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Sadly that skit is more than 25 years old.
That's me and gin. Can't abide the smell, much less the taste. Horrible night back in '69 and it took a handful of rats to get me in my rack and set up with a trash can just in case. Sometimes, being a rat daddy came in handy, especially with what they could have done.
Depends what is defined as 'true' NIL deal... if 10 boosters are willing to pay you $100k for an autographed jersey, is that 'true' NIL?
What if the player agrees to never sign another jersey as long as he's at the school (aka lowering demand, presumably making the jerseys more valuable) - is it then 'true' NIL?
caitlin clark hard 10s of millions of real NIL from national brands in college
If people truly had to do something real using their NIL to get paid for it, I'd guess well over 90% of the deals would be rejected. Can only recall 2 actual people or groups having ads run using them. I'm sure there are more as I don't watch a lot of TV, but still.
Not that I don't believe the money is real. Moreso, I'm skeptical that there's that much money available in true NIL/endorsement deals out there for college athletes. My understanding was that prior to last summer, a billionaire donor could cut a fat check to their Alma mater's collective and the collective could basically just pay that to a player in exchange for them playing on the team under the guise of NIL (but in name only). Under the latest rules, NIL money is supposed to be tied to legitimate, market-rate endorsement opportunities.
Then again, maybe I'm wrong. I've seen the Trinidad Chambliss AT&T commercial a few times now.
My 10 year old son's first game was Homecoming this year vs WF. He has since taken his disappointment out on the NCAA25 WF squad at every opportunity for the past 3 months. 15 minute quarters, no sim. Just doing his best to beat them by 1,000.
Texas and Texas Tech were higher than Ohio St too.
What makes you not believe the $127M worth of NIL deals this past year? Just the top 10 deals in football alone are around $40M. Heck, anOSU had $20M on their team last year alone. One team, one sport.
Do we really think there have been $127M worth of "true" NIL opportunities for college players in the last ~half a year? Seems unlikely to me, but maybe I'm wrong.
I also thought the reject rate would be higher. My interpretation here is that the Commission is hesitant to reject deals and that NIL will continue to function mostly as straightforward pay-for-play (rather than limiting NIL to "true" endorsement deals). Good news for athletes and programs/donor bases with deep pockets, but bad for parity.
I thought implementing the rev share pseudo salary cap + limiting NIL to true or real deals sounded like a good way to start to tame the Wild West... but that assumes the clearinghouse would actually be effective.
Needs more cowbell is creepy?
...and then Kiffin recruits over him with Sam Leavitt it appears.
Take Minkah off. He is a portal offer.
My thoughts on the Schrodinger's QB game...
I think he was.
Davi Belfort back in the portal
I think its the fact that it shows up seemingly every 5 minutes and adds very little value to the actual discussion. I get why its happening, and I get why some people don't like it. IIWII
Finding (quite possibly) the most popular/famous comedic skit of the past 25 years creepy is definitely a play.
Sorry, but I find that creepy as well. My first thought is always "I hope recruits don't actually read these threads", as I fear they would also get creeped out.
Kendall Fuller? He was a 5* right? Was he the last 5* we brought in?
I think....
Let the man cook!