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[eebmg]

Read the article again. The money doesn't come from the school. It comes from a billionaire booster named John Ruiz.

Joke.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

The public way this individual is "choosing a school" I think might have repercussions for his future. Not sure many companies etc want their potential representatives to be so "publicly mercenary"

I wouldn't want him here for 2 related reasons.
1. Seems more concerned with NIL. I would question his dedication to his craft.
2. As I've mentioned somewhere else, I want players that want to be Huskies. He clearly has different motivations (see #1).

 

[Cornell Lt]

Read the article again. The money doesn't come from the school. It comes from a billionaire booster named John Ruiz.

I'm pretty sure Ruiz was one of the guys that was responsible for the demise of Miami's football program back in the day

 

[eebmg]

Wong backs down. I am sure the PR backlash was pretty severe

Miami Hurricanes guard Isaiah Wong backtracks, will not enter transfer portal, will keep current NIL deal

Miami Hurricanes guard Isaiah Wong has elected not to enter the transfer portal, he told ESPN, less than 24 hours after his agent said he would transfer if his name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation wasn't increased.

www.espn.com

 

[BobbyJ]

I'm pretty sure Ruiz was one of the guys that was responsible for the demise of Miami's football program back in the day

I believe this is the guy you're thinking of:

Convicted Ponzi schemer and ex-Miami Hurricanes booster Nevin Shapiro transferred to home confinement

The transfer comes on the heels of recent federal prison directives to move some at-risk inmates into home confinement in the face of COVID-19 outbreaks.

www.yahoo.com

 

[CL82]

The NCAA will be seeking an Emmert clone.

I hear they already have…

 

[TeamFirst!]

Theoretically, the NIL deal might have to pay Uconn some in order to get their approval ...right? This is not necessarily altruistic.