UConn NIL

[navery12]

Nice to see some good publicity out there for UConn regarding NIL, or I guess NIL adjacent pay



All but one of the schools paying academic bonuses this year come from a Power 5 conference. UConn, a member of the Big East, said it will pay bonuses to its men's and women's basketball players who earn them this year and hopes to include other sports in the future. A half-dozen other schools from non-Power 5 conferences say they plan to pay bonuses to their athletes in the future.

 

[Dogdeacon]

This is great! UConn deserves a lot of credit for leading the way especially from outside the alleged 'power' five conferences. Rewarding players begets power!

 

[Umami Zen]

Nice to see some good publicity out there for UConn regarding NIL, or I guess NIL adjacent pay



All but one of the schools paying academic bonuses this year come from a Power 5 conference. UConn, a member of the Big East, said it will pay bonuses to its men's and women's basketball players who earn them this year and hopes to include other sports in the future. A half-dozen other schools from non-Power 5 conferences say they plan to pay bonuses to their athletes in the future.

Definitely NIL opportunities going forward for Huskies.. Demographics are strong for that. Will help with recruiting vs the bigger conferences who have more creative financing opportunities--If you know what I mean.

 

[GotNets?]

This is some of the best news I’ve seen in a while… critical

 

[McLovin]

This is great, wouldn’t consider it an “NIL” payment though. Unless the professors are using the players likeness to get other students to show up for class

 

[J187Money]

For a school that prides itself on academics - I'm very happy we are on that list - otherwise we are talking out of both sides of our mouth.

 

[Chantry1101]

This will put pressure on professors to give athletes better grades than they deserve

 

[Hi-Low]

This will put pressure on professors to give athletes better grades than they deserve

At least UConn athletes going to actual classes.....unlike a certain school in this years Final 4.

 

[tcf15]

This will put pressure on professors to give athletes better grades than they deserve

Or will motivate the student athletes to put in the work to get a good grade.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

This will put pressure on professors to give athletes better grades than they deserve

I'm quite confident that this has been going on in many schools since the great depression.

 

[GotNets?]

Speaking of NIL, does anyone know how much the players made this year roughly? Like how much did Polley or Sampson or Martin make? And does the school help introduce them to economic opportunities? I know some schools like BYU do that already.

 

[SouthBayHusky]

Maybe a stupid question, but if I’m a rich booster. Can I just pay some stud player $200K to make a couple appearances at one of my companies? If so, this will be the wild west

 

[auror]

Maybe a stupid question, but if I’m a rich booster. Can I just pay some stud player $200K to make a couple appearances at one of my companies? If so, this will be the wild west

Yes, but you could've already just given the kid 200k and 99% of the time nobody would know. It was already the Wild West.

 

[Get a Job]

Maybe a stupid question, but if I’m a rich booster. Can I just pay some stud player $200K to make a couple appearances at one of my companies? If so, this will be the wild west

I think I remember reading something about a requirement that anyone paying a student-athlete must pay him or her at a reasonable market rate. In other words, they can't be paid $100 an hour to work at the local Taco Bell owned by a booster. However, when it comes to things like promotional appearances, "market rate" is literally whatever the student-athlete can get. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of Taco Bell workers, but there is only one Paige Bueckers, for example. I have no idea how or if the NCAA plans on policing that.

 

[coloradohusky]

Powe 5 must just be related to football? Anyway, NIL has become HUGE in football, bit I don't hear about it in basketball being as much of a deciding gator in basketball. Am I just not paying as close attention? And I find it funny that football dudes always call basketball such a swarmy sport with $.

 

[husky8273]

Most P5 schools have had NIL Collectives formed to facilitate NIL opportunities for their athletes. Will it happen at UConn?

‘Every single Power 5, within a few months, is going to have a collective’

A Q&A with a NIL expert hits on how collectives are springing up everywhere — and what could happen if your alma mater doesn’t have one.

www.on3.com

 

[shizzle787]

Most P5 schools have had NIL Collectives formed to facilitate NIL opportunities for their athletes. Will it happen at UConn?

‘Every single Power 5, within a few months, is going to have a collective’

A Q&A with a NIL expert hits on how collectives are springing up everywhere — and what could happen if your alma mater doesn’t have one.

www.on3.com

I would assume so.

 

[Chin Diesel]

The most obvious NIL deal yet??

Little John Daly signing a NIL deal with Hooters makes the most sense of anything ever

Hooters signed both John Daly and John Daly II to partnership deals on Tuesday, which just feels right.

www.golfdigest.com

 

[aburks41]

The most obvious NIL deal yet??

Little John Daly signing a NIL deal with Hooters makes the most sense of anything ever

Hooters signed both John Daly and John Daly II to partnership deals on Tuesday, which just feels right.

www.golfdigest.com

"Hooters is the ideal place for me to go and unwind after a long day on the course or in the classroom, so I am honored to be chosen as an ambassador for the iconic brand," Daly II said. "I have seen my father’s great relationship with Hooters over the years, and I am proud to continue my family’s association with this iconic brand."

 

[Storrs South]

Instead of raising ticket prices, UConn should be focused on working with prominent alumni to build out an NIL collective. This is going to be the big divide between the haves and have nots.

 

[Kolumbo]

 

[aburks41]

Instead of raising ticket prices, UConn should be focused on working with prominent alumni to build out an NIL collective. This is going to be the big divide between the haves and have nots.

Well...our alumni should be able to afford it

 

[Kolumbo]

I think the Tilted Kilt is better aligned with the Scottish game

 

[husky429]

"Hooters is the ideal place for me to go and unwind after a long day on the course or in the classroom, so I am honored to be chosen as an ambassador for the iconic brand," Daly II said. "I have seen my father’s great relationship with Hooters over the years, and I am proud to continue my family’s association with this iconic brand."

I assumed this was some Onion article quote. But, well... it's 2022.

 

[ThabeetDown]

Instead of raising ticket prices, UConn should be focused on working with prominent alumni to build out an NIL collective. This is going to be the big divide between the haves and have nots.

The fact that many big time (football) schools are collecting millions to do this and all we know of is cartoon NFTs that isn't even affiliated with UConn or a big time alum is very much a huge concern. We've had almost a year if not longer to figure this out and the AD is sleeping at the wheel...