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Paige better get her signing hand ready this summer

Maybe deserving of a new thread but to keep in mind the some BY feelings that Paige is already too famous :rolleyes:, I will hide it here.

ESPYS 2021 vote -- Best College Athlete, Women's Sports (espn.com)

Paige is one of 4 nominees for the 2021 ESPYS in her category.

(I wonder how that will monetize?)

The nominees for Best College Athlete, Women's Sports represent four different sports: Paige Bueckers, who won the Wooden, Naismith and Associated Press basketball player of the year awards as a freshman at UConn; Madison Lilley, who was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA volleyball championships after leading Kentucky to its first national title; Jaelin Howell, a midfielder at Florida State who was named the Hermann Trophy winner as the top college soccer player; and Odicci Alexander, who led unseeded James Madison to the brink of the championship series at the Women's College World Series. Place your vote and tune in to the ESPYS on July 10 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
 
On a previous thread, some raised concerns that NIL would result in the top recruits all wanting to go the the very best programs because that’s where the most opportunity would be. Thus causing the rich to get richer and hurting parity. I don’t agree with that. It could actually work in the opposite way. If a top recruit has NIL as a priority when selecting a team, he/she could go to a school in a smaller city and have a full time job endorsing car dealerships, barbershops, facial salons, pizza joints, Joe’s Diner, and Condom City. Oh the need for a good accountant.
 
The Future is unknown... Get your degree(s), There is always the possibility of Illness, injury... bad things can happen to anyone, ask Asia Durr.!
and good health/ recovery/ rehab.... to Sabrina!
Is there an " up" side to putting money " in the bank" while you can?
 
Not too famous in the world of sports but too famous for UConn standards. Rehashing: you’re judged by championships at UConn. That’s probably why the recruits often say “I wanna win 4”
 
Purchase1 said:
This is good news honestly, the advantage Uconn has as opposed to other colleges is that ESPN is in our backyard so we get the exposure! With exposure comes opportunity to really cash in on the NIL especially if you’re a more high profile high school player coming in! It’s going to be hard to out recruit us for a while with this rule in place I think!
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Don't think that matters anymore considering the big east is on fox
 
CL82 said:
28 wins in a given season is a long way away from "not having won anything." Sure the standards are higher at UConn than at most programs but we pay attention to whole season, not just the last couple of games,
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Unfortunately for the players, we DO pay attention to the last couple of games. 28-2 is at least what we expect every year, and in most cases, thats what we get. Especially in the last 5 years, the last couple of games is a sore subject for the players, the local media, the coaching staff, and yes, as we have heard, the fans. So, as much as I admire Paige, she HASEN'T won anything yet.
 
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Next thing you know some UConn/Paige fan will have Paige applying for the trailblazers coach job.
 
I would guess that most of the money Paige would make would be from monetization of her social media presence (Instagram, TikTok). The contention by many in this thread that "she hasn't earned the right for the recognition she has" is cute.

Like it or not, Paige is a major power already in social media influencing. Whether or not she wins an NC with UConn is irrelevant.

Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, and hundreds of other businesses targeting the tween/teen/early 20's age peeps can't wait to pay her to be taking sips of iced coffee while doing silly stuff with her slimes.

For an education on the craziness of this, look no further than CT's own TikTok teen darling Charli Di'Amelio. FWIW her Dad is a UConn alum.
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I hope I’m not coming off as a Paige hater. I just have very high expectations for our UConn players and teams. I expect next season to be filled with “ Azzi this Azzi that”
 
CL82 said:
The CT law is all well and good, but how does it matter if the NCAA still has rules indicating that NIL revenue causes disqualification of eligibility to play?
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That's what I've been saying, but I think what's really going on is the NCAA has already telegraphed to everyone that needs to know that they are about to push through rules changes that allow it, and it will take effect on or retroactively to July 1st. I don't think UConn and other schools would go all in on this NIL stuff and risk disqualifying their best players unless they had some guidance or pre-clearance from the rule makers in Indianapolis.
 
