NJDuck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted January 31 So here we go. Law suit in lieu of NCAA's investigation into the allegations against Tennesseee. Virginia is also a co-plaintiff in the latest lawsuit against the association State of Tennessee sues NCAA over legality of NIL guidelines amid investigation into Volunteers - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Virginia is also a co-plaintiff in the latest lawsuit against the association The Above happened affer what happened below: Report: Tennessee under NCAA investigation for multiple 'major' NIL violations across several sports Report: Tennessee under NCAA investigation for multiple 'major' NIL violations across several sports - On3 WWW.ON3.COM . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted February 1 This is going to get really messy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Moderator No. 3 Share Posted February 1 Looks to me like who has the bigger wallet to “lawyer up”, donors at Tennessee, or the NCAA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 4 Share Posted February 1 It's a tough job for the NCAA whose reason for existence is to be by definition a trust, when it has been ruled in the Supreme Court they aren't allowed to be. They've been petitioning Congress for an anti-trust exemption, but nothing is in the pipeline, so it ain't happening. People want the NCAA to enforce NIL restrictions, but they really can't. Any restrictions possibly affecting athletes ability to make money is going to land them in hot water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 5 Share Posted February 2 NCAA defends NIL guidelines amid lawsuit from state of Tennessee, warns of further 'competitive imbalance' Both the statement and lawsuit come one day after a report of an investigation into Tennessee's NIL collective NCAA defends NIL guidelines amid lawsuit from state of Tennessee, warns of further 'competitive imbalance' - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Both the statement and lawsuit come one day after a report of an investigation into Tennessee's NIL collective Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 6 Share Posted February 24 NCAA's NIL Rules Suspended After Federal Judge Issues Injunction in Lawsuit The NCAA cannot enforce any NIL rules for the time being after a judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction in the case of the state of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Virginia vs. the NCAA. ESPN's Pete Thamel reported the news. NCAA's NIL Rules Suspended After Federal Judge Issues Injunction in Lawsuit BLEACHERREPORT.COM The NCAA cannot enforce any NIL rules for the time being after a judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction in the case of… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 7 Share Posted February 24 More from The Athletic's Stewart Mandel. Mandel: Party’s over, NCAA. Recruiting pay-for-play is here, and it was inevitable THEATHLETIC.COM A federal judge granted another blow to the NCAA by, at least temporarily, prohibiting rules against NIL pay-for-play in recruiting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 8 Share Posted February 24 NCAA can't enforce NIL rules after judge grants injunction - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM A federal judge has barred the NCAA from enforcing its rules prohibiting NIL compensation from being used to recruit athletes, granting a request for a preliminary injunction and dealing another... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 9 Share Posted February 24 Latest ruling against NCAA paints radical future for NIL deals WWW.YARDBARKER.COM On Friday, a federal judge in Tennessee landed a massive blow to the NCAA, suspending name, image and likeness restrictions for athletes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 10 Share Posted February 24 (edited) The NCAA is really an interesting story. The Sherman Anti Trust act was passed in 1890 The NCAA was founded 16 years later when President Roosevelt was concerned with 18 players dying the year before and got the Ivy League to form a regulatory body, but they also opportunistically required student athletes to be uncompensated as part of the governing rules. 115 years later the Supreme Court finally realized that it is a big racket violating the Sherman Anti Trust act in 2021's Alston vs. NCAA. IT TOOK 115 YEARS TO FIGURE THAT OUT!? Here is the final paragraph of the ruling (including a shout-out to Eugene!): To be sure, the NCAA and its member colleges maintain important traditions that have become part of the fabric of America—game days in Tuscaloosa and South Bend; the packed gyms in Storrs and Durham; the women’s and men’s lacrosse championships on Memorial Day weekend; track and field meets in Eugene; the spring softball and baseball World Series in Oklahoma City and Omaha; the list goes on. But those traditions alone cannot justify the NCAA’s decision to build a massive money-raising enterprise on the backs of student athletes who are not fairly compensated. Nowhere else in America can businesses get away with agreeing not to pay their workers a fair market rate on the theory that their product is defined by not paying their workers a fair market rate. And under ordinary principles of antitrust law, it is not evident why college sports should be any different. The NCAA is not above the law. Here we are 3 years later and the NCAA suffering from memory loss despite a precedence setting ruling by the Supreme Court is at it again. Edited February 24 by Solar 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 11 Share Posted February 24 On 1/31/2024 at 6:07 PM, Drake said: Looks to me like who has the bigger wallet to “lawyer up”, donors at Tennessee, or the NCAA. The NCAA clearly only retains lawyers that are willing to tell them what they want to hear. The amount of money is irrelevant. They've screwed themselves and will lose virtually any challenges to enforcement of rules that are directly or indirectly tied to the compensation a player can get outside of a scholarship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 12 Share Posted February 27 Charlie Baker issues letter to NCAA membership following NIL preliminary injunction decision In the wake of the preliminary injunction halting the NCAA’s power to prohibit recruits and transfer portal athletes from negotiating their NIL, President Charlie Baker has issued a letter to his membership. In a memo obtained by On3 on Monday, Baker described the questions he received over the weekend asking what Judge Clifton L. Corker’s ruling means. In light of the actions, Baker announced he plans to convene the Division I Board of Directors and the Board of Governors “to discuss next steps.” The lawsuit led by the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia was filed last month, the day after news broke the NCAA was investigating Tennessee athletics for multiple alleged NIL violations. NCAA's Charlie Baker issues letter to membership after NIL court ruling WWW.ON3.COM In the wake of the preliminary injunction halting the NCAA's power to prohibit NIL negotiations, Charlie Baker has issued a letter to his membership. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
