Good points. I guess I am thinking if NFL shots were the same at either school (offensive line, tight end), then a thought may be that there are only so many car dealerships and sports bars in Tuscaloosa to go around.
I like it. John Deere buyers are by and large ISU grads, or ISU fans with family conections to ISU, or people who live in ag dependent communities with ISU connections, or rural folk who don't like them libruls, etc.. Put a Hawkeye player on the billboard.
Absolutely not. The big boys in both football and b-ball will be the big winners. Their selling points will be “Our freshman earn on average $750,000 through endorsements.” Education benefits will be of little importance. The main selling point going forward will be dollars.
I think this could happen, especially once players see what the market for them is. As Dochterman has pointed out, Iowa has no pro team. Iowa football is our biggest fish. The same is true for Nebraska in their state. Schools like Minnesota, Illinois, Rutgers and Northwestern figure to struggle with this as endorsements for college athletes won't mean much there.
It’s not like we are talking about Iowa State. You can come to Iowa and get both. Odds are very high, in fact.
But how long will these NIL contracts last at schools? Do you just give them a TV spot for a car dealership on dday one and cut the check and play it by ear from there? Are they forced to stick around if they dont play?
They will last as long as the player is good and wants to be at the school. You are correct, if they don't play they won't stick around and the money will stop coming their way.
Population of Alabama is 4.9 million. So not a massive population center and they have Auburn in the same state. Lots of outside klingers though who never grew up favoring a more local team to their own state.
Only so many guys on Bamas roster have a chance to make legit money. That talent sitting on the bench isnt going to stay for long. Thats why I think this could favor schools a tier below like an Iowa.
I question 2 now. If walk ons can be paid. It may be obvious if a 4 star athlete walks on at a school, but what stops that? Bama has limited schollies. Wants a 4 star kid, asks him to walk on, donors take care of the "payments".
Yes this can happen, but how many walk-ons will actually play in the first 2-3 years at Bama? They will get some up front money but once they see hes a walk on for a reason the money dries up really quick.
Staying home is certainly Iowa's position.
Either way if the guy wasnt offered a scholly he probably is the bottom talent of the class and wont last long on average.
I don't know how to make my scenario clearer. The 4 star has talent and would play. Team X wants him but has no "salary cap room aka scholarships", so they arrange it with sponsor to sponsor the dude paying school, etc so he can walk on as if he has a schollie and spending cash. He is talented and would play.
You were perfectly clear. I just dont think schools have trouble finding room for someone who is that talented. Many of these schools oversign and drop kids. And you have to remember, how many kids does a locker room have room for? You have to look at it as a long term thing, after 4 years you have way too many players. Nice to have so many to choose from but I dont think people will want to go to a system like that.
I agree with all this. I think schools like Iowa and Nebraska will gain a new advantage of this relevant to other schools on our tier. It's more complicated in comparison to blue bloods, but not a clear advantage for them. Plus, if we can get more 1st choice players at our tier going against Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, etc, that will narrow the gap a bit with the blue bloods.
