I'll agree to disagree. I think there has to be some reasonable way to manage all this that works for the players, the schools and the entire NCAA. And, I think the NFL should pay the NCAA big bucks as we are a free farm system for their multibillion low tax business.
It wouldn't only have to be companies in Silicon Valley. SF and Oakland have plenty of businesses with $$$ for NIL deals. They're closer to Cal & near transit if the players need in-person meetings or filming/photoshoots/etc.
Those multibillions come from TV $$$$ not rich alumni. I would be OK if those TV $$$ trickled down to players in an equitable way rather than alumni coaxing players to come play at $1mm per pop. At that point it is a pro league w/o a salary cap which the League has.
To me, the $$$ you are quoting as a "multibillion dollar sport" CONTINUES to go to the wrong peeps. So, it is up to alumni to out bid each other and use money that is not included in your "multibillion dollar" pool of resources. We all know schools like Cal (really a majority of schools > 90%) will not have alumni willing to pay $1mm NILs. Heck, I bet very few here at W4C contribute to the football team!!
I'm all for players getting "paid" out of the NCAA's pool of money. Else, it is the same problem which NIL was "supposed" to solve: i.e. players should benefit from their play and get a portion of the $$$ they GENERATE (TV, uniform deals, etc). The current system doesn't do that. Only fanatics in the SEC will benefit and the rest of the teams nationwide have no chance to compete against that.
Got it. Not sure why I thought Peter was his uncle.
You might have mistaken it with uncle-nephew connection of Bill and Luke Musgrave (Beavers TE).
Jacob Sirmon is the former Huskies QB whose the nephew
I'll agree to disagree. I think there has to be some reasonable way to manage all this that works for the players, the schools and the entire NCAA. And, I think the NFL should pay the NCAA big bucks as we are a free farm system for their multibillion low tax business.
It doesn't sound like it's about the money for Caleb. He and his father have said multiple times that it is about preparing him for the NFL
That's a shame, because Charlie Batch's mighty Eastern Michigan Eagles are in the $1M Caleb Williams sweepstakes too!
https://twitter.com/CharlieBatch16/status/1478860539606573060?s=20
If that's the case then he should go and play for Riley at USC. Pundits are saying that Riley will turn him into the #1 pick.
Possibly, or Riley suddenly nuking OU might've left a bad taste in his mouth but we'll see
It wouldn't only have to be companies in Silicon Valley. SF and Oakland have plenty of businesses with $$$ for NIL deals. They're closer to Cal & near transit if the players need in-person meetings or filming/photoshoots/etc.
Those multibillions come from TV $$$$ not rich alumni. I would be OK if those TV $$$ trickled down to players in an equitable way rather than alumni coaxing players to come play at $1mm per pop. At that point it is a pro league w/o a salary cap which the League has.
To me, the $$$ you are quoting as a "multibillion dollar sport" CONTINUES to go to the wrong peeps. So, it is up to alumni to out bid each other and use money that is not included in your "multibillion dollar" pool of resources. We all know schools like Cal (really a majority of schools > 90%) will not have alumni willing to pay $1mm NILs. Heck, I bet very few here at W4C contribute to the football team!!
I'm all for players getting "paid" out of the NCAA's pool of money. Else, it is the same problem which NIL was "supposed" to solve: i.e. players should benefit from their play and get a portion of the $$$ they GENERATE (TV, uniform deals, etc). The current system doesn't do that. Only fanatics in the SEC will benefit and the rest of the teams nationwide have no chance to compete against that.