I'll preface this by saying that I haven't read up on the settlement in detail, but the little that I have seen suggests that the settlement is good for Clemson as it will allow colleges to start paying players direct.
My question is - wouldn't this seem to actually hurt Clemson? I know that it is a revenue source we can now use, but so can all other schools. So then, schools like Bama and Texas have larger TV conference contracts in addition to their donors, so their total money is going to far exceed anything Clemson has. So how does Clemson benefit in this case? Does the settlement create some kind of CAP for all schools to adhere to?
My question is - wouldn't this seem to actually hurt Clemson? I know that it is a revenue source we can now use, but so can all other schools. So then, schools like Bama and Texas have larger TV conference contracts in addition to their donors, so their total money is going to far exceed anything Clemson has. So how does Clemson benefit in this case? Does the settlement create some kind of CAP for all schools to adhere to?
