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Message: [QUOTE="0.2 YNdeeR, post: 4251436, member: 8125"] But there's another reason why "camps" and other athletic tryouts aren't really "earned marketing value". It's because, in many cases, NIL money is raised to entice (prospective) student athletes to enroll at, play for, and ultimately help a particular (SEC) TEAM deliver wins. Sure, in some cases, NIL recipients get paid (and deserve it) for value outside of the team concept - because they have unusual model-like looks, big social media followings, etc. Also, some athletes share their own IP with the teams' (and split the proceeds). But it's pretty obvious that the biggest booster checks are aimed at securing or rewarding athletic performance ... i.e., compensating kids that boosters think will deliver team wins. And that is not the really NIL; it's 'pay-for-play'. That's why the concept is so poisonous in the context of amateur college sports. [/QUOTE]