https://x.com/PeteNakos_/status/1931159685559722370?t=uwq9WGzTV1O0QgyWdFGRbA&s=19
How many lawsuits arise if/when an NIL deal is rejected? ::)
https://x.com/SportsBizMiss/status/1931181315526742139?t=Chd0sBwAoOxx2jsjxWuNZw&s=19
https://x.com/espn/status/1931166525194445298?t=89o7Vc46XCEFevPaVhbEmA&s=19
https://x.com/PeteNakos_/status/1931169428651249913?t=U7dbj4Y6kwoNBj0VFk6Z2Q&s=19
https://x.com/AZATHLETICS/status/1931413434890956898?t=qPEmWrIYlKMnOXmPO-MZEQ&s=19
Now the last step of this sequence is for College Athletics to oust the NCAA all together. Start with Football and Basketball and let the NCAA handle the rest.
We're inevitably headed in that direction. Everybody will think that it's wonderful until college athletics is absolute anarchy and only a few schools survive in a limited number of sports. My daughters will never have a chance to earn a scholarship because all the private funding will be funneled to individual men's basketball/football players. Oh well...
Quote from: KansasCityCats on June 09, 2025, 06:37:20 AMWe're inevitably headed in that direction. Everybody will think that it's wonderful until college athletics is absolute anarchy and only a few schools survive in a limited number of sports. My daughters will never have a chance to earn a scholarship because all the private funding will be funneled to individual men's basketball/football players. Oh well...
Oh well. Most sports aren't designed to pay the bills professionally anyway.
College isn't for everyone. Never has been. Especially these days and the many years beyond. Trade Schools are where most people belong.
Not all sports pay the bills. Again. The funding you want is just as obtainable for being smart, but trying to cheese the system by playing a "sport" while being smart is not a new concept. Everyone knows the old hack of being a 4.0 student and applying to Big Schools who have top tier athletes who can't read.
Have back up plans because there will be no free lunch.
I did say the NCAA can still have the other "sports" aka placeholders, but let them expose themselves by not wanting to deal with Soccer, Baseball, Swimming, Softball etc because it doesn't bring in the revenue for them to steal.
Tough times ahead.
It's a general statement. I have zero doubts that my daughters couldn't earn an academic scholarship at a state school, especially while fluent in Chinese and growing up in a top school district.
The fact is that I won't have the opportunity to enjoy college sports in the future. Aside from college football at major schools, this will inevitably be the end of softball, volleyball and other events that I've enjoyed as a spectator since attending Arizona 25 years ago.
Quote from: KansasCityCats on June 09, 2025, 09:24:35 PMThe fact is that I won't have the opportunity to enjoy college sports in the future. Aside from college football at major schools, this will inevitably be the end of softball, volleyball and other events that I've enjoyed as a spectator since attending Arizona 25 years ago.
You'll survive and all these sports will find other ways.
Did you miss the memo on all the NSWL teams bought up and the WNBA NY team valuation of 450 Million?
All of these sports can become privatized and you can choose who you want to watch. The best example of this is looking at Merchandise.
I ALWAYS cover up the "A" or "Arizona" on the merch and ask myself, "would I buy this or want this if it didn't have the Arizona Wildcats Insignia/Logo?" if the answer is yes, then I'll buy it. If the answer is "meh, this is just a dime a dozen without a little logo", then No.
Such is the way of the sword in life. If you truly love all the Athletics you do, then you will find a way to watch them and be the super-fan that you are.
I'll always watch my teams...assuming they don't do away with all college sports (besides major football/basketball).
I'd also abandon the Chiefs if they brought in a player from asu with a significant role. Pro sports will always be the secondary form of entertainment.