Burn it all down

[UpstateSM]

"burn it all down" - the gas tank in my mom's Audi to our house

 

[orangecuse]

It’s really not that much 2.6 mil a year.

This isn’t wildly absurd to what a lot of these kids are getting.

How much do you think we paid McCord? Diggs? Etc

Since you asked...I've it on solid accord that McCord got $1.8 mil. That's from an individual whom is a board member of the Hardwood Club and another person very close to one of SU's largest boosters that's an industrial stainless steel tank company in town.

 

[JRHEETER]

Since you asked...I've it on solid accord that McCord got $1.8 mil. That's from an individual whom is a board member of the Hardwood Club and another person very close to one of SU's largest boosters that's an industrial stainless steel tank company in town.

My point exactly

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

But even if the schools make them employees, that won't slow down NIL.

It can be collectively bargained.

 

[All4SU]

This is a little bit different, but I wouldn't be surprised if the headline greatly oversells what's going on here.

For example, it might be structured like this:

Year 1: 200k
Year 2: 300k
Year 3: 500k
Year 4: 9 Million

IF he doesn't leave for the draft before then, the school gets to decide before year 4 if they want to pay him 9 million or cut him from the team. Basically, these NIL contracts are likely non-guaranteed.

That's to say nothing of possible inflationary clauses like maybe 5 million of it is for winning the Heisman and the CFB playoff.

I’m confused. Isn’t Name, Image and Likeness used at the pace determined by the commercial enterprise who is paying the funds? Kid makes a commercial, kid earns money. Kid signs 10,000 autographs, kid earns money.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Since you asked...I've it on solid accord that McCord got $1.8 mil. That's from an individual whom is a board member of the Hardwood Club and another person very close to one of SU's largest boosters that's an industrial stainless steel tank company in town.

Take away the 1.

 

[NKR1978]

It can be collectively bargained.

I feel like that would be a bad move for players. But I agree. That’s the only way to reel it in.

 

[OburgOrange]

Kelly. Lol

 

[sufandu]

It can be collectively bargained.

How can NIL be collectively bargained? It comes from sources outside the college. Wouldn't that be the same as combining Nike contracts with NBA collective bargaining?

 

[oldpinepoint]

How can NIL be collectively bargained? It comes from sources outside the college. Wouldn't that be the same as combining Nike contracts with NBA collective bargaining?

It can’t, paying players a salary can be.

 

[kmart128]

Man there needs to be a limit on this stuff. I'd say if you make more than the NFL minimum salary (roughly 800k) per year in college then that makes you ineligible for NFL draft.

Watch how fast things change...

 

[HRE Otto IV]

It can’t, paying players a salary can be.

As part of the contract a player can sign over their image rights to the school. It does happen in soccer.

 

[Ragman2000]

Kelly. Lol

This is quite possibly the cringiest thing I've ever seen or experienced, and I once showed up to my 3rd grade class on St Patrick's Day convinced that everyone was supposed to dress like a leprechaun.

 

[NKR1978]

Kelly. Lol

Brian Kelly seems like one of the genuinely awful people in college sports and it's nice to finally see the world catch on to it.

 

[Cheriehoop]

This is quite possibly the cringiest thing I've ever seen or experienced, and I once showed up to my 3rd grade class on St Patrick's Day convinced that everyone was supposed to dress like a leprechaun.

You were always fated to be from a young age though, the champion of SU’s troughs - no cringing allowed.

 

[Orangepace]

Lol. It’s really so dumb. There has to be guardrails implemented.

Let freedom ring!

 

[OburgOrange]

This……

 

[Orangepace]

schools also were not spending 20-30 million a yr on junk stuff

They weren't? Rutgers budget is $80M+/yr and backstopped by the State of New Jersey. I think all of that is junk stuff.

 

[Sudano]

I’m confused. Isn’t Name, Image and Likeness used at the pace determined by the commercial enterprise who is paying the funds? Kid makes a commercial, kid earns money. Kid signs 10,000 autographs, kid earns money.

You're so adorable

 

[Orangepace]

I’m all for them getting all they can get, but I can pretty much guess how I would have handled things if I was given that type of money at that age.
Probably wouldn’t of ended well is what I’m guessing.

Life would have very much been Wolf of Wall Street like.

 

[Orangepace]

The schools can't stop anything. The only way to stop this is the US Supreme Court changing a ruling or collective bargaining. The Supreme Court ruled that players have a constitutional right to make money on their NIL. The cat is never going back in the bag without full unionization and an agreement by the players to allow for some regulation. But why would they?

I wish the Ivy's would decide to go FBS and embrace their heritage as football powers. That would make things interesting.

Those war chests are HUGE!

 

[NKR1978]

This……

I know FSU may not be the richest, but they thought they were reloading from the portal.

One school is going to pay $20,000,000 to a DJU type, and that will be hilarious.

And the 10 richest schools are probably different than the 10-15 schools that had a chance to win before NIL. SMU is just scratching the surface. I saw a stat that 23% of their student body comes from the top 1% of earners. That's insane.

But the insane money is going to make it even funnier when high payroll teams are 6-6.

Clemson and FSU should realize they have a path to the playoff most years if they stay in the ACC. They wont be able to compete in the B1G or SEC because they don't have the money. The TV money is so minor compared to the importance of NIL.

 

[All4SU]

You're so adorable

It’s a curse, really.

 

[VTAaron]

I decided I should have just played football and trashed my back before I was
already 20..