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Playing field sure looks level now
Nick Saban: Alabama's Bryce Young earning near 'seven figures' in NIL deals
"Certain positions, probably, enhance opportunities to create value, like quarterback, and (Young) already has approached ungodly numbers," Saban said.
Playing field sure looks level now
Nick Saban: Alabama's Bryce Young earning near 'seven figures' in NIL deals
"Certain positions, probably, enhance opportunities to create value, like quarterback, and (Young) already has approached ungodly numbers," Saban said.
What I picked up is Saban throwing shade on the kid, re “he hasn’t even played a game yet”. This is about Bama, and the kid is otherwise just in the right place at the right time. Which is true for most (if not nearly all) the exceptions being the transcendent players.Playing field sure looks level now
Nick Saban: Alabama's Bryce Young earning near 'seven figures' in NIL deals
"Certain positions, probably, enhance opportunities to create value, like quarterback, and (Young) already has approached ungodly numbers," Saban said.
soooo, how much will them Bama fans pay a 5star DT?
Well it was $150,000 in 1999.
His brand is "Alabama Starting QB", he's not getting these deals for any other reason. He wouldn't come close to that kind of money as starting qb at a large portion of FBS schools.
There are athletes that do have a brand apart from their athletics at the school. I do understand wanting to keep college athletics amateur and not allow a school to pay to get athletes to attend the university. How do you balance that with not preventing a person with an actual brand of their name from benefitting from that brand? It is estimated that gymnast Olivia Dunne has signed about $1 million in endorsements. Should she be prevented from making $1 million because she is competing in NCAA gymnastics? There was one poster who said that she should be required to give that $1 million to LSU since they gave her a scholarship. Should she be required to pay LSU $1 million for a $40k scholarship?
Yes, I'm aware of OD and others like her. The question I have is, does women's gymnastics make any money for the school anyway? Does women's basketball? I think that for most sports the answer is no. The fact that she was a gymnast at LSU is kind of irrelevant because nobody cares about college gymnastics, its not a money making enterprise.
Is the previous situation where OD was prevented from making money the answer? There was a kicker at UCF who basically had to choose between making money on YouTube and kicking at UCF. I saw an estimate that he is now making $1 million/year on YouTube. Is his audience on YouTube from devoted fans of UCF? I do think it will be extremely difficult to keep schools like Alabama from using this as a pay-for-play system. However, it isn't right to penalize OD's life simply to keep Alabama from cheating. It isn't right to require a kicker at UCF to choose between having a small YouTube channel and competing in college athletics. People concentrate on a few hundred of the 15,000 or so FBS football players. However, there are approximately 460,000 NCAA athletes who are affected by rules meant to control actions related to a few hundred athletes. 458,800 student-athletes are potentially harmed because we are concerned that a running back might make a decision based on money. If you tilt the scales based on number of athletes affected, the previous system was overwhelmingly biased in the wrong direction.
Bingo.
| Dear A-T Fund Members, As many of you are aware, beginning on July 1, NCAA student-athletes are now permitted to utilize their name, image and likeness (NIL) for compensation. The opportunities for student-athletes to benefit financially from their NIL are wide-ranging, from participating in autograph signings, to running camps, to promoting products via social media posts, to starting their own companies. At Georgia Tech, we feel our student-athletes are well-positioned to maximize opportunities due to our location in the vibrant Atlanta market and the values of our Institute, which has produced some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Tech Athletics is committed to investing in education and resources that will allow our student-athletes to take full advantage of NIL opportunities that are available to them. This commitment includes the 404 Academy, which is a popular and successful series of seminars that aim to educate, elevate and empower Georgia Tech student-athletes to navigate the NIL landscape. In addition to educating and empowering our student-athletes, we also want to take this opportunity to pass along key information to you – our most loyal supporters – on how you may and may not engage with student-athletes in the NIL space. You may:
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Young had a brand and following before Bama. Believe that.
I don't believe that for a second. He has 3 posts on instagram, all since April of this year. He has a decent # of followers on twitter, though actually a lot less than I would expect for QB1 at Bama, and none of his pre Bama or USC posts are particularly highly liked. The average no-name "influencer" is drawing bigger numbers than that.
I feel like this kinda goes against the purpose of NIL? This feels more like a personal favor from the company to the school. “Here, we will cover 40 scholarships for a year” wash rinse repeat. This can be turned into,” Hey, we don’t have a scholarship ready for you now. But we have NIL deals to pay your entire college career”. The NIL shouldn’t be extra scholarships for colleges to hand out. This is how the schools that have rich friends will attract the players they can’t officially “offer” to, but can give schollys under the table.Not gonna lie, that's a great move by BYU:
BYU football sponsor to cover walk-on tuition
The BYU athletic department helped broker an NIL deal with Built Brands that will pay at least one year's tuition for every walk-on member of the football team.www.espn.com
