I admire your empathy for the 13th player and above. Itās a sign of true kindness however, Im so frustrated that we will not pay to get at least 1 5 star player when the money is there to do so. Just 1 thats all Iām askingā¦ for nowā¦LOL
Sweet. More dudes who should get more minutes.
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Expand to 48 minutes and 4 quarters. Boom.
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We need to go to 3OT on the road instead of losing by 20.
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Two courts. One with the starting 5s. And one where Taine can play
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I canāt vouch for specifics. I think when people who are involved talk about thisā¦thereās whatās happening at the time (I had previously heard a good but lower number last year) and then whatās being projected going forward. And it all gets convoluted. But apparently theyāve standardized it a bit. Players have a tiered ābase payā which if what I was just told is close to accurate would be among the very highest in the nation.
My guess is this is the way TB wants it. Very simple. Players earning well without having their lives complicated. Remember the first year when theyād be out doing all these āsmallsā, donāt see that anymore. And no haggling. Theyāre not going to play the game, yet players are well taken care of.
If i what was just told is about right, and again canāt say that is or else Iād post itā¦Itās possible the roster total would be in the top 20 nationally, not far off anyway. Was also told thereās some separate stuff in the works that would essentially create a new tier in the future if it happens, for the top player or 2 on the team.
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Did jordan minor get a raise over the past 10 days? He had to have jumped a tier or two
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I guess Shedrick catching chicken tenders on screen with a virtual hoop on his forehead for a few bucks was too embarrassing for everyone.
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If we win the Natty Iāll let Reece live in the Monticello next year.
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FYI:
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares sued the NCAA on Wednesday, accusing the organization of antitrust violations related to its name, image, and likeness (NIL) policies.
According to the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee on Wednesday, the NCAA has been āartificially depressingā the amount of compensation prospective student-athletes can earn through NIL deals and their ability to negotiate those deals.
āThis is all about protecting student athletes and prospective student athletes in making sure that they have market sources available to properly value their name, image, and likeness rights [because] the NCAA has a structure that artificially restricts the market in a way that hurts the student athletes,ā Skrmetti told The Daily Wire.
āStudent athletes are the heart of college sports and everybody else in college sports is getting rich, and the student athletes are getting left behind because of the lack of competition for their name, image, and likeness rights. Thatās illegal and itās not fair. Itās not right,ā he added.
The lawsuit is aimed at rules from the NCAA that limit the ability of prospective student athletes to negotiate NIL rights. According to the suit, these rules harm athletes āat a critical juncture in the recruiting calendar.ā
The lawsuit says that the rule ābans prospective college athletes (including current college athletes looking to transfer to another school who are in the ātransfer portalā) from discussing potential NIL opportunities before they actually enroll. Itās like a coach looking for a new job, and freely talking to many different schools, but being unable to negotiate salary until after heās picked one (the depressive effect on coachesā wages in such a dysfunctional market is obvious).ā
The NCAA has said the rules act as necessary protections for student athletes after they were first allowed to pursue such deals in 2021.
Skrmetti said that the issue came to his attention last year after there was concern that the NCAA might institute a postseason ban for the University of Tennessee football team after recruiting violations that occurred under a former coach. He said the bowl ban would have harmed the NIL rights of the students who were not connected to the infractions.
āStudent-athletes generate massive revenues for the NCAA, its members, and corporations within the college sports industry, especially in football and basketball,ā Miyares said in a statement. āStudent athletes should have more freedom over negotiating and earning money for their skills and ability. Colleges and universities benefit dramatically from the success of their student athletes ā itās only fair that student athletes also get the full picture of how they may benefit from their choice of school as well.ā
Skrmetti said that the suit wasnāt directed to protect any specific institution, but was about the rights of student athletes and the principle that āconcentrated power causes harm.ā
āIām not for, necessarily, the Wild West of unregulated college sports, but what we have now is such an inconsistent and arbitrary and unfair system, there has to be some deep change to make sure that it both comports with the law and is doing right by student athletes,ā he said.
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Real question:
Does Sam make more than the menās team combined?
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Someone help me understand. Not being pro active with NIL has hurt this basketball team for a couple of years. So why would the Virginia Attorney General help Tennessee file a lawsuit against NCAA to help NIL even more. It makes no sense to me. Teams like Tennessee, Duke, Kansas, Wake Forest would gain here and as for Virginia? Is this a sign that Carla and Tony are going to now let it be an advantage for us?
I donāt know anything, but I donāt think the VA AG consulted with anyone at UVA about this. Not sure if he talked to anyone in college athletics administration. Heās a politician looking to make a name for himself.
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I donāt know that the AGās decision came at the behest of anyone at UVA, but I do think that this would help us. If current rules prohibit the school from talking NIL until after enrollment, then Iād assume that weāre following the letter of the law. So if the lawsuit is successful, we could start using NIL opportunities in recruiting conversations. I imagine that a lot of the schools you mention were paying players before NIL, so Iād be shocked if they werenāt also using it as a recruiting tool in the current climate.
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UVa played no factor in the decision for the VaAG to file. As @4547Lambeth said this is a political move not an athletic one.
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Was close to working in the Virginia state AGs office for antitrust last summer. In context would have been pretty funny
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lmao
Not NIL per se, but this sounds like the death knell for the current model of collegiate sports. Are there appeal avenues for NLRB rulings or are Darmouth players officially school employees now?
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Not a lawyer, but I read that Dartmouth is expected to appeal.
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