[OutsiderFan]

Though I didn't read every word, that's quite an article. The basic summary is NIL hasn't really changed anything for athletes. Arguably, it's further compromised the education mission of universities by making athletes spend more time away from academic training, and more time toward marketing themselves, which includes both cutting deals, and focusing in on being professional athletes not paid for their work.

Frankly, I don't understand why more black athletes don't choose to play at HBCUs if they feel big time college sports is keeping the plantation mentality afloat. I mean I do get it in terms of wanting to be trained for the next level, etc., but FFS, when are even young people going to start realizing they are going to have to make choices between money and principle if they ever want things to change?

[OutsiderFan]

Though I didn't read every word, that's quite an article. The basic summary is NIL hasn't really changed anything for athletes. Arguably, it's further compromised the education mission of universities by making athletes spend more time away from academic training, and more time toward marketing themselves, which includes both cutting deals, and focusing in on being professional athletes not paid for their work.

Frankly, I don't understand why more black athletes don't choose to play at HBCUs if they feel big time college sports is keeping the plantation mentality afloat. I mean I do get it in terms of wanting to be trained for the next level, etc., but FFS, when are even young people going to start realizing they are going to have to make choices between money and principle if they ever want things to change?