It’s safe to say that the House v. NCAA settlement, which allows college athletic departments to share up to $20.5 million in revenue with their athletes, has caused a lot of controversy.
The ruling hasn’t even gone into effect yet, and many analysts are projecting the potential fallout from the decision, including Paul Finebaum.
Paul Finebaum Blames the NCAA for NIL Chaos
Finebaum, an ESPN and SEC college football analyst, went on the “Dan Patrick Show” to discuss the potential fallout of the House v. NCAA ruling.
Finebaum went on a rant, blaming the NCAA for the collapse of college sports that we used to know and love, saying, “The Damage that his been done by this organization is incalculable, and it’s really about time. What did we grow up thinking about when we thought of the NCAA, Dan? The enforcement, the big bad NCAA, is coming to your town. They don’t even have any jurisdiction anymore, not that they have in the last five years; they’ve been completely ineffective.”
Paul @Finebaum discusses the potential impact of schools directly paying college athletes:
“Women’s sports will be hurt, Olympic sports will be crushed, football wins, basketball — other than maybe the Big East — takes a slight back seat. pic.twitter.com/zbr7wrIonR
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) June 9, 2025
Finebaum does have a point. Since NIL first became legal back in 2021, all the power seemingly fell out of the NCAA’s hands and into the government’s. The federal government seems to be the one making the most drastic changes to college sports, and its latest shift was the House ruling.
Finebaum also spoke about how the revenue sharing model is going to destroy smaller football schools, saying, “If you’re a fan of a group of five schools, if you’re a fan of a school somewhere in the middle, get ready for hard times. This is only going to help the rich, you’ve heard that before, the big leagues, the Big Ten, the SEC will more than likely profit because they have so much money.”
Normally, fans think that Finebaum is more of an emotional and dramatic analyst, but here, he’s hitting the nail on the head. The fact of the matter is that the smaller college football programs do not bring in as much money as the likes of Texas and Ohio State.
By not bringing in the same amount of money, Group of Five schools will not be able to share as much revenue as Power Four schools. It’s a complete disadvantage and a clear pay-to-win system that universities are not going to be able to keep up with.
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