Each U of Texas offensive lineman will receive $50,000/yr for NIL
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Welp, looks like college football is losing it's luster with me...
All true.
But you combine NIL with the portal, and that’s where it gets dicey. What if UT decides they need a plug and play center…say a Junior who has lots of starting experience in the B1G…
It doesn't fundamentally alter the power structure. But it tips the scales even more. Maybe the next George Karlaftis or David Bell don't come to Purdue because the sanctioned cash money from the big boys is too much to pass up. Or as New Pal said, teams like Purdue become a AAA farm team for the portal.
That is always a concern. But at the same time, we do pay our coaching staff top dollar to build a program players want to be a part of. If someone wants to leave for NIL money, we do we want them anyway?
And the portal works both ways, we can always stand to benefit from bluebloods transfers looking for playing time.
Bell and Karlaftis came to Purdue to get featured. Bell could have gone to OSU, but would he have been featured with 3 5-star WRs in the starting lineup?
They also got a nice share of NIL money while at Purdue. And the NIL money doesn't guarantee anything. Ewers was #1 QB got a bunch at OSU but didnt play, and now is in the portal. Did OSU benefit from that? Not really.
Nah.... now it's just out in the open. "Legalized", if you will
Interesting question to ponder..
With the 'arms race' in college football, the (sanctioned) money has been building for a long time toward facilities and coaching salaries. Do these new wheels in motion, new avenues for sanctioned benefits, begin to change the allocation of funds that are funneling into a program? Is a program better off continuing to invest at current levels in facilities and coaches or to raise funds for direct payment to players?
Let's say you have a bucket of an extra $1M in annual donations allocated to the football program. Where is your biggest bang for the buck?
-Extra $1M coaches salary
-Extra $1M toward facilities
-$1M toward NIL (~$12k per scholarship)
If I am a 18-22 year old, I can live with good-but-not-great facilities if I get an extra $12k in my pocket.
With the 'arms race' in college football, the (sanctioned) money has been building for a long time toward facilities and coaching salaries. Do these new wheels in motion, new avenues for sanctioned benefits, begin to change the allocation of funds that are funneling into a program? Is a program better off continuing to invest at current levels in facilities and coaches or to raise funds for direct payment to players?
Let's say you have a bucket of an extra $1M in annual donations allocated to the football program. Where is your biggest bang for the buck?
-Extra $1M coaches salary
-Extra $1M toward facilities
-$1M toward NIL (~$12k per scholarship)
If I am a 18-22 year old, I can live with good-but-not-great facilities if I get an extra $12k in my pocket.
I am sure these players are getting more than this. This is just what is being told to the public.
I am sure these players are getting more than this. This is just what is being told to the public.
Agreed. Players have been paid by bluebloods for a long time and will continue to be. NIL or no.
If anything, players at smaller schools can at least get a slice of the pie without the NCAA hammering them (while they turn a blind eye to more egregious cases).
For $10 million per year you could pay 20 great prospects $500k per year and even turn an Indinia into a winner.
What’s surprising is with all the money UT has it can be argued they aren’t even the best team in Texas and haven’t been for some time.
UT having a “charity “ paying offensive linemen $50,000 a year while attending UT is a blatant abuse of the new rules. There is an enticement to play for Texas, and how does a charity pay $800,000 for appearances? Seems like $800,000 could do a lot of good going directly to a charity
The new rules are abuse of the new rules
Texas meets SEC meets NIL. This was always going to happen.
This is why A&M and Mizzou left the Big XII - to get away from U of Texas. Like Freddy Krueger, it comes back to haunt them yet again.
NIL progrograms like that at Texas will have a huge impact in just a few years. As others have mentioned, it's already helped them get two late commits. It won't be long before you see NIL deals made stats at the top of every school recruiting pitch.
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