From what we’ve seen so far, there’s no evidence that NIL has resulted in more movement than there would’ve been without it in a world where the sit out rule doesn’t apply to transfer.
So far it seems like there will be a small subset of elite college (but maybe not pro caliber) players who will be in a position to play cash-it-in-while-you-can musical chairs. Right now, there’s no reason to believe that developing a NIL brand over a college career won’t be the most successful course for making money through NIL for most kids (again - there will clearly be a few exceptions).
Mid-major kids will still transfer, and by the way, that doesn’t necessarily mean NIL is the driving factor - the best ones always transferred to prove themselves at the next level.
I understand this is new and many people are projecting the worst and assuming this is only the beginning. Maybe you guys will be right, but that’s not a given. We may not have the highest level of donor support, but there is currently no school better positioned to sell the prospect of developing a brand that will translate into NIL success over a college career. The face of our program is the leader of the whole dang movement! So let’s just calm down and wait and see.
Geo my man, I understand some of this is out of your control, but boy oh boy would it be a home run for the trajectory of our program if we could whip up something substantial for Ron and Caleb. Wouldn’t just be about them - it would be message breaking in terms of NIL impact on recruiting at Rutgers. We’re all rooting for you and have no doubt your giving it your best shot!