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some of the terms in this thread like "higgest bidder gets Paige" like she's not a car at an auction, she's a human being. It feels like ppl here are pimping her out and I've said it before and I'll say it again. She is just a 19 year old girl who enjoys playing the game of cbb and spending time with her friends and enjoying the college life. Her parents keep her grounded and want to do what's best for her so before anyone starts saying oh she's gonna be in this commercial or sign with this, I'm positive her parents will be at the front on any of that but still just let her live her life and stop trying to tell her what she should and shouldn't do moneywise.
 
Bald Huskie said:
Unfortunately for the players, we DO pay attention to the last couple of games. 28-2 is at least what we expect every year, and in most cases, thats what we get. Especially in the last 5 years, the last couple of games is a sore subject for the players, the local media, the coaching staff, and yes, as we have heard, the fans. So, as much as I admire Paige, she HASEN'T won anything yet.
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No "she" has won 28 college games. Most UConn fans are knowledgeable enough to recognize that that is a tremendous accomplishment.

Paige also "won" all the national player of the year awards she was eligible for namely the AP Player of the Year, the Naismith College Player of the Year, the USBWA Women's National Player of the Year and the John R. Wooden Award and the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation.. She was the first freshman to receive any of these awards, an astounding achievement.

Further she received First Team All-American honors from the AP and the USBWA. She was a Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Coaches' All-America Team selection. She also shared two major NCAA Division I freshman of the year awards with Caitlin Clark, the Tamika Catchings Award, presented by the USBWA and the WBCA Freshman of the Year award.

By any reasonably well informed metric, Paige has had an amazing freshman season. Much of it was, literally, unmatched by anyone before her. To state that "she hasn't won anything" is woefully uniformed.
 
wolfe613 said:
some of the terms in this thread like "higgest bidder gets Paige" like she's not a car at an auction, she's a human being. It feels like ppl here are pimping her out and I've said it before and I'll say it again. She is just a 19 year old girl who enjoys playing the game of cbb and spending time with her friends and enjoying the college life. Her parents keep her grounded and want to do what's best for her so before anyone starts saying oh she's gonna be in this commercial or sign with this, I'm positive her parents will be at the front on any of that but still just let her live her life and stop trying to tell her what she should and shouldn't do moneywise.
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All we can go by here are the words Geno supposedly uttered. If he actually said them, I don’t think it’s the people here who are doing the pimping.
 
Mdoggie said:
I hope I’m not coming off as a Paige hater. I just have very high expectations for our UConn players and teams. I expect next season to be filled with “ Azzi this Azzi that”
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If the players can earn big money, why do you have to hate him/her.
 
wolfe613 said:
some of the terms in this thread like "higgest bidder gets Paige" like she's not a car at an auction, she's a human being. It feels like ppl here are pimping her out and I've said it before and I'll say it again. She is just a 19 year old girl who enjoys playing the game of cbb and spending time with her friends and enjoying the college life. Her parents keep her grounded and want to do what's best for her so before anyone starts saying oh she's gonna be in this commercial or sign with this, I'm positive her parents will be at the front on any of that but still just let her live her life and stop trying to tell her what she should and shouldn't do moneywise.
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If Paige's parents are as grounded as you suggest -- and they are -- I highly doubt the dopey stuff posted on message boards will matter one bit.
 
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UConnCat said:
If Paige's parents are as grounded as you suggest -- and they are -- I highly doubt the dopey stuff posted on message boards will matter one bit.
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disagrees with something in another thread, has to act immature and attack in another thread. Don't worry this will be the last time I reply to you. Have a nice day
 
UConnCat said:
If Paige's parents are as grounded as you suggest -- and they are -- I highly doubt the dopey stuff posted on message boards will matter one bit.
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For a kid who has been as amazingly successful as Paige has been both on and off the court, she seems remarkable grounded. Yeah, Paige gets credit for that, but I think her parents deserve some as well.
 
wolfe613 said:
disagrees with something in another thread, has to act immature and attack in another thread. Don't worry this will be the last time I reply to you. Have a nice day
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I'm playing defense here, not attacking.
 
MUGA hats in Blue. You think Paige will endorse for me? Lol
 
UConnCat said:
I'm playing defense here, not attacking.
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Lol, I have to laugh about the whole “I will never reply to you again!” threat. Somehow, I feel like you will manage to go on with your life despite that.
 
