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Athletes who want to go pro, should do exactly that...

Posted on: June 1, 2021 at 12:48:46 CT

zounami MU

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instead of trying to profit from the brand power of universities and their massive fan bases.

The "pro model" doesn't work at the college level. Anyone who thinks it will is extremely naive, has a political agenda, or both.

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The "fair market value" restriction of NIL will be... - zounami MU - 6/1 07:47:56

Texas AM is is College Station, not Houston.... - muwinn MU - 6/1 21:37:55

A&M has a massive presence and alumni base in Houston... - zounami MU - 6/2 06:26:27

I love FMV! - ERB KC - 6/1 14:35:10

Fire Marshal Val?(nm) - eatatjoes MU - 6/1 16:49:31

The solution was to not go down this path at all - Converted Tiger MU - 6/1 12:38:12

They pretty much always were - ERB KC - 6/1 15:28:32

NIL has almost nothing to do with the "profits" you're - zounami MU - 6/1 15:36:34

This Fowler interview always cracks me up - Genco98 MU - 6/1 13:06:12

Agreed, but democrats wanted something new to destroy. (nm) - zounami MU - 6/1 12:40:29

RE: Agreed, but democrats wanted something new to destroy. (nm) - Ohtiger MU - 6/1 16:12:44

I assume this articulate reply is referring to - zounami MU - 6/1 16:27:11

I would recommend you keep politics off the football board - Genco98 MU - 6/1 16:52:12

If it's relevant to the discussion, and it's true, then - zounami MU - 6/1 16:58:46

It’s truly not productive here. - Genco98 MU - 6/1 17:03:43

I disagree. Someone said "the solution was to never go down - zounami MU - 6/1 17:18:45

Why is it political? - Genco98 MU - 6/1 21:23:26

Would a player have more earning potential as a star at KSU - TigerMatt STL - 6/1 11:28:09

Self correcting would be survival of the fittest. - BingBing MU - 6/1 13:04:43

4th string @ Alabama?.. Maybe, but if K-State can only - zounami MU - 6/1 12:40:06

Also, what happens when a K-State player has a lot of - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 6/1 12:51:36

Exactly. NIL *combined* with transfer free-agency is a - zounami MU - 6/1 13:07:27

Of course enforcement is impossible. The "have" schools, - GA Tiger MU - 6/1 11:15:24

The market determines what 'Fair market value' is - XRob MU

- 6/1 11:12:27

When the "market" = boosters paying above fair value for - zounami MU - 6/1 12:25:45

Your second example above makes my point - XRob MU

- 6/1 17:13:59

but that's a pay-for-play market, not an NIL market... - zounami MU - 6/1 17:19:51

To clarify, no one wants NIL to become pay-for-play... - zounami MU - 6/1 17:50:45

First off, your last statement is BS or they would agree - XRob MU

- 6/1 18:41:02

This is an apt description of a dumpster fire....nm - tigertix MU - 6/1 10:43:06

hierarchy - Roberts MU - 6/1 10:32:43

RE: The "fair market value" (FMV) restriction of NIL will be... - TigerMook MU - 6/1 10:06:00

Wrong. It's possible for any P5 school to compete for an NC. - zounami MU - 6/1 13:00:30

Lol - Genco98 MU - 6/1 20:38:14

How close really was MU in those two seasons? - TigerMook MU - 6/1 13:19:08

Very close. Legit NC chances both seasons. We weren't - zounami MU - 6/1 14:24:45

You are delusional - TigerMook MU - 6/1 14:33:49

it was a 3-point game in the 4th quarter (nm) - zounami MU - 6/1 14:42:35

Pretty much agree, I don't see it changing a lot - Cosmo MU

- 6/1 10:43:08

RE: The - Ragarm MU - 6/1 08:41:28

RE: The - SEMO_Hillbilly UMKC - 6/1 09:51:35

Two similar historical situations - Genco98 MU - 6/1 10:03:27

I will add: It won't take long for people to realize... - zounami MU - 6/1 08:35:39

It hasn't been viable for years - ERB KC - 6/1 15:31:29

it won't be "10% worse", it will effectively eliminate the - zounami MU - 6/1 15:43:24

Those days were pretty much gone with the Power 5 and - ERB KC - 6/1 16:32:28

"The Alabamas, Clemsons, and Texas schools of the world will - zounami MU - 6/1 16:52:04

Amateurism worked - meatiger MU - 6/1 09:20:06

Athletes who want to go pro, should do exactly that... - zounami MU - 6/1 12:48:46

The brand power of the universities... - meatiger MU - 6/1 13:42:02

Yes, and massive fan bases. (nm) - zounami MU - 6/1 14:26:35