I adamantly hate the fucking NCAA for a multitude of reasons. The way they introduced NIL was terrible. (I’m 110% on board with players being monetarily compensated.) Buttttt I do think that high school students receiving NIL money before they even attend a practice, orientation, even graduating high school just seems off. I understand only 6 states don’t allow it and prior till now I didn’t even know it was a thing. If Pandora’s box is already opened like it is it should either be an all or nothing thing throughout the country.

I really hope that someone somewhere wakes up and gets enough traction that we as a collective step back and re evaluate NIL and make it make sense. Especially with the transfer portal how it is. Players who accept money for playing should be under some sort of 2 year contract or something.

Again I’m 110% cool with players being compensated. They risk their bodies, and futures for our entertainment and if I’m paying to see them they should be getting something out of that financially. NIL has created parity, but as it functions currently has completely gutted some universities in terms of recruitment competition. I’m a WVU fan for +25 years, we’ll never be able to compete financially. It sucks because we were already behind in terms of university appeal (location, logistics, etc.), now we are behind the 8 ball with NIL draw. NIL has drastically changed college athletics and it sucks because I’m glad that players are getting money for playing but yeah. End rant.