Licensed to Il wrote:KidA24 wrote:Licensed to Il wrote:Humble question… The NCAA was told by the courts that they couldn't deny student athletes payment for performance. The NCAA has an infrastructure of compliance officers in place. Why can’t they cap what schools are allowed to legally spend?
Because that's denying them payment for performance.
NCAA hoops isn't a union and has no collectively bargained agreement with the players to limit or cap spending
Isn’t this what has to happen next if anyone wants to keep biting from the apple? Cause if the Badgers (and Wildcats and Nittany Lions and Gophers) break camp with a bunch of one stars (that will get poached two years from now) who GAF about any of it?
It's possible that teams like the Badgers and their collectives/fans say, "**** this - I'm not donating to build a bubble team" but I don't see that as too likely.
They will not "break camp with a bunch of one stars." Maybe it changes someday, but it's not like power conference caliber guys are all going to sit 10th on the bench instead of come to Wisconsin to actually play and leave the Badgers starting Carter Gilmore.
I am definitely down on next season's prospects, but they'll get some reasonable transfers for cash. The Badgers and their staff/Wisconsin admin will be "virtuous" by making the players "work" for their NIL and go to the children's hospital a few times or whatever instead of just cash a check to play basketball.