Businesses and collectives have to be free to compete, I'd think, and that requires putting your cards on the table and telling a kid what you'll pay, right?
I agree with the later parts of Tennessee's letter.....it's ridiculous for the NCAA to "allow" NIL and think it will stay separate from recruiting. I don't see how it possibly could. If the point of NIL is for kids to be compensated for their...well, NIL, then that kid has a right to know exactly what the compensation will be. I don't see any way to avoid that. And once they know, it absolutely factors into the recruiting process because the majority of the time kids will be looking to maximize their earning.