Jay Bilas
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Another week of new false hopes for leaders to hold on to rather than creating a sustainable model for the future of college athletics. The cost of doing nothing is real and the history books will reflect this in detail when it’s all said and done.
I’d like to report a train wreck.
The White House announces that President Donald Trump has signed the executive order related to college sports whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/20…
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A true legend. Bob Hammel was a true pro. RIP.
Indiana Athletics mourns the loss of Bob Hammel, legendary journalist & member of the IU Athletics Hall of Fame.
Attorney Tom Mars, who is representing collectives in potential legal challenges against the CSC, releases a statement on the news:
Attorneys have resolved a dispute over how the College Sports Commission handles NIL collectives, sources tell @YahooSports, revising its approach to treat them like other businesses - a major move that paves the way for continued collective operations bit.ly/4kVo5od
Such a move likely shifts college athletics into the realm of a “soft” cap, as Greg Sankey has said. While not ideal for legislating competitive equity, the soft cap will result in more cash to athletes, especially non-rev players who don’t earn rev-share. bit.ly/4kVo5od
Attorneys have resolved a dispute over how the College Sports Commission handles NIL collectives, sources tell @YahooSports, revising its approach to treat them like other businesses - a major move that paves the way for continued collective operations bit.ly/4kVo5od
.@RepBynum's support for legislation giving the @NCAA broad antitrust immunity contrasts with her past role as an Oregon lawmaker, where she co-sponsored a bill (now law) last year protecting college athletes from NCAA penalties. sportico.com/leagues/colleg…
NEW: I spoke with @RepBynum and @RepSCFigures, the only two House Democrats (so far) who have co-sponsored the GOP-led SCORE Act. The freshmen members have personal and/or staff ties to college sports–and HBCU's in particular. For @Sportico 👇 sportico.com/leagues/colleg…
Grateful for the opportunity I had earlier this summer to learn and grow from some of the best coaches and executives in the country!! A major THANKS to @JayBilas for putting this tremendous opportunity together!!
We got to sit down with @BHorodyski to learn more about his coaching journey and how attending the @JayBilasCamp this summer provided more guidance and insight into his dream of becoming a head coach 🎥🏀 #RoyalsRise | #QUeenCity | #LTM | #OSIOS
Seven pages? If it took 179 pages to explain how to operate the space shuttle, I would think an Executive Order would need at least that many pages to explain how to “save” college sports.
Here is the full draft of the presidential executive order obtained by @YahooSports earlier this week and written about Thursday in the linked story. There remains uncertainty on whether the order will be introduced or how much the draft would change. bit.ly/3IBA7W9
How will Dylan Harper fit in with the San Antonio Spurs? @GilsArenaShow
2 years ago at SEC Media Days (the last time I was invited to be on Paul’s show), I was pleading for leaders to step up & create a fair legal model for college sports. 2 years later… we still need leaders to step up & create this model. There is indeed a cost of doing nothing!
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Build strong shoulders, not just to carry the weight, but to bear the responsibility and keep moving forward when life stacks more than you expected. #FuelTheCulture⛽️
Per my screaming criticism of the College Sports Commission yesterday, the House plaintiffs’ lawyers are screaming too. @TCA_NIL
In a letter sent to the NCAA and power conferences Friday, House attorneys believe the denial of NIL collective deals violate the settlement, are requesting a “retraction” of the CSC’s guidance & are threatening to report the wrongdoing to the court bit.ly/460PEsp
Here’s the real question — what it is the valid business purpose requirement being met by the school NIL (rev share) deal?
Essentially, CSC is saying that collectives, with a business purpose of providing payments or benefits to athletes or institutions, rather than providing goods or services to the general public for profit, does not satisfy the valid business purpose requirement for NIL deals.
The person who cures cancer deserves a $750 million award, but that’s an absurd amount of money just for beating the NCAA to within an inch of its life.
Plaintiff lawyers in NCAA House settlement set to receive more than $750 million in legal fees usatoday.com/story/sports/c… via @USATODAY