Steven A Moderator No. 1 Share Posted October 11 Talk about the ability to prey on disadvantaged athletes and their families. Nilly NIL company pay college athletes Kendrick Perkins - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM A new company is offering college athletes upfront cash in exchange for a portion of their name, image and likeness deals, an arrangement some consumer protection experts and financial... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrw Moderator No. 2 Share Posted October 11 Not good, but bound to happen. The wizards of "financial engineering" always figure out how to take advantage of someone's situation. Like taking out a reverse mortgage or selling your life insurance policy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 3 Share Posted October 11 On 10/11/2024 at 3:05 PM, Steven A said: Talk about the ability to prey on disadvantaged athletes and their families. Nilly NIL company pay college athletes Kendrick Perkins - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM A new company is offering college athletes upfront cash in exchange for a portion of their name, image and likeness deals, an arrangement some consumer protection experts and financial... This is not going to end well... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckFan93 No. 4 Share Posted October 11 (edited) It's like a payday loan. Fair game I guess, and just a matter of time before investors try to capitalize on this NIL craze. I wouldn't say it's necessarily bad. If you need the $ today, this can work out. Plus they bare some risk in case the kid flames out and doesn't perform down the road. Edited October 11 by DuckFan93 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 5 Share Posted October 11 Yesterday, The Alliance, er, the Power 2 Advisory Committee told all of these venture capitalists, and other shysters to take a hike. If a school needs 'THIS' it is not, despite what the B12 Commish has to say, a Super Conference candidate. If you can't ante up you will not get a seat at the B1G Boys table. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 6 Share Posted October 12 Telling It Like It Is. With college sports at tipping point, one thing is clear: The SEC and Big Ten are in control of the change that awaits SPORTS.YAHOO.COM The SEC and Big Ten's brass held meetings Thursday to discuss the future format of the CFP, football and basketball scheduling arrangements and a post-House settlement way to govern... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 7 Share Posted October 12 (edited) On 10/11/2024 at 7:01 PM, Jon Joseph said: Telling It Like It Is. With college sports at tipping point, one thing is clear: The SEC and Big Ten are in control of the change that awaits SPORTS.YAHOO.COM The SEC and Big Ten's brass held meetings Thursday to discuss the future format of the CFP, football and basketball scheduling arrangements and a post-House settlement way to govern... The B1G and SEC meeting was a warning shot and reminder to the NCAA, playoff selection committee, private equity and everyone else of who is really in charge of college sports. Edited October 12 by OregonDucks 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
