OT: Kentucky NIL is out of hand

[QuickDraw]

I wonder if the NCAA will ever put a cap on this.

 

[HooperScooper]

I wonder if the NCAA will ever put a cap on this.

That is insane. I’m rooting for them to fall flat on their faces.

This is the last year of this kind of NIL so not sure the NCAA will do anything at this point. And from here if there are any limits everyone is just going to cheat anyway.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

In all candor, does this surprise anyone?

 

[superjohn]

In all candor, does this surprise anyone?

No, they have the biggest and most rabid fanbase in the sport and there's no rules.

 

[Devland]

You have to think that players who are making NIL their first priority are going to ask for more their second year. If they don't get it they'll search elsewhere.

 

[Scrappy3]

Disgusting
Cap at 6000000 500 k x12
Free education and 1-2 mm is reasonable
I don’t mind kids making good money but there has to be curbs

 

[RuffRuff]

It's bad precedent. For the good of the game I hope it blows up in their face. Lot of pressure on Pope when a desperate and deprived (and insane) fan base sees that. Would love to see a breakout of who got what as hard to believe. Quaintenance must have made out like a bandit.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

KY is to NCAA men's basketball as the Yankees are to MLB. Biggest spenders with no chips.

 

[UCTitleTown]

UNC is soliciting Saudi investor money to support their athletic department. It's just a matter of time before private equity controls D1 sports.

 

[How Sway?!]

I wonder if the NCAA will ever put a cap on this.

House settlement: am I a joke to you?

 

[ec33]

I wonder if the NCAA will ever put a cap on this.

They have been outspending everyone else for a long time.

At least UCLA dominated under those circumstances.

 

[caw]

Disgusting
Cap at 6000000 500 k x12
Free education and 1-2 mm is reasonable
I don’t mind kids making good money but there has to be curbs

Roster sizes moved up to 15.

 

[Flipside]

KY is to NCAA men's basketball as the Yankees are to MLB. Biggest spenders with no chips.

100% ... their basketball fan base travels like no other ... but we have their number

Kemba Show @ Maui 2010

 

[Viet Vet]

It's bad precedent. For the good of the game I hope it blows up in their face. Lot of pressure on Pope when a desperate and deprived (and insane) fan base sees that. Would love to see a breakout of who got what as hard to believe. Quaintenance must have made out like a bandit.

“For the good of the game”?

I am a dyed-in-the-wool free market capitalist. Made my wealth/lifestyle over 40 years of straight commission sales. BUT………competitive sports, pro or college, depend on a marketplace that rewards (and penalizes) success and/or failure on the gridiron, field, court, rink. Monopoly, based on (NIL) spending will erode competition. How many consecutive years of Ohio State/Alabama, Georgia/Michigan, or LSU/Clemson will the football watching audience tolerate before getting bored?

And then tune out.



ve

 

[Flipside]

“For the good of the game”?

I am a dyed-in-the-wool free market capitalist. Made my wealth/lifestyle over 40 years of straight commission sales. BUT………competitive sports, pro or college, depend on a marketplace that rewards (and penalizes) success and/or failure on the gridiron, field, court, rink. Monopoly, based on (NIL) spending will erode competition. How many consecutive years of Ohio State/Alabama, Georgia/Michigan, or LSU/Clemson will the football watching audience tolerate before getting bored?

And then tune out.



ve

I hear you on the “for the good of the game” part, but if we’re being honest, the monopoly didn’t start with NIL. It’s been alive and well for decades. Big programs have always had the best facilities, biggest TV deals, most national exposure, and the deepest pockets for “creative” recruiting. The only difference now is that the players finally get a sliver of the same free-market benefits that coaches, ADs, shoe companies, and TV networks have enjoyed for years.

Competition isn’t dying, it’s just shifting. Smaller schools can now build brands around star personalities, hometown heroes, or innovative collectives. And if anything, NIL has forced big programs to show their cards in the open instead of pretending “amateurism” was fair.

Fans might grumble, but let’s be real, people said the same thing when free agency hit the pros. The games didn’t die; they just evolved. The scoreboard still matters, upsets still happen, and talent still wins. It’s just that now, the players can finally afford dinner after the game.

 

[uconngb]

UNC is soliciting Saudi investor money to support their athletic department. It's just a matter of time before private equity controls D1 sports.

I’m guessing you’ve not seen the $2 billion offer the Big Ten is negotiating with private equity?? It’s the beginning of the end of college athletics.

 

[navery12]

 

[superjohn]

UNC is soliciting Saudi investor money to support their athletic department. It's just a matter of time before private equity controls D1 sports.

Private equity will be the end.

 

[Waquoit]

Kentucky will still get more from that money than Penn State will get from the money they're paying James Franklin.

 

[Flipside]

Private equity will be the end.

How is this new?

Nike and the University of Oregon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[superjohn]

How is this new?

Nike and the University of Oregon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Phil Knight isn't a private equity firm. Universities have always had rich and mega rich alumni donating massive sums to their alma mater.

 

[Deepster]

Good. Spend even more than that.

I think it's clear that $$$ doesn't translate to titles. You buy up players driven solely by the dollar and those players never, ever come through vs the teams that play for other reasons.

 

[HooperScooper]

In all candor, does this surprise anyone?

That amount does surprise me. Ohio State spent about $20 million on their football team last year. And football has a lot more players and also I'm sure OSU football makes a lot more money than Kentucky basketball. So yeah that number is surprising. At least OSU did win the championship. Let's see what Kentucky does.

Ohio State AD projects football roster cost 'around $20 million' in NIL money | FOX Sports

Ohio State's estimate of $20 million in NIL money spent on its football roster is believed to be the highest in the nation.

www.foxsports.com

 

[Flipside]

Phil Knight isn't a private equity firm. Universities have always had rich and mega rich alumni donating massive sums to their alma mater.

so it appears that we agree

 

[Flipside]

"There's an old joke that in those days, the only team with a higher payroll than the UCLA Bruins was the Los Angeles Lakers."