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An interesting post from Clay Travis on Bama, "NIL", and the
Posted on: December 18, 2024 at 17:55:57 CT
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unsustainable path of college athletics:
• https://x.com/ClayTravis/status/1869492298930954450
The key points from his 6-post thread:
Alabama is begging its fans for money to pay players. The Tide’s in trouble because they don’t have that many super-rich boosters compared to other top SEC programs. This is why Saban retired. He saw this coming. But the current system is also untenable for college athletics.
First, college teams are asking fans to buy tickets, gear, concessions, donate to the university AND PAY THE PLAYERS TOO! It’s bonkers. Imagine if you bought tickets to watch a pro team play and they passed around a hat for you to pay the pro players with your leftover money. It’s outrageous.
I can’t get over how crazy this is. Every pro sports fan would revolt if this happened. College fans will at some point too. They’re all being milked dry. Especially since most college sports fans being asked to donate make LESS than the 18-year-old players do.
A notable comment:
True. Saban is on record saying he would have to fund-raise $20 Million per year to be competitive. Not an easy job to fund-raise AND recruit.
So... if Alabama is struggling to keep up with the NIL arms race, just imagine the task Drink is currently facing at MU – especially after millions of NIL dollars were siphoned away from FB to "Gates-proof" the BB roster after last year's 0-19 disaster (see: http://www.tigerboard.com/boards/view.php?message=19335553 )
The system is broken, everyone knows it, and it's either going to take a CBA or federal legislative intervention to fix it.
Edited by zounami at 18:09:28 on 12/18/24
• https://x.com/ClayTravis/status/1869492298930954450
The key points from his 6-post thread:
Alabama is begging its fans for money to pay players. The Tide’s in trouble because they don’t have that many super-rich boosters compared to other top SEC programs. This is why Saban retired. He saw this coming. But the current system is also untenable for college athletics.
First, college teams are asking fans to buy tickets, gear, concessions, donate to the university AND PAY THE PLAYERS TOO! It’s bonkers. Imagine if you bought tickets to watch a pro team play and they passed around a hat for you to pay the pro players with your leftover money. It’s outrageous.
I can’t get over how crazy this is. Every pro sports fan would revolt if this happened. College fans will at some point too. They’re all being milked dry. Especially since most college sports fans being asked to donate make LESS than the 18-year-old players do.
A notable comment:
True. Saban is on record saying he would have to fund-raise $20 Million per year to be competitive. Not an easy job to fund-raise AND recruit.
So... if Alabama is struggling to keep up with the NIL arms race, just imagine the task Drink is currently facing at MU – especially after millions of NIL dollars were siphoned away from FB to "Gates-proof" the BB roster after last year's 0-19 disaster (see: http://www.tigerboard.com/boards/view.php?message=19335553 )
The system is broken, everyone knows it, and it's either going to take a CBA or federal legislative intervention to fix it.
Edited by zounami at 18:09:28 on 12/18/24
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An interesting post from Clay Travis on Bama, "NIL", and the - zounami MU - 12/18 17:55:57