OldMacManaic wrote:

mostly good, some bad, but absolutely inevitable. so much left to be determined by the courts, esp as it pertains to Title IX and women's sports.
among the positives, rosters will be more stable now, and the velocity of the transfer portal should slow. players are signing 'contracts' for compensation by the university and by their NIL collectives, which survive (if I'm reading the link correctly). what's to prevent those entities from requiring 2- or 3-year commitments?
and the ability to earn a more-than-decent living will keep quality players in college longer instead of jumping to a professional league and riding the bench.
I would like to see some kind of 'salary cap', administered by a governing body, that would prevent the wealthiest schools with the wealthiest boosters from hoarding all the talent. not likely.

I don't see how the Portland States, Oregon States, and Washington States of the world can remain competitive in football and men's basketball. they simply won't have enough revenue to fund the programs or attract and retain talent without being part of major conference and participating in revenue-sharing. and the drying up of financial resources will make it difficult to field competitive teams in the minor sports as well.

brave new world, Miranda. let the litigation begin.

Go Ducks!

There will definitely be a lot of litigation before the dust settles. I can see the big boys breaking away in football at least, creating a much smaller top tier league. There will be the ones who can afford it, and Ducks are certainly in that mix. I don't like it, but as you say, it was inevitable.