Texas offers $50k/yr to linemen.

[cockyclay]

Let the money games begin.

No NIL money, no recruits. Reaction to Texas Longhorns group offering $50K to linemen.

Under NIL rules, University of Texas boosters plan to pay offensive linemen $50,000 a year for charitable work.

www.yahoo.com

 

[uscwatson21]

It's just going to get absurd.

 

[spardue]

Comes down to the rich boosters and getting organized.

 

[AltoonaSteve]

we cannot compete in the nil world

 

[PabloSC]

This is not good for college football, at least for those schools that aren't swimming in oil money.

 

[alaskagamecock]

we cannot compete in the nil world

We barely competed prior to nil world

 

[uscwatson21]

We barely competed prior to nil world

Yeah I think we actually got a better chance now.

While money is obviously going to be a big factor, if you buy the right players you have a chance. Most of that 800k is going to be wasted.

 

[AltoonaSteve]

We barely competed prior to nil world

true. at least there was the illusion that we could.

 

[AltoonaSteve]

Yeah I think we actually got a better chance now.

While money is obviously going to be a big factor, if you buy the right players you have a chance. Most of that 800k is going to be wasted.

It's just recruiting at another level. Now, instead of just selling the recruit on your program, coach, school or whatever, you're also going to need pony up the dough. We aren't going to outbid many programs.

 

[TAV31]

I'm going to start playing the lottery weekly now. If I hit the jackpot, I will literally buy us a damn team full of players.

 

[Joe MorrisonLives]

One of two things will happen, either the NCAA will start ensuring people are paid only what their public profile and work give them in worth or the P5 conference governing bodies will have to, otherwise it's just pro sports with an extra step in laundering the pay-roll

 

[caughtlookin]

It’s a brilliant idea. We need some Cola area business owners to do the same. 🤜🤛

 

[rogue cock]

Yeah I think we actually got a better chance now.

While money is obviously going to be a big factor, if you buy the right players you have a chance. Most of that 800k is going to be wasted.

Whose going to buy them?

 

[eds11]

One of two things will happen, either the NCAA will start ensuring people are paid only what their public profile and work give them in worth or the P5 conference governing bodies will have to, otherwise it's just pro sports with an extra step in laundering the pay-roll

 

[uscwatson21]

Whose going to buy them?

The same people who fund our athletic program.

The days of funding big buildings are over.

 

[king ward]

Lamentable if it's as bald-faced as it appears.

 

[rogue cock]

The same people who fund our athletic program.

The days of funding big buildings are over.

Big difference between the two.

1. Can't put your name on a player....like you can a building or a room therein.

2. Tax deductions may be different....thus the financial incentives could not be there.

Plus, as the CFM situation showed last year, it isn't always easy to move those donors to give for individual situations.

 

[uscnoklahoma2]

As I've said before we are with the Mississippi schools when it comes to this. They do have a pirate and a modern day lane train though. We don't have the money and I have a feeling most of the money would go to Clemson anyways. My granddaughter is even a Clemson fan...her entire first grade class...all Clemson. This is called losing the battle before it starts.

We are going to need to innovate and get creative. We all knoe how that will go...sadly.

 

[jonesz21]

Let the money games begin.

No NIL money, no recruits. Reaction to Texas Longhorns group offering $50K to linemen.

Under NIL rules, University of Texas boosters plan to pay offensive linemen $50,000 a year for charitable work.

www.yahoo.com

We should pay $60,000. That’s peanuts

 

[gamecock1999]

We were 17th in 5 year average attendance as of last year: https://collegefootballnews.com/gallery/college-football-attendance-5-year-average-for-every-school

Should be a pretty decent proxy for ability to pay some people, although one big problem is we play at least 5 teams ranked ahead of us each year.

 

[gamecock1999]

As for Horns with Heart, I don’t see how that qualifies as athletes selling name image or likeness, because it is not the charities who are buying those attributes, but rather 3rd parties donating funds to send the athletes on charitable errands that the charities otherwise get volunteers for.

That said, there are easy ways I think it can be structured and I do like that they are a nonprofit rather than a taxable entity. Note that doesn’t mean donations are tax exempt (they do not appear to be a 501c3) but it does mean no private owners take a profit and it also means the AG can potentially step in if there are any insiders getting too much compensation (private inurement).

 

[DeepfriedCock]

Sounds pretty sweet with the Clark Field Collective. Every Offensive linemen is guaranteed 150,000 a year at Texas.

 

[GoCocksFight2021]

This should surprise nobody. Amazing how any true fan of amateur athletes could have supported the NIL initiative. Nothing but a money game now.

 

[lakemurraycock1]

One of two things will happen, either the NCAA will start ensuring people are paid only what their public profile and work give them in worth or the P5 conference governing bodies will have to, otherwise it's just pro sports with an extra step in laundering the pay-roll

The NCAA is toothless on NIL. The lawsuits did them in. I don't see that changing.

 

[mavrik09]

Somebody realised just how important these guys are to the success of the team. Good for them. If anything, we should be paying as much as possible to get the best we can get.

 

[GatorlandGamecock]

We should pay $60,000. That’s peanuts

Do you have a lot of those peanuts? If you do, then help out the team.

