And I think, like someone else said, this will die down as we move along. There has to be value added to both parties involved for NIL to make sense/be worth it long term.twocoach wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 11:53 amSo we agree that the men's college basketball players who are transferring to get big dollar NIL deals is minuscule and isn't going to "ruin the sport".
Right now rich boosters are going overboard. Pack isn't going to add $800k worth of value to LifeWallet. Although, I didn't even know LifeWallet existed (or who owned it) before all this stuff came out.
And it varies school to school. It is no surprise Kentucky leaked amounts to the media, or Miami....but we don't have many details on the Kansas players NIL activity because it is only a portion of the package of benefits added for a player to come to KU. It isn't our main recruiting tool and never will be. Partly because a relevant portion of our fanbase isn't in favor of it. Remy didn't turn down $800k to come to KU for a 9month lease on a Toyota.
Some schools are using it to their advantage because they need to gain an edge. I don't think schools like Kansas or Duke will use it as publicly as others have. Although a lot will depend on the coaches I assume.
We have always been competitive in whatever the method has been used to entice players to come to KU for hoops. Whether that is athletic facilities, athlete living facilities, or shoe company $$$.
I still wish they'd enforce the new rules. Maybe they just need some time to get a grasp on the current climate. Or maybe they are just ignoring it like they always have. Hard to say yet.