The latest NCAA memo is beyond pointless
The latest memo from the NCAA makes you wonder why it even tries to act like it has any enforcement power whatsoever.
As we have seen it do time and time again, the NCAA came out with another memo on Tuesday directing schools on how to act in this new era of NIL.
Surely, this was the response from the NCAA in regards to a number of new state laws passed with fewer guidelines for NIL, as well as some school-backed foundations that have announced they will get into the NIL world such as the Texas A&M 12 Man+ Fund.
Basically, some programs are using state laws to try and take advantage, thus gaining an edge when it comes to recruiting.
In a memo obtained by @SINow, the NCAA strongly clarifies its NIL policy by warning schools that (1) they must follow NCAA rules even if they conflict with state laws and (2) entities such as school foundations are prohibited from NIL & offering donor incentives for NIL giving. pic.twitter.com/OK0kID7nuW
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) June 27, 2023
On Tuesday, the NCAA said this doesn’t matter. Essentially, the NCAA said that teams, if they want to be part of the member organization need to follow the rules set by that group.
The problem is that there is zero way to enforce it. I should backtrack. There is zero way it will get enforced, regardless of what the NCAA writes in a memo.
This isn’t the first time the NCAA hinted about the 12th-man Fund for Texas A&M being prohibited because it’s backed by the 12th-man Foundation, which is connected to the school.
The NIL standoff between the NCAA and Texas A&M (and likely several other schools) has officially begun. https://t.co/SWQLxwdJg6
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) June 27, 2023
That’s not supposed to be allowed via the NCAA’s NIL guidelines and the guidance it put on Tuesday also reflects that.
However, this isn’t new. These rules have been in place throughout this NIL era and the NCAA refuses to act. The Jaden Rashada deal happened out in the open and the NCAA didn’t lift a finger, although it did question Jim Harbaugh very seriously about two hamburgers he allegedly bought for recruits back in 2020.
Yes, hamburgers. That’s the extent of NCAA enforcement.
The cheaters that do get caught, don’t really get punished. So yes, for NCAA institutions, cheating is prosperous and it’s a shame.
At this point, it should cease to exist. These schools don’t need the NCAA to help them make money and most of the time, it just gets in the way.
The Power-5 at least just needs to finally move on from the NCAA. We can all see a change is coming, especially when the NCAA admonishes schools for breaking the rules out in the open, yet knows it doesn’t have the will to do a single thing about it.
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Other than maybe issuing another strongly-worded memo.