Oso planning to go pro
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
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.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.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
You and I read different articles
"Under the NCAA’s revamped name, image and likeness rules, these women can now take on paid endorsements. It’s just too bad so many brands want their new ambassadors to make pouty lips and wear a two-piece to secure the bag.""Now that the free market has been unleashed, it would be great if companies recognized female athletes for their accomplishments, not just their physical assets. Early on, however, the new NIL marketplace has followed the same old script.""Until men get paid to primp in front of the camera and women’s stock blows up thanks to big games on the court and not just bikini photo shoots, this is not equality. This is not empowerment. This is simply advertisers placing less value on female athletic achievement and more on sex appeal."