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GCHokie34

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Communism is probably not the best avenue...


But I get what youre after. I would enjoy a longer discussion to figure out why your view is that way though.

The way Im seeing your argument is that youre concerned with athletes making a large amount of money while lower athletes make very little money...am I characterizing your view of the issue correctly? Feel free to correct me where Im misrepresenting your argument.

I also have a couple questions:

1) you do know that schools are not paying the athletes? Also that schools are not paying businesses in order to pay athletes?

2) under your ideal scenario, where is the money for the athletes coming from?

3) if the money is coming from the school, how do you propose schools that do not have football pay their athletes and still have an operable budget?

4) if the money is coming from an outside source, what incentive do they have for all of this money theyre fronting?

The point of NIL was never to make all athletes rich. Nor was it to make it possible for any athlete to become millionaires. The purpose has always been to allow athletes to capitalize on their market value because so many people are making money off of their skills. If an athlete is getting 7 figures for an advertising deal, then guess what...thats their market value. Hate it or love it, the market determined someone was willing to pay them for that service at that price. Just as Steph Curry's market value to the Warriors is $45 million whether people think hes worth that or not.

(In response to this post by Vippie1)

Posted: 09/08/2021 at 8:45PM



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Do we have the NIL "machine" in place to compete for -- VT ChemE 1986 09/08/2021 10:37AM
  Not if the fan base hides their head in the sand... -- GCHokie34 09/08/2021 7:23PM
  That's a very good point -- VTChip 09/10/2021 11:36PM
  As a M&A professional -- Vippie1 09/08/2021 7:37PM
  The big dollars are coming from national brands... -- GCHokie34 09/08/2021 7:54PM
  Im not at all against players -- Vippie1 09/08/2021 8:33PM
  Communism is probably not the best avenue... -- GCHokie34 09/08/2021 8:45PM
  What's the market value -- N2VT2 09/09/2021 7:09PM
  Wow... ** -- NokieHokie 09/09/2021 9:24PM
  Uh...what? ** -- GCHokie34 09/09/2021 8:39PM
  Even if so... -- GCHokie34 09/09/2021 9:30PM
  That’s true. ** -- RJHokie 09/09/2021 10:00PM
  Communism.... -- Hokie2125 09/09/2021 12:51PM
  Whichever one youd like for it to be... -- GCHokie34 09/09/2021 12:57PM
  Thank you... -- GCHokie34 09/09/2021 11:42AM
  Not saying it hasnt happened... -- GCHokie34 09/08/2021 8:29PM
  BINGO! ** -- NokieHokie 09/08/2021 7:56PM
  By NIL machine you mean bribes or? -- Vippie1 09/08/2021 4:03PM
  However you want to name it -- VT ChemE 1986 09/08/2021 4:33PM
  We can play the game -- Vippie1 09/08/2021 5:39PM
  Oh noooooo taxessssssss.... -- GCHokie34 09/08/2021 7:18PM
  There is a third assumption that is much darker ** -- st_andrew 09/09/2021 11:21PM
  Not sure they are kids. -- N2VT2 09/09/2021 7:04PM
  You lost me. Is this a counterpoint to something? ** -- Hokie622 09/10/2021 07:51AM
  Who has said otherwise? ** -- NokieHokie 09/09/2021 9:23PM
  If theres anyone who is well-equipped... -- GCHokie34 09/09/2021 08:31AM
  That’s true. -- RJHokie 09/08/2021 7:19PM
  Thats the thing... -- GCHokie34 09/08/2021 8:32PM
  For the same reason bar tenders under-report tips ** -- Hokie622 09/09/2021 08:42AM
  Which has nothing to do with NIL ** -- GCHokie34 09/09/2021 09:04AM
  Yeah I agree. Just answering the question.** -- Hokie622 09/09/2021 09:39AM
  It would depend the payor/donor circumstances. -- RJHokie 09/08/2021 8:45PM
  Well youre talking about tax fraud... -- GCHokie34 09/08/2021 8:50PM
  The original post going down this path... -- GCHokie34 09/08/2021 9:14PM
  You might be surprised..... -- RJHokie 09/08/2021 9:30PM
  I agree with all of that... -- GCHokie34 09/08/2021 10:09PM
  Many likely have not. Not uncommon among that age group ** -- Nelsonia Hokie 09/08/2021 2:56PM
  Big difference between an employer -- VT ChemE 1986 09/08/2021 2:55PM
  It is reality. -- legalaire 09/08/2021 10:47AM

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