I'm making an assumption, but honestly that would seem like commonsense, no? Local kid stays home with a following already established, social media, marketing, and endorsement possibilities are much better at home than going elsewhere. JJ at SU would seem to open up more possibilities than JJ at Alabama. JMHO
You should make assumptions statements of fact.
I guess you meant "shouldn't", but i won't make that assumption...wouldn't wanna upset you. Of course he stayed home because of family, etc. but as I suggested, perhaps the NIL may have also added in that decision. JMHO
You are correct. This is from the Hartford Courant.
Yes, he will have good NIL opportunities, but the quote doesn't say that the increased income possibility was a major (or any) factor in his decision.
Yeah he's in the game now, which many believed he wanted to be somehow. Now that there's nothing illegal it will be interesting to see just how "engaged " he gets into the game. JJ will be an interesting first potentially for us to observe. Strap on your seatbelts folks, it's about to get a little wild. And people thought recruiting was up and down before? Wait till we get a verbal and suddenly they back out when a bigger check gets offered. Some of ya all are gonna either need dramamine or a bottle of Jameson to get through this now if you didn't like it before.
Yeah…it’s really not that hard.
So it figures…. It doesn’t say that was part of HIS decision making.
Could I get a Wellers on the rocks instead.
You’re correct that there is no direct statement but we do know that the non-basketball sales pitch from Hurley has included personal brand development and the unique NIL opportunities in a market with only one professional team. It’s almost certain that Hurley let him know his NIL value would be higher immediately where he is known. I’m stating the obvious, but unless you are a phenom, starting, or have an existing social media following you’re not going to get much of anything until you make a name for yourself on the court. Being local he has opportunities day one. Even if this was not a major factor in the decision making process it definitely was known to Donovan and was a box that none of the other schools could check. I’m sure a similar pitch is being used by you with JJ.
A sensible and logical uconn fan on syracusefan forums?! Unicorn sighting
What a jackass for posting on a kid’s social media page <sarcasm font>
Is there any arbiter of "fair market value" for this money. Before, the payments of recruits was just for access to the program and jock sniffing privileges. No monetary ROI anticipated. Now that it is an investment, does anyone have the right to say that $1,000,000.00 for a 60 second commercial is not really FMV for NIL? Does it matter?
Idk how much he’s worth but he’s gotta be a billionaire with a B. Pretty wild that he still hangs out in Cuse all the time and established roots here with his daughter and helps out the community a ton. I respect it and dudes come a long way from his last which I respect even more. Also wild how many celebrities he is friends with like A-List for being a recycling guy from CNY lol and they all seem to love guys. Props to him
Hes a good guy. I have a camp and home in the village and walk over to the krebs when im back. He has done a ton for many people. I dont care about what he did in the past. He paid for it and he has been a giver ever since. I hope the guy makes a trillion and continues to support Jim and SU. We could use ten more like him.
