Scholarship table
Anyone have any specifics on the deal that Travis Diener worked for the men's and women's teams?
Every player got a 5 figure amount, mens and womens, a few on the mens teams got a lot more
I generally support the NIL, but I can't wrap my head around this at all...1. "Be the Difference" paid women the same amount as men?2. Why did some of the men's players get more? From "Be the Difference" or from additional NIL deals? I believe I heard Diener say the program was set to pay every player equally? 3. Are they allowed to enter into multi-year contracts? Can the contracts promote Shaka's belief that MU needs to win with 3 and 4-year veterans? 4. Who ends up funding this? I have no idea how much MU basketball brings in from its boosters, but that money can/should be funneled to "Be the Difference" instead? I would assume discussions are now being had at how much they ask for from a facilities/operations standpoint vs a players salary ("Be the Difference") standpoint?5. How important is a coach? No matter how much Kentucky's "Be the Difference" brings in, they can pay their top 7 players a million per year, and have $2 million to hire a coach with the $9 million they currently pay Cal. I get that's extreme, and players want to play for a coach that develops them best...but it has to come into play? Obviously, the NBA places a higher value on players than coaches...6. We'll surely see some players taking pay-cuts when their college eligibility expires?7. The complexity of this probably rises to a level that all of my questions above are ignorant/stupid...and the considerations/planning is something I can't comprehend without a great level of experience in high-level college athletics?
You asked so many questions, and hot carried away that #7 isn’t even a question.
13 (12 actual questions)…….i aint got time for that. Do some research…..easily answer half of them.
You've put a lot of time into my post already...why not answer 6.5 (actually 6) of my questions.
Not really.All men and women are getting paid a set $ amount. However, some of the men’s players are getting more $…..because they are presumably worth more.That should answer about 4 of your questions.
10 alumni gave 100K each, to start the plan.
Locker room dissensions incoming. No wonder OMax is getting no pub
That didn't answer my question of where the money is coming from..."Be the Difference" or additional NIL's? "Be the Difference" is paying the MU women the same amount as some scholarship men? I thought someone on here might have information beyond the interviews that Diener did.
Nike announced NIL deals with five high school and college basketball players on Monday: Bronny James, Caitlin Clark, Haley Jones, DJ Wagner and Juju Watkins.
The big news there was DJ Wagner. It's thought that his list is down to Kentucky (Nike) and Louisville (Adidas). If he's signing with Nike, it pretty much rules out Louisville.
Good for these kids. Remember, though, that Nike hands out these deals to help their own bottom line - not that of the kids.