Last year's Power Ball was $476 million post tax. If you won, how much would you contribute to the next NIL class?

[Henry Derrick]

This is weird, the way people acted about Mark Pope’s salary in that thread I assumed they were putting in out it. Turns out they don’t give anything to UK and wouldn’t if they had the means to, they just act like they fund the program.

 

[CRZ4UK]

That money shrinks fast after taxes and inevitable divorce from my spouse and she gets her half.

I'll be lucky if I can pay those guys to cut my grass.

I love realist. All those other dudes forgot about getting halved.

 

[megablue]

I might give a little bit annually, with the expressed stipulation that UKAA never calls me asking for more. If so, funds are cut off.

 

[HerrosHeroes]

A buck 50.

 

[mailman85]

$0.00

It doesn't have anything to do with how much I love UK, though. I just am not a fan of NIL. And, while I love UK Football and Basketball and enjoy rooting for the teams, I'm not a fan of universities as a whole these days. I'm not really interested in helping out UK the college. I think colleges have become huge scams.

This

 

[natchezrule]

None

 

[CELTICAT]

Interesting insight into some of the fanbase, @Son_Of_Saul. Outside of time, there are few that, even with a gargantuan sum of money, would give absolutely nothing to help the program, the university, or the athletes. Given that, I find it odd they even give their attention.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

I’d buy really good season tickets and give to the school. But I wouldn’t give money to a NIL collective. If I had a business I’d consider hiring players to do ads but other than that nope.

 

[sk73]

$476 million (post-tax). You invest that, even at conservative interest rates, and you could contribute to NIL and charities just based off interest.

Bottom of the barrel interest rates right now are 5.26% interest. Let's say you diversified and took in an average of 6.5% (post tax, and also post agent fees). You take $300 million at 6.5% and you're making $19.5 million off interest alone (without touching that initial $176 million that you could give to missionaries, churches, charities, etc.).

I think I'd give $10 million annually to NIL, if I also played a role in which high school phenoms the staff is chasing.

Dybantsa would get an offer for $5 to 6 million alone. He's worth it.
Johnson would be worth $2 million.
Maleek Thomas would get an offer for around $1.5 million.

What about you? If you won the Power Ball at such a heightened return, would you dig deep and contribute to the NIL?

Nothing while the current AD is in position.

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

All I could give to stop childhood cancer

 

[L.O.D.]

I would give a million a year base with increases depending on tbe recruit. But at least 2 great seats season tickets better be included

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

Zero. I’d donate lots to some of my favorite charitable organizations. I’d make sure none of my family had debt, pay for some housing for my parents, but some cars for needy family members; then set my kids up for life, along with their kids. Then lots of fishing…..all over the country.