can someone explain to me how this won't quickly become an absolute shitshow defined by the obvious yet unintended consequences of opening this pandora's box?
Immediately transitions parents from being supportive figures to opportunity seeking agents.
Creates haves and have-nots within the lockerroom and immediately introduces Bo's "you'll play for a contract" dynamic. Every player: "I need catches (or other stat) so people will want to pay me for my likeness."
And without the million dollar base contracts you see in the pros, allows low level slime balls with $10k here or there to get in w/ players/families. Not to mention, pro agents masquerading as or colluding w/ legitimate businessmen to curry favor with pro prospects.
So what about the "guardrails." What are they and can they stand up to scrutiny? I'm skeptical that they'll be able to tells kids to go ahead and profit on their likeness while at the same time regulate what they can and can't do in terms of profiting on their likeness. Tough to figure what the limiting principle would be, so to speak. Maybe it's as simple as the NCAA saying "we make the rules and those are the rules" but we all know how that tends to work.
I'm imagining all these Steve Carrell Foxcatcher types paying their favorite 8 or so players to travel to his compound in the Bahamas to "shoot a commercial".
Gross
Better option would to pay student athletes a stipend IMO if you insist on paying them (I remain against the idea altogether)
Immediately transitions parents from being supportive figures to opportunity seeking agents.
Creates haves and have-nots within the lockerroom and immediately introduces Bo's "you'll play for a contract" dynamic. Every player: "I need catches (or other stat) so people will want to pay me for my likeness."
And without the million dollar base contracts you see in the pros, allows low level slime balls with $10k here or there to get in w/ players/families. Not to mention, pro agents masquerading as or colluding w/ legitimate businessmen to curry favor with pro prospects.
So what about the "guardrails." What are they and can they stand up to scrutiny? I'm skeptical that they'll be able to tells kids to go ahead and profit on their likeness while at the same time regulate what they can and can't do in terms of profiting on their likeness. Tough to figure what the limiting principle would be, so to speak. Maybe it's as simple as the NCAA saying "we make the rules and those are the rules" but we all know how that tends to work.
I'm imagining all these Steve Carrell Foxcatcher types paying their favorite 8 or so players to travel to his compound in the Bahamas to "shoot a commercial".
Gross
Better option would to pay student athletes a stipend IMO if you insist on paying them (I remain against the idea altogether)
