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Great look at NIL…read the Whole article but some essential points are:
Extra points with Matt Brown: How to read an NIL story in 2022:
“I've written a LOT about NIL. I've covered these proceeding since before state laws were passed and NCAA guidelines changed. I've done deals with athletes, talked to just about every major marketplace and attorney, talked with athletes from P5 to D-III, and with ADs from the Big Ten to the NAIA.
Based on those experiences, here are a few key things that I think everybody needs to keep in mind when they read, or write, an NIL story…
There are about a half-dozen or so lawyers that most outlets reach out to when they need a quote about NIL. Beyond those lawyers, typically, the same handful of marketplace CEOs, technology company CEOs, consulting firms, etc. are used as experts.
Those folks really are in the weeds more than most ADs, athletes or reporters. But almost all of them are also selling something, and readers and writers should keep that in mind…
Without the ability to verify anything, the numbers that are thrown out there are typically coming from agents who may or may not be telling the truth, assistant coaches who are getting information secondhand (or from dishonest sources), message boards, or similarly speculative systems...systems that agents, assistant coaches, boosters and other third parties will try to manipulate to push for different recruiting or financial outcomes.
Friends, a deal that "could pay more than $8 million" is NOT an $8 million deal!
That's a ~$2 million deal over four years. If this particular prospect is as good as his five-star recruiting projects him to be, and everything works out perfectly, he's not going to be there for four years, he'll leave for the NFL after three.
But historically, that doesn't always happen, even for elite five-star QBs. Five-star QBs get hurt, fail to win jobs, transfer, all the time. Four of the top five QB recruits in the 2019 class, after all, have transferred, and the fifth, Wisconsin QB Graham Mertz, hasn't exactly set the world on fire. Three of the top ten QBs in the 2020 class have already transferred as well.
If a QB transfers, gets hurt, gets benched, or any number of other reasons, most of these deals are not paying out that entire contract, even if they can't legally include performance clauses. The payouts are monthly.
It isn't really accurate to freak out about the total size of an NFL contract when it isn't fully guaranteed, after all. That same principle should apply here, where recruits are much riskier, the agents shadier, and the unknowns much more pronounced.
In fact, here's a dirty little secret about NIL collectives and football recruiting.
Honest to God, not every school is working hand-in-glove with a collective to throw big money at recruits.
I've written this before, but it's important to mention this again. NOT EVERY COLLECTIVE IS THE SAME.
Some collectives are very unsophisticated, essentially serving as a vehicle for message board dads to pass the hat and Venmo some current athletes. Some are barely concealed tax-avoidance schemes. Some are trying to support the entire athletic department, others, just one or two sports. Some are trying to run a profit and essentially become full-fledged marketing agencies. Some are just trying to turn previous bagman recruiting operations above board.
I can tell you, based on my conversations with industry leaders, ADs, athletes, etc...not every AD and coach is thrilled with their local collective, and a lot of folks who run collectives read stories about guys like John Ruiz or Michael Caspino and get MAD, because they want to run their operations in different ways.
Throwing big money at recruits who haven't played a single snap of college football may be emotionally rewarding to boosters, but it sets off alarm bells for many coaches. A four-star who may never end up cracking the two-deep making four times as much money as an established starter is a situation that could hurt locker room unity, undermines coach control, and creates future roster management headaches. It's also very risky business for any collective that actual cares about business outcomes or fundraising stability.
There are unquestionably collectives out there that are trying to throw big money at football recruits. But I'll say this, I do not believe that the approaches you may read that are tied to collectives supporting say, Tennessee, or Texas, or A&M, or Miami...are the standard at every high level football program. Maybe that changes in a few years. Maybe not. But Wangler's last paragraph there is a sentiment I hear from many, many people in this world.
NIL includes the money that athletes make from giving coaching clinics, hawking energy drinks and autographs, doing Instagram promotional deals, and tweeting nice things about Extra Points. That market absolutely exists, and many athletes across all levels are enjoying meaningful benefits from it.
