sounds like the big boys getting involved in sponsorship

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I can't wait to see the adorable video from Alabama - garbageplate 2021-08-12 21:25:17
- The U has already done this (link) - ColoraDomer 2021-08-13 14:23:13
- that would be terrible - jt 2021-08-12 22:57:49
  - NCAA should drop the 85 Scholarship limit then. - OITLinebacker 2021-08-13 10:50:27
    - what's most likely going to happen - jt 2021-08-13 11:35:22
      - I don't know that there can be any cap with NIL being free. - OITLinebacker 2021-08-13 15:54:56
        By the way - jt 2021-08-13 17:54:00
        Interesting, how far do scholarships and financial aid go? - OITLinebacker 2021-08-14 06:23:11
        Oh, they hit up the alumni that's for sure - jt 2021-08-14 11:36:40
        There can if there is collective bargaining * - jt 2021-08-13 17:53:04
  - Well, sure, but is this a good long term trend? - garbageplate 2021-08-13 10:40:40
    - Man, I hate to break this to you garbageplate - jt 2021-08-13 11:32:29
      - You're not telling me anything I didn't already know - garbageplate 2021-08-13 17:29:32
        this isn't what I would have wanted - jt 2021-08-14 11:38:00
- BYU already ahead of the game * - DBCooper 2021-08-12 22:17:40
Fat Shirley's could've done NIL deals w/ ND's OL... - Scoop80 2021-08-12 17:25:44
- Azar's Big Boy for us! - knutesteen 2021-08-12 20:09:57
- Great American Hot Dog stand - bullah 2021-08-12 18:34:19
- "The Trucker's Special" for the OL * - Hickster 2021-08-12 18:09:11
ND Harvey $igns a NIL contract with Dean's Bar * - ND Harvey 2021-08-12 12:15:12
- Should have insisted on more than a case of Schmidt's/week - knutesteen 2021-08-12 16:24:55
- The lack of focus on FSU is......disappointing. - crazychester 2021-08-12 15:52:43
- Could have gotten a better deal at Club 23. * - domer4 2021-08-12 15:12:41
  - May she rest in peace * - notredomer2005 2021-08-12 15:59:31
    - Yes, but who owns the name/trademark? * - domer4 2021-08-12 18:00:18
- Nepotism! * - SWPaDem 2021-08-12 12:23:28
This whole thing is rotten - ACross 2021-08-11 18:49:18
- I think this will lead the top players to opt out - Nathan 2021-08-12 14:54:28
  - I wonder if it may lead to bowls paying players to play - StetsonDan 2021-08-12 17:05:36
  - Would a sponsor pay someone not to play? * - weirdo0521 2021-08-12 16:30:19
    - Sure. La-Z-Boy * - notra_dahm 2021-08-12 21:20:14
    - Possibly - Nathan 2021-08-12 16:40:38
- Agree, there were much better ways to do this - njnd96 2021-08-12 10:25:37
  - seems like they picked the "way it is for everyone else" - jt 2021-08-12 10:28:13
    - The law appears to require it - bandfather 2021-08-12 12:55:32
- It probably will only work on a local commercial level - TheRosadoBrothers 2021-08-12 09:38:01
- It's also unsustainble. - irish2x 2021-08-12 08:22:26
  - Is that the driver? - doolinbanjos 2021-08-12 11:11:06
    - Exactly. - Domer84 2021-08-12 14:35:21
      - yeah, just giving out 100 grand to all the recruits - jt 2021-08-12 17:30:02
    - Good point. - irish2x 2021-08-12 13:21:00
    - Unless that booster was giving you money - jt 2021-08-12 12:06:42
    - What about casinos and sports betting operations? - NDFanSince81 2021-08-12 12:05:24
      - the schools (absent any sort of NCAA leadership) set - jt 2021-08-12 12:07:16
        Correct - StetsonDan 2021-08-12 12:43:46
        I think the key is "some schools" * - DBCooper 2021-08-12 14:29:27
- Exactly * - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-08-11 23:40:22
  - Yeah, it was so much better when the Ohio State players - jt 2021-08-11 23:55:23
    - I thought those were just “loaners” while the dealer was - eriendfan 2021-08-12 21:54:12
    - Well now they don't have to hide their illegal cars way out - akaRonMexico 2021-08-12 07:52:39
      - better yet, just double park behind someone in the handicap - jt 2021-08-12 11:58:22
      - would you show off a Marky Mark truck? * - DBCooper 2021-08-12 11:21:22
        If it was free, I'd show off a Funky Bunch Truck! * - akaRonMexico 2021-08-12 11:43:26
- 100% Agreeance. * - The Beef 2021-08-11 23:13:40
- Yeah, it’s awful that these kids finally get to make some $$ - Chicagond99 2021-08-11 22:13:45
  - Define amateurism and its virtues in the context of - ACross 2021-08-11 23:35:51
    - This isn’t about ND football - Chicagond99 2021-08-12 00:30:58
  - not all of them are/were getting exploited. * - MrE 2021-08-11 22:58:29
    - I agree - jt 2021-08-11 23:49:18
