6'7" wing out of Minnesota. Also picked up a Northwestern offer today, in addition to previous offers from SLU, Loyola, Colorado State, UNI, and others.
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In what form are we sending offers that so many kids call us Richmond University? I know it's going to happen here and there, but I'd love to know what our messaging looks like.
Most of the branding they get is probably “Richmond Spiders”.
You would think since this has happened so often that our staff would be very clear to recruits that we are the University of Richmond. It's all in the details, which we seem to consistently not be very attentive to.
I know a number of our football recruits have published photos of the offer letters we've sent them and they include multiple mentions of "University of Richmond" (though with the focus on "Spider Football" branding in huge letters across the top).
Don't believe I've seen a basketball offer letter, and actually not sure if these offers initially arrive in the form of a letter or if they're verbal offers over the phone or in person first with official stuff to follow.
Honestly, it doesn't bother me too much. Having seen "University of Duke" in some mentions, it's just the kids not paying all that much attention to the details.
Don't believe I've seen a basketball offer letter, and actually not sure if these offers initially arrive in the form of a letter or if they're verbal offers over the phone or in person first with official stuff to follow.
Honestly, it doesn't bother me too much. Having seen "University of Duke" in some mentions, it's just the kids not paying all that much attention to the details.
Makes me wonder if we've ever signed anyone who posted their "Richmond University" offer on Instagram/Twitter, etc.
I'll admit when I first saw it I overlooked the football uni and said to myself "What the hell is Mooney doing now 
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“I chose Miami because it has all the things necessary to get me to the next level. Namely, boatloads of NIL money."
Dude will be doing commercials for high end sports cars for his fall elective.
To add to sman's post, they also made the final 8 in first year of their NIL super-boost plan and players get a lot of NIL opportunities/offers/money...why wouldn't a guy want to go to a school like that? If UR decided to be top 10 in NIL payments and it resulted in deep NCAA runs regularly, would everyone here take issue with it? Pretty sure we'd just be very happy fans.
Make sure you get paid up front from Ruiz
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New Lawsuit Alleges John Ruiz's Company 'A Ponzi Scheme'
A new lawsuit against John Ruiz's company LifeWallet alleges that it's "a Ponzi scheme."
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If Ruiz's company does in fact turn out to be a Ponzi scheme, does anyone know if Miami will have to pay back the money he gave via the NIL? Or - worst case for a lot of people - if it did bypass the University and their collective paid the players directly, would the players then be on the hook for repayment? A quick google search of the Madoff fiasco references the term "clawback" for money the trustee went after.
To me, this doesn't sound so much like a Ponzi scheme as a terrible company that made up potential revenue numbers out of whole cloth and got people to buy into it.
To me, this doesn't sound so much like a Ponzi scheme as a terrible company that made up potential revenue numbers out of whole cloth and got people to buy into it.
Yeah, not gonna lie, I hate the NIL but if we could use it to our advantage, I'd be OK with it, in purpose but still not in principal.
I thought NIl money should in theory have nothing to do with the actual school. Those contracts should only be between athletes and businesses. I would assume the NIL money should never be in the hands of a school or guaranteed by a school.
