That NIL money is very very tempting. Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana have gobs of it. Tennessee too.

Where football is concerned, most of those big schools with deep NIL pockets are in red states. Ohio, Oklahoma now.

Might be difficult for some black football players, and understandably so.

conference hasn't produced a national championship for a while. The top HS recruits could be going elsewhere if they want the exposure of being on winning teams.

way ahead of the NAACP. I can imagine that coaches from southern schools are really concerned about losing talent over this issue.

Republicans always fail to discover the unintended consequences.

The Golden Rule applies. Those who have the gold make the rules.

"Student athletes" are interested in money and coming to the attention of professional scouts. They will not sacrifice themselves to protest against the return of Jim Crow. It's probably asking to much for a bunch of teen aged athletes to think about the long term public good.

My hubby has been telling me for months that this should happen. Sadly, we do understand that these young men are facing a dilemma--a career, big bucks, possibly professional paychecks and perks--vs. standing up for what's right. Many of them are under 20--it's hard to make a life-altering decision like that when you have a lack of experience to guide.

college education.

To boycott? Why not white students as well? And Hispanic students, etc...

and biggest financial juggernauts for certain college ball sports (notably basketball).

until something impacts them directly. So it becomes a wasted effort to keep begging over and over when shit like the 2024 election keeps happening.

Let Alabama play the MAGA athletes. See how that goes for them.

Plus the chance to go pro

They don’t have to go to Alabama.

But, why not ask everybody to boycott watching the games on TV or attending the games of these southern schools. Why not ask other schools not to play against these schools.

It would have a snowball effect. Someone would play at these schools, it would just not be the top players. This would drive SEC fans apes***.

Go after the boosters who are paying the players to go to these schools. I bet a portion of these boosters are either black or black owned businesses. Only need 10-20% to pull back to create a snowball.

Whether it's a career in sports or an opportunity to earn a degree debt-frree, they want 18-year olds to pass on life-changing opportunities.

Black folks to stop going to Disney Land/Florida, Nashville, etc. etc.

We need a full blown concerted boycott that makes the Montgomery Bus Boycott look like a 3 day weekend.

It's beyond just elite athletes - it's all of us. Still haven't stepped foot in a Target since November 2024.

Amerikkka doesn't deserve our wealth, talent, voices, experience and discretionary spending. It's a shit hole country.