As one example: very very early on in the post-NIL world, BYU decided to have a local company(ies) pay in order to give money to the practice squad and scout team players,
Don't get me wrong...this is sort of a noble thing to do...HOWEVER, it immediately pointed up the folly of NIL and the immediate slippery slope that everyone was descending. BYU was giving money to the players who, basically by definition, have absolutely NO NIL value whatsoever.
Nobody cared or said anything. It pointed up very quickly that there were no rules or standards being enforced that really tied anything to actual NIL value...and "pay to play" was off to the races.
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