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The old pre-NIL system where no one was paid under the table and everyone played for the love of the game (amateurs) and student athletes were students first, athlete second... I agree the current NIL system is out of control but the previous regime was also out of control but less transparent... money in college football and basketball has always been the wild west, I personally am happy for the college players making money after being exploited by coaches and athletic directors and NCAA
Robert Griffin said he was busted by the compliance team for receiving a free pizza
Yep, agree.
I think the most egregious failure of pre-NIL, like decades long failure was lack of insurance on players.
You could be star player who makes millions for school, get knee blown out as a junior and wind up not getting selected for NFL draft and get nothing.
But you're right, it was always wild-west anyway. Big boosters who owned local businesses would hire star players moms for no-show jobs....etc. Better to legitimize it and have things transparent.
Its a messy situation. LSU is not alone in this, but they are getting much of the heat for some reason. This has already happened in college basketball and is also happening this year across other SEC teams.
The old pre-NIL college system is never coming back, however I think the NCAA could make a reasonable rule here, something like: If you played (not just on the roster) for NFL then you are disqualified.
The current dustup is for a player that signed and went to a training camp for NFL, but wasn't on the roster and didn't play. To my mind thats not exactly "professional".
Anyway, it all looks extremely bizarre that this is happening simultaneously with men saying they are girls to play in college / professional sports.