Texas OLmen to get 50k each

[Vowelguy]

Nonprofit to offer Texas offensive linemen $50,000 annually

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Every Texas Longhorns offensive lineman on scholarship will get $50,000 annually for use of their name, image and likeness to support charitable causes, a new nonprofit entity announced Monday.

apnews.com

 

[Vowelguy]

There’s a nonprofit with $1m to pay pitchmen?

 

[Pudge]

That's only $800,000 per year. NOTE - the MAC conference TV rights deal is only $410,000 per year.

And then ... some Clark Collective has a $10m deal coming to Longhorn sports over 17 varying intercollegiate sports teams. WE are now on the verge of truly professional teams with University uniforms.

 

[Stinger92860]

How does any non P4/5 compete with this? Quick answer is they can’t.

 

[huskysupporter]

Nice - glad these athletes can finally get a piece of the pie.

 

[Husky92]

Nonprofit to offer Texas offensive linemen $50,000 annually

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Every Texas Longhorns offensive lineman on scholarship will get $50,000 annually for use of their name, image and likeness to support charitable causes, a new nonprofit entity announced Monday.

apnews.com

And…this is the corruption we all knew was coming.

i guess it is at least above board now, but there is no denying that teams are now buying national prominence.

 

[CTBballfan243]

How does any non P4/5 compete with this? Quick answer is they can’t.

They don’t have too compete. There are only so many teams that can and will pay this kind money. So the best of the best go to the SEC or P4/5. The rest of the players have to play somewhere.

 

[Vowelguy]

Nice - glad these athletes can finally get a piece of the pie.

You know who else finally got a piece of the pie?

 

[Husky92]

Nice - glad these athletes can finally get a piece of the pie.

I don’t have a problem with players getting a “piece of the pie”. It’s disgusting what the coach contracts have been this off-season. But the idea of any sense of level playing field or fair competition is officially gone.

 

[Exit 4]

ahhh "Non profits" - most US citizens have no clue just how much profit there is in the world of non profit organizations. What some call profit, others cycle through the system as a wage or fee! All you need is a nice little mission statement.

 

[cttxus]

Umm, who actually read how this is supposed to work? As reported, "'The Horns With Heart' announcement said it was founded by six Texas alumni and supporters 'with experience across multiple industries and disciplines for use of their name, image and likeness to make a positive impact on local communities'". How is this not a good thing? To me, this is a great way for premier athletes to begin (or continue) directing their energies and (future) finances towards worthwhile causes. I'm pretty sure there are guidelines on how these $$$ can be used.

 

[WestHartHusk]

Umm, who actually read how this is supposed to work? As reported, "'The Horns With Heart' announcement said it was founded by six Texas alumni and supporters 'with experience across multiple industries and disciplines for use of their name, image and likeness to make a positive impact on local communities'". How is this not a good thing? To me, this is a great way for premier athletes to begin (or continue) directing their energies and (future) finances towards worthwhile causes. I'm pretty sure there are guidelines on how these $$$ can be used.

You bolded words. You know the difference between words and actions, right? They will do nothing for nobody.

 

[Rumrunner]

After their collective payouts, it looks like the tight ends and OL are going to make $150,000 a season. On top of free tuition, room and board, that's quite a deal.

Harvard can probably pay 10x that. It'd be awesome if they jumped into the arms race.

What a bastardization of college sports.

 

[WestCoastHusky]

Umm, who actually read how this is supposed to work? As reported, "'The Horns With Heart' announcement said it was founded by six Texas alumni and supporters 'with experience across multiple industries and disciplines for use of their name, image and likeness to make a positive impact on local communities'". How is this not a good thing? To me, this is a great way for premier athletes to begin (or continue) directing their energies and (future) finances towards worthwhile causes. I'm pretty sure there are guidelines on how these $$$ can be used.

