It's like all the money being thrown at Manning at Texas...

Apr 21, 2024
11:51:18am

WJCougar Intervention Needed

.....the kid is making millions off his name and the names of his Uncles and grandpa. But hasn't done anything to deserve the millions yet

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Caitlin Clark, how NIL is supposed to be done.

First-n-10

Apr 21, 11:44am

It's like all the money being thrown at Manning at Texas...

WJCougar

Apr 21, 11:51am

False. That is how NIL should be done. He has the name use it. NameIL

spidercoug

Apr 21, 2:00pm

He sold himself at a high school level and is getting paid at a higher level,

SoBlueitHurts

Apr 22, 6:26pm

She just joined a regulated pro league. She had no choice in the team she signed

Corn Pop

Apr 21, 11:58am

The only way this could happen is if the NCAA "owned" the sports, teams, players

Schultz is back

Apr 21, 12:02pm

You’re absolutely missing the point.

First-n-10

Apr 21, 12:02pm

I missed nothing. You just compared a pro athlete in a regulated league to

Corn Pop

Apr 21, 12:08pm

Caitlin Clark is a great example - but not for the reason first-n-10 gave.

Eddie

Apr 22, 5:02pm

I wouldn't say Clark is a great example of that, but that yes, the State Farm

Corn Pop

Apr 22, 5:37pm

Sure - Caleb Williams also provides a great example.

Eddie

Apr 22, 5:44pm

Colleges have learned their teams are more popular when NILs of the best players

BYU'01

Apr 21, 12:30pm

This has nothing to do with NIL. Her Nike deal came after her college career and pretty standard for pro players

RealTaysomHill

Apr 21, 12:31pm

Not with college so called NIL. But actual NIL. College players are payed for skills, not name, not image, not likeness.

GfB

Apr 21, 12:48pm

Exactly. Nike signs athletes bc it benefits Nike.

Great38

Apr 21, 2:59pm

Why do companies sign NIL deals with college athletes?

RealTaysomHill

Apr 21, 6:20pm

For the same reason as Nike most of the time. But many don't get nearly the ROI

Great38

Apr 21, 10:13pm

You’re confusing ‘endorsements’ and NIL. When revenue comes from tickets & tv

BYU'01

Apr 21, 5:11pm

Yep. Almost all WNBA players have $3.5 mil shoe contracts.

Bluforever

Apr 21, 3:11pm

I see the sarcasm, but I don’t think you can say “Caitlin Clark is how NIL should be done” when she didn’t sign the

RealTaysomHill

Apr 21, 6:21pm

Nil is not the problem. The open transfer portal is the problem. If we are going to have pay for play we need to have

YIsForBrigham

Apr 21, 1:06pm

its called capitalism. The WNBA cant pay her more because they don't make enough yet to pay her more. But her value

Blue2thebone

Apr 21, 4:13pm

Wonder what Antonio Brown thinks of this?

JosephAllenMaldonado

Apr 21, 6:46pm

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