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[QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 4548405, member: 60"]
I'm not disagreeing with you, but remember, us versus a Kentucky versus a Richmond aren't looking at a kid like Elijah Moore (just as an example), the same way.

So Elijah has a ranking (let's say he ends up 55th in the class).

What team out of those three are coveting him the most? It's not Kentucky. And he may be too much of a reach for Richmond. But he's in *our* wheelhouse.

So now, it's not just a blanket "what do you pay the 55th ranked kid" as an NCAA team, it's what are the Syracuse's of the world paying for that NIL deal, right? Meaning, Elijah Moore is of different value to different teams.

It's why kids that go mid major were still asking for money before this was all legal. That kid may be worth $0 to us, but to a mid major, he is worth $50k. So maybe Elijah doesn't get the same money as a DJ Wagner, but Elijah can also leverage that Syracuse *needs* talent, Elijah has connections to other talented kids we may be involved with.

Now, I'm just using Elijah and hypotheticals as an example. But the point is, these top 75 kids will get paid as much as they can leverage to get paid. And it's not like we're negotiating with the kid or his parents. We're negotiating with another party. Who likely has a background in this.
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