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hoopsfan22 said:
I honestly don't think there's going to be that much of a demand for college players in big commercial national campaigns, especially if they have to dissociate from their schools. Most people know the players because of their school. Take Paige out of the UConn uniform and very few would know who she is or recognize her from any other college kid. That said, who knows what kind of shady back room deals will get made at P5 schools to attract/keep the top talent. Probably lots of football players getting paid $500k for a "car dealership commercial" in $EC country.


Don't understand that quote by Geno. How would we lose Paige? Has Paige made it clear to Geno that her playing for UConn is contingent on being able to make money on NIL? I think the place people need to pressure is the NCAA because if they don't move on this then that's that.
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“Take Paige out of a UConn uniform and few would know who she is.” Really? WBB fans around the country have been following Paige since 8th grade.

Geno knows NIL is inevitable and he is taking steps to protect UConn WBB by supporting it. If UConn doesn’t support NIL, and schools around the country do, UConn will undoubtedly be at a distinct disadvantage in recruiting and retaining top players.

I suspect Paige hasn’t said a thing to Geno about money. But awhile back her mother indicated that Paige staying in school for 4 seasons might depend on whether or not she can make some money. I don’t think that was idle chatter.

As I have said before, there are already “back room” deals in college sports. NIL will do a much better job of bringing everything out in the open. Please take some time to listen to Senator Slap’s podcast. He does an excellent job in laying out the issues.

For instance, players will be required to submit contracts for review to a compliance officer to insure that those contracts do not run afoul of the rules. UConn has already hired a consultant to review such contracts.
 
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CL82 said:
The CT law is all well and good, but how does it matter if the NCAA still has rules indicating that NIL revenue causes disqualification of eligibility to play?
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The NCAA fought a years-long legal battle against Ed O’Obannon on NIL, that was joined by a number of other plaintives, including legendary players like Oscar Robertson. They lost that battle, and the day when NIL is at hand became inevitable.

The NCAA wants no part of more lawsuits on NIL. This time it won’t just be one player fighting a quixotic battle for justice. You will have a bus load of lawsuits from players all over the country, and those lawsuits will be supported by the full resources of both state governments as well as colleges and universities.

While the NCAA has dragged their feet, I would be stunned if they don’t issue comprehensive rules on NIL at their meeting next week. CT’s state law, like many of the laws enacted around the country, provide the ability to amend the law to be in line with NCAA rules on NIL, assuming that the NCAA doesn’t punt again.
 
oldude said:
The NCAA fought a years-long legal battle against Ed O’Obannon on NIL, that was joined by a number of other plaintives, including legendary players like Oscar Robertson. They lost that battle, and the day when NIL is at hand became inevitable.

The NCAA wants no part of more lawsuits on NIL. This time it won’t just be one player fighting a quixotic battle for justice. You will have a bus load of lawsuits from players all over the country, and those lawsuits will be supported by the full resources of both state governments as well as colleges and universities.

While the NCAA has dragged their feet, I would be stunned if they don’t issue comprehensive rules on NIL at their meeting next week. CT’s state law, like many of the laws enacted around the country, provide the ability to amend the law to be in line with NCAA rules on NIL, assuming that the NCAA doesn’t punt again.
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The NCAA hasn't taken the lead on this. I'm not sure that there won't be more indecisiveness and foot dragging, but otherwise agree.
 
wolfe613 said:
Don't think that matters anymore considering the big east is on fox
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But our proximity to espn is what I’m referring to! The opportunity for sports related media and endorsements being in our backyard is what I am talking about! Not where we happen to be broadcast!
 
CL82 said:
The NCAA hasn't taken the lead on this. I'm not sure that there won't be more indecisiveness and foot dragging, but otherwise agree.
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This has been a hot potato for years. The NCAA wants Congress to pass legislation. Congress wants the NCAA to take the lead. What the 18 or so states that have passed legislation have done, imo, is to force the NCAA’s hand on this. I expect the NCAA to come up with something next week. If they don’t, Mark Emmert might as well shutdown the NCAA offices in Indianapolis and layoff everyone.
 
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