The attorney generals from Tennessee and Virginia have filed a federal lawsuit against the NCAA that casts the NCAA's Name Image and Likeness rules as antitrust violations.— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 31, 2024
Here's some excerpts from the lawsuit. https://t.co/rk2GUBPM23 pic.twitter.com/NXf75NFENS— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 31, 2024
Continued: "They take particular issue with the fact that prospective student-athletes are: prevented from negotiating with collectives;unable to review NIL offers prior to making enrollment decisions; and cannot adequately consider the full scope of NIL-related services a...— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 31, 2024
Story from ABC7: Virginia AG sues NCAA over name, image, likeness restrictions citing antitrust violation
"My main goal in this lawsuit is to protect the student-athletes that in my opinion are being exploited," [VA Attorney General] Miyares told 7News. "If you go to so much across the country and you see it in so many areas around these athletic programs that have been built in the blood, sweat, and tears of so many of these athletes, a few of them get to go to the pros, but a lot of them their bodies, they put on the line for the schools, they never get properly compensated for it. And some of them deal with injuries decades later. .... A lot of these athletes don't even though this is generating billions upon billions of dollars and these massive football stadiums are being built in these basketball arenas these athletes are kind of left out in the cold so often, so the NCAA has kind of changed the rules of the game.
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we've been going...
The lawsuit focuses mostly on the ability to freely negotiate NILs prior to signing an NLI or transferring in the portal. This seems like VA is paying for a lawsuit to help SEC and B1G schools but not their own. Unless...
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VT2SEC confirmed.
But honestly, why is VA paying for this?
Feel like higher ups probably have a good indication that both VT and UVA have a seat at the P2 table when all the dust settles.
I'm pretty sure Pry was up at the General Assembly recently - Miyares is a JMU grad, and UVa has actually been active legislatively on the NIL front in Virginia as well. I doubt this was done without input from public universities in the Commonwealth.
Yea, I would expect that the major universities and collectives to be providing input to the AG.
As it currently stands though, I think the NIL collectives at VT and UVA are both decently below the average SEC and B1G school in negotiating power. So, by suing the NCAA, they are using their money to give better advantages to the schools with better negotiating power.
That said, Triumph has done really well. As Mitch recently said in the Tales from Terrordome podcast, they focus on NIL opportunities and long-term investment instead of dollar amounts. It seems that strategy works really well in retention of players. I just don't know if that focus would be a good for bringing in transfer players and recruits.
Because Miyares wants to run for governor.
I dont think his aspirations end in Richmond
"Hey Chris Cole, I see you haven't getting many snaps lately, there is the business back home in SWVA that thinks they can help"
And how is that statement different than what is allowed now? The statement focuses on the snaps and location, each of which are able to be discussed during recruitment now. And there is no limitation for him to talking to businesses in SWVA at any point, regardless of his school. The key difference with this lawsuit is that they are arguing specific dollars (or other enticements) should be discussed and tied to playing at a specific school.
VT representatives are not allowed talk to Chris Cole to convince him to leave UGA. They can only talk to him once in the portal. (which we all know that everyone breaks this rule anyways)
NIL representatives can technically talk to a player at any time, but this would then guarantee that. Also I'm pretty sure if Triumph set up a tent right out of mama's locker rooms there would be a lot of issues raised. This would allow for all of that to be
i really appreciate that you used the correct pluralization of "attorneys general" instead of the awful "attorney generals" like thamel used
To be completely fair, I first published the title incorrectly. Thank you to Joe for the edit ability as I typically proofread post publication.
GGC:
NCAA got a minor court victory as judge denied the restraining order request to halt the NCAA enforcing NIL recruiting guidelines.
CBS Sports Article
The biggest impact by this ruling is that the guidelines will still be in effect for the upcoming National Signing Day.
The judge did however issue comments to the effect of
The NCAA after reading that.
Charlie Baker willing to do anything to get that antitrust exemption lol