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Re:The million-dollar hustle changing US sport by mikeyouse on Friday September 08, 2023 @02:05PM (#37437141)
If that was Greg Sankey, he made $3.7 million last year and the 5-year contract he just signed "substantially" increases his salary.

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/38005718/sec-...

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Re:The million-dollar hustle changing US sport by Rebelgecko on Friday September 08, 2023 @02:19PM (#37437312)
I imagine he's actually being out-earned by some of top players' NIL deals.

I think it's a tricky situation. The previous NCAA rules were idiotic and unfair to players. The current situation is better for players, but I'm worried that we're moving towards a future where the best teams are just the ones with the deepest pockets (or whose boosters have the deepest pockets). Considering most teams are already unprofitable, it could further increase stratification between P5 and G5 teams.

Maybe CFB needs to implement a per-team salary cap.

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Re:The million-dollar hustle changing US sport by jabradoodle on Friday September 08, 2023 @02:23PM (#37437370)
Why should the workers wages be capped; why not cap how much money the team can make and tax the rest?
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Re:The million-dollar hustle changing US sport by lotsofpulp on Friday September 08, 2023 @06:21PM (#37440058)
>Maybe CFB needs to implement a per-team salary cap.

Maybe schools should not be involved in professional sports in the first place, especially one that inherently causes brain damage.

Let the NFL owners pay for a minor league.

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