The best programs likely have an entire department set up just for NIL or will shortly. Like recruiting departments, staffers working with companies and athletes on all this, facilitating all opportunities. Wonder what CU has done.
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NIL act passed - NCAA allows athletes to monetise their name, image, likeness
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Way to go CU.
CU Ready to Navigate NIL Landscape - University of Colorado Athletics
BOULDER — As of today, college athletes across the nation will be afforded the opportunity to profit from their name, image and likeness.
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They might as well overpay their players if they're overpaying their coach.
The beautiful thing about this is I am allowed to advise and certified NFL agents are not
Trufflesauce
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It’s like the Oklahoma land rush out there right now.
Gotta think some schools have been planning for this for a while, and others ignored it. The ones who planned for it should, in theory, be better equipped to navigate the changing landscape.
Gotta think some schools have been planning for this for a while, and others ignored it. The ones who planned for it should, in theory, be better equipped to navigate the changing landscape.
Trufflesauce
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Second tweet is now deleted but it was from the Barstool Athletes account, welcoming Caleb Fauria in as a Barstool Athlete.
Trufflesauce
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I saw something in passing that D'Eriq King and another athlete started a Cameo-like website/company for D1 athletesBrenden Rice just started a Cameo account.
Medford M.
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who will be the first athlete to rush to sign a deal to be a "Barstool Athlete" only to find that the deal prohibits other larger deals down the line. Hope that barstool shirt was worth it. I think where the schools can really help the athletes, is in advising them on the bigger picture of all of this.
Honestly there is nothing now preventing Nike from just signing every Oregon football and b-ball player to a $100k endorsement deal now right?
Trufflesauce
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Now this kid has the right idea-- go straight to the richest man in the world first
FM-Buff
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Correct. And good for the players.
It’s great for the players. Not sure if it’s going to be good for the sport when a mega company like Nike can throw $100k/year at every scholarship player at one school, though.
FM-Buff
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I agree. It might change college sports. But it’s a risk we should all be willing to take.
I think players profiting off their own individual likeness is great. I’m skeptical of a company like Nike essentially giving Oregon coaches the ability to recruit players by saying, “we will guarantee you $X/year if you sign with us”, simply because Phil Knight is an Oregon fan.
FM-Buff
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I’m pretty sure they’re already doing this.
That sounds like pay to play to me. That’s expressly prohibited.
Medford M.
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Seems like there should be some kind of clause preventing boosters from inking deals with the athletes.
Ahh it may sound like pay to play, but it’s really just a local company sponsoring Oregon athletes
brockbuff
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They obviously wouldn’t tell recruits that before they get here as i think that’s still off limits. They’d just set the precedent by doing it for every class. So the assumption would be there without having to say anything imo
Nike/Oregon can only take that so far. There’s 100’s of Nike schools out there who might not take very kindly to that type of arrangement. I suspect Nike will take advantage of this with a few select top end athletes, but will tread very carefully.
“I’m sure you are right. Nike’s chief concern is other people’s feelings.”
Sincerely,
Person making Nike shoes in a faraway land for 85 cents a day