They'll likely put a rule in place that doesn't allow boosters and such to get involved. I think it'll end up being that a player can go work camps in the offseason and profit off that. For example: During the summer, Rondale is invited to work 5-6 WR camps where he is able to make a decent amount of money given his stature in the game right now. It benefits that individual running the camp while Rondale is able to use his ability to make some money for himself.
JDB, that is the idealist take on this and essentially the way this is being sold. But, with respect, it is a naive take. There are a lot of obsessed fans out there with big bucks. If there is ANY legal way for an amateur player to receive cash, there will be people lining up to use that as a loophole to buy influence. OP came up with a couple examples, there will be hundreds more. Boosters will be driving armored trucks (full of money) through this loophole to make sure their team has the best players money can buy.
And my question is: How does worrying about obsessed fans change anything at all? Those fans are still going to do that because it happens at every school. Guys at Alabama are still being slipped cash. Guys at Kentucky are still being paid. There are ways to legislate the ability to limit that booster activity which is what I said should happen. If a guy wants to run a sham camp for a bunch of kids and throw Moore $4k for it, who cares. Limit the amount each player can make and force them to report the amount to their AD. These kids will learn a fast lesson in taxes and income earning very quickly.
Because the NCAA will not be able nor have the desire to police the sheer number of cash transactions that will be going on. They can hardly keep track of these things when the rule is black and white. And the next Rondale Moore will transfer to Bama after one year because he can make $50k for that WR camp vs. $4k at Purdue.
No. The school still has the upper hand, the power, the expensive lawyers. They won't be giving any written contracts and they will renege on any verbal promises made if it suits them. This does nothing but codify and expand on the advantage that the helmet schools already have in recruiting and allows a select few players at those schools to rake in their big bucks a year or two before turning pro.
Correct. The rich will get richer as codifying the behavior removes a huge obstacle that prevents the big boys from buying up all of the top recruits with that under-the-table money. Which, of course, is that some recruits and their parents actually have a shred of integrity. As long as getting paid is against the rules, the buyers will only be able to buy a % of the top recruits. Now, open up a legal path to cash flow, and even the most saintly rule following parents will be sending their kids to the highest bidder. The rich will most certainly get richer.
So does this mean that it's okay for Alford to pose for a charity calendar again? This is a huge mistake in my opinion.
Every time you move the bar on what is legal, people will adjust behavior to clear that bar by the same margin. Speed limit is 30, people go 40. Raise it to 40, people drive 50. This might technically only be about profiting on likeness, but it codifies a method of payment for amateurs, which significantly reframes amateur status and will make other forms of cash payment that much more accepted.