Pretty sure there will be bunch of non-profits that will be formed with great mission statements with sole intention of paying college players. Whether they are legit or not, it really doesn't matter. Didn't Trump literally used his non-profit as basically his own person bank account? Plenty of rich people do the same, it is just part of the system that these folks can comfortably operate in the grey area.

The bottom line is those players are getting $50k per year, which is great for them.

What we need now is some CT "non-profit" organizations to step up and pay UConn players $50k per year. Let's hope there are some generous CT "non-profit" companies around.

 

[Hoophound]

Umm, who actually read how this is supposed to work? As reported, "'The Horns With Heart' announcement said it was founded by six Texas alumni and supporters 'with experience across multiple industries and disciplines for use of their name, image and likeness to make a positive impact on local communities'". How is this not a good thing? To me, this is a great way for premier athletes to begin (or continue) directing their energies and (future) finances towards worthwhile causes. I'm pretty sure there are guidelines on how these $$$ can be used.

Not sure what you are saying. The charity is paying the players for use of their name and likeness. The players just keep the money.

 

[Palatine]

This is because the courts decided a college education had a dollar value of zero.

 

[huskymedic]

Not sure what you are saying. The charity is paying the players for use of their name and likeness. The players just keep the money.

There is a bit more here (… and yea, proof will in the projects completed not in a press release). $50k of value is quite a bit.

Texas Offensive Linemen to Receive $50,000 Each to Promote Charities

The newly formed Horns with Heart entity will help raise money for NIL deals with Texas athletes to benefit charities.

businessofcollegesports.com

-> In exchange the student athletes will be expected to participate in activities that will benefit various charities. For example, Horns with Heart might choose a Habitat for Humanity group to support and take the entire offensive line to build a house. Another example would be a flag football tournament to benefit a youth sports charity. <-

 

[cttxus]

There is a bit more here (… and yea, proof will in the projects completed not in a press release):

Texas Offensive Linemen to Receive $50,000 Each to Promote Charities

The newly formed Horns with Heart entity will help raise money for NIL deals with Texas athletes to benefit charities.

businessofcollegesports.com

-> In exchange the student athletes will be expected to participate in activities that will benefit various charities. For example, Horns with Heart might choose a Habitat for Humanity group to support and take the entire offensive line to build a house. Another example would be a flag football tournament to benefit a youth sports charity. <-

Thanks huskymedic. It's unreal how cynicism and negativity seems to rule the BY at times. Sad actually. It's why (I'd guess) 80% of the people logged in at any time don't even dare to offer comment.

 

[huskysupporter]

This is because the courts decided a college education had a dollar value of zero.

Say what now? I’ll read the decision again but pretty sure that’s not what they said.

 

[uconnfan68]

And…this is the corruption we all knew was coming.

i guess it is at least above board now, but there is no denying that teams are now buying national prominence.

Give their scholarships to academics. Make them pay to go to school.

 

[The Viking]

I want it to get to be so absurd that players in college are making more than some minimum salary OL in the NFL.

 

[gioff2323]

Wait, they’re taking a pay cut?

I hear the money is coming from Joel Osteen’s bathroom wall

 

[CallMeBruce]

Say what now? I’ll read the decision again but pretty sure that’s not what they said.

Do yourself a favor and don't engage.

 

[huskysupporter]

I want it to get to be so absurd that players in college are making more than some minimum salary OL in the NFL.

They generate revenue for their schools, they should be compensated as the market dictates.

 

[Hoophound]

I’m sorry, but being cynical of a lineman getting paid 50k to spend a day working for Habitat for Humanity or organizing a flag football game is to be expected.

Of course, it’s better than doing nothing but this is clearly a nonsense way to get guys 50k. Why did they choose linemen? My guess is that linemen are very under-appreciated and are less marketable than skill players, Dbacks and Linebackers. Those guys will get paid more individually by other companies and organizations. Real convenient that they want the least recognizable guys on the team to market for them and get the 50k. This is nothing but a scam to get good linemen.