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I highly doubt UR will publicize that information but I’m sure word will get out one way or another. Bernadette said A10 needs to be putting between $2-3 million per year. Given our history of being in the top 3rd of programs resources wise in the conference, I am confident we will fall in that range.
I hope your right, I just have a hard time believing UR will be in the top int he A10 in this area. I would expect we start out with 1 to 1.5 million and try to feel out what other schools in our league are doing. Don't do enough to be the top school, and don't do nothing to be the bottom. Remember - we just want to "compete" and be "sensible" when it comes to paying athletes. That doesn't scream top of the league to me.
so every player gets the same check ... I assume per year played in this period? would it include guys from the last couple years who already did get NIL?
I don't think this changes anything and I think it stills is a way for boosters to provide money to athletes on top of the school payments. All that changes is that it will be publicized, and I can see some P5 schools seeing this as a good thing to show their players are getting paid not only by the school - but also outside as well. Like you said - these donors just need to provide a business relation, which I think will be easy to prove.The NCAA is establishing the College Sports Commission to oversee NIL stuff, and any payments of $600 or more that athletes receive outside of the school payments must be reported to the commission and have to be legitimately business-related. This seems good to me on the one hand, since it will prevent random rich boosters from offering millions of dollars to get players.
On the other hand, those donors will now just go back to donating to the schools, who then can make those payments if they want. Or I guess they will just say "I'm paying this kid $5 million to appear in some ads for my company." Unclear if something like that will pass the smell test with this commission or even if there will be any real penalties for things that don't.
Since schools are limited to $20.5 million a year, I think this could level the playing field at least a little bit, especially as it relates to basketball from our perspective. The kids who will be getting big $$ payouts from P5 schools are not kids we could recruit anyway. And those schools have to pay football players, so the P5 basketball guys who are fringe starters there might actually be able to get more $$ from a school like UR that is prioritizing them.
Conference bosses bullish on NIL enforcement
College conference commissioners are bullish on their ability to enforce NIL rules in a new system days after a multibillion-dollar legal settlement changed college athletics by allowing schools to directly pay their athletes.www.espn.com
I agree with the split - I think that will eventually happen, with Football being the driver and basketball riding shotgun. Will there be players who want to stay where they are for less money - possibly, but I see that as a very small number. You have to remember - you are talking about players that are not likely to make the NBA - or who on the outside looking in, so two factors at play while they are in college - 1) Make as much money as you can while you can 2) Moving up might help your NBA stock
I don’t think this is the case. If a player is an NBA level talent, he is going to be found wherever he plays. I don’t really follow the NBA, but I can’t think of a player where it was said if this guy had played for P5 school X, he would have been drafted. The P5 has more players drafted because those teams have nearly all the talent.
? the possibility that someone could lose money by making poor decisions isn't a rational reason to not accept more money. that's an unusual take.
? Not sure how you made that leap as if the money is the only factor and further that I am saying not to take the extra cash because you could blow it. Happiness can be due to liking the situation you are in - the coaching staff and teammates, the friends and even professors you have, the fan base support, and status on campus. I am simply saying that the player isn’t automatically better off.
agreed ... some in a good happy situation won't and shouldn't leave just for more money.
For sure. But I think the point Native is making is that the grass is not always greener somewhere else. You could get more $$$ at a BCS school, but that does not mean, you will like your teammates, coaches, school, friends as much as your current situation. It does seem with all of the movement in the portal that many players are chasing $$$ over other things that should hold a lot of value.
I haven’t ever managed an athletic department, but the narrative has always been that the “revenue sports” paid for all the other sports. So if the revenue sports are now spending all the money on themselves then that means no money for anything else, which means either the athletic department runs in the red or sports get cut. I think you are right though that it will depend on the school, but it is easy to see a world with many less athletic scholarships especially at the smaller schools.
The bigger schools with the large "war chests" will take their chances. But if your a smaller school, maybe have limited funds or act like you have limited funds - some hard decisions will need to be made. No different than probably what some schools do from an acadmic standpoint. If you have a major that over time has dwindled and you have shifted your focus to your larger enrollment majors or majors that have a high national ranking - are you willing to fund the staff and faculty to keep a major that only gets a handful of students each year? Is it worth the money - or could that be spent elsewhere? Larger schools with the funds might say - no problem, $1 million in the grand scheme of everything is nothing. Smaller schools might say - that is $1m more I could spend in football or basketball.
They were thinking: I will follow this tweet format they provided, so that my NIL check clears.
I bet the money REALLY started to roll in after this promotion. Are there collectible player cards too?
