(02-17-2020 11:37 PM)chester Wrote:  

(02-17-2020 02:06 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  ...IF A BLUEBLOOD TEAM CAN "BUY" A CHAMPIONSHIP, THEY WILL - AND THAT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE GAME AT ALL.

To start, other than who ends up pocketing the money, I see little difference between boosters buying players directly and boosters luring top players by buying the best coaches and financing the "funnest" of athletic facilities-turned-amusement-park. (FTR, I'd prefer that money fall into the pockets of players since they are the ones who have been screwed over these many, many years.)

But to answer the question, to best quell your concerns, you'd need a law, of course. I don't know about Alabama, but California does have such a law.

I would suggest that you take solace in the fact that Virginia's only remaining active NIL bill is among the very few that would require affected schools to pay athletes directly (see here) if it weren't for the fact that it has no chance of passing as it's currently worded. Neither does Alabama's, FWIW.

1. I agree with you - I'd rather the money go to the players than to coaches and contractors.
2. In the end I doubt state laws will matter - this thing is eventually going to be a federal law (for consistency)