Biggest NIL Deals in College Sports - SOME NOT GETTING PAID

It's really all UF's money not just the football teams. They absolutely should use it to fund the other sports like golf, and the women's teams, and gymnastics etc. Obviously they should make sure the bread winners are well taken care of ( housing, top notch facilities, training etc) but being able to provide a competitive outlet for players in those other sports is a vital role in a lot of these kids lives who weren't born with the physical traits to play a sport like football. Not to mention a lot of those sports are not very spectator friendly, you'll never see 90k+ fans watching a golf tourney live. If they go pro, then yes, but only thru TV broadcasts. Track and field, gymnastics, swimming draw moderate viewing #'s, don't make much on attendence, but those are the sports UF gets Olympic recognition with. They probably couldn't survive with out football.

I kind of compare it too a department store with a different variety of departments. There's always gonna be one department that bring in the big money (ie: jewelry or electronic dept) while other departments sometimes exist solely to provide for the needs of those who seek what ever it is they carry and not so much the profits off of that department.

 

Oh I really do get what your saying but as far as a business model , I don’t know, it kind of like socialism. One group doesn’t produce but has to be provided for by the ones that do. Maybe football should have the choice since they are the ones producing.

 

I like your point, and I think that's what disturbs me about NIL. These kid's are being enticed, PRIMARILY, by $$; and that's before before they demonstrate their worth! An employer who overpays an employee is a fool! Allow me to contradict myself, though. Miami LOOKS like the biggest moron, but their getting MORE THAN THEY HAVE EVEN BARGAINED FOR. I guess we'll see if their risk backfires or pays enormous dividends. I have to question Rashada's character, for example, who appears to be all about the money. The saying, "The Devil's in the details," causes me to think Miami didn't learn a darn thing.from sanctions a few years ago. To throw millions at one player raises huge red flags!!!

 

LOL, That would be more if UF had to pay for other less profitable schools. In this example all the sports money belongs to UF for them to distribute how they see fit. Kind of more like if one of your kids did all the house work but all the siblings got an allowance

 

When I was a freshman at UF in 1970, I had a PE coach who was an assistant coach on the swimming team. He went on to become the head coach at Texas and won 15 or so national championships.

 

I agree but I think Miami was paying when they won titles? Georgia, Bama, OSU , Clemson?

 

Because his brother was coaching UF and putting together the best swim program of that era, would be my guess. Eddie has the success and longevity, but Randy might have been the best ever if he had lenghty career.

 

Randy Reese had both men and women....it has gone back and forth between one and 2 coaches since he left.
Coach Nesty added the women to his men's duties a year or so ago

 

Katie Ledecky was a major assistant coaching add for the woman’s team.

 

"Student-athletes" already play football for a living.

 

They won’t be “student-athletes” for their entire lives now will they?

 

They are hardly that now, actually.

 

I had to find find an NIL thread for this..

The best NIL deal do far is Dacoldest Crawford signing with an AC company. Epic.

 

I’m going to work on having a few other kids now and hope the athletic genetics deficiency works itself out. Naming my new kids Amazon, Ford, Pepsilicious, and Sunny D

 

I hope all of this NIL blows up due to absolutely no plan it seems when implemented. Hell, I bet most of these kids don’t even know they’ll pay taxes on their “earnings”.

This NIL system isn’t sustainable in the long run. Until then we have to endure fake and bought rosters. I’m guessing soon the athletes will be allowed to fail a semester before being ruled not eligible.

 

But while they’re in school they are. They’ll have two routes. Become a pro in their sport or graduate and use their degree.

 

Yea, that’s my point. Most of them won’t play professional football and should be more focused on their academics.