NIL downside

[RobEStacy]

For players that know they don't have a NBA chance, or for those without a good work ethic... Is getting paid up front causing players to coast, and not play as hard, all the time.

Is NIL causing coach's to play highly paid NIL players even when they are not producing, in fear of losing that NIL money for the next year.

Solutions to this? Structure NIL with incentives... A base pay, that rewards the player for x amount of games won. Reach sec champ is a bonus. Sweet 16...bonus....ect. I don't think you can add personal achievements like, lead team in scoring.... Ect, because that would cause players to become ball hogs.

Just seems, like we have seen alot of less then engaged play, since NIL became a thing. Not just at UK either... But across the board, in basketball and football.

 

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Your title would indicate that there is some type of upside to NIL. There is not. NIL and the portal is causing a slow, agonizing death to collegiate athletics.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

It's funny I sort of thought of this yesterday with our team. It's too early to say, but this lack of effort from this team.. even Cals teams didn't have this problem..

Some of these guys know they aren't playing ball as a career, yet UK was handing out quite big paydays to entice talent. Does make you wonder.

I still think we need to not only expand NIL offering but also create a NIL department if it doesn't already exist. I'd like to see all players with a NIL deal be evaluated at year end to determine if we want to extend the offering. If some players are coasting, you don't renew. And really, that's how this SHOULD be. The players should be paid based on results just like the rest of us, so many there needs to be some sort of review where players know they have to play hard in order to keep getting a pay day.

 

[Tf2217]

NIL should be paid after the season at least for freshman when a more reasonable guess of their value can be made. Can't have millions worth of NIL if you've never done anything to gain any name or image.

 

[TFCats11]

Yeah, this is going to be a problem for sure! You hear the national guys already talking about it becoming an issue!

Serval teams, and I don’t believe UK is one of them yet, are not getting anywhere near the production value for what they paid out!

The big money will dry up fast for some programs if this pattern persists.

 

[yoshukai]

Your title would indicate that there is some type of upside to NIL. There is not. NIL and the portal is causing a slow, agonizing death to collegiate athletics.

I’m not even sure if it’s “slow” death. Seems to be deteriorating pretty quickly to me .

 

[NociHTTP]

No question it is affecting this team. They're already getting paid, and they're not going anywhere afterwards. Even if they could and tried to transfer they wouldn't increase their NIL.