Honest question.
Xavier was asked whether NIL Had anything to do with his decision to turn down Ohio State, Notre Dame, and many others, and come to Iowa. He said it wasn’t a factor.
we are not talking about brown bags of money here, but actual marketing deals, so I’m curious why we don’t hear about much of this around here.
I took (or wasted) five minutes and skimmed a recent thread on CF lamenting the loss of arguably the best commit they had, a RB from Florida, since I’ve seen it referenced here on this board many times recently that cyclone fans keep blaming their recruiting losses and decommits on NIL, and complaining that they have the “worst booster support in the B12”. Or hinting that Iowa boosters have been throwing money around as if bags o cash mean anything anymore when NIL makes lucrative marketing deals transparent and very public.
clearly Iowa is now recruiting against the top programs in the country, and winning some
Major battles for 22, 23, and likely the 24 classes, and clearly those top programs have significant NIL resources. But they seem to be choosing Iowa because of “family atmosphere“, and “doing something that’s never been done before” here (Xavier’s words referencing his and his friends’ goals for a Natty.
what is everyone’s impression about NIL and its role (or lack thereof)?
and can anyone - even the Bamas and Georgias and OSUs of the world - win a national championship without pouring NIL money into the effort?
Xavier was asked whether NIL Had anything to do with his decision to turn down Ohio State, Notre Dame, and many others, and come to Iowa. He said it wasn’t a factor.
we are not talking about brown bags of money here, but actual marketing deals, so I’m curious why we don’t hear about much of this around here.
I took (or wasted) five minutes and skimmed a recent thread on CF lamenting the loss of arguably the best commit they had, a RB from Florida, since I’ve seen it referenced here on this board many times recently that cyclone fans keep blaming their recruiting losses and decommits on NIL, and complaining that they have the “worst booster support in the B12”. Or hinting that Iowa boosters have been throwing money around as if bags o cash mean anything anymore when NIL makes lucrative marketing deals transparent and very public.
clearly Iowa is now recruiting against the top programs in the country, and winning some
Major battles for 22, 23, and likely the 24 classes, and clearly those top programs have significant NIL resources. But they seem to be choosing Iowa because of “family atmosphere“, and “doing something that’s never been done before” here (Xavier’s words referencing his and his friends’ goals for a Natty.
what is everyone’s impression about NIL and its role (or lack thereof)?
and can anyone - even the Bamas and Georgias and OSUs of the world - win a national championship without pouring NIL money into the effort?