[BostonCard]

As usual, BC brings up good points. But I am not sure about the phrase “without thinking”. I expect they thought about it more thoroughly than we have. 

Fair point.  I think what I meant is that a blanket prohibition is easier to implement than a case-by-case assessment where you have to make a individual decision for every possible NIL, and, as you point out, it might be hard to apply a consistent standard.  To take an extreme example, what would happen if an athlete were approved to wear their Stanford shirt to support a candidate for one political party, but not the other.

BC

[BostonCard]

As usual, BC brings up good points. But I am not sure about the phrase “without thinking”. I expect they thought about it more thoroughly than we have. 

Fair point.  I think what I meant is that a blanket prohibition is easier to implement than a case-by-case assessment where you have to make a individual decision for every possible NIL, and, as you point out, it might be hard to apply a consistent standard.  To take an extreme example, what would happen if an athlete were approved to wear their Stanford shirt to support a candidate for one political party, but not the other.

BC