And of course Spurrier tells it like it is: “What’s Jumbo upset about? Did Saban say anything that isn’t true?”
I don't get why this is at all controversial or "fishy" or whatever. Texas A&M boosters have spoken to members of the media about this multiple times. It is not like they need to hide it. Here is an article from the Athletic where members of "The Fund" (that's was TA&M call their NIL collective) say they have spent "low single-digit millions" to sign incoming recruits: https://theathletic.com/3273847/2022...ng-kyle-field/
I mean, Saban can complain all he wants, but it ain't like TA&M is breaking any rules.
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
And of course Spurrier tells it like it is: “What’s Jumbo upset about? Did Saban say anything that isn’t true?”
Can’t agree with you on this. NIL is not supposed to be used as an inducement in recruiting.
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...s-schools-more
Of course, the NCAA can’t regulate the behavior of the boosters but it can punish schools that allow athletes to play when they knew the athletes received NIL inducements not allowed under NCAA rules.
But I kinda doubt that Alabama is Simon pure.
Such a gray area- so hard to manage as the lawyers can write the contracts in such a way that are well within the rules and laws. The NCAA can’t oversee that.
Of course right now Bama can get most anyone they want and year in and year out be in the final 4 teams competing for the championship. Maybe with pay for play they will only get half of those players. Perhaps that is a good thing for more parity. Time will tell.
A deal worth a mere $3.5M.
It doesn't really matter, but I'm not sure this number is accurate. Apparently, SC doesn't have a collective, and no one has come forward bragging about it, and he denies the number, so it's not clear where the money would have come from. Addison has said he was offered more from other schools and that he's transferring because he's best buddies with Caleb Williams, the OU QB transfer, and likes the idea of playing with arguably the best offensive coach in college football as well as arguably the best college QB. He didn't compare living in LA vs living with Pittsburgh.
This is from an SC fan site that quotes an espn writer...
https://reignoftroy.com/posts/espn-c...ball-nil-money
Yea, the NIL money deals may not create parity across a wide variety of schools (in football, basketball, and other sports) but it MAY allow SOME schools to up their recruiting (through "buying" players, as Nick Sabin alleges) and compete more effectively with the top programs in each sport. Of course, I don't think the top schools will just sit back and allow their top recruits to be picked off by lesser programs. It wouldn't surprise me to see an "arms race" to take place.
Reminds me of the old Bob Hope joke: "Money doesn't necessarily bridge the generation gap, but it sure as hell helps".
This has been taking place for quite some time, but just not as direct cash payments to athletes. Clemson's amazing new football facilities from 2017 are already considered behind the curve...Kentucky's basketball dorm (with a couple non-basketball players in residence at a very high cost -- but needed, because a "basketball only" dorm is against rules) and other living/playing/travel perks have been going on for years and been getting more and more ostentatious to attract recruits.
https://theclemsoninsider.com/2021/0...-in-arms-race/
2021: "College football has been engaged in an arms race for decades to see which programs can build and maintain the best facilities in the sport. In 2017, Clemson opened the Allen Reeves Football Complex a $55 million headquarters for football operations. The 142,000 square foot building includes a state-of-the-art weight room, sports medicine center, meeting rooms, offices and even a slide and nap room. But since then, other schools in the Tigers’ footprint have also ramped up their facilities. For example, in 2019 South Carolina opened a 111,000 square foot football operations facility with a $50 million price tag."
Excel Sports tweeted that Kyle has joined the "Excel family". Kyle retweeted Excel's tweet. Excel describes itself as "an industry-leading management and marketing agency for talent, brands and properties."
https://twitter.com/excelsm/status/1...JOFa3c33WGayZg
I wonder if any of our other players will sign with Word Sports or Powerpoint Sports?
Any one watching what's going on with Miami booster John Ruiz? This is the guy signing all the players to NIL deals. His company, MSP Recovery went public via a SPAC last week. It's down about 90% from the offering date. I wonder how Ruiz feels about those NIL deals now? If you remember, this is the guy that Isaiah Wong sort of called out when he was looking for a larger NIL deal.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ses-in-minutes
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https://youtu.be/xbNxGqaorY4
Laugh if you want to, really is kinda funny
'Cause the world is a car and you're the crash test dummy
Herd’s stampeding now, fence is gone
Television is always on - and it says
Save the children, but drop the bomb
Replace the word right now, with the word wrong
Hey there's a big sale on tuesday, get it 'fore its gone
Get a picture with the four horsemen for a nominal sum
Now that they got everything they'd like to sell you some!
Take this pill now and put it on your tongue
Keeps you active, just like everyone
Keeps you from feeling good, bad, ugly, crazy, dumb
It ain't a drug god-dammit! I give it to my only son!
Well, noone's gonna get arrested, noone's having any fun
Doctor's orders: you feel your heart beating? go ahead and take you one!
And now you're duller than a singing saw
Playing uncomfortably numb
Its a thorazine work party with free fluoride bubble gum
Man you wander like a zombie out into the midday sun
All hail, all hail, to the greatest sale
Everything insides got to be sold
All hail, all hail, its to work hard in jail
Man they're closing them doors on the world
Random question: now that players don't lose their eligibility for being paid, could we ever see a scenario where a player comes back after not making it in the NBA? Ie DJ, Duval, etc? Say they want to come back, finish a degree, and make NIL money and give the NBA another run. Clearly there is no precedence for this happening, and likely rules against it, but a random thought for the day.