Jealousy with NIL

[etowncatfan]

Do you ever feel jealous or envious?
It's part of our makeup.
It's how we handle it that determines its affect.

But we are Adults. We have had years to handle it. These are kids who at this age may not understand since all have been given a trophy in the past.

 

[jgodek]

College has a draft. It called portal players.

The portal is free agency without a salary cap.

The only equivalent of a draft would be if high school recruits were forced to go to certain schools based on reverse order of the previous seasons standings.

 

[Elliott Tim]

But we are Adults. We have had years to handle it. These are kids who at this age may not understand since all have been given a trophy in the past.

Learning process.

 

[rabbitTown]

You wouldn’t think but people won’t stop watching. They will continue to cheer every year for new players. It will be like a pro league basically. Especially for teams that have a ton of cash to spend each year.

Also, it's the wild west currently... it will wind down... NIL boosters will get burned or at least get no return on their investment. It's not returning to how it was (nor should it), but it won't be as crazy as it is now (maybe just for the uber-elite). But there is a lot of growing and learning still to come.
For instance... I can envision the day (soon) when a team wins a championship, and their entire roster is bought out by Texas boosters. We are fortunate that UT boosters care little about basketball. It's easy to buy a whole basketball team... it's a little more challenging to buy a football team.

 

[awf]

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/05/dartmouth-basketball-team-union-vote-00144965

Yep, that is the one that I read.....thank you kind sir!

 

[awf]

Also, it's the wild west currently... it will wind down... NIL boosters will get burned or at least get no return on their investment. It's not returning to how it was (nor should it), but it won't be as crazy as it is now (maybe just for the uber-elite). But there is a lot of growing and learning still to come.
For instance... I can envision the day (soon) when a team wins a championship, and their entire roster is bought out by Texas boosters. We are fortunate that UT boosters care little about basketball. It's easy to buy a whole basketball team... it's a little more challenging to buy a football team.

I just read where FedEx pledged $25 million to the Memphis program......

 

[rabbitTown]

I just read where FedEx pledged $25 million to the Memphis program......

I saw that too... but it's for $5 mill/year over 5 years, and not only basketball. Won't be creating the UCLA scenario of the 60s-70s on that.

 

[awf]

I saw that too... but it's for $5 mill/year over 5 years, and not only basketball. Won't be creating the UCLA scenario of the 60s-70s on that.

Thank G......it was about Memphis so I only read the headline......it's still $25mil.......

 

[Fox2monk]

I just read where FedEx pledged $25 million to the Memphis program......

Yup and that is where it’s gonna get crazy. Imagine how much Phil Knight will legally give Oregon now.

 

[awf]

Yup and that is where it’s gonna get crazy. Imagine how much Phil Knight will legally give Oregon now.

I guess old awf needs to dig up a jar and pony up...... 😉