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[QUOTE="syracuse95, post: 4788793, member: 860"]
This isn't directed at any one poster, but more a comment on the fact that there seems to be widespread misunderstanding of how NIL can be used and who is responsible for it.

1) The university itself is prohibited from and does not get involved in soliciting, collecting, managing, or disbursing NIL funds.  All NIL money has to flow through collectives that are set up, run, and administered by third parties.  So when people say "Syracuse should do X with NIL", that has to mean "boosters/fans need to do X with NIL".  The university can't be involved in it, at all.  What funds get collected, how much gets distributed, and to whom it gets distributed, is not determined or influenced by the University.
2) NIL can't be used as an enticement for recruiting.  You can't promise a recruit an NIL deal for signing a LOI, and no unsigned athletes can be guaranteed an NIL deal.

Before I get put on blast, no I'm not naive enough to think this stuff doesn't happen.  But if you're mad at the University, its athletic dept., or its coaches for not being better at the NIL game, your anger is misplaced.  It's not their job, and they're not allowed to be involved.  I know that it's under consideration to let the schools get more involved, but as of right now those are the rules.
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