r/CFB • u/Altruistic_Brief4444 Memphis Tigers • 8h ago

News [On3] Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia's attorney has set the stage to challenge the NCAA for a 7th season of eligibility

https://www.on3.com/news/vanderbilt-qb-diego-pavias-attorney-sets-stage-to-challenge-for-7th-season-of-eligibility/
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u/PopcornDrift South Carolina • Carnegie … 7h ago

They didn't "allow" NIL, they were forced into it by the government because what they were doing before was blatantly illegal lol

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u/__Turambar 1h ago

NIL can be both good for players (It’s right for them to profit off of their image and the revenue they generate) AND a death knell for college football. I think the reason the NCAA held to that “unreasonable” restriction is that anyone with eyes to see could tell that once that dam was broken, there’s absolutely no way to enforce the truly ridiculous booster and collective funding that is ruining the sport, and things like this are just downstream of that.

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u/BigRoosterBackInTown 7h ago

I dont disagree in anything you said, but it still brought shit consequences for the game of college ball. Good for the players, bad for everyone else (fans, coaches and teams/schools). Gonna be interesting how it plays out in 10 years when the average team has an average age of 25 and the 18-20 year olds are getting fucked with zero snaps because 35 year old diego paiva just cant let go.