Oso planning to go pro
Very on brand for Emmert to throw his hands up in the air and try to make someone else responsible for doing the NCAA's job.Not apples to apples, of course, but has there every been a sports commissioner as inept as Emmert? He makes Bud and Manfred look like savants.
Like I said, MU is in a world of hurt with NIL. Maybe da teem kould appear in a Skidoo commercial, aina?
Dat's my point. Gonna bee reely hard four Shaka ta bring inn da top playas. Da rich will get richa, aina?
If Bates has a deal with FedEx or anyone else, it also would violate Tennessee's NIL law, which states:"Entities who support or benefit the institution or its athletic program may not compensate or cause compensation to be provided to a student-athlete or recruit if the compensation is contingent on the student-athlete’s enrollment or continued participation at an institution.""An institution and its officers and employees may not be involved in the development, operation, or promotion of a current or prospective student-athlete’s NIL, including actions that compensate or cause compensation to be provided to student-athletes."The law also states:"Student-athletes obtaining NIL compensation must disclose any agreement and its terms to their institution and must file annual reports with the institution in a time and manner designated by the institution."So, it would seem any deal Bates has would need to be disclosed to Memphis. And, as a public institution, that deal might be subject to Freedom of Information laws.So, who's going to file the FOIA request?
Well, well, wellhttps://twitter.com/danmurphyespn/status/1435984454850424832?s=21
This actually was predicted when NIL discussions first got serious more than a year ago. Volleyball players, gymnasts and others were predicted to do better than lots of football and basketball players.
And, of course, it’s because of sexism and implied racism (isn’t everything these days though?).https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/08/22/nil-deals-female-college-athletes/
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
not to worry doc, another factor in the recruiting process just became, you may suck as a player, but if ya got a bod people want to jump the bones for, look good in yoga panties, the pay can be pretty good. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/08/22/nil-deals-female-college-athletes/
If I was rich and wanted to start paying players could I ask for their Venmo’s and pay them claiming NIL? Edit: when I get rich
Yep. That's what former basketball walk on Mat Ishbia is doing at Michigan State. His company, United Wholesale Mortgage, is going to pay every Spartan men's basketball and football player $500/month, in exchange for "marketing" his company on their social media pages. That's 133 players being paid $6,000 per year each ($798,000 total).https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2021/09/08/michigan-state-football-men-basketball-stipends-mat-ishbia/5761440001/
exactly. Becca Ripley, a redshirt senior from UCF has averaged a solid .5 ppg over career in which she has played eight games...and has earned six figures for endorsement deals. https://www.instagram.com/beccaripley/?hl=en
So?
nothing wrong with it, IMO. Proving Rocket's point (and I thought the WaPo editorial was ridiculous).
Why?
The girl is taking advantage of her assets and making money off of it. Just because some editorial writer doesn't like the fact attractive women are the biggest beneficiaries of NIL doesn't mean it's a horrible program. I found it amusing that the author kind of obscured the athletic feats of the Cavinder Twins and instead is acting shocked that businesses want to do business with attractive athletes, some of whom are quite good. What is she proposing, quotas for unattractive or athletes who don't have a traditional fit body?I worked with a kid, a mediocre, small college athlete who did a short Tik Tok video of himself shirtless, making a face while reciting a movie line. This happened during the shutdown. He left school to be in some Tik Tok house and now has 30 million followers and commands 12x more for a sponsored post than Tom Brady does and is getting his own clothing line. Sex sold there too.