It's not the players asking for it; it's the State trying to give their Universities a recruiting advantage. They should continue to pay their taxes; as they do now and let the chips fall where they will. IMO.
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NIL to be exempted from state taxes in Alabama?
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I wonder what the kid with student loans and working his way through school at McDonalds has to say about this?
Not necessarily true. Depends on how the state tax code is written in a particular state. A fine example is the state of Missouri.
When I was in college, I was one of those students. No taxes during that time would have been helpful. I did not go to a college with real sports. I think we were NAIA? Now I find it disgusting that they are even suggesting this, but it doesn't surprise me they are asking. This is the same group that compared getting full tuition, books, food, housing, a lot of leeway with classes with slavery.
Yes, California taxes out-of-state income as well and Bama has a few players from California.
Next they'll be wanting to give them a free education, free room and board, free world-class athletic training facilities...oh wait.
I was the worlds biggest Alabama fan since about the age of 11 or 12. I lost interest a few years ago because it was starting not to feel like the college football game I loved. I watched most of the games in '22, very few in '23 and none except Oklahoma in '24. Why Oklahoma? Because I wanted to see what the hype was all about. I chose the wrong game.
In December we were asked to give money to help Alabama keep up. December? Really? At Christmas time when there are folks out there that could use a little help. Now the legislature, possibly at the urging of some within UA, are wanting to give NIL tax breaks? If I had anymore straws this would have been the last one.
It's not enough that as an athlete you're given an incredible platform to prepare yourself for the next level, for free. My non-athletic children, all of whom graduated from UA, would have loved to have had their time there for free.
Even for those not fortunate enough to make it to the next level, just having been a part of major college sports can and often does open a lot of doors for you professionally. Doors that the typical college graduate has to compete with others to get into. But that's not enough.
I hate that I feel this way. I hate that a sport I and so many others dedicated many, many Saturdays to, has changed so much. I used to enjoy following players through their recruitment, then as they came onto campus and grew into leaders and eventually starters. But now I can't follow many of them, because chances are they'll move on after a year to the high bidder.
I know there are many out there that welcome these change, so college sports will live on. It'll be interesting to see where it is in 5 years.
I was the worlds biggest Alabama fan since about the age of 11 or 12. I lost interest a few years ago because it was starting not to feel like the college football game I loved. I watched most of the games in '22, very few in '23 and none except Oklahoma in '24. Why Oklahoma? Because I wanted to see what the hype was all about. I chose the wrong game.
In December we were asked to give money to help Alabama keep up. December? Really? At Christmas time when there are folks out there that could use a little help. Now the legislature, possibly at the urging of some within UA, are wanting to give NIL tax breaks? If I had anymore straws this would have been the last one.
It's not enough that as an athlete you're given an incredible platform to prepare yourself for the next level, for free. My non-athletic children, all of whom graduated from UA, would have loved to have had their time there for free.
Even for those not fortunate enough to make it to the next level, just having been a part of major college sports can and often does open a lot of doors for you professionally. Doors that the typical college graduate has to compete with others to get into. But that's not enough.
I hate that I feel this way. I hate that a sport I and so many others dedicated many, many Saturdays to, has changed so much. I used to enjoy following players through their recruitment, then as they came onto campus and grew into leaders and eventually starters. But now I can't follow many of them, because chances are they'll move on after a year to the high bidder.
I know there are many out there that welcome these change, so college sports will live on. It'll be interesting to see where it is in 5 years.
Alabama also taxes out of state income if you are an Alabama resident. Although I guess that's the point. We would not tax any NIL money.
This is what happens to the "pros"; which these college athletes now are.
"How do taxes work for professional athletes?
Jock tax is a tax that's imposed on athletes, coaches, and other team personnel who earn income while working in a state or locality where they don't reside. Essentially, it's an income tax that's based on the number of days an athlete spends working in a particular state or locality."
That would be double-taxation...and I won't say another word on it as that would throw this whole thing into non-sports.
Need to audit those legislators and see if’n they’re paying their fair share…see’ings how their so eager to forgive a buncha (near) millionaires. J/s
They're all super-geniuses now, didn't you know that? Most of them are finishing high school early to enroll in college in January. Some are even finishing high school a year early! Many of them are graduating from college in 3 years and then earning at least one master's degree before their eligibility is finished. Back when I finished college in the early 90s, everyone was so dumb that it was a struggle to carry a full academic load and graduate in four years, most people needed 5 years, even without playing a sport at a big-time program. I'm excited about the future of this country as more and more of these super geniuses start to enter the workforce and are able to solve the many issues that we moron's have not been able to and probably created.
The optics on this just isn't good. But this is what not having any rules and guardrails produces and will only worsen. If I'm a taxpayer I'd be ticked. This is just ridiculous.
This will alienate a huge portion of the taxpaying fan base.
Regular working class person: paycheck has taxes deducted, then you file your income tax and can be told you might owe more. Or you're contract labor and get a 1099....and you'd better have enough saved away to pay your income taxes.
NIL earners: Get 6 or even 7 figure amounts of money.....no state income taxes whatsoever.
The panic by legislatures I can see being.....that Texas, Florida and Tennessee already have no state income taxes on anyone. So they have a built in recruiting advantage or NIL advantage to be specific.
The problem with that logic....those states will also have higher sales taxes and property taxes....which shifts the burden to lower income folks. Plus, Alabama is a state that taxes groceries.....Texas and Florida do not. Neither does California or Georgia. Granted, all those states have higher populations.
Overall, what this is screaming.....lets bleed the turnip for more, give the NIL kids a huge break....and maybe football will be competitive.
I just won't watch anymore. I'm paying tuition and taking out loans to get my kids through school....I'm not going to go watch a kid making way more than me....to play ball....and then doesn't have to pay the same taxes I do? You can forget that.
Alienate the fan base....maybe they'll have enough of the younger crowd to sustain this garbage.
If CFB doesn't watch it, they're going to follow the path of NASCAR and have a substantial amount of their fanbase leave the sport. I know a lot of people think everyone will still watch no matter what. NASCAR thought the same thing...
To be fair, there were other things that played into that. NASCAR didn't do themselves any favors, but a good portion of their viewership decline coincided with the retirement of Dale Earnhardt Jr, who was the most popular driver for the better part of the current century. I know several people (myself included) who stopped watching after he retired. I don't know if college football has an equivalent to that, but maybe it does. I think college football has more diehards, though.
From what I read it was a variety of things that contributed to it. Certainly, popular drivers retiring could have an impact. I know how they restructured the championship cup points didn't sit well with a lot of fans. Changes to the cars also contributed to that as well. Bringing politics into the sport also left a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths as well.
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