OT: NIL Article

[LoboDays]

Apologies if this doesn’t belong on this Board……

Interesting article about the impact of NIL. The general claim is that the best athletes will choose schools that have the most money. Not sure why the wealth of a school matters but I admit that I don’t know the ins and outs of NIL. Maybe someone can enlighten me after reading it.

Kiffin: NIL deals have created college 'salary caps'

Despite a strong recruiting class, and a crop of talented players headed to Ole Miss via the transfer portal, Rebels coach Lane Kiffin expressed concern for college football in the NIL era, saying programs are now "dealing with different salary caps."

www.espn.com

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Apologies if this doesn’t belong on this Board……

Interesting article about the impact of NIL. The general claim is that the best athletes will choose schools that have the most money. Not sure why the wealth of a school matters but I admit that I don’t know the ins and outs of NIL. Maybe someone can enlighten me after reading it.

Kiffin: NIL deals have created college 'salary caps'

Despite a strong recruiting class, and a crop of talented players headed to Ole Miss via the transfer portal, Rebels coach Lane Kiffin expressed concern for college football in the NIL era, saying programs are now "dealing with different salary caps."

www.espn.com

The schools don't actually pay the players...and he knows that. He's being inflammatory.

Now we have a sport that has completely different salary caps and some of these schools have, whatever, five to 10 times more than everybody else in what they can pay the players. I know nobody uses those phrases, but that is what it is."

They don't use that phrase because...schools do not pay.

I guess some school could influence businesses to make offers or some group of local "boosters", but...again the school is not paying. NIL parameters at present are largely dependent on the State. It's young in its implementation and like anything else it will evolve. NIL is all about marketing riding on the coattail of a well-known person. The marketing can be local or theoretically International depending on the product/service, the athlete of choice and I suppose demographics. Theoretically, schools in large markets probably attract larger corporate interests versus another school in some small rural area where the largest business might be a dairy farmer. Sounds like UCONN, huh.

 

[EdSaid]

Kiffen is not wrong, schools are basically paying the players. I think be fore long the power 5 football teams will become the minor league for the nfl. And just pay the players

 

[sun]

It may be possible for a school to sign NIL agreements with students as a way to funnel money to them.
The school could offer to pay them money for using their name or likeness on specific school merchandise.

 

[LoboDays]

The schools don't actually pay the players...and he knows that. He's being inflammatory.

Now we have a sport that has completely different salary caps and some of these schools have, whatever, five to 10 times more than everybody else in what they can pay the players. I know nobody uses those phrases, but that is what it is."

They don't use that phrase because...schools do not pay.

I guess some school could influence businesses to make offers or some group of local "boosters", but...again the school is not paying. NIL parameters at present are largely dependent on the State. It's young in its implementation and like anything else it will evolve. NIL is all about marketing riding on the coattail of a well-known person. The marketing can be local or theoretically International depending on the product/service, the athlete of choice and I suppose demographics. Theoretically, schools in large markets probably attract larger corporate interests versus another school in some small rural area where the largest business might be a dairy farmer. Sounds like UCONN, huh.

Thanks. I guess we can interpret it as “money is influence”. Wealthy schools can tell a recruit that he/she will be a millionaire if they choose them. And, not directly pay them but make sure they get the deals. Seems like this whole thing needs to be regulated nationally ..not by state. On the other hand, Harvard could have a National Football Championship in a very few years.

 

[Twolf]

Apologies if this doesn’t belong on this Board……

Interesting article about the impact of NIL. The general claim is that the best athletes will choose schools that have the most money. Not sure why the wealth of a school matters but I admit that I don’t know the ins and outs of NIL. Maybe someone can enlighten me after reading it.

Kiffin: NIL deals have created college 'salary caps'

Despite a strong recruiting class, and a crop of talented players headed to Ole Miss via the transfer portal, Rebels coach Lane Kiffin expressed concern for college football in the NIL era, saying programs are now "dealing with different salary caps."

www.espn.com

For anyone who doesn’t think this is a major issue in big time college sports this might show you it is really a race to provide coaches every advantage in recruiting. The rich are going to get richer.

