Kansas Crimson

Sparko wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:43 pm The split is about the same here too FWIW.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:40 pm

pdub wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:27 pm “hasn’t made a difference” == "huge popular hit".
Huh.

Go ask a politician what he would call something that has 88% neutral-or-positive polling.

pdub wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:51 pm

jfish26 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:40 pm

pdub wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:27 pm “hasn’t made a difference” == "huge popular hit".
Huh.

Go ask a politician what he would call something that has 88% neutral-or-positive polling.

Poli-bored is probably where you could do best these days.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:49 am

pdub wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:45 am "People love the kitschy/weird/funny NIL stuff (indeed, it's becoming something unique about college sports, which is, broadly, what we like about college sports)."

Which people? You, CnB and Cascadia?

"It's dizzyingly hard to find any negatives..."

Please.
You're dizzyingly one sided here.

"It also seems like the new-ish NIL rules are going to help save KU and Self from major sanctions."

Truth.

I don't think ESPN - which, right/wrong/indifferent, absolutely IS the right place to see which way the popular wind blows - relies on the interest of people on this message board to determine what it covers/highlights.

NIL has been a huge, popular hit. It just has. People love the Oscar Tschiebwe story, and they love the Jared Casey story.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:00 pm

pdub wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:53 am "NIL has been a huge, popular hit. It just has."

No.
I'm sorry, it has not.

I suppose everything is subjective, so I can't say you're wrong (even though, come on, you are).

But: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2 ... fans-poll/

About half of Americans (48 percent) have heard “a lot” or “some” about the NCAA’s decision last year to allow college athletes to be paid when their name or image is used commercially, such as in video games or to sell merchandise. Among those who have heard about these NIL agreements, the majority (60 percent) say it “hasn’t made a difference” in their enjoyment of college sports. For those who say the rule change has made a difference, more than twice as many say it had a “positive impact” (28 percent) than a “negative impact” (11 percent).

So, 88% of casual-or-more fans are either neutral or positive. That's pretty definitive.

Oh, and.

The change is particularly popular among Black Americans who have heard about it, with 53 percent saying payments for athletes have had a positive impact on their enjoyment. The change is also relatively popular among Hispanic and younger adults who have heard about the change, with more than 4 in 10 of each group saying it has made college sports more enjoyable.

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:11 pm If Gradey was made a partner it would be Long Dick McArthur.
Just sayin'.