NIL Money

[muwarrior69]

Can't have a decent political conversation around here any more without the dentists.

I am not a dentist, but I already had my wrist slapped by the MOD GODS and fear being cast out with weeping and gnashing of teeth. On the bright side if I were cast out my gnashing teeth at least would be taken care of by the dentist.

[MU82]

Everykid's version of NIL ...

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/skilled-trades-high-school-recruitment-fd9f8257?

PHILADELPHIA—Elijah Rios won't graduate from high school until next year, but he already has a job offer—one that pays $68,000 a year. 

Rios, 17 years old, is a junior taking welding classes at Father Judge, a Catholic high school in Philadelphia that works closely with companies looking for workers in the skilled trades. Employers are dealing with a shortage of such workers as baby boomers retire. They have increasingly begun courting high-school students like Rios—a hiring strategy they say is likely to become even more crucial in the coming years.

A look at how innovation and technology are transforming the way we live, work and play.

Employers ranging from the local transit system to submarine manufacturers make regular visits to Father Judge's welding classrooms every year, bringing branded swag and pitching students on their workplaces. When Rios graduates next year, he plans to work as a fabricator at a local equipment maker for nuclear, recycling and other sectors, a job that pays $24 an hour, plus regular overtime and paid vacations.

"Sometimes it's a little overwhelming—like, this company wants you, that company wants you," says Rios, who grew up in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Kensington around drug addicts and homelessness, and says he was determined to build a better life for himself. "It honestly feels like I'm an athlete getting all this attention from all these pro teams."

What's next? A transfer portal for young HVAC workers? I am totally against these young people having total freedom of movement and a way to make whatever money the market will bear!

[MU82]

This AP article goes through various proposals related to NIL, athletes-as-employees, etc:

https://apnews.com/article/ncaa-nil-buyouts-5f7008a63c974ec1a3b09e9f99ed12b9?

[Uncle Rico]

Wonder how much NIL money Marquette is giving the new recruits and what the tax implications are

[wadesworld]

Wonder how much NIL money Marquette is giving the new recruits and what the tax implications are

I'm just here for the Pickleball discussions.

[The Sultan]

Wonder how much NIL money Marquette is giving the new recruits and what the tax implications are

And I hope it doesn't sap their competitive spirit or cause divides among the team. I'm still just getting used to the games on the jerseys you know.

[BCHoopster]

6M

[tower912]

6M

You sunk my battleship.

[MU82]

6M

Twice the company that 3M is.

[MuMark]

https://www.instagram.com/stories/ianmiletic7/3658043351107063274?igsh=MWRjdGVla3JndDE0cQ==

[WhiteTrash]

I am completely agnostic about this: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45552578/wisconsin-sues-miami-tampering-football-transfer

But analyst suggest that the badgers are opening a huge can of worms with regard to players being employees. 

[MU82]

I am completely agnostic about this: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45552578/wisconsin-sues-miami-tampering-football-transfer

But analyst suggest that the badgers are opening a huge can of worms with regard to players being employees. 

Cracks me up.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

Post # 188 on Page 8:

If P4 programs such as Kentucky can afford to pay more than $1 million per season for a Dayton Flyers' reserve player, they can afford to buy most players on Big East rosters, and the situation will only become worse in the future, as the P4 conferences are widening the gap over triple-A conferences in both the accumulation of NCAA Tournament 'credits' for wins, and the value of TV media rights contracts between the P4 conferences and triple-A conferences is widening each year. They're going to have a lot of money to spend in the years ahead, and that's a direct threat to Big East and the other triple-A conferences.

 

The high-major jump is real: How mid-majors are adapting to transfer portal era - Myron Medcalf, ESPN - August 21, 2025

With the introduction of name, image and likeness deals in 2021, transferring also came with the opportunity to earn cash that most non-power-conference schools couldn't match.

According to Opendorse, a clearinghouse used by schools to process NIL transactions, the average payout for elite players at high-major programs last season easily topped seven figures: $2.9 million for a top guard, $2.8 million for a top forward and $2.3 million for a top center. Less than 10% of the players who earned $100,000 or more at the Division I level last season competed outside of the Big 12, ACC, Big East, Big Ten or SEC.

Huskies Land Transfer Guard Malachi Smith – University of Connecticut – April 14, 2025   

STORRS – The UConn men's basketball team has further bolstered its backcourt with the addition of high-impact transfer Malachi Smith. The 6'0 lead guard and Bronx, N.Y. native has signed an aid agreement to join the Huskies for the 2025-26 campaign after spending four seasons at Dayton. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

"We're excited to add a guard like Malachi into the mix here in Storrs," head coach Dan Hurley said. "He is a dynamic playmaker, a strong outside shooter and a veteran presence that has played in - and won - a lot of games. We have no doubt that he can be the next great New York City Husky and help our program reach our championship goals."

Smith played in 86 games and made 77 starts across four seasons at Dayton. He holds career averages of 9.3 points. 5.3 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game while shooting 41.1 percent from the floor and 38.8 percent from 3-point range.

As a redshirt junior in '24-25 Smith had his most productive season, starting 31 of 33 games played and posting a career-high 10.4 points with 5.3 assists in 27.8 minutes per game. He ranked 14th nationally in assist rate and at the conclusion of the season was 12th among active players in career assists per game (5.3) and eighth among all D-1 players in career assist/turnover ratio (2.63). As a freshman in '21-22 he led the Flyers with 175 assists, second most for a rookie in program history.

Smith holds career-highs of 22 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists – all accomplished in different seasons. As a freshman he shot a career-best 40.0 percent from 3-point range and has never shot below 38 percent in a season.

I don't know how much UConn offered Smith, but it was a lot, as Dayton is a deep-pockets NIL school that wanted to keep him for the 2025-26 season. Best of luck to Malachi, but screw UConn and Hurley.

[Uncle Rico]

Post # 188 on Page 8:

The high-major jump is real: How mid-majors are adapting to transfer portal era - Myron Medcalf, ESPN - August 21, 2025


Huskies Land Transfer Guard Malachi Smith – University of Connecticut – April 14, 2025   

I don't know how much UConn offered Smith, but it was a lot, as Dayton is a deep-pockets NIL school that wanted to keep him for the 2025-26 season. Best of luck to Malachi, but screw UConn and Hurley.

He left Dayton because the fans are idiots

[The Sultan]

I don't know how much UConn offered Smith, but it was a lot, as Dayton is a deep-pockets NIL school that wanted to keep him for the 2025-26 season. Best of luck to Malachi, but screw UConn and Hurley.

He wanted to play in a big boy league and not the A10.