NCAA Ruling on NIL and Title IX - The women will be paid

[Tanko]

So the girls will get their cut of the money.....

1. Revenue-sharing payments from schools to athletes must be “proportionately” distributed to men and women athletes
2. Schools are permitted starting July 1 to distribute at least $20.5 million to athletes annually in an escalating, capped pay system.

Most schools were planning on dumping 85% of the revenue into Football and mens basketball. That may need to change to avoid Title IX issues.

But, there's a catch... This is only "Guidance" and the new administration (Trump) will make the call on enforcement and can change the guidance.

New Title IX guidance from President Biden's administration threatens to upend school rev-share plans in college sports

The outgoing administration's Department of Education dropped an 11th-hour salvo saying any payments must be “proportionately” distributed to men and women athletes to satisfy Title IX.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[djefferis]

It’s an unenforceable ruling - just like saying equal pay in the workplace.

You can say that a person not be discriminated against salary wise based on their sexual orientation - but you can’t require that 53% of the people hired for any particular job be female.

So how does this work for example if a trans athlete signs up ? Do they count towards the female quota as they are playing women’s sports - or male as it was their sex at time of birth ?

 

[Tanko]

It’s an unenforceable ruling - just like saying equal pay in the workplace.

You can say that a person not be discriminated against salary wise based on their sexual orientation - but you can’t require that 53% of the people hired for any particular job be female.

So how does this work for example if a trans athlete signs up ? Do they count towards the female quota as they are playing women’s sports - or male as it was their sex at time of birth ?

First, excellent question. But, since GOP has a bill in the house to ban transgender athletes, that may not be an issue for long.

Second, its just a guideline and not enforceable like you said but, you can be guaranteed there will be a Title IX lawsuit filed by someone very soon for the "in-equality" in NIL monies.

 

[charliebrown]

So what does mean for lower level d 1 mens tennis?

 

[Tanko]

So what does mean for lower level d 1 mens tennis?

NIL payouts will be $20 a set, if they win.

 

[Wagerallsports]

Still not sure how I feel about this and college players

They are being paid in a scholarships and free schooling and believe it or not that's the whole point of college and sports is secondary

If you are going to pay college athletes at least make them reimburse the schools and pay for their own education

 

[Tanko]

Still not sure how I feel about this and college players

They are being paid in a scholarships and free schooling and believe it or not that's the whole point of college and sports is secondary

If you are going to pay college athletes at least make them reimburse the schools and pay for their own education

100% this.....
No way should they be getting scholarships but, then again the NIL money is coming from the school apparently.

I was shocked to see there is a $21M limit for NIL monies. I've never heard there was a limit, unless I'm reading this wrong. Kind of like a salary cap in pro sports.

 

[BMR Genie]

It's all about the $$$$$.

Sports in college should help students develop essential life skills, but this is not the case anymore.

 

[BigJay]

Still not sure how I feel about this and college players

They are being paid in a scholarships and free schooling and believe it or not that's the whole point of college and sports is secondary

If you are going to pay college athletes at least make them reimburse the schools and pay for their own education

That’s been the argument for years that athletes get free schooling, meals, dorm, textbooks, etc., which down the road can be worth a lot of $$

But the university is making millions off of ticket sales, jersey sales, food, concessions

I think you have to pay the players to prevent it happening through back channels, which everyone knows was happening for decade after decade before NIL became a reality