After 5 years of a much higher payroll in the SEC/B1G (as the new system will have) and more playoff slots written into the rules, all the top players will be in those two conference. A cinderella year here and thee yes, but not equals. It will force a P2/M2 division. Need to have balance and limits written in to keep parity between the top and middle conferences.
except it is not the same as in the past. Bag money will not be close to the $20 million in revenue sharing plus another $20 million in “NIL” from donors every year. Not even close to equal money. Wait until full donor fatigue sets in.
the new huge media contracts for the B1G and SEC are just now kicking in.
Revenue sharing does not start until next year (and they have not finalized if it is a fixed amount or percentage of revenue (percentage very bad for those with lower media contracts)
“NIL” is still just being figured out
Rosters going to 105 will also mean more money for scholarships to budget for
4 guaranteed playoff spots vs 2 is only discussion right now not reality (yet)
UH (and most other B1g 12/ACC schools) are barely keeping up with “NIL”. How are they going to add another $20 million for revenue sharing when they can’t keep up without it?
Fatigue will set in plus the deals will become less player friendly because they will be chalk full of specific business clauses/ expectations and will be backed by severe legal consequences
The early days of the money pot Wild West are coming to an END!
Need to work to have balance written into rules, not unequal rules. I do hope that one day NIL is treated as NIL the way you have described (and I earlier threads). It is not treated that way right now which is the problem.
Only thing is now it’s possible for a g5 to pay and win where before they couldn’t compete with bag money. If moores wants to he could throw money to San Diego state for ex where before they get hammered if money is put by a tree like the sec did.
Saban didn’t like the nil bc players only wanted money but also he knows now anyone can pay if they can and want to.
I do think the nil is a waste of money and if done they should pay the whole team like Byu bc it’s cheaper at 30k a pop vs 5 mil to 1 guy.
Why do some of yall want the government to come and ‘fix’ this. When does the government ever fix anything?
Also, why are yall crying about it being fair? Who said it had to be fair? Try harder. Spend wisely. NIL doesn’t need regulation, it needs less.
Players should get whatever they want. As I type this the espn banner just said the Indiana coach just got a 64 million dollar extension. Let the players make whatever they want.
NIL and U of H?
Let’s think about this. There is one individual that is officially tied to our school. Therefore he can not be the NIL donor that we all want. But…as soon as he is no longer officially associated with U of H is it far fetched to forecast that our NIL piggy bank will change for the better?
The so called big schools always have had mega donors. Yes we can dream but this is indeed a real possibility that this can happen.
How about, at the end of each FB season, the top 24 teams are placed into a “Big Dog” division. They can ONLY play other teams in said division and top 6 teams from that division go to the 12 team playoff. Same thing next year. Rinse and repeat.
The name Underwood is worth 10 million ? ? ? ? ?Just curious, is the NIL supposed to act as a go between players and “advertising” opportunities ? ? ? ? ? Pay for play is still illegal, as I understand it, so players name should be used to benefit the payor in some manner, or players image should be used to benefit the payor in some manner, or the players likeness, yada yada yada. Is this the intent of NIL? Is this what is happening? Or is NIL just a cover for play for pay, which should be illegal for an amateur athlete. JMHO
T&F has been pro since forever. Underwood may have to go to a couple of birthday parties or do a commercial. Nothing illegal about it, and the NCAA was whacked in court the first time they tried to stop it. It is impossible to show pay is tied to actual play unless a NIL contract has performance clauses, which they don’t.
