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Go fuchs yourself with a geoduck.
You find the new rule that suddenly allows boosters to pay students.
I don't work for free.
Not sure I’ve seen this side of such an angry donkey. It will be ok. Thanks for the reminder that your a lawyer though.
You don’t have to do any more research (mostly because I’ve already fed you the answer). Don’t get so upset though.
Here’s the bill. It’s a short read. It prohibits the schools and organizations like the UAA (or their employees, officers, etc) or local Gator clubs from paying NIL fees. It is wholly silent on boosters or individuals who support the school or athletic program (financially or otherwise)
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/7051/BillText/c2/PDF
Otherwise, to SoFla’s point about the Miami booster, lawyer and UM feeling so confident, it is because the Florida law is explicitly meant to protect the athlete from anyone restricting a NIL fee beyond that statute. Included is the following that casts teal doubt on the legitimacy of UF’s rules (and highlights the self inflicted limitation’s stupidity):
“A postsecondary educational institution may not adopt or maintain a contract, rule, regulation, standard, or other requirement that prevents or unduly restricts an intercollegiate athlete from earning compensation for the use of her or his name, image, likeness, or persona. Earning such compensation may not affect the intercollegiate athlete's grant-in-aid or athletic eligibility.”
I already posted the NCAA’s own link that says athletes can simply comply with their applicable state law. That’s it. No booster NIL limit except at UF.
To the donk:
Like an overconfident, client-less service partner who I’m feeding work down the hall, I wouldn’t rely on your research without double checking it anyway.