very very exciting to see NU on the right side of this. these new rules, NU's willingness to lean into them and the power of Husker Nation should parlay this into a boon for NU athletics.
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Members of sports that nobody watches getting ready to protest "unequal compensation" for them in 3..........2............1............
since the ncaa still outlaws any type of collective bargaining, including unifying to sue, this won't happen.Members of sports that nobody watches getting ready to protest "unequal compensation" for them in 3..........2............1............
I was thinking about this too.. Really the ones that will profit will be Football and Men’s Basketball players..
See, I think people are underestimating the "hot girl factor"
Say you are a smokeshow that plays VB or softball...more than likely you already have a decent amount of followers on social media. That is going to be where they make some nice change.
"Hey, hot softball girl...will you wear our ___________ on your instagram page for _________ dollars?"
They already post pictures of themselves looking hot and they do cam sessions for "Campus Cuties" and stuff like that...now they can charge a fee and get free gear.
Dang, almost exactly what I was saying!
yep. same goes for an athlete who actually wants to be a chef or whatever. they can now have ads on their youtube pages without having to quit their sport.Dang, almost exactly what I was saying!
Totally true...this is going to be the age of product placement for cheap. No more having the star of a 100 million dollar movie drinking a Dr. Pepper and having to shell out 500,000 dollars for that kind of advertising.
Now it will be tossing out 5,000 dollars to Hottie McHotness who plays VB for Florida to pose with an energy drink.
yep. same goes for an athlete who actually wants to be a chef or whatever. they can now have ads on their youtube pages without having to quit their sport.
it'll definitely take some tweaking to make sure this is fairly implemented, but I'm not sure what the downside is. the rich are already getting richer the way things are today.
maybe. my question is how would that be different than what goes on today?The first thing that pops into my mind is that Phil Night decides a 5 star DT is a guy he really wants on Oregon's football team so he tells him he'll give him a hundred grand in sponsership each and every year if he attends Oregon....maybe not directly, but thru back (legal) channels that we already know exists.
Now insert (Car dealer, furniture maker, owner of a restaurant chain) for every school, and you'll have open bidding on some kids.
maybe. my question is how would that be different than what goes on today?
I think bringing everything into the light will help with corruption, not promote more of it.
so what?They have to hide it now, and it's still happening...imagine what will happen if they don't have to hide it? Think of all the money and boosters some schools have at their disposal and their enormous bidding power.
so what?
I'd hate to imagine a world where (gasp!) all the best players go to alabama, clemson, georgia & ohio state AND make money above the table.
I get it. and you're def not alone. and the ncaa will absolutely turn trying to enforce it into a goat rodeo.I'm fine losing a recruit to one of those schools if I think it's a straight up recruiting competition to begin with, but bidding wars make me cringe when it comes to 18 y/o kids. Prolly a moot point as this is happening, and I get YMMV, it just creeps me out imagining the worse, which will happen.
I get it. and you're def not alone. and the ncaa will absolutely turn trying to enforce it into a goat rodeo.
but, seeing as how NU was a first mover to support its athletes in this new world, and also knowing the power of Husker Nation, I suspect many won't mind winning a couple battles we maybe wouldn't have otherwise with these new tools at hand.
like I said earlier, the richest programs already get richer year in and year out, and there's a reason places like the state of ohio made it a priority to try and stand in the way of this movement. perhaps this is a step towards leveling the playing field for programs like NU.
ha! agreedNowhere in any of your replies to me did you call me a dipshit, idiot, or worse. How great is that??? I love a good debate sans the vitriol.
I think the social media aspect is the bigger deal, frankly.Bottom line-- the rich will get richer, and the poor will keep bitching that the rich are getting richer. In a battle of wealthy alumni, this may help Notre Dame, Duke, etc. quite a bit.