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New NIL commission coming?

Nonsensical post and you're missing the point. There are some people like HailToPurple and me, as well as my old roommate and All American, Jack Cvercko, who believe that it is enough for football players to receive a free ride with all expenses paid. Others, of course, believe that players should be compensated in addition to all of that using substantial NIL funds. Obviously, the latter group will prevail at NU, or we wouldn't be at all competitive. The question is whether that's the right thing to do from a moral perspective. It's interesting, in my view, that most of the players who leave to play elsewhere don't do so until they have their NU degree. So carry on, NU will continue to pay players whether some of us like it or not, and it will further widen the gap between NU and the so-called big-time programs
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Was just thinking that last night. His play improved a lot when he was in the G-league running every day. He had great stats in some of those games. He truly lacks the fundamental decision making required of an NBA guard - which is understandable given his lack of experience. I hope he plays a ton this summer, works on his handles and his 3-pointer (which is not great right now) and then watches a lot of film of Curry, SGA, and other top PGs. He has great court vision, good size and decent athleticism to stick, but needs the repetitions and coaching.

New NIL commission coming?

You certainly have a way of twisting things around. So let me try to straighten them out for you.

No one has said that students should only be at a university to learn. I don't know where you got that from, but it's far from anything said here. Students should participate in any other activities that the university provides and fits their skills and desires. Playing varsity football is one of those activities for some people who have the skills to do it.

The student who can throw a football well IS being properly rewarded with a full tuition free scholarship plus full coverage of his living expenses. That is the proper and adequate compensation for his participation in the football program. As it is in other sports programs as well. The fact that football and basketball bring in large sums of money to the university is irrelevant to the relationship between the student and the school.

Anyone who plays football, whether on scholarship or not, is taking some risk of injury. That comes with the game. It's a personal decision that the player has to make regardless of how his tuition is being paid.
When you get yourself appointed economic pricing arbiter, let us know and we'll be ready for the labor price of college athletes to be adjusted accordingly. Until then, the multi-billion dollar industry they are key participants in has set a different value on them.

I'll be on the lookout for when you call my company and tell us all what our new proper and adequete compensation is. Who needs the invisible hand or the price signal when you have the wise hand of *random boomer dope on the internet*
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I hope Spencer's NBA career continues to bloom and it's awesome he's had the experiences he's had so far - dedication, determination, hard work, and the killer instinct on display.
I wonder if he’s getting enough run as a third stringer with the Warriors.

Would he be better off as a second stringer at a different organization where he could get more minutes, or starting in a premier European league for a season or two?

I love his determination and hard work, but some things are still missing from his game and he won’t develop them on the bench.
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So now you argue that university is a business with customers...
A university can be a business with customers, sort of. The chief distinction is that organizations chartered as “businesses” have a fiduciary responsibility to their investors. Organizations chartered as non-profits - NCAA universities - have a legal responsibility to the public. However, non-profits can legally operate businesses making related income - to a point. Think the store at the Art Institute, which does very nicely. They can also make money that goes into their endowments, or to very highly paid coaches, administrators, and sometimes faculty. When I have given talks on this, I sometimes refer to OSU football as the nation’s most successful social enterprise.- a term of art for some business functions tied to non-profits. So, as a whole, the university does have a public responsibility, and perhaps a moral one, depending on how expansive your view of “moral” is. But that said, doesn’t mean it can’t run a business on the side that makes money and has customers.
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