Nebraska players suing over rejected NIL
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Is there an 'NIL for Dummies' translator somewhere?
Cause I think I need it.
Cause I think I need it.
Kids are getting money from multimedia rights partner with no clear evidence of deliverables. Kids are supposed to be earning their money through valid business such as autograph signing or commercials. Of course they are just getting paid without doing any business other than football. These middle-men can get the kids in touch with corporate entities to provide deliverables but they are not specifically included in the NIL contracts which is against the CSC rules. If kids lose the arbitration they won't get paid, if they don't give money back, they are ineligible, but Nebraska already passed a law saying that Nebraska players cannot be punished for NIL violations.
Is this a fireable offense for Matt Rhule? If not, I don't care. NU administration has been incompetent for decades now.
There's actually more than 1 way to interpret how NIL payments can be made. NU administration chose to interpret it in the most dumbass way possible just like some SEC schools who recently got in trouble for the same thing. And that's exactly why they got in trouble. Just sheer incompetence and I don't think there's a single positive indication that any current NU administrator doesn't have **** for brains.
This was inevitable. The NCAAs authority will slowly fade away, court case by court case - until a new league forms.
That or the NCAA fully embraces the business model. Theres no putting this genie back in the bottle.
That or the NCAA fully embraces the business model. Theres no putting this genie back in the bottle.
I'm on CFB life supportIm not watching a single game this season and maybe ever again.
CFB is dead. Go Big Red.
CFB is dead. Go Big Red.
I don't see it as a big deal. The legislature was ready for this...as it was unreasonable that all NIL players would provide deliverables and either there was going to be a breach of contract where players didn't do their NIL duties or there were going to be contracts put together so quickly that they didn't include deliverables. Somebody would have to organize the commercials, signings, paid events before the NIL contract is signed for dozens of players per team, so they outsourced it knowing that they couldn't get in trouble because of state law. There are like 15 people working for the enforcement agency to process thousands of NIL deals, why they hit NU? Probably because we suck, but I wouldn't surprised if there are many schools who do the same thing. The issue would be, who pays for the arbitration? Does NU have to pay for a court case that they might lose but doesn't have any teeth?
I am (was) a fan of college football, not whatever TF this abomination is.
I have plenty of other things to do. I used to choose NU football and now I dont.
Good luck getting NIL money from a void where a fanbase used to be.
So why was I able to deposit money to NIL via 1890? It’s not like EJ showed up to my house to sign my wife’s tits
Doesn't this put the CSC in a catch 22 though? If they push hard in arbitration and win their case, they are in direct conflict with a Nebraska state law, which could invalidate enforcement vehicles across the board. If they don't fight it or lose arbitration, their entire compliance structure loses all credibility almost immediately.
the college sports commission is not an ncaa entity.
The College Sports Commission (CSC) is an independent entity, not directly part of the NCAA, created in 2025 by the Power 5 conferences to oversee new regulations, including revenue sharing, roster limits, and NIL deals (via NIL Go). AI
You're right. But I have a hard time buying the P4 schools created the thing to make their lives harder. Especially given their clear disregard for the entity.
Seems more like it was created as a "have a cookie" moment from the P4 to the NCAA. Because clearly those same schools that technically created it do not gaf about it.
there are a number schools who have not signed the csc participation agreement, nebraska being one, joining tennessee, and texas public universities. minnesota, michigan, ohio state, and iowa are among the b10 schools who have signed. notre dame has as well.
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Bye. Last year was one of the most exciting years in college football and they are creating record profits. Glad bitchers you are out.
So Rhule submits the deals as prescribed by law and they get rejected. All you care about is finding a reason to fire him.
that's correct for me. there's no way to move forward with him at the helm.
The often repeated “college football is dead” proclamation is delusional. Record attendance, record viewership, record revenues, record payouts. ….year after year after year….. 2026 will be another record year across the board.
Schools are starting to realize that the NCAA is not actually a powerful entity.
In the end it won't matter. You are never going to be able to stop someone from giving someone else money.