In-Season NIL Tournament Coming to College Basketball Next Year

[CuseJacket]

The new frontier - https://frontofficesports.com/new-mens-college-basketball-tournament-nil/

• The eight-team event—expanding to 16 teams in 2025—will pay out $1M to each team, and another million to the winner.
• Coaches, collectives, and NIL operators will distribute the earnings to current players.

 

[MWBATL]

OMG

 

[lauraee]

The new frontier - https://frontofficesports.com/new-mens-college-basketball-tournament-nil/

• The eight-team event—expanding to 16 teams in 2025—will pay out $1M to each team, and another million to the winner.
• Coaches, collectives, and NIL operators will distribute the earnings to current players.

Great, I know which teams will get invites, not the have nots.

 

[KeystoneJacket]

St. Joe's is playing in it so I'm not sure how they're choosing.

 

[RyanS12]

St. Joe's is playing in it so I'm not sure how they're choosing.

St Johns. Rick Pitino is the reason they’re being considered.

 

[KeystoneJacket]

St Johns. Rick Pitino is the reason they’re being considered.

Misread it, but they are participating the following year.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Why?

 

[LongforDodd]

This is the type of change that I don't think is necessarily good for what has normally been an enjoyable sport. More circling the drain it seems.

 

[Connell62]

Misread it, but they are participating the following year.

That says St. Joe's, not St. Johns.

 

[Connell62]

St Johns. Rick Pitino is the reason they’re being considered.

St. Joe's, not St. John's... Which begs the question...How the hell did St. Joe's get an invite??

 

[Connell62]

NM

 

[RyanS12]

Ah ok. I clicked the article link. St Johns has been in discussions. Didn’t catch the St joes part in the tweet.

 

[CuseJacket]

 

[Peacone36]

Me to the NCAA, Jeff Goodman, Deadspin, SI, ESPN regarding College Basketball

 

[dtm1997]

Me to the NCAA, Jeff Goodman, Deadspin, SI, ESPN regarding College Basketball

Deadspin still reports on College Basketball? Can't remember last time I read Deadspin.

 

[Peacone36]

Deadspin still reports on College Basketball? Can't remember last time I read Deadspin.

Mostly they just slander 9 yr olds at Chiefs games.

 

[gameface]

Deadspin laid off their entire staff yesterday.

 

[Peacone36]

Deadspin laid off their entire staff yesterday.

yup. I rarely celebrate that heavily on a Monday night.

 

[ESPNjacket]

Deadspin laid off their entire staff yesterday.

The quality of sports media as a whole is higher today with that news.