I don't really disagree with anything written there

I don't really disagree with anything written there
by jt (2023-03-23 12:37:02)

In reply to: That’s really not what the piece says posted by mocopdx

the fact is that it is a last ditch Hail Mary pass intended for Congress as a plea to help guide the NCAA because the member institutions can't do it themselves.

In my opinion, Congress should pass on it; the members are not to be trusted and simply cannot help themselves. Notre Dame's time to lead this charge was years ago, and they punted (these same authors of this piece, I might add).

Now, perhaps I am wrong and perhaps they can actually get this accomplished with the proper NIL enforcement, getting the NFL to add a minor league, etc. I honestly hope that is the case.

It's a game of chicken for the NCAA members

Let's say somewhere along the line you lead by example and say you're going to cut administrative bloat and coaching salaries. I think this is fundamentally a good thing (remember when Mack Brown making 5 mil a year was outrageous? ha!)

Then everyone else says "oooohh....yeah...um...we'll think about it" and you've basically committed coaching suicide. I'm not saying it's right, but if we unilaterally decide the ND men's basketball coach can now only make 150k/year, are we going to get anyone near competent if nobody else backs off too?

I'm not saying JS isn't a giant weasel, but there needs to be a way to get this to happen at a broad level, and the NCAA should have been the one to do this years ago. Instead, they liked the money and let it continue.