33 minutes ago, BurntOrangeHorn said:

At this point college sports is being run by court decisions, with all the chaos that entails. And there's no other option until there's some kind of federal legislation. Whenever that might occur in our current political climate. And guess what? Whatever comes out of congress we're not going to like, either, because that's how this stuff works.

Interesting that people think federal law can "correct" free market conditions. 🤦🏿

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I agree the courts have created a mess, but doing nothing until Congress acts isn't much of a solution either. Nobody is suggesting the government can eliminate free-market forces. But when college athletics has become a billion-dollar business, there needs to be some structure, rules and accountability. Free markets still need rules of the road. Right now, college sports has very few, and that's the problem.

Everyone one that wants to be a longhorn lol

I think a lot of people didn't read Gerry's second post.

My "must keeps" are:

Offense: No one.

Defense: Mascoe, Gefridge, Cryer, Watson.

I would love to say McDonald but I think he's at a point where another year isn't going to help him.

I'm surprised to see Geffrard on Gerry's list. Assumed he was off to NFL.

6 hours ago, Califashorn75 said:

It's free agency every year. Did anyone ever imagine this happening?

No.

I think that the brakes need to be tapped on these unlimited portals.

4 hours ago, SL Xpress said:

It can absolutely suppress or subsidize free market conditions. It does it all the time. That's all the tax code is, really. Also, making a market activity legal or illegal affects free market conditions wildly.

If Congress gives a college sports oversight body antitrust protection, it destroys a significant part of the basis for the court losses. That will absolutely affect the free market conditions going on currently.

Now, whether it's a "correction" remains to be seen. Correction has a number of different connotations. Do we mean making it right? Or do we mean bursting a bubble market?

Tax code does indeed influence a free market. But the intent is not always evident in the results.

Market control by legislation is an iffy thing.

10 minutes ago, BurntOrangeHorn said:

Tax code does indeed influence a free market. But the intent is not always evident in the results.

Market control by legislation is an iffy thing.

Affecting the market is something every government ever in existence does. Ever. Whether it's iffy or not, you can't wish it out of existence. I don't think you'd like the world we live in if you could. Governments can't control the market. But they absolutely can make huge impacts. And do.