Posted on 08/31/2024 1:50:40 PM PDT by Round Earther
What wins college football championships? A potent defense? An explosive offense? In the era of name, image and likeness, it is money.
Lots of it.
It can cost as much as $10.5 million for a title-contending starting offense and defense in the new Power Four conferences. The big-ticket item, of course, lines up behind the center.
A blue-chip quarterback in a Power Four conference — schools like Alabama, Michigan and Washington — can expect to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars annually through name, image and likeness, or N.I.L., deals. A quarterback in the Southeastern Conference can bring in more than $1 million, on average.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Arch Manning, his backup who hails from one of football’s royal families, has deals worth more than $3 million.
Will NIL money become available to college athletes for endorsing Democrats in elections?
Another thing for female athletes to complain about because I’m sure female lacrosse players are not getting quite as much as male quarterbacks.
An LSU female gymnast was one of the highest earners.
Big 12 is Big 16, Big 10 is Big 18, PAC 12 is PAC 2
Yes. Tester in Montana already doing it.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/30/montana-college-athletes-are-offered-nil-cash-to-b/
Yet, with all this money apparently running loose, there are many today who can’t seem to make a living by working. We wouldn’t get far if no one was willing to work at the various jobs producing our goods & services, but sports seems to have a huge cache of cash.
As it is they can go with TWOPAC, or TUPAC if they can get the licensing rights.
Ah yes, the ole’ anecdote reply!
Ask Ben Sasse.He was pretty good at dishing out UF money to all his corrupt buddies.
I don’t think that’s working very well for Tester.
Nah... that’s BS. Arch’s NIL money is closer to $4m a year! :-)
lol , I’d say three’s a crowd for that league right now
In Florida it’s now legal or permissable at least, to pay High School players!
College football is doomed.
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