re: When is the ncaa gonna regulate NIL

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It’s always been a money game. It’s just now in the open.

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This. Bama was illegally paying players more than other programs for years. All of the “business decision,” “they negative recruited us,” “can never count Bama out,” “Nick gets who he wants” stuff was overstated. They were flat out paying kids more and benefiting from it. Does that mean that all of their signees were just after the money? No. However, money most certainly played a huge role in getting the #1 class several years in a row. This isn’t new. It’s just out in the open and quickly getting out of control.

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It’s always been a money game. It’s just now in the open.

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No, not always, but going way back, yes. It started as kids getting together and playing for the fun and competition. It was club level, and that's what it should go back to. Anything else is a perversion, either of the university academic standards or of the free market, probably both.