Executive Order on NIL?

[docrugby1]

President Trump met with Nick Saban, the latter feels NIL will create an unequal playing field.

 

[Darren72]

https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/trump-considers-executive-order-on-college-athlete-payments-after-nick-saban-meeting-5d6e694d?st=PFmAd6&reflink=article_copyURL_share

 

[its_the_sauce]

Coming from the party that always complains about government overreach.

 

[FeralFelidae]

Coming from the party that always complains about government overreach.

NIL came into being because certain states like California passed a law for it. So we were either going to have a situation where certain states would allow NIL while others did not, or else the NCAA would have to fight it in the courts, and they chose not to.

But because we have this situation because California wanted to impose its own rules on the rest of the states (as we have now), I think there's a federal case to make that California overstepped its bounds with regards to the Interstate Commerce Clause and the federal government is empowered to step in and regulate.

 

[No Chores]

NIL came into being because certain states like California passed a law for it. So we were either going to have a situation where certain states would allow NIL while others did not, or else the NCAA would have to fight it in the courts, and they chose not to.

But because we have this situation because California wanted to impose its own rules on the rest of the states (as we have now), I think there's a federal case to make that California overstepped its bounds with regards to the Interstate Commerce Clause and the federal government is empowered to step in and regulate.

Nice that some people have an understanding of the issue involved rather than going through the usual political rant.

 

[TheC]

Nice that some people have an understanding of the issue involved rather than going through the usual political rant.

I don’t have a problem with the federal government stepping in, but it shouldn’t be the President.

 

[loyolacat]

Government suggesting closing Head Start programs, negating scientific research, attacking public education and on and on and on and we are worried about college sports????? Yikes

 

[FeralFelidae]

I don’t have a problem with the federal government stepping in, but it shouldn’t be the President.

Unilaterally, no. He might have the authority for an executive order if Congress has already delegated some power to the executive, perhaps under the authority of the Department of Commerce or Department of Labor. I'm not a lawyer and I don't know what authority has already been delegated to the executive on this matter. He shouldn't be doing anything that Congress hasn't already authorized; I think we agree on that.

Government suggesting closing Head Start programs, negating scientific research, attacking public education and on and on and on and we are worried about college sports????? Yikes

We happen to be on a college sports board, so it is on topic on this particular board. There are plenty of other places you can go if you wish to talk about those other things.

 

[No Chores]

Government suggesting closing Head Start programs, negating scientific research, attacking public education and on and on and on and we are worried about college sports????? Yikes

This is exactly what I mean about injecting political b.s. into legitimate discussions about NU athletics. Time to take action Cappy

 

[CMcCat]

If certain universities lose their tax exempt status, this would mean that donations to such universities of funds to be used for NIL payments would not be, in effect, subsidized by the government.