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Message: [QUOTE="YearoftheHusky, post: 5234690, member: 277"] Think of it at a very fundamental level. Name, image, likeness. The way it was described to us, a player who stars in a local commercial could be paid for it. A player who signs autographs could be paid for it. A player whose jersey sells in the fan shop could be paid for it. A player who makes an appearance/speaks to fans… etc. That is what being compensated for your name, image or likeness was supposed to be. Is that what is actually happening in the real world? To some extent yes. But to a whole other extent, NIL directives are paying these kids “salaries” before they even do anything just to attend a university. How are universities in “bidding wars” before the athlete has even used his name, image, or likeness? That’s what it means by pay to play. Now, back to the portal conversation I came here for… [/QUOTE]