscape before college sports gets 50 different versions of this👇

apnews.com

California bill calls for revenue sharing in college sports

A California lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require schools that play major college sports to pay some athletes as much as $25,000 annually.
apnews.com apnews.com

Certainly people should be compensated for their labor. Where this is headed, however, is the likely long term dismantling of college football/basketball as they exist.and creation of some version of an NFL/NBA "AAA-league" structure.

Probably leads to less opportunity overall for player group and no education benefits either.

Just look at what happened recently to Anchor Brewing as a guide.

Tough to calibrate the "right" solution.
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Not for basketball. G League got the #1 2023 basketball prospect
 
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Empirical Cane said:
You think G League ultimately benefits from this?

I know less than zero.about G League...are they NBAs full time mimor league?
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Uhhh...it's weird...it's a combo...

There are some guys in the G-League who are on 2-way contracts who can get "called up" by the team that drafted them, so in THAT regard it can be like the minor leagues...

And then there are some guys in the G-League who can be DRAFTED, such as Scoot Henderson who just went #3 overall in the draft.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
Uhhh...it's weird...it's a combo...

There are some guys in the G-League who are on 2-way contracts who can get "called up" by the team that drafted them, so in THAT regard it can be like the minor leagues...

And then there are some guys in the G-League who can be DRAFTED, such as Scoot Henderson who just went #3 overall in the draft.
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GojiraCane said:
The end product is each NFL team owning a college program. So for instance, the Chicago Bears own the Fighting Irish. They have a partnership with Notre Dame, who hosts the team and also pays for a portion of operating cost. And if the school fails to do things like update their stadium, the Bears have the right to move “The Fighting Irish” from Notre Dame to perhaps Texas State or some other college willing to pay a greater share of operating costs.

That’s how this might eventually work in a generation. That also means far less “college” teams.

As for capping NIL, absent a collective bargaining agreement (which would come in the scenario above), Congress could impose one IMMEDIATELY by passing legislation that all college students are subject to a 99% tax on any income above (x) threshold. It could be called the “Focus on Studies Act”.
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I can say 100% certainly that I have zero interest in watching such a product.
 
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jmccomber5 said:
theathletic.com

Manchin-Tuberville NIL bill would create national registry of deals

The bill includes the creation of a registry to record and track NIL deals, enhanced healthcare coverage and stricter portal entry rules.
theathletic.com theathletic.com

- bi-partisan bill introduced by Tuberville (R-AL) and Manchin (D-WV)
- Partners with FTC to create an NIL registry
- Bans state laws requiring revenue sharing
- Allows NCAA to ban certain NIL deals for things like gambling and alcohol
- would change transfer portal eligibility; have to be at current school for 3 academic years to retain immediate eligibility with exceptions for player health and coaching changes
- guarantees health insurance for sports related injuries to student athletes up to 8 years after graduation

Don’t see it getting out of the Senate but a **** sandwich is in the kitchen

Please keep commentary on topic as it relates to this bill
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When he was at Miami, Tubberville was always called "Scumbag" by the other coaches behind his back.

Enough said.
 
Manchin & Tubberville must have been high on moonshine when they put this thing together. The health insurance thing is absurd. Not to mention the incompetent NCAA would have to hire 100 people to ever police this. The only people making money off this would be the lawyers. Whiner Saban needs to get over himself. This will never make it out of the committee.
 
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