 

[SC 95]

One of two things will happen, either the NCAA will start ensuring people are paid only what their public profile and work give them in worth or the P5 conference governing bodies will have to, otherwise it's just pro sports with an extra step in laundering the pay-roll

And, with no salary cap.

 

[muscleknight]

This has been happening forever. Now, its legal to do out in the open

 

[rogue cock]

This has been happening forever. Now, its legal to do out in the open

The old $100 handshakes or the shiny new car are no where close to the $50,000/year and above that you are now seeing. They have put ALL the advantage with those programs that have very, very wealthy alumni......those where success is measured on a daily "zero-sum" game.

 

[GoCocksFight2021]

This has been happening forever. Now, its legal to do out in the open

True, but the scale has/will increase exponentially. And the NCAA punished some harshly for it, and looked the other way with others.

Deep pockets will rule now.

 

[gamecock stock]

This will make it more important than ever to have a coaching staff that has the coaching chops to "do more with less".

 

[GoCocksFight2021]

This will make it more important than ever to have a coaching staff that has the coaching chops to "do more with less".

Even if you do get those coaches and identify those players, it will be difficult to keep them. Rico's time is now.

 

[kawalski]

We barely competed prior to nil world

Here comes alaskakaren! You can set your watch by her!

 

[Patriot321]

The old $100 handshakes or the shiny new car are no where close to the $50,000/year and above that you are now seeing. They have put ALL the advantage with those programs that have very, very wealthy alumni......those where success is measured on a daily "zero-sum" game.

It's not good for college football for anyone that likes amateur athletics, but that battle has already been fought. It will completely change the game in many ways, not to my liking, but we all knew that. I no longer watch the NFL for many reasons and I watch less and less college football each year. This will speed up that process for me, to each their own.

 

[Toneski M]

One of two things will happen, either the NCAA will start ensuring people are paid only what their public profile and work give them in worth or the P5 conference governing bodies will have to, otherwise it's just pro sports with an extra step in laundering the pay-roll

You need to Google the recent Supreme Court ruling on NIL and Justice Kavanaugh’s questioning of the NCAA attorney. Kavanaugh blasted the attorney for implying the NCAA’s effectiveness and success relied on not paying their workers (the athletes).

If anyone thinks about it logically, it’s always been wrong and illegal to prevent student athletes from receiving whatever compensation they are able to achieve. If a student athlete has a job away from football that pays him $100k per year, is it fair for the school to make that player quit his job? It’s not.

School’s don’t make other non-athlete students quit jobs, because that would infringe on a kids rights. It doesn’t seem like it should be any different for student-athletes.

 

[uscwatson21]

It's not good for college football for anyone that likes amateur athletics, but that battle has already been fought. It will completely change the game in many ways, not to my liking, but we all knew that. I no longer watch the NFL for many reasons and I watch less and less college football each year. This will speed up that process for me, to each their own.

Even the NFL doesn't have an unlimited market. Eventually there will be some regulation to cap this otherwise it will kill the sport.

 

[TAV31]

You need to Google the recent Supreme Court ruling on NIL and Justice Kavanaugh’s questioning of the NCAA attorney. Kavanaugh blasted the attorney for implying the NCAA’s effectiveness and success relied on not paying their workers (the athletes).

If anyone thinks about it logically, it’s always been wrong and illegal to prevent student athletes from receiving whatever compensation they are able to achieve. If a student athlete has a job away from football that pays him $100k per year, is it fair for the school to make that player quit his job? It’s not.

School’s don’t make other non-athlete students quit jobs, because that would infringe on a kids rights. It doesn’t seem like it should be any different for student-athletes.

They are getting paid based on their god given physical talents. That's not the same as getting paid to actually do work at a "job" as you say.

 

[alaskagamecock]

Here comes alaskakaren! You can set your watch by her!

And of course as usual you can’t dispute my statement, it’s the truth and I know how you don’t live in reality. And the “Karen stuff”, seriously, how old are you 12? If not you sure have the mind of one. That’s cute dude!

 

[Joe MorrisonLives]

You need to Google the recent Supreme Court ruling on NIL and Justice Kavanaugh’s questioning of the NCAA attorney. Kavanaugh blasted the attorney for implying the NCAA’s effectiveness and success relied on not paying their workers (the athletes).

If anyone thinks about it logically, it’s always been wrong and illegal to prevent student athletes from receiving whatever compensation they are able to achieve. If a student athlete has a job away from football that pays him $100k per year, is it fair for the school to make that player quit his job? It’s not.

School’s don’t make other non-athlete students quit jobs, because that would infringe on a kids rights. It doesn’t seem like it should be any different for student-athletes.

Yeah, I know the ruling, it's that the NCAA doesn't own the kids name image and likeness, so the kids can profit from their name image and likeness, they aren't supposed to be paid for playing football but for compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness, which is related to their public profile which is determined by name recognition. That's what the ruling was and that's what the letter of the law dictates and the 5th string center doesn't likely have that public profile, and there are ways to prove that, so by the letter that violates the pay for play laws that are still in place. The NCAA may have difficulty policing that but they doesn't make it above board.

 

[king ward]

Even the NFL doesn't have an unlimited market. Eventually there will be some regulation to cap this otherwise it will kill the sport.

That's right. It's not an egalitarian system. Outside income is based on a player's personal marketability. This thing will have to settle into such an environment. Until it does, it's going to be crazy and distorted.