Breaking News: Oregon high school student-athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness

If you want to make a case to ban social media for children, I'm all ears.

This thread is about getting paid for name/image/likeness, which is very different that social media.

 

How do you think that image is built if not thru social media?

 

Success on their high school team, success on their club (AAU, 7 on 7, etc) team, standard media, etc.

LeBron had an image without a TikTok account.

Quinn Ewers got PAID by Ohio St without being some viral social media sensation pumping out amazing content. There are plenty of examples.

 

Lebron is debatably the greatest athlete of all time at 16.
And you are proving my point. The great players will make money regardless. The rest(90+%) will be met with a rude awaking. Why amplify the disappointment of all of the athletes who are not good enough?

 

Got no problem with this. It's the individuals own name, image, and likeness. You should be able to make money off of yourself if you desire.

 

I thought your point was that NIL is linked to "social media disease". If your only point was that great players will make money reardless, then we agree.

You're citing that all these bad things are currently happening, pre high-school NIL. You haven't provided any evidence that this new will be a net-negative. Could it have negatives to it? Of course. Most change does.

 

Hot take!

I know I'm thankful I was able to profit on my grocery bagging talents at 16!

 

The ones that will get NIL deals are already on social media, and already followed by thousands of people. Joe schmoe who won't get a college scholarship isn't going to be pulling in NIL deals. Companies want exposure. Backup PG on Franklin H.S. isn't going to get a brand exposure.

 

Same! I wish the grocery store was paying me more for my baseball skills but, alas, NIL wasn't around, had to keep that eligibility open!

 

Also I can't hit...

 

You'll never have to mow a lawn again!

 

Parents too right? If they want to make money off their kids names, images, and likenesses. Lines can blur fast.

Case in point!

 

Ideally you have something in place to avoid parent exploitation. So it's not like child actors. Those are the hiccups you sort through while it's still allowed, instead of letting larger companies exploit it.

 

Parents are already doing this too... they're greasing the wheels with coaches, trainers, etc to get them on teams with "better exposure" in hopes they won't have to pay for their college. I've seen many parents force their kids to practice/work on their game far more than the kid want to or is healthy, so they can either get a scholarship or somtimes just so they can overcome their high school failures through their kid.

Money and benefits have already been exchanging hands in return for better players for at least two decades now. So do we want it to continue in the dark or start bringing some light to it?

 

The minds are still developing and impressionable. Emotional. We can agree to disagree but i see this as another set back in our youth.
All focused on an image instead of getting an education. All focused on getting social fame. Increased teen vanity. But most will be let down, some to the point of emotional devastation.
There is no long term good in this.

 

Well said FAMS

 

I couldn’t disagree with you more. This is a fantastic opportunity for kids to get their first real look into the business side of sports. I love it.

 

Let kids be kids. Let the parents handle the business side until they are 18.