Serious hypothetical question for the portal/NIL whiners...

Say you love your company and boss, but you find out you're getting underpaid by about $20k.

Do you just stay out of loyalty, or do you start looking at open positions elsewhere? You know you'll miss your boss and co-workers if you leave, and will have to work harder the first few years, but can you justify staying while being underpaid?

That's where college football is right now. Don't like it and miss the good ole days?....fine, but no need to attack the players. They're just weighing their options like we all do.

Would you attack a co-worker in that situation for leaving for more money by saying, "He wasn't loyal. I miss the old days when the company and workers were loyal to each other"?

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Re: Serious hypothetical question for the portal/NIL whiners...

Nov 30, 2023, 1:32 PM

The schools do not pay NIL to the players, that is strictly forbidden by NCAA rules and guidelines. NIL is payed to the players from collectives and other third party sources. I'm positive that the schools not only know about the NIL deals, but probably direct the third parties as to who they are targeting so they know who to offer the money to. It is a collaborative effort at the least.

The only issue I have with NIL/Portal is how unregulated it is and that it leaves players open to tampering. Got a great QB who's on a marginal NIL deal? Have a third party contact them and tell them if they enter the portal and sign with my school I'll guarantee them a certain deal. The school's officially unaware of said deals and are just "lucky" to get picked by the player.

Last thing - I don't think NIL deals will continue to follow the path they currently are. How many top paid athletes have failed to live up to expectations? I think it'll eventually become a system where only proven players will get top $$ and high school recruits will have to prove themselves first before getting paid.