[81alum]

They are at Stanford to be paid.

I disagree. They are at Stanford for multiple reasons, only one of which is to get paid. And if getting paid was the primary reason (or even just the tipping point for their choice of college) they would surely be somewhere else.

Fair enough.  I made an extreme statement, and it was unjust.  On the other hand, I was a work-study student at Stanford earning minimum wage, and when I put myself back in my Stanford undergraduate shoes, something about the NIL payments is alien to me.

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I went to Stanford (and better) to increase my chances of getting paid and I wasn’t an athlete.

Money is as good of an incentive as any in a capitalist society. I am 100% in favor of Nil and the transfer portal. Evolve or get out of the way.

Your motivation for going to Stanford (and better) was entirely different from my own (and better), and I choose not to take your advice regarding evolution.  But hopefully we can find a meeting ground where we both can appreciate our student athletes.  

I find I must ask, why do you find it necessary to use so much invective in your posts?  Can't we just chose to disagree in an amicable manner?  Although I often disagree with your posts, I admit I sometimes learn from them.  So why the phrases like "get out of the way?"

[81alum]

They are at Stanford to be paid.

I disagree. They are at Stanford for multiple reasons, only one of which is to get paid. And if getting paid was the primary reason (or even just the tipping point for their choice of college) they would surely be somewhere else.

Fair enough.  I made an extreme statement, and it was unjust.  On the other hand, I was a work-study student at Stanford earning minimum wage, and when I put myself back in my Stanford undergraduate shoes, something about the NIL payments is alien to me.

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I went to Stanford (and better) to increase my chances of getting paid and I wasn’t an athlete.

Money is as good of an incentive as any in a capitalist society. I am 100% in favor of Nil and the transfer portal. Evolve or get out of the way.

Your motivation for going to Stanford (and better) was entirely different from my own (and better), and I choose not to take your advice regarding evolution.  But hopefully we can find a meeting ground where we both can appreciate our student athletes.  

I find I must ask, why do you find it necessary to use so much invective in your posts?  Can't we just chose to disagree in an amicable manner?  Although I often disagree with your posts, I admit I sometimes learn from them.  So why the phrases like "get out of the way?"