It will never be enough NIL money. The fix is in.
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400000 isn't that considerably more than Domask and Jones got
Genuine question, do players actually still go to class or is that part just a charade?
I don't think athletes representing our University and getting paid for it is a "charade". Yes, they're going to class and grades still matter.
I don't like the portal being an unlimited free for all but the NCAA can't win a battle in court so it's adapt or die for us. Everyone in the MVC is in the same boat when it comes to losing players and coaches. The top teams have slight advantages but you have teams like Valpo making it to Saturday in St. Louis with no money at all.
We need a very deep pockets, generous alum to donate $1,000,000 or more to help us out. We simply can't compete with the power conferences.
@spike At some point the NCAA needs to drop the “student first, athlete second” charade.
Billions of dollars, NIL, transfer portal (free agency), traveling cross-country for midweek games…
Education is not the main focus.
Admit it and call it what it is.
A business.
Run it as such. JJ Watt
“The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.”
-- Al McGuire
It’s a tough situation. You can’t argue players don’t deserve money, they are the product and generate billions of dollars in revenue. Big schools would never let the NCAA do this, but I wish there was a revenue-sharing system like the NFL so that the small schools remain relevant. Small market NFL teams are part of what makes the NFL great (I am biased), and similarly the mid-major underdogs are what makes NCAA basketball great.
@cj1986 from what I was told Domask received $300,000 from Illinois, while Jones received $150,000 from Purdue. Who really knows, as these affairs are not public knowledge.
