At Banterra at 5:00 tonight. Anybody going?
I do hate the fact that SIU does these at 5:00 so no one outside of Carbondale has time to get off work and get over there in time.
Anybody attend? Thoughts on Leonard?
I wish someone would have asked him if he had any ideas or plans for an NIL program. That should really be his #1 priority in the short term. Many other schools including Illinois State have already implemented NIL programs. There should be a huge sense of urgency with this! If we don't get our revenue sports student athletes significant NIL money we will not be able to compete in recruiting or player retention. Unfortunately, this is the NCAA landscape in 2022 and beyond. Sucks for mid majors, but we have to adapt, survive, and hopefully thrive as much as possible.
I wish someone would have asked him if he had any ideas or plans for an NIL program. That should really be his #1 priority in the short term. Many other schools including Illinois State have already implemented NIL programs. There should be a huge sense of urgency with this! If we don't get our revenue sports student athletes significant NIL money we will not be able to compete in recruiting or player retention. Unfortunately, this is the NCAA landscape in 2022 and beyond. Sucks for mid majors, but we have to adapt, survive, and hopefully thrive as much as possible.
He does address this subject from his Zoom call dated 7-22-22. Go to SIUSALUKIS.COM and select Audio/Video at the top. Then go to SIUSalukisTV and scroll down to find the video.
Go Dawgs!
I wish someone would have asked him if he had any ideas or plans for an NIL program. That should really be his #1 priority in the short term. Many other schools including Illinois State have already implemented NIL programs. There should be a huge sense of urgency with this! If we don't get our revenue sports student athletes significant NIL money we will not be able to compete in recruiting or player retention. Unfortunately, this is the NCAA landscape in 2022 and beyond. Sucks for mid majors, but we have to adapt, survive, and hopefully thrive as much as possible.
He does address this subject from his Zoom call dated 7-22-22. Go to SIUSALUKIS.COM and select Audio/Video at the top. Then go to SIUSalukisTV and scroll down to find the video.
Go Dawgs!
He didn't really say anything, he just acknowledged the issue. He didn't say anything about starting a program or anything specific. He also said in that zoom call that he liked the idea of NIL when it was 1st announced, but is very disappointed with it has become. We can probably all agree with that, but regardless a concrete NIL program designed to create revenue for the players has to be created and implemented ASAP to retain players and be competitive in regards to recruiting. I am worried he and the administration won't have a proper sense of urgency regarding this.
Okay, now that the honeymoon is over, please get on the NIL bandwagon and get it up and running Mr. Leonard.
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