My thoughts, as posted in the other thread:
Where this is headed is obviously 100% pay to play.
The third party collectives will likely be integrated into the athletic departments. A GM type of administrator will then release funds to athletes and recruits. How that money is distributed will be based on the priorities set by the leadership team (AD / chancellor / President / BOT). Coaches will become fund raisers as much as anything else. The DIA will need to be reorganized to more mirror a professional team front office. The biggest issue at Illinois, IMO, is whether the board of trustees would have the necessary commitment to winning.
A failure of the conferences and NCAA to properly regulate this system will mean zero competitive balance and probably the end of college athletics as we know it.
In my world, recruiting coverage will be based on the estimated monetary value of each prospect, and how much each school can afford - similar to how MLB is covered during the offseason. $$$$ instead of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
In a pay to play system, the schools and conferences will demand legal commitments from the athletes. The current Portal madness would not be sustainable.
Some of the major concerns:
* Title IX compliance will be nearly impossible
* Get ready for an endless parade of lawsuits from athletes who believe they deserve more money.
* Pay to play contributions will crowd out money for maintaining facilities, academic services, athletic scholarships, etc.
* Agents are seeing dollar signs. They will largely control where the top prospects go.
* Non revenue sports will have to beg for money to survive.
* It will be nearly impossible to keep gambling entities on the sidelines.
* Fans will lose interest and the house of cards comes crumbling down.
Where this is headed is obviously 100% pay to play.
The third party collectives will likely be integrated into the athletic departments. A GM type of administrator will then release funds to athletes and recruits. How that money is distributed will be based on the priorities set by the leadership team (AD / chancellor / President / BOT). Coaches will become fund raisers as much as anything else. The DIA will need to be reorganized to more mirror a professional team front office. The biggest issue at Illinois, IMO, is whether the board of trustees would have the necessary commitment to winning.
A failure of the conferences and NCAA to properly regulate this system will mean zero competitive balance and probably the end of college athletics as we know it.
In my world, recruiting coverage will be based on the estimated monetary value of each prospect, and how much each school can afford - similar to how MLB is covered during the offseason. $$$$ instead of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
In a pay to play system, the schools and conferences will demand legal commitments from the athletes. The current Portal madness would not be sustainable.
Some of the major concerns:
* Title IX compliance will be nearly impossible
* Get ready for an endless parade of lawsuits from athletes who believe they deserve more money.
* Pay to play contributions will crowd out money for maintaining facilities, academic services, athletic scholarships, etc.
* Agents are seeing dollar signs. They will largely control where the top prospects go.
* Non revenue sports will have to beg for money to survive.
* It will be nearly impossible to keep gambling entities on the sidelines.
* Fans will lose interest and the house of cards comes crumbling down.
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