Question For the former d1 players on here…
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I wasn’t a D1 scholar-athlete, but it’s been awhile, like 5 minutes at least, with no other answers. So I will speculate and say if I were a D1 athlete, I’d have said SHOW ME THE MONEY!
NIL could be anything from a coffee shop and you are getting free coffee to 8 mil deals.
So, many would have most likely gotten something.
Or, they come in as a 2 star but by the last couple of years, people are talking NFL- NIL comes into play to keep them.
An example would be my stepson- 2 star OL out of HS but by the end of his RS Jr year, he was a standout RT with NFL potential going into his final year- NIL would have come into play at that point..,
I don’t think NIL will have a significant impact on HS recruiting Othe than for top 100 kids. NIL will play where a coach has a position of need and he goes out and hires a proven college performer, make s no sense to spend money on HS kids with no college track record, as GS indicated you will poach somebody else’s proven performers, where you are pretty sure to get your monies worth
Players have always been getting paid. They knew who to call or go see if they needed help.
I think we all have to agree Schiano can see emerging talent. So many guys like your stepson came in as 2 stars and left as 4 stars. They all just needed to fill their frames and they all worked hard which is another thing I think he does pretty well. He finds kids who have potential and want to work very hard.
Coach Stagnitta would have gotten us something I’m sure, always took care of us as players. I was on the team from 08-10…😉 (which I don’t think I’ve revealed on this board yet so there you go!👍)
This is what is missed by many- NIL can be just about anything. It isn’t all about the 6-7 figure deals. There are deals out there with local businesses etc that could get a little something for everyone.
But I think the OP is more referring to deals that are not so much local 4 digit or free food or merchandise but at least the mid 5 figure type of deals.
Could be, I’m just answering the original post.
Now granted, the NIL deal we would have seen as a team would likely have been composed of some knockoff Beats by Dre headphones and a $50 subway gift card. But hey we were broke college kids prevented from getting a job so we would’ve taken it!
Somewhat.
Playing in Pittsburgh and getting to know Dan Marino, Hugh Green and Bill Fralic well.
They all drove nice cars, lived in top flight apartments and never lacked spending money.
BUT, nothing like today and the millions being thrown around for players at their level.
All 3 would be collegiate millionaires today
It was a lot of fun. I was in line to start my senior year until a torn acl ended my playing days. It was an awesome experience, I’m a former letterwinner at a D1 school, makes me proud but feels like a lifetime ago! Lol.
I was friends with a few football players at the time, Richard muldrow is still a good friend of mine. Tells me that I’m wrong about schiano, lol
There’s a lot less of this than you might think, at least pre NIL. Yes the elite guys had outlets, but for most of us athletes it really wasn’t the case. And yes we were read the riot act on accepting gifts or cash, even on the lacrosse team
Played low level D1 baseball in the 90s. Definitely wouldn't have pulled NIL. I was thrilled when the coach told us we had $10 meal money after a game instead of $9.
When I told him I needed some cash, he got me a job at the football and basketball games.
When I told him I needed some cash, he got me a job at the football and basketball games.
If I remember correctly, GS wouldn’t even allow players to do internships.
And agree with what most players would have gotten.
I was on the lacrosse team, no idea what schiano’s policy’s were. I don’t think it’s accurate that players couldn’t get internships on the football team. One of the best parts of being a student athlete for me was actually the opposite in the sense that my academic advisor all but picked out 3 paid internships I wound up getting. One could say I was fortunate to have those resources as an athlete
I’m pretty sure he didn’t allow. My neighbor was a high level exec for ESPN radio and in our son’s RS, Senior Summer- offered him an internship and he could not get Greg to approve it.
I see the players do it all the time now but pretty sure they couldn’t back then.
I was a little confused at first. It had sounded like you were on the FB team but I think you have now cleared it up- Lacrosse- and sucks about the injury.
I had a football player working for me while he was on the team.
Which years? I do think they have about a month during the summer but that is it. I know when my son played, even during the short time off- he had a regimen given to him by Butler and he would usually meet up with other players for workouts at Rutgers a couple times each week.
I had a friend that was a child actor when we were kids. He was in multiple well know movies and was always doing side work for advertising. He asked me multiple times if I wanted work in some of things he was doing. I was a D1 scholarship athlete and was told by our compliance staff that I would not be able to do any of that because if NIL issues. Funny to think about now. I always found that to be ridiculous but never really thought about it at the time. At some point this whole issue will be improved but you can’t prevent players from making money. I’m surprised it took this long.
Interesting- I believe you but with GS 1.0 there is no chance of that. and, how did he find the time?
During the season he worked remote whenever he had free time. He had a degree in mechanical engineering and was in grad school so smart kid.
Coca- Cola came to shoot a commercial on the campus I was attending back in the mid-70s. Went to the casting interview and the first thing they asked was "Do you play on a college spots team?". When I said yes they smiled a said we can't use you.
before NIL- it was a completely different ballgame for SA's on scholarship to work. I believe if you did part time work for big box stores and franchises, you could do it but for private business or anything that would have you on a camera , wasn't allowed. For reasons of NIL and booster tampering. Now, we know that most schools broke this rule all the time but I do believe it would have been an infraction. And I believe, some coaches like GS 1.0- they felt if you had time to get behind a counter at McDonalds, you could be working out or studying plays instead.
That would be a shame. The idea of college is to prepare young men for the next stage in life, not necessarily the NFL. Denying a student an internship is incredibly backwards to the idea of college. Honestly, if true, this concerns me more than Greg’s inability to coach an offense
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Lol, perhaps I should have clarified. Coach Jim Stagnitta. He’s out at Denver now with a powerhouse program
Cmon you know Greg gets judged by wins and losses . Not what these guys do for careers after rutgers.
Plenty of teams win and allow their kids to have internships. I’m pretty sure news like this would have made the rounds among the athletes their. We had a relatively small circle and again I was friends with several football players. I’ve never once heard anything about a limitation on internships prior to this thread.
I pray it’s not true, it would be horrible if true
Congrats on finally learning that big time college sports doesn’t give two craps about the college part. Football is their job and with it without NIL they are paid quite well to do it.
Uhhh, except I know for a fact that other programs allow their kids to have internships. For example, my cousin works for under armor and they have about half the Maryland football team as interns. So if they’re allowing their athletes to have internships plus beating us by 37, why the hell would anyone ever play football for Rutgers?
I don’t think this ‘no internships’ thing is true. And ya’ll know I can’t stand schiano 2.0
Nah man, honestly an internship is more valuable to most of these kids than an extra win. Ideally we get both!
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