I am skeptical that this market will continue to grow like some industry boosters or investors think it will, especially given economic headwinds our country is facing, but it is very much a real thing.
NIL also includes 'talent fees' for recruits, payouts that have absolutely nothing to do with business outcomes or marketability.
What market is bigger? How big are the total markets? How liquid are these collectives, actually? How will this marketplace change after one post-collective football season? Are athlete-led and managed collectives a new trend, or a fad?
I don't think anybody really knows!
This is a tough beat. NIL isn't just a recruiting story. It's a business story, a legal story, a finance story, and one that requires different skills, sources and structure to really wrap your head around. This is half of my entire beat, and I still struggle with it.
The important thing here, for all of us, is to ask ourselves who benefits when a particular eye-popping number or fact is shared on social media or in a publication. We should ask ourselves if the likely source for that story really knows the numbers and fine print of a deal, or if they're hearing about it second or third-hand. We should ask ourselves if the parties involved are actually trustworthy.
Chances are, when you see a shocking trend story, or some crazy-high deal terms...there is some important context missing.”
www.extrapointsmb.com
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Enquirer: Memphis transfer Landers Nolley II eligible to play immediately at Cincinnati
Indiana
Daily Hoosier: IU basketball assistant on Phinisee, Lander transfers: “It’s a sadness, but you want what’s best for the kid”
www.thedailyhoosier.com
Iowa State
The Gazette: New Iowa State big man Osun Osunniyi eager to expand his game as a Cyclone
www.thegazette.com
North Carolina
HBCU Gameday: UNC basketball promises to scrimmage Johnson C. Smith
hbcugameday.com
Recruiting
Prospective Insight.con: Prospect Analysis: USA Men's U17 National Team
Asa Newell | 2024 | Forward
“A 6’9” lefty who can stretch the floor and protect the rim, Newell will add versatility to Team USA’s lineups. The new Montverde Academy product can also put the ball on the deck via straight line drives. An underrated aspect of Newell's game is his defense, specifically using his length and instincts to contest shots in drop coverage or as a weak side help defender.”
www.prospectiveinsight.com
The son of…
NBA
Washington Post: NBA free agency winners and losers, non-Nets edition
Brooklyn
Indianapolis Star: T.J. Warren leaves Pacers for Nets, per report, after playing 4 games in last two seasons
History
Hoops Birthdays 7-04
Harvey Grant PF Augusta Clemson/Oklahoma, WA, POR, PHI 1988-1999 7-04-1975 57 YOA
Horace Grant PF Augusta Clemson, CHI, ORL, SEA, LAL 1987-2004 7-04-1975 57 YOA
Hoops Birthdays 7-05
Raymond Brown PF Atlanta Miss State UTAH 1989-1990 7-05-1965 57 YOA
Eddie Miles SG Seattle DET, BAL, NYK 1963-1972 7-05-1940 82 YOA
Ish Smith PG Wake Forest, 13 NBA Teams 2010-present 7-05-1988 34 YOA
Beno Udrih PG Slovenia 8 NBA Teams 2004-2017 7-05-1982 40 YOA
UGA Women’s Basketball
College Basketball
NIL
Great look at NIL…read the Whole article but some essential points are:
Extra points with Matt Brown: How to read an NIL story in 2022:
“I've written a LOT about NIL. I've covered these proceeding since before state laws were passed and NCAA guidelines changed. I've done deals with athletes, talked to just about every major marketplace and attorney, talked with athletes from P5 to D-III, and with ADs from the Big Ten to the NAIA.
Based on those experiences, here are a few key things that I think everybody needs to keep in mind when they read, or write, an NIL story…
There are about a half-dozen or so lawyers that most outlets reach out to when they need a quote about NIL. Beyond those lawyers, typically, the same handful of marketplace CEOs, technology company CEOs, consulting firms, etc. are used as experts.
