Interesting takes here on NIL. Some love it, some not so much.
Facts:
1. NIL was happening before NIL (Bag man, free cars, no show jobs)
2. NIL isn't going away
3. NIL needs to be regulated in some form or fashion
I'd love for us to be all in for football. Joining the KTR and going last night, hearing them talk about it and going to the TD Club meeting w/Schiano on Thursday where they're talking about as well has me fired up about the possibilities.
But it remains to be seen whether we collectively will buy-in, and if so, to what extent. Also, which corporations will we solicit money from (big, medium, small), and how many new donors / living alumni / friends will help out.
Absent of getting a mega booster (Phil Knight) to hop on board, someone hitting Powerball or the fanbase buying in all the way, it's admittedly a tall task to ask us to compete on the $$ level of the big boys for football. With that being said, I wonder if internally Pat et. Co. are talking about putting their NIL resources into bball, while not completely screwing over FB, as FB pays the bills and we don't want to continue losing by 30 to the Bucks.
FB need a payrolls for 85 guys. Bball has 12 guys. and you need 2/3 guys in bball to make a serious run in March (they'd get paid more than the rest).
I'm wondering if internally, Pat is content w/cashing B1G checks, having football be at or near 500 most years, going to mid-level bowls, w/a couple of 8/4-9/3 years sprinkled in and higher level bowls, while having bball consistently make the tourney and start to make some deep runs.
In addition, he'd divert money to the Olympic sports (soccer, lax, baseball), making us more well rounded, essentially in the Stanford model. Interesting to think about what will happing moving forward
Facts:
1. NIL was happening before NIL (Bag man, free cars, no show jobs)
2. NIL isn't going away
3. NIL needs to be regulated in some form or fashion
I'd love for us to be all in for football. Joining the KTR and going last night, hearing them talk about it and going to the TD Club meeting w/Schiano on Thursday where they're talking about as well has me fired up about the possibilities.
But it remains to be seen whether we collectively will buy-in, and if so, to what extent. Also, which corporations will we solicit money from (big, medium, small), and how many new donors / living alumni / friends will help out.
Absent of getting a mega booster (Phil Knight) to hop on board, someone hitting Powerball or the fanbase buying in all the way, it's admittedly a tall task to ask us to compete on the $$ level of the big boys for football. With that being said, I wonder if internally Pat et. Co. are talking about putting their NIL resources into bball, while not completely screwing over FB, as FB pays the bills and we don't want to continue losing by 30 to the Bucks.
FB need a payrolls for 85 guys. Bball has 12 guys. and you need 2/3 guys in bball to make a serious run in March (they'd get paid more than the rest).
I'm wondering if internally, Pat is content w/cashing B1G checks, having football be at or near 500 most years, going to mid-level bowls, w/a couple of 8/4-9/3 years sprinkled in and higher level bowls, while having bball consistently make the tourney and start to make some deep runs.
In addition, he'd divert money to the Olympic sports (soccer, lax, baseball), making us more well rounded, essentially in the Stanford model. Interesting to think about what will happing moving forward