(07-18-2021 11:42 PM)cleburneslim Wrote: Why would a school offer scholarships for players who are paid already. If I don't offer scholarships for football and basketball why would I offer them for the equivalent number of title 9 sports?
Try to put yourself in the place of a recruit instead of a fan.
Let's say that a four-star recruit is choosing between two schools, and he likes their teams and coaches about equally, and he can make about $50,000 of NIL money per year at each place. Both schools are public universities that are out-of-state to the recruit.
Team A still offers full scholarships. Team B uses your proposed strategy and tells the recruit, "No scholarship for you, pay your own way, sucker."
If the recruit chooses Team A, he gets $50,000/year in NIL money plus a full scholarship. Because his school expenses are all paid for, he has $50,000/year in his bank account to spend or save as he chooses.
If the recruit chooses Team B, he gets $50,000/year in NIL money but has to pay the school about $50,000 per year in tuition, room and board, books, etc. All of his NIL money is lost, and his bank account is empty, because you gave him no scholarship and he has to pay his own way.
If you think this recruit is going to choose your Team B, I don't know what to tell you.