Those folks really are in the weeds more than most ADs, athletes or reporters. But almost all of them are also selling something, and readers and writers should keep that in mind…
Without the ability to verify anything, the numbers that are thrown out there are typically coming from agents who may or may not be telling the truth, assistant coaches who are getting information secondhand (or from dishonest sources), message boards, or similarly speculative systems...systems that agents, assistant coaches, boosters and other third parties will try to manipulate to push for different recruiting or financial outcomes.
Friends, a deal that "could pay more than $8 million" is NOT an $8 million deal!
That's a ~$2 million deal over four years. If this particular prospect is as good as his five-star recruiting projects him to be, and everything works out perfectly, he's not going to be there for four years, he'll leave for the NFL after three.
But historically, that doesn't always happen, even for elite five-star QBs. Five-star QBs get hurt, fail to win jobs, transfer, all the time. Four of the top five QB recruits in the 2019 class, after all, have transferred, and the fifth, Wisconsin QB Graham Mertz, hasn't exactly set the world on fire. Three of the top ten QBs in the 2020 class have already transferred as well.
If a QB transfers, gets hurt, gets benched, or any number of other reasons, most of these deals are not paying out that entire contract, even if they can't legally include performance clauses. The payouts are monthly.
It isn't really accurate to freak out about the total size of an NFL contract when it isn't fully guaranteed, after all. That same principle should apply here, where recruits are much riskier, the agents shadier, and the unknowns much more pronounced.
In fact, here's a dirty little secret about NIL collectives and football recruiting.
Honest to God, not every school is working hand-in-glove with a collective to throw big money at recruits.
I've written this before, but it's important to mention this again. NOT EVERY COLLECTIVE IS THE SAME.
Some collectives are very unsophisticated, essentially serving as a vehicle for message board dads to pass the hat and Venmo some current athletes. Some are barely concealed tax-avoidance schemes. Some are trying to support the entire athletic department, others, just one or two sports. Some are trying to run a profit and essentially become full-fledged marketing agencies. Some are just trying to turn previous bagman recruiting operations above board.
I can tell you, based on my conversations with industry leaders, ADs, athletes, etc...not every AD and coach is thrilled with their local collective, and a lot of folks who run collectives read stories about guys like John Ruiz or Michael Caspino and get MAD, because they want to run their operations in different ways.
Throwing big money at recruits who haven't played a single snap of college football may be emotionally rewarding to boosters, but it sets off alarm bells for many coaches. A four-star who may never end up cracking the two-deep making four times as much money as an established starter is a situation that could hurt locker room unity, undermines coach control, and creates future roster management headaches. It's also very risky business for any collective that actual cares about business outcomes or fundraising stability.
There are unquestionably collectives out there that are trying to throw big money at football recruits. But I'll say this, I do not believe that the approaches you may read that are tied to collectives supporting say, Tennessee, or Texas, or A&M, or Miami...are the standard at every high level football program. Maybe that changes in a few years. Maybe not. But Wangler's last paragraph there is a sentiment I hear from many, many people in this world.
NIL includes the money that athletes make from giving coaching clinics, hawking energy drinks and autographs, doing Instagram promotional deals, and tweeting nice things about Extra Points. That market absolutely exists, and many athletes across all levels are enjoying meaningful benefits from it.
I am skeptical that this market will continue to grow like some industry boosters or investors think it will, especially given economic headwinds our country is facing, but it is very much a real thing.
NIL also includes 'talent fees' for recruits, payouts that have absolutely nothing to do with business outcomes or marketability.
What market is bigger? How big are the total markets? How liquid are these collectives, actually? How will this marketplace change after one post-collective football season? Are athlete-led and managed collectives a new trend, or a fad?
I don't think anybody really knows!
This is a tough beat. NIL isn't just a recruiting story. It's a business story, a legal story, a finance story, and one that requires different skills, sources and structure to really wrap your head around. This is half of my entire beat, and I still struggle with it.
