In a Strange Twist of Fate, NCAA Gamers Must Now Root for O'Bannon

[prowler]

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

[DorianDonP]

Go Blood sucking lawyers!

[JustinJones]

We need college games plain and simple. NCAA Football was the one game that I would go buy at mid night which I know has a lot to do with being a huge football fan and EA being the only developer.

With websites like Kickstater running, I feel like it would be a huge marketing opportunity where EA could raise additional revenue by having loyal gamers pay extra to "adopt a player" or upload yourself as a fan in the game. This would take very minimal effort on their side, and would provide financial value to jumpstarting a game that a majority of sports gamers want to see.

Either way, I'm struggling without my annual college football game to look forward to before the regular season begins.

[Cam Fan]

Quote from ESPN Analyst Lester Munson:

Based on a review of the testimony and many of the more important exhibits presented at the O'Bannon trial, it appears probable that Wilken will tell the NCAA that it must allow athletes to use their NIL for their personal profit. It is less likely that she will give the players what they want on live television broadcasts of their games, but it is well within the realm of possibility.

[SpartyParty11]

Players want compensation for their likeness in the game? Give them a free copy of the game. I'm sure they'd like that

[Cam Fan]

Maybe it's just me but it seems the O'Bannon team is using the old "ask for more than we want and 'settle' for what for we wanted all along" strategy. Meaning, they included the television$ into the bargaining to ensure that they would receive the NIL rights.