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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 3994449, member: 7511"] With the July 1 deadline fast approaching when 6 states will allow college athletes to sign agreements to market their NIL's, the clock is ticking on the NCAA and their member institutions. Connecticut would make it 7 states if Gov Lamont signs the legislation sitting on his desk as expected. It is now unlikely that there will be a decision out of the NCAA Division I Council this week during their meetings today and tomorrow. The earliest date that a decision will be forthcoming now appears to be at the Board of Governors meeting on June 28. [URL="https://www.si.com/college/2021/06/22/divided-ncaa-delays-nil-vote-chaos-imminent"]Divided NCAA Delays NIL Vote as Pressures Mount[/URL] Throughout this process the NCAA and their member institutions have been deeply concerned about facing antitrust lawsuits. To that end, the NCAA has practically begged Congress to get them off the hook. While NIL legislation may be among the very few bipartisan issues that Congress could deal with, it seems clear that it is not a legislative priority for Congress right now. With the unanimous decision by the Supreme Court yesterday, the pressure on the NCAA to do something has only increased. The attached SI article outlines the significant disagreement that now prevails among NCAA member institutions and conferences. With various states now doing their own thing, the ability of the NCAA to craft a comprehensive policy on NIL that is satisfactory to all parties is highly unlikely. It should be noted that Connecticut's NIL legislation includes a provision to amend the bill to provide compatibility with NCAA legislation. But not every state has similar provisions in their NIL legislation, Enter the commissioners of 6 conferences with an 11th hour, alternate suggestion. The SEC, Pac-12, ACC, Sun Belt, SWAC & Metro Atlantic sent a letter to the DI Council on Friday suggesting a model that would avoid conflict with state NIL legislation, accepting each state's respective rules. In addition, for states that have not adopted NIL legislation, each school can adopt their own NIL rules. Obviously, this would not be an ideal solution. But the NCAA member institutions have dragged their feet on NIL for years, certainly since losing the federal lawsuit in the Ed O'Bannon case in 2014. As one NCAA decision maker bluntly stated, "We've done this to ourselves.” With Mark Emmert making it clear that the NCAA has no intention of challenging any state's NIL legislation in court, the question now appears to be will the NCAA accept the alternate suggestion proposed by the 6 conference commissioners effectively [B]punting once again on NIL?[/B] [/QUOTE]

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