The important thing here, for all of us, is to ask ourselves who benefits when a particular eye-popping number or fact is shared on social media or in a publication. We should ask ourselves if the likely source for that story really knows the numbers and fine print of a deal, or if they're hearing about it second or third-hand. We should ask ourselves if the parties involved are actually trustworthy.
Chances are, when you see a shocking trend story, or some crazy-high deal terms...there is some important context missing.”
Extra Points
Learn how college sports really works. Extra Points covers the business, policy and off-the-field stories changing college sports.
www.extrapointsmb.com
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Enquirer: Memphis transfer Landers Nolley II eligible to play immediately at Cincinnati
Memphis transfer Landers Nolley II eligible to play immediately at Cincinnati
Nolley, who was named the Most Outstanding Player in Memphis' run to the NIT championship in 2021, has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
www.cincinnati.com
Indiana
Daily Hoosier: IU basketball assistant on Phinisee, Lander transfers: “It’s a sadness, but you want what’s best for the kid”
IU basketball assistant on Phinisee, Lander transfers: “It’s a sadness, but you want what’s best for the kid”
Two of Indiana’s three point guards from the 2021-22 season moved on to new programs following Mike Woodson’s first year in Bloomington. Rob Phinisee and Khristian Lander formed the sec…
www.thedailyhoosier.com
Iowa State
The Gazette: New Iowa State big man Osun Osunniyi eager to expand his game as a Cyclone
New Iowa State big man eager to expand his game
Iowa State’s Osun Osunniyi, a transfer from St. Bonaventure, is an elite shot blocker. He’s hoping to expand his game as a Cyclone by developing as a perimeter threat.
www.thegazette.com
North Carolina
HBCU Gameday: UNC basketball promises to scrimmage Johnson C. Smith
UNC basketball promises to scrimmage Johnson C. Smith
Hubert Davis Jr. promised that his UNC basketball team will scrimmage Johnson C. Smith every other season as a way to honor his parents
hbcugameday.com
Recruiting
Prospective Insight.con: Prospect Analysis: USA Men's U17 National Team
Asa Newell | 2024 | Forward
“A 6’9” lefty who can stretch the floor and protect the rim, Newell will add versatility to Team USA’s lineups. The new Montverde Academy product can also put the ball on the deck via straight line drives. An underrated aspect of Newell's game is his defense, specifically using his length and instincts to contest shots in drop coverage or as a weak side help defender.”
Prospect Analysis: USA Men's U17 National Team
In the latest edition of ‘P.I. Pulse’, Pro Insight’s Conrad Chow provides analysis on the 12 members of the 2022 USA Men’s U17 roster in
The son of…
NBA
Washington Post: NBA free agency winners and losers, non-Nets edition
Brooklyn
Indianapolis Star: T.J. Warren leaves Pacers for Nets, per report, after playing 4 games in last two seasons
T.J. Warren leaves Pacers for Nets, per report, after playing 4 games in last two seasons
T.J. Warren is leaving the Pacers after playing just four games the past two seasons
www.indystar.com
History
Hoops Birthdays 7-04
Harvey Grant PF Augusta Clemson/Oklahoma, WA, POR, PHI 1988-1999 7-04-1975 57 YOA
Horace Grant PF Augusta Clemson, CHI, ORL, SEA, LAL 1987-2004 7-04-1975 57 YOA
Hoops Birthdays 7-05
Raymond Brown PF Atlanta Miss State UTAH 1989-1990 7-05-1965 57 YOA
Eddie Miles SG Seattle DET, BAL, NYK 1963-1972 7-05-1940 82 YOA
Ish Smith PG Wake Forest, 13 NBA Teams 2010-present 7-05-1988 34 YOA
Beno Udrih PG Slovenia 8 NBA Teams 2004-2017 7-05-1982 40 YOA
