UConn Competition Gets Team NIL Deal - Fair? (Merged)

[fireford]

I looked at the stipulation of the SC NIL, which specify this: Per the release, each member of the team will be responsible for deliverables that include community appearances, social media engagement and sponsored interviews.

From what I know, the UConn women already do these things. The marketing agency that is handing out the NILs for SC isn't doing it without something done in return, which is fair enough.

In the case of the UConn women, they are often asked to do interviews and do specials for SNY. They are actively involved in a lot of community service which lends a positive image to the UConn brand.

So I'm thinking who would have more a vested interest in the team's success than SNY? The ratings have been rock solid for the network and in order to continue that trend, the network would want to ensure UConn still bring in the highest level of talent in the women's game. As part of their contract with the university, they should have a portion of what is being paid to the school for broadcast rights go to the players themselves in the form of NIL in exchange for the players to do interviews, public appearances, etc. (things they pretty much already do).

The UConn women and SNY have had a great partnership over the years. The network has given the players and program a lot of exposure and has helped with recruiting and continued success. The UConn women have returned the favor by providing the network with a "good product" that has produced solid ratings.

So in order to continue the success of the partnership, it may be time for SNY to modify how the broadcasting fees are distributed to keep the team on elite level with the changing times, which benefits both the program and the network.

 

[GEAinAustin]

mbr33cent stated, to give every UConn player 30k. If the school makes the payment, they must pay every student receiving an athletic scholarship, as they are a state school. The athletic dept. is operating at a 47 million$ deficit, where do you think the money would come from?

 

[Beemer]

and only a 4 star. I don't even want to think about the sources of money University of Miami has access to.

Miami is poor compared to powerhouses like Alabama & Texas. Just you wait & see.

 

[GEAinAustin]

mbr33cent stated, to give every UConn player 30k. If the school makes the payment, they must pay every student receiving an athletic scholarship, as they are a state school. The athletic dept. is operating at a 47 million$ deficit, where do you think the money would come from?

 

[TCC Kid]

25K isn't as much as I had hoped. Without some distribution of NIL, humans being what they are, and in the right circumstances they are really nice, money tends to separate the wheat from the shaft.
Over time one or 2 player getting very rich while support players get the pleasure of their company can cause issues.
I'm one who believes Fairness is essential in the School atmosphere since life isn't fair, and you'll learn soon enough.

 

[TCC Kid]

JordyG is right on the mark. Here is the basis of all market decisions:

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There is a price axis, a quantity axis, and no fairness axis.
Equilibrium is the point at which buyers and sellers agree, and a transaction occurs. Unless someone is forcing the buyer to open her wallet, or price controls are imposed on sellers, the point of equilibrium is as close to “fair” as you are going to get. Markets don't give a damn about fair.

That's business, not college. Business if you don't make a certain profit, pay your help a certain wage, have the proper working conditions, benefits--you and no one works. The NIL of that is what the business i.e the traffic is willing to pay. Is any of that FAIR? It depends on where you are sitting at the time

 

[KY Card Fan]

Over time one or 2 player getting very rich while support players get the pleasure of their company can cause issues.

This ^^^^^

 

[LoboDays]

This discussion about what is fair seems to deal with players on a team. If a team has a player or two making huge amounts of NIL $$ and the school is going every player $25,000, I’m not sure that the feeling of “fairness” will flow through the team.

A bigger issue for me is fairness related to all schools and teams. If this minimum gift to all players grows to much higher amounts, many schools won’t be able to compete for top recruits. This will cause the growing parity that we enjoy as fans to reverse. A sad state of affairs.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

'separate the wheat from the shaft.'
wheat:

shaft:

tough call as im having trouble seeing the difference, too.

 

[GEAinAustin]

As I have stated before the U of Texas at Austin, where I live has a yearly revenue of 237 to 247 million per year. The athletic Dept has been # 1 or close to # 1 for 15 years. The starting q.b. left, went to Ohio State, made 2 million in NIL and transferred back to Texas, once the state signed on. Obscene isn't it.!

 

[GEAinAustin]

"the growing parity we enjoy as fans to reverse" What parity? The biggest revenue in college sports is the income from football. There are and have been for years, only a handful of teams that compete for the N.C. every year. The usual suspects are at the top of women's basketball every season as well.