@anotherparent posted:Well, this is exactly the kind of thing I mean. In the business world, no-one would bat an eye at taking money away from injured players. Colleges are supposed to be different. If they are not, then the sports teams should not be part of the college.
Personally I am leaning towards any school with an NIL collective (i.e. not just individuals monetizing their personality) disengaging the teams completely from the school. Allow them to keep the "brand name" for a fee, but then just run them like businesses, and pay the athletes with booster money. Don't make the athletes be students. Call them what they are. Would fans care if the "Ohio State" football team players were students? or the "LSU" baseball players?
Just don't call it "college sports" because that's not what it is.
Strongly agree. Its long past the point of many of the top players being actual students or anyone caring. The value of the school is in the brand and the equity that is built into the brand. So why can't other brands sponsor teams? How long before the Duke Blue Devils are playing the Nike Stars?