Elevates antitrust claims as a powerful deterrent against collective action by conferences
The framing centers the booster’s threat of litigation as legally grounded and intimidating, implying that coordinated decisions by athletic bodies are inherently suspect.
“they can't collude together and say, we're not going to allow you to play. That's an antitrust violation. I don't know if you've seen the litany of cases that the NCAA has lost over the last few years, they've been lost on those grounds.”
