Once a monopoly becomes a monopoly, no incentive for it to deliver at low cost

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May 20, 2022
7:06:33pm

zerome4sooners All-American

I think we have a fundamental difference of opinion on what a monopoly is.

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zerome4sooners

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DP said a source told him NIL asking rate for one top HS QB recruit is $8M

STL

5/20/22 9:54am

Completely ridiculous. It's one thing to let a player make money signing autographs or hosting a skills camp

Indy Coug

5/20/22 9:55am

Why? Did people really think this would be autographs and skills camps?

Memmo

5/20/22 10:02am

I don’t see a problem with it. Free market.

byulover

5/20/22 10:06am

Yup - great news for that qb.

Swish

5/20/22 10:15am

Yeah, and I expect money to dry up when athletes don’t pan out

Powerbait DPM

5/20/22 10:24am

Free market also leads to monopolies, which tend to be problematic

zerome4sooners

5/20/22 12:09pm

This is already the case. Just more of the same.

OMIllionaire

5/20/22 12:37pm

Most of the time the free market leads to competition and regulation

DescendentCoug

5/20/22 1:16pm

Monopolies are great for the economy long term. Unlike the board game when

DesertBlues

5/20/22 1:56pm

Monopolies eventually eliminate choice. Not good for economy, short or long term

zerome4sooners

5/20/22 3:22pm

Assuming artificial barriers of entry are eliminated, it is in the best interest

DesertBlues

5/20/22 4:44pm

Once a monopoly becomes a monopoly, no incentive for it to deliver at low cost

zerome4sooners

5/20/22 7:06pm

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DesertBlues

5/20/22 4:40pm

and prostitution

CougarBuddy

5/20/22 3:19pm

This can't be sustainable - even for those paying the players

darkcoug

5/20/22 9:56am

eventually the ROI will start getting measured heavily and these deals will stop

LeonMarek

5/20/22 9:57am

maybe... maybe not... a lot of this goes back to boosters dumping money into

Ryan M

5/20/22 12:26pm

Plus, a player has to know there is a chance he himself doesn’t pan out. This is

Superman21

5/20/22 3:46pm

Do you think Nike gets any appreciable ROI on all the money they dump into

Corn Pop

5/20/22 1:02pm

I wonder if these kids will start to stay all 4 years. There is no salary cap to

BYUheaven

5/20/22 9:56am

And the best players will just get poached and transfer.

DraperCoug22

5/20/22 10:01am

Unless they put in the contract they have to stay for all 4 years or something

Powerbait DPM

5/20/22 10:29am

Any person or group who pays that should be mocked endlessly and relentlessly

Turnpike Lane

5/20/22 9:57am

?? mock ourselves?? we (as fans) are the ones creating the market

Ryan M

5/20/22 12:27pm

Yeah, that's the number that's been thrown around regarding Nico Iamaleava.

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

5/20/22 10:00am

So dumb. When an NCAA school NIL is paying an 18 year old more than an NFL QB, you got issues.

Turnpike Lane

5/20/22 10:01am

is college football a bigger business than the NFL?

CrashMcLarson

5/20/22 10:16am

No, unless you also think MLB is a bigger deal than the NFL because they have more inventory.

Turnpike Lane

5/20/22 10:18am

What could possibly go wrong? Kid drives a Lamborghini to school on day one.

Nat Gas Man

5/20/22 10:51am

For 4 years or 1

Nat Gas Man

5/20/22 10:43am

Starts getting paid before enrollment

Nat Gas Man

5/20/22 10:47am

Although I think Nico was $2M/yr, so not apples to apples with Lawrence getting $7M as #1 pick

krindorr

5/20/22 12:11pm

Because one is salary, the other NIL aka marketing. Aaron Rodgers get $2M per for State Farm.

Turnpike Lane

5/20/22 12:16pm

This is correct. $8M deal is 4 years $2M per year

palangi

5/20/22 2:29pm

Remember when UU fans were outraged about BYU's $5K/year NIL deal for walk-ons?

cougarmeister

5/20/22 10:02am

But hey....Cam Rising advertises for Les Olsen Company!

WJCougar

5/20/22 10:50am

Well, now I will never use them.

BYULAWGUY

5/20/22 10:52am

It will be interesting when this trickles down to the high school level.

Bin01015

5/20/22 10:33am

No way this is all "new" money. At least it is all now out in the open versus

bluegaucho

5/20/22 10:35am

I think a lot of it is.

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

5/20/22 10:41am

Manning?

Nat Gas Man

5/20/22 10:40am

Niko Iamaleava

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

5/20/22 10:41am

What happens when that kid gets benched?

YIsForBrigham

5/20/22 10:42am

He laughs all his way to the bank

2FarGone

5/20/22 10:54am

I’m curious to see if boosters continue to donate $$$ to programs

1manwolfpack

5/20/22 11:05am

if this remains the new norm CFB is pro.

wilsdad

5/20/22 11:36am

My thinking exactly. If this is the direction then why not just follow the NFL?

Schrodizzy

5/20/22 12:08pm

What makes college football interesting is the connection to the school.

wilsdad

5/20/22 7:37pm

NIL is new. The market will correct.

Gorgias

5/20/22 12:42pm

The real problem will come at the high school level. If you thought juicing and

notaboy

5/20/22 1:15pm

The court isn’t going to set arbitrary limits on what a player can make

Swish

5/20/22 7:43pm

Besides Utah Football forcing Bronco to hang it up. I think NIL was a the...

yesitisnt

5/20/22 1:33pm

Which makes me doubt it’s true

Rat

5/20/22 1:54pm

If this is true, I can see players opting to stay longer in college because...

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