NCAA settlement approved and welcome to a new era

[EdgyTim]

College professional sports is here

NCAA's House settlement approved, ushering in new era where schools can directly pay athletes

After hanging in limbo for nearly two months, the House settlement is finally approved, which means $2.8 billion in NIL backpay will be distributed to former NCAA athletes.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[4Afan]

Not a fan. I think this will creat a greater divide between the top teams and everyone else. Those with the funds will buy all the top recruits out of high school or in the portal.

 

[SiuCubFan8]

Not a fan. I think this will creat a greater divide between the top teams and everyone else. Those with the funds will buy all the top recruits out of high school or in the portal.

1000% will be

 

[ClownBaby]

Not a fan. I think this will creat a greater divide between the top teams and everyone else. Those with the funds will buy all the top recruits out of high school or in the portal.

Buying recruits out of high school has proven to be a total waste of money it’s much better to let then develop and then pay them out of the transfer portal.

 

[colin2229]

Not a fan. I think this will creat a greater divide between the top teams and everyone else. Those with the funds will buy all the top recruits out of high school or in the portal.

Isn’t it the complete opposite? Doesn’t every school now have a salary cap of 20m to use?

Rather than LSU having 500m and NIU only having 20m?

 

[4Afan]

Isn’t it the complete opposite? Doesn’t every school now have a salary cap of 20m to use?

Rather than LSU having 500m and NIU only having 20m?

"Each school is permitted — not required — to share up to a certain amount of revenue annually with their athletes (the cap). Per the settlement agreement, the cap is calculated by taking 22% of the average of certain power school revenues, most notably ticket sales, television dollars and sponsorships.

In Year 1 — July 2025 through June 2026 — the cap amount is projected to be $20.5 million.

While each school is charged with determining how to distribute those funds, most power conference programs are planning to distribute 90% to football and men’s basketball, as those are, for the most part, the only revenue-generating sports for an athletic department."

22% average revenue is the key. LSU may have a $20 mil cap, but is 22% of NIUs revenue $20 mil? Based on ticket sales, TV dollars, and sponsorships, it's not.

For reference NIUs football revenue in 2024 was $1.9 million and LSU's was $52.5 mil.

 

[ClownBaby]

"Each school is permitted — not required — to share up to a certain amount of revenue annually with their athletes (the cap). Per the settlement agreement, the cap is calculated by taking 22% of the average of certain power school revenues, most notably ticket sales, television dollars and sponsorships.

In Year 1 — July 2025 through June 2026 — the cap amount is projected to be $20.5 million.

While each school is charged with determining how to distribute those funds, most power conference programs are planning to distribute 90% to football and men’s basketball, as those are, for the most part, the only revenue-generating sports for an athletic department."

22% average revenue is the key. LSU may have a $20 mil cap, but is 22% of NIUs revenue $20 mil? Based on ticket sales, TV dollars, and sponsorships, it's not.

For reference NIUs football revenue in 2024 was $1.9 million and LSU's was $52.5 mil.

Looks like NIU should just drop down to FCS. College football has always been the haves and have nots so this doesn’t really change anything.

 

[4Afan]

Looks like NIU should just drop down to FCS. College football has always been the haves and have nots so this doesn’t really change anything.

Agree, but every once in a while you'd see someone like Lynch at NIU or a team like Boise St. and now the odds of that happening shrink dramatically.

 

[EdgyTim]

Take the Power 4 schools and have a separate division from everyone else.

 

[4Afan]

Take the Power 4 schools and have a separate division from everyone else.

Ultimately that's where we're headed, but as a nostalgic, die hard college football fan, I hate it.

 

[PowerI66]

"Each school is permitted — not required — to share up to a certain amount of revenue annually with their athletes (the cap). Per the settlement agreement, the cap is calculated by taking 22% of the average of certain power school revenues, most notably ticket sales, television dollars and sponsorships.

In Year 1 — July 2025 through June 2026 — the cap amount is projected to be $20.5 million.

While each school is charged with determining how to distribute those funds, most power conference programs are planning to distribute 90% to football and men’s basketball, as those are, for the most part, the only revenue-generating sports for an athletic department."

22% average revenue is the key. LSU may have a $20 mil cap, but is 22% of NIUs revenue $20 mil? Based on ticket sales, TV dollars, and sponsorships, it's not.

For reference NIUs football revenue in 2024 was $1.9 million and LSU's was $52.5 mil.

Isn't the cap the same for everyone based on average and not their own numbers? That's how I read this