NIL question

[dawg80]

I think it’s impossible to know how this will play out. I do firmly believe that it’s going to narrow the list of schools that have any real shot at a NC even more.

Narrow it even more???? Okay, which one, Bama or Clemson drops out?

[DawgyNWindow]

Narrow it even more???? Okay, which one, Bama or Clemson drops out?

[weunice]

I think JoeBob's Used Cars could always hire a local high school student to appear in their commercials, it's just that star athletes were probably careful because they didn't want to risk NCAA eligibility (and I imagine non star athletes are seldom worth hiring for your local commercials). And because you can't recruit in high schools (you know, in theory) there wouldn't be incentive to offer the star QB from the next town easy money like that in exchange for a transfer.

This (in bold) is what I am concerned about, mainly. It is against the rules to recruit in high schools. It is as clear as a bell in the LHSAA rulebook. I am watching what LSU and apparently UAB and UNT in our own conference are doing and wondering if some of these private high schools will broadly promote similar efforts, not to specific athletes, but ones who know that being a 5 star athlete at the local school dad went to is not going to cut it when they can go to Big $$$ Private HS with the stout film and promotion program that helps their social media brand. I don't think a lot of folks realize how complicated this just got. I don't see how anyone can be called an amateur anymore and honestly that might be a good thing but if schools are not out there promoting their big playmakers on ESPN Top 10's on social media, they are going to lose their best to schools that will afford them that opportunity. As a coach, even in a minor sport, I have to have social media game.

[Bulldog Tom]

Hmmm. More cute, blonde, females sign another deal. I'm no Oliver Wendell Holmes, but I'm starting to see a pattern here.

FIFY

Hmmm. More cute, blonde, females, with over 3.3 million followers, sign another deal. I'm no Oliver Wendell Holmes, but I'm starting to see a pattern here.

Playing basketball is now a sideline for these two.

[HogDawg]

FIFY

Hmmm. More cute, blonde, females, with over 3.3 million followers, sign another deal. I'm no Oliver Wendell Holmes, but I'm starting to see a pattern here.

Playing basketball is now a sideline for these two.

I would hate being their coach, and having to cater to that.

[SicemDawgz]

Narrow it even more???? Okay, which one, Bama or Clemson drops out?

Clemson just became relevant recently, so it's not like they are a staple at the top of the food chain. If you take out their recent championships, you'd have to go back to 1981 to find the next one.
I just counted, in the last 20 years there has been 10 different teams win the NC. If you look at the previous 20 years (1980-2000) , there was 16 different teams that won it. In that period Bama only won it once (92). It's interesting to see how teams that were once relevant 20 years ago (USC, Nebraska, Tennessee, Penn State, Miami) have fallen from grace.

[SicemDawgz]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbs...l-players/amp/

[techman05]

Maybe we should do this for baseball. Why bother with football when all the big boys will do that?

[Bulldog Tom]

Yet to start a game.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...e-path-forward

[SicemDawgz]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.spo...k-saban/%3famp

Nope, not gonna change a thing

[DJDAWG]

Can't wait to see the Title IX lawsuits, lawyers will find a way.

[sportdawg]

Can't wait to see the Title IX lawsuits, lawyers will find a way.

It’s a free market, not directly associated with the schools. THe highest paid student-athlete was an LSU female gymnast

[sportdawg]

LA Tech Athletics Unveils THRIVE Program to Support Student-Athlete NIL - LA Tech Athletics (latechsports.com)

[PawDawg]

Lot's of word salad in that link.

[JuBru]

Lot's of word salad in that link.

Quintessential Tech.