The end game here in a few years could be for the SEC to find a super conference dance partner of 16-24 teams each. At which point they pull out of NCAA football and form their own minor league conference (the "College Football League").
With the power of running their own show, they can re-write the for pay and NIL rules and pay players directly (salary cap and all) as well as force potential player NIL money to be forcibly shared with their teams (and potentially with other players on their team).
With the power of running their own show, they can re-write the for pay and NIL rules and pay players directly (salary cap and all) as well as force potential player NIL money to be forcibly shared with their teams (and potentially with other players on their team).
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Ben Franklin