I think legally this oneās a non-starter. The players are already getting no NIL money from any team. The NIL money comes from outside sources. And if the Good Feet Store wants to hire you to do a commercial, the NCAA has no legal ability to prevent that. Per the court ruling.
Now, if the NCAA ever steps up and starts paying players directlyā¦ then theyād have a benefit they could withdraw. But until thenā¦
And if the NCAA starts paying players directly, then they could directly bargain these restrictions (thatās why pro sports leagues can have them, the players have agreed to them), BUT the NCAA refuses to get anywhere near an employee/employer relationship
Shawn was in Hancock dorm his first year. His roommate was Ray Savage, who started at LB so everyone knew who he was. Shawn was redshirting, so he was just Rayās roommate to most people. Then heād go out and throw the football with us, and heād throw the ball from what seemed the front door of Hancock to the other end of Bonneycastle. Everyone would be like wtf?
Itās a total own goal at this point. The money and appetite to compensate the players is there in the market, itās just a matter of whether it happens overtly or covertly. The NCAA seems to be invested in the fantasy that the money and appetite are not there.
If everyone who complained about UVAās NIL situation also had to disclose their level of giving to the NIL collective, thereād probably be a lot less complaining.
100%
Iām happy to disclose Iām at $zero. Not because I am unwilling, Iām confused on best place to put the bag.
Send it to Fresh. We get em right
@DFresh11 got that 3% handlers fee..
Dragon will do it for 2
And thereās the rub. As soon as you pay Nijel Pack his $800k, Isaiah Wong wants his bag or heās leaving. At least Miami got a Final Four out of it. What did UNC get?
I almost added in āother than handing to questionable people like @DFresh11 ā but refrained out of respect.
Smart dude thereš
Grills a smart man he wants to go straight to the plug make sure his money puttin in work
I sent fresh $20 for the bag to land EG and pretty sure the $10 EG got made all the difference.
Edit: for the regulators, this was a joke.
Iād like to make it transparent, so people have a say in where it goes, who donates and how much. Example, 100 people buy a sponsor package from LRA for $10 a month. That group decides it wants LRA to sponsor a student athleteā¦we reach out and get the deal done. That player gets to be sponsored by LRA, does podcasts and appearances.. Everyone knows who and how much. We are 100% above board.
So Netflix, but for bags.
An alternative business model would be Uber, but for bags. (ie not subscription).
@Merch , Iāll be in for that. Would it be the same player or would you change each month?
Thatās the most logical setup Iāve heard and if I have to go through an org Id rather do it with that level of transparency.
I want it stipulated that every time this player does a podcast or appearance, heās holding a big cloth bag with a giant dollar sign on the side.
Either of those sounds good to me. Honestly Iāve wanted to contribute but I donāt have enough money to be taken seriously individually, donāt know where to send it beyond VAF (where I already donate, but that all goes into the big pile rather than specifically for this), and kinda donāt trust the other folks at work on this (other than LRA).