NIL has killed a lot of enjoyment for college sports, but it looks like the final piece is about to be rolled out where the top schools will now be professional teams

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/sto ... -nil-deals

From the NCAA President:

"If Division I schools choose to adopt the rules, they would be allowed to enter into name, image and likeness deals directly with their athletes. The new rules would also create a new subdivision of Division I schools that would be allowed to create its own set of rules for recruiting, transfers, roster size and a wide range of other policies. To be a part of that subdivision, each school would have to put millions of dollars each year into a trust fund for athletes."

I don't like watching the NBA or NFL as the pure joy of sports is gone when they become entitled athletes IMO.

Now the plan is to make more entitled athletes, only younger. They will be insufferably more obnoxious. What is more pleasant than a young person with more money than they know what to do with? The only thing I can think of is the sports talk show hosts and callers who make it their livelihood to blather on non- stop about these kids while sniffing their jocks.

Let's get it over with. My guess is this semi pro/league will fall flat on its face.

Blitz79 wrote: ↑

December 5th, 2023, 6:13 pm

Let's get it over with. My guess is this semi pro/league will fall flat on its face.

USFL, XFL.... are you implying there isn't an appetite for this niche?