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Johnny Rapper said:
Now consider this….. Duke University, tuition room and board comes to about $75,000 a year. Athletes get additional private tutoring, special meals, travel money and all sorts of clothing. I would conservatively add about $5000- $10,000 per year in extras. That’s anywhere from $80 to $90 K……

The average household income for a family of four in the US is in the $60-$70 K range. And you are going to tell me that kids playing basketball or football who already earn more in a year then the average household of four should make much more money? I’ll never go along with that.
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They aren't earning that tuition money though. They aren't seeing $75,000 going into their bank accounts. They just don't have it leaving their parents' accounts. There is a difference.
 
Johnny Rapper said:
Now consider this….. Duke University, tuition room and board comes to about $75,000 a year. Athletes get additional private tutoring, special meals, travel money and all sorts of clothing. I would conservatively add about $5000- $10,000 per year in extras. That’s anywhere from $80 to $90 K……

The average household income for a family of four in the US is in the $60-$70 K range. And you are going to tell me that kids playing basketball or football who already earn more in a year then the average household of four should make much more money? I’ll never go along with that.
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It would be interesting to see metrics on how much revenue players generate for their school.

Take the studs we’ve seen the past couple years in college (Zion / Ja etc ) - they more than deserve a cut of what they help generate. Obviously it’s tough to get it down to an exact science…
 
Johnny Rapper said:
Now consider this….. Duke University, tuition room and board comes to about $75,000 a year. Athletes get additional private tutoring, special meals, travel money and all sorts of clothing. I would conservatively add about $5000- $10,000 per year in extras. That’s anywhere from $80 to $90 K……

The average household income for a family of four in the US is in the $60-$70 K range. And you are going to tell me that kids playing basketball or football who already earn more in a year then the average household of four should make much more money? I’ll never go along with that
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Johnny Rapper said:
Now consider this….. Duke University, tuition room and board comes to about $75,000 a year. Athletes get additional private tutoring, special meals, travel money and all sorts of clothing. I would conservatively add about $5000- $10,000 per year in extras. That’s anywhere from $80 to $90 K……

The average household income for a family of four in the US is in the $60-$70 K range. And you are going to tell me that kids playing basketball or football who already earn more in a year then the average household of four should make much more money? I’ll never go along with that.
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L J S A said:
They aren't earning that tuition money though. They aren't seeing $75,000 going into their bank accounts. They just don't have it leaving their parents' accounts. There is a difference.
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Exactly.
 
bucketshardy said:
It would be interesting to see metrics on how much revenue players generate for their school.

Take the studs we’ve seen the past couple years in college (Zion / Ja etc ) - they more than deserve a cut of what they help generate. Obviously it’s tough to get it down to an exact science…
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College bball is all about the name on the front of the jersey. Cameron would be packed whether Zion is on the court or not.
 
Tuition, education, food and housing sound great but when the colleges are making millions upon millions w your name you deserve a taste. The NCAA could’ve been proactive years ago here like it was mentioned above. Of course they weren’t now it’s a free for all.
 
FWIW, did anyone notice that Vince Cole is on the list of early-entry candidates for the NBA draft?
 
Johnny Rapper said:
Now consider this….. Duke University, tuition room and board comes to about $75,000 a year. Athletes get additional private tutoring, special meals, travel money and all sorts of clothing. I would conservatively add about $5000- $10,000 per year in extras. That’s anywhere from $80 to $90 K……

The average household income for a family of four in the US is in the $60-$70 K range. And you are going to tell me that kids playing basketball or football who already earn more in a year then the average household of four should make much more money? I’ll never go along with that.
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Do you have the same problem with high school aged tennis players, child actors, chess prodigies making exponentially more than the average American families or are you only concerned with young basketball and football players?
 
The NCAA is in large part blame for the advent of the unwieldy NIL.

Perhaps if the NCAA had shared the wealth then this situation would not exist. It was indefensible that the grey haired NCAA executives made millions of dollars, and school administrators made several hundreds of thousands of dollar annually while the athletes in many cases lacked WAM (walking around money).

Please do not tell me about the athletes getting “free tuition” since in many cases the athletes were not allowed to take courses that they otherwise would take and are required to devote 30+ hours to practic, 52 weeks a year to assist their school’s brand.
 
paultzman said:
Sign of the times

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As many of you know I follow Miami big fan of the football program.

John Ruiz was a big booster in putting up the money to get Cristobal from Oregon and setting up these NIL deals.

But he is not going to just give it away and he is saying "I don't re-negotiate."
 
paultzman said:
Sign of the times

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I thought this was a satire. I can't believe this is actually real.

I could not be a Miami fan right now, I can't root or support stuff like this. NIL is suppose to be something good to help student athletes make some extra money off their name, and now it's basically turning into which billionaire boosters want to spend the most money for their team to win.
 
fordham96 said:
It's basically Wong pissed Pack got a bigger deal to come to Miami.

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If I was Miami's coach, I'd tell him he no longer has a spot on this team. That's not how NIL is suppose to work, you can't even do what Wong is trying to do in professional sports. Imagine how crazy NBA would be if after someone signs a contract, players already on the roster say they are not playing unless you re-do their contract to get more than the other person. It would be absolute chaos.

If I was a coach to avoid situations like this, I'd tell all recruits I have nothing to do with the NIL, if you like what the school offers and think we can help develop you as a basketball player and a person, we'd love to have you, after you join the team, we have a program that helps connect you with local businesses you can negotiate your NIL with them, if you are coming here based on how much NIL money you're going to get and that's your primary reason for choosing this school, don't come here. That sounds harsh, but in the long run if you're trying to build a program and get kids that fit what you're doing, you'll have to be like this, otherwise every off-season you're just going to end up sucking up to boosters and trying to collect as much money as you can to keep your roster together.
 
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