The State Of Alabama Is Literally Changing Its Laws To Help Nick Saban In Recruiting After Georgia Loss

Getty Image / iStockphoto The state of Alabama is set to change its rules on Name, Image and Likeness. As a result, Nick Saban and Alabama and Bryan

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[CTBballfan243]

The schools don't actually pay the players...and he knows that. He's being inflammatory.

Now we have a sport that has completely different salary caps and some of these schools have, whatever, five to 10 times more than everybody else in what they can pay the players. I know nobody uses those phrases, but that is what it is."

They don't use that phrase because...schools do not pay.

I guess some school could influence businesses to make offers or some group of local "boosters", but...again the school is not paying. NIL parameters at present are largely dependent on the State. It's young in its implementation and like anything else it will evolve. NIL is all about marketing riding on the coattail of a well-known person. The marketing can be local or theoretically International depending on the product/service, the athlete of choice and I suppose demographics. Theoretically, schools in large markets probably attract larger corporate interests versus another school in some small rural area where the largest business might be a dairy farmer. Sounds like UCONN, huh.

Schools don’t but wealthy alums do. Athletes are deciding on schools based on the NIL deal they can secure at school. That’s how the Oklahoma QB ended up at USC. . If I want to watch pro basketball and football I’ll watch the NFL and NBA

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Schools don’t but wealthy alums do. Athletes are deciding on schools based on the NIL deal they can secure at school. That’s how the Oklahoma QB ended up at USC. . If I want to watch pro basketball and football I’ll watch the NFL and NBA

This idea of money influencing recruiting isn't new. The only difference is who gets paid (now the student versus some alum/or god knows who) to influence/make the decision. The other difference is "the deal"...is public and up for "review", scrutiny or whatever you want to call it. In either scenario...the schools hands are...clean. Kiffin is acting as if this is brand new. I think his real problem is...someone has more money than him. Most kids aren't even going to get deals and we've already seen in some sports where you don't need to be "the best".

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Apologies if this doesn’t belong on this Board……

Interesting article about the impact of NIL. The general claim is that the best athletes will choose schools that have the most money. Not sure why the wealth of a school matters but I admit that I don’t know the ins and outs of NIL. Maybe someone can enlighten me after reading it.

Kiffin: NIL deals have created college 'salary caps'

Despite a strong recruiting class, and a crop of talented players headed to Ole Miss via the transfer portal, Rebels coach Lane Kiffin expressed concern for college football in the NIL era, saying programs are now "dealing with different salary caps."

www.espn.com

Just rephrase what he said to "schools with the most NIL money available" and I get exactly what he is saying. As a perfect example - I doubt Rutgers is so replete with NIL opportunities for its athletes so as to be attractive for that reason.

Because yes, the number of alum and locals - and larger corporations - willing to shell out NIL money is going to vary by school. While that is impacted by state laws and all of it at this point, the bottom line is, for example, NIL money for a star at Georgia, or Michigan or Oregon is likely to be greater than that available to a player at Florida Atlantic, or Green Bay or Nevada. Obviously it varies between the major conference schools, I'm just not savvy enough to figure it out - plus the NIL opportunity for a South Carolina WBB player no doubt trumps an Alabama WBB player - but football?? Other way around, probably.

 

[CocoHusky]

Someone needs to post Jimbo Fisher's response to Kiffin and this stance on NIL- something about "a clown show" and hypocrite.
Just aired on Sportscenter.

 

[LoboDays]

Aggie ire: A&M's Fisher rips 'irresponsible' critics

Not long after Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher announced the nation's No. 1 recruiting class, the Aggies coach on Wednesday vehemently defended his program against accusations that money fueled its success on the trail leading up to national signing day.

www.espn.com

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Someone needs to post Jimbo Fisher's response to Kiffin and this stance on NIL- something about "a clown show" and hypocrite.
Just aired on Sportscenter.

It's here if this link works.

Aggie ire: A&M's Fisher rips 'irresponsible' critics

 

[Cornell Lt]

Where there's smoke there's fire. All of a sudden Texas A&M comes up with the #1 recruiting class and the only thing that has changed is the NIL junk. I would guess the real amount of money being distributed in the only thing TBD.

 

[LoboDays]

Another article. where is this all going?

Schools brokering NIL deals adds layer to college conundrum

The lack of uniformity in NIL rules has enabled some schools to directly assist athletes. The trend is growing, and it could impact congressional and court decisions about the NCAA.

www.espn.com