      - Thats my biggest issue with the whole thing. This is mainly - DomerJon 2021-08-12 08:50:45
        But why does it matter to you at all? - gregmorrissey 2021-08-12 09:58:05
        So everyone was getting paid now? - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-08-12 11:47:20
        Everyone vs top guys, and again why do you care? - gregmorrissey 2021-08-12 12:03:34
        Nobody personally gives a shit - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-08-12 12:11:20
        Didn't mean you personally. Proverbial you - gregmorrissey 2021-08-12 12:29:33
        My interest has definitely waned - NDAtty 2021-08-13 14:07:55
        I also preferred that era. I would say that what we don't - jt 2021-08-13 14:44:49
        I tend to agree - MrE 2021-08-12 14:32:53
        Nobody liked those things either - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-08-12 12:40:04
        But absent a societal change, it's disingenuous to draw the - gregmorrissey 2021-08-12 12:49:56
        Yeah, people at Ohio State cared so much about it - jt 2021-08-12 11:59:07
        Ok , watch the sport fall apart then - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-08-12 12:18:50
        people don't exist for your enjoyment - jt 2021-08-12 12:52:12
        Maurice Clarett couldn't play dead. He was exposed. And - DomerJon 2021-08-12 18:50:36
        It's selfish to be concerned about the health of the sport? - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-08-12 12:56:12
        if it comes at someone else's expense, yes it is - jt 2021-08-12 15:33:18
      - True, but everyone who can make some $$ off of NIL was * - Chicagond99 2021-08-12 00:32:25
- there's only so many dollars to go around with this stuff - jt 2021-08-11 19:11:41
  - The coaching salaries will continue to climb - ACross 2021-08-11 20:25:17
    - pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered - jt 2021-08-11 20:58:48
      - If someone establishes a way for fans to crowdfund - mattchell 2021-08-12 10:55:23
        what if we found your posts here so informative and - jt 2021-08-12 12:05:37
      - What's the point of being a team outside the top 10? - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-08-12 08:44:12
        yeah, it's as easy as that - jt 2021-08-12 10:01:32
        Please enlighten me - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-08-12 10:53:28
        recruiting * - jt 2021-08-12 12:00:25
        No chance * - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-08-12 12:14:52
        Oh, if you say so * - jt 2021-08-12 12:52:32
      - I don't think it's just shoe contracts and endorsement deals - Tjmcfly 2021-08-11 21:17:43
        are we assuming that money would have otherwise - jt 2021-08-11 22:25:33
        Like I said, this is not a redirection of dollars - ACross 2021-08-11 23:48:13
        I'm not sure what is corrupt here - jt 2021-08-11 23:54:51
        No….exploitation was having these guys play for free * - Chicagond99 2021-08-11 22:16:25
        “Free” - cujays96 2021-08-11 23:40:31
        a different way of looking at it-- - jt 2021-08-11 23:45:27
        agree that the school should not be able to make money off - sullivan79 2021-08-12 10:57:06
        yeah, none of that stuff happened before - jt 2021-08-12 12:02:04
        I get that it has happened - sullivan79 2021-08-12 13:06:06
        child actors and actresses never had restrictions either * - jt 2021-08-12 15:34:04
        I don't think there are good answers anymore - Tjmcfly 2021-08-12 12:51:57
        oh, it's certainly created parody - jt 2021-08-12 12:53:24
        touche' (I wont edit) * - Tjmcfly 2021-08-12 12:56:29
        They had decades to "put thought into this" and did nothing - ndzippy 2021-08-11 22:03:36
        I don't disagree * - Tjmcfly 2021-08-11 22:18:59
I wonder how all this is going to play out in the locker - other_guy 2021-08-11 18:22:45
- How did it play out before? - gregmorrissey 2021-08-11 18:55:50
I’ve heard BK only allowing calls from eBay through * - Stonebreaker42 2021-08-11 16:35:19
It'd be a great time to get out of the Under Armor deal * - miamioh_irishfan 2021-08-11 14:57:36
- click clack, motherf-cker! * - jt 2021-08-11 15:43:27
will he have to throw the football with two hands now? * - oggie 2021-08-11 14:44:16
- No, but he has to change his jersey number from 5 to 23 * - knutesteen 2021-08-11 15:00:54
  - Probably not a bad idea from a marketing standpoint * - trout 2021-08-11 18:52:47