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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyNan, post: 5263836, member: 4"] It’s not like St John’s - or any other school - just writes a check to a player. I get the feeling some think that’s the case. Schools have boosters with deep pockets that donate, introduce players to sponsors, and facilitate NIL deals for them. The Huskies have UConn dad & alum Mark D’Amelio leading the charge, St John’s has Mike Repole to contribute to a college’s collective. Collectives: [I]Often founded by prominent alumni and influential supporters, school-specific collectives pool funds from a wide swath of donors to help create NIL opportunities for student-athletes through an array of activities. [URL='https://www.on3.com/nil/collectives/']Collectives[/URL], which are independent of a university, can serve a variety of purposes. Most often, [URL='https://www.on3.com/nil/news/on3-guide-to-nil-collectives-around-the-nation/']they pool funds from boosters and businesses[/URL], help facilitate NIL deals for athletes and also create their own ways for athletes to monetize their brands. The term “collective,” which generally means a cooperative enterprise, has no particular legal significance[/I]. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.on3.com/nil/news/what-are-nil-collectives-and-how-do-they-operate/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/41040485/what-nil-college-sports-how-do-athlete-deals-work[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncsasports.org/name-image-likeness[/URL] So, the problem isn’t St John’s University, it’s the schools boosters that need to help. [/QUOTE]

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