If I were in charge and had complete control I would make the transfer limited to 1 free transfer and after that you have to sit for a year. Unless the athlete is a graduate transfer then they are allowed another free transfer.
For NIL, I would make them contractual. If the player leaves early or has academic or eligibility issues they are required to pay back a prorated amount. Put clauses into those contracts that if a school signs a player to a bigger NIL deal they must pay the prior school a 10% transfer fee. That money could be used by the prior school for their NIL funds. For example, if Bama took an MTSU player and paid him 1 million per year for 3 years then MTSU would be paid 100k for 3 years.
I agree with both of these. The 1-time transfer thing is never going to happen though.
I've no issue with NIL.. I always thought it was dumb that a player couldn't stump for the local burger joint or sell some of his stuff on Ebay.
I do think we need some contractually binding NIL deals to prevent the insanity that's happening.
I'd eventually like to see somewhat of a soccer model. If MT signs a kid to say, a 3 year NIL deal, but he blows up after 1 year and wants to go play at Alabama, that's fine - but Alabama (or the kid) has to buy out the remaining 2 years of the NIL contract. Everyone wins - the kid gets to move up and get bigger NIL money from Bama, Bama gets a player they want, and MT would get to reinvest that $$$$'s in other players or such. And if a player is determined to leave, that's fine - he can go anytime he wants, but MT retains the NIL rights, so that's at least provides some pause to the every player a free agent every year chaos.
I think this will eventually happen - this transfer portal nonsense is burning even the big boys - even UT had to scramble a bit to keep their QB and WR this year who essentially threatened to walk if they didn't renegotiate. At some point, schools are going to protect themselves.
