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CFB fans, media make fun of Senator Lindsey Graham for comments about NCAA NIL rules
By Adam Spencer
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NCAA president Mark Emmert is testifying in Congress on Wednesday, speaking about the NCAA’s upcoming rules on athletes making money for their names, images and likenesses.
Many senators on both sides of the aisle have had questions for Emmert, regarding the NIL rules, which are set to be implemented before the end of the year, and other things like scholarships.
However, Sen. Lindsey Graham from South Carolina is taking his fair share of lumps on Twitter for comments he’s made. He seems to be concerned about athletes being paid to attend schools:
Sen. Lindsey Graham, again on NIL being used as recruiting inducements:
"You're going to unleash holy hell on young college athletes if you don't have some way to control people willing to buy a player to come to a school."
Hmm.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 22, 2020
Sen. Lindsey Graham presiding over the Senate NIL hearing: "We cannot have a bidding war for recruits."
Who wants to tell him?
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 22, 2020
Of course, if you’ve paid attention to the news for the past 30 years or more, NCAA athletes being slipped money under the table is nothing new. Fans and media members were quick to make fun of the senator for having his head buried in the sand:
*clutches ALL the pearls* https://t.co/NZFcguCGdg
— Brian Holland (@BHollandSports) July 22, 2020
Yeah, they might make money or something
— Joey D'Antoni (@jdanton) July 22, 2020
captalism … question mark…
— Nick (@NickFromJersey) July 22, 2020
Who would know more about being bought and paid for than a US Congress person?
— A Vast Network of Ball Knowers (@PresidentJRich) July 22, 2020
Who wants to tell Lindsey? https://t.co/aERABe7UQV
— Chris McClain (@macwfnz) July 22, 2020
Buying Senators: Allowed.
Buying college football players: Holy hell. https://t.co/oN3Cb8n4vt
— Adam Silverstein (@SilversteinAdam) July 22, 2020
Does Lindsey Graham follow college sports…. at all? https://t.co/CWVCdWMXZM
— Aidan Joly (@ByAidanJoly) July 22, 2020
big believer in the free market https://t.co/s734qDrKsg
— ?BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL? (@edsbs) July 22, 2020
Can you imagine if players were lured to schools by being paid money by boosters? That would be wild. https://t.co/YbsPFb6g71
— Robbie Faulk (@robbiefaulkOn3) July 22, 2020
Yes, it will be important to make sure the NCAA’s NIL rules are put into effect properly, but acting like players have never been paid isn’t doing anyone any good.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
