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Should semipro/college players be paid, or allowed to sell their stuff? (NIL and Revenue Sharing)

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FWIW, a real NIL success story:

How NIL helped SMU football's Ra'Sun Kazadi 'grow as an artist'

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SMU safety Ra'Sun Kazadi is a unique talent among college football players.

You might see that he's appeared in 10 games over the past two seasons and registered two tackles and say that's a stretch, but it's not. Ra -- as he's often referred to by his teammates, friends and family -- has talents that go beyond the football field.

He's a gifted artist, and last July 1 -- with the loosening of restrictions on college athletes making money through their name, image and likeness -- Kazadi's world as an artist opened up considerably.

"I'm able to do more of the work that I want to do because of NIL," he said. "I can sell my pieces for more, and therefore, I don't have to do, like, 100 pieces a month.

"It's funny because it's been less about money now. It's been more about just working and growing, and just trying things."

Kazadi sold his work before NIL restrictions were lifted, but couldn't put his name on it, have shows or promote his art on his Instagram or website.

"It was just basically relying on people to know that I was an artist and then doing stuff for super cheap," Kazadi said. Because of these limitations, he said he wasn't able to sell pieces for much -- $30 for a sketch, and maybe around $100 for a painting if he was lucky.

"It wasn't at the scale, even close to what it was now," he said.

Kazadi said he's able to get higher prices for his work now because people know it is his and he's able to promote it. The greater financial freedom has given him more time to experiment with his art and continue to improve at his craft.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...-helped-smu-football-rasun-kazadi-grow-artist
 
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I'm curious to see this NIL thing for schools like aTm, Tennessee, Miami, etc. Because they essentially let their donors run wild and find the best recruits and aid in the coaches landing them. OSU, Bama, and other programs are letting recruits know what they can do for them once their on campus, and not before, like the previous group. But what happens if those boosters/investors don't see as much as a division title in the next 2, 3, 4yrs? Because Miami is set to finish in the top 5 in this class, but if they can't win the ACC in the next 2-3yrs with all of that talent, does that Ruiz guy that's been their biggest donor close his wallet and leave, or does he keep dumping in money? If aTm can't even win the SEC west, what does all that oil mean in the end when securing all of that talent? I think in the end the market will correct itself, and the same players that wanted the up front money, are going to usually be the ones that always wanted immediate PT as a true frosh, and the school name wasn't as big of a deal.
 
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pnuts34 said:
But what happens if those boosters/investors don't see as much as a division title in the next 2, 3, 4yrs? Because Miami is set to finish in the top 5 in this class, but if they can't win the ACC in the next 2-3yrs with all of that talent, does that Ruiz guy that's been their biggest donor close his wallet and leave, or does he keep dumping in money? If aTm can't even win the SEC west, what does all that oil mean in the end when securing all of that talent?
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It will be interesting to watch because while Cristobal is recruiting well this cycle, one class cannot replace the gaps that were the 15 commit class of last season, or the #27-ranked, 18 commit class of 2019 that included 11 3-star or lower prospects. The roster Cristobal is inheriting includes a four-year total of two 5-star prospects against 34 3-star or lower signees, an average class rank of 18, and a commit rating average grade of 90.11. Doesn't mean Miami can't win the conference, especially if Clemson falters with the loss of Venables, but it's an uphill climb.

The A&M case will be especially interesting to watch from afar because that class Jimbo just signed included nine DL, and A&M hasn't stopped recruiting DL for 2023 and beyond. So, needless to say, a lot of these kids simply aren't ever going to get the PT, or NIL dollars, they expect.

The talent accumulation disparity between Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, and Ohio State is so wide it cannot be rectified in one recruiting class. To put it another way, if you considered a reasonable predictor of future success is 1:20 odds (or better) to make the playoff and win a championship, 13 out of 32 NFL teams get 1 in 20 odds to win the SuperBowl. In the NCAA, just 5 teams out of 120+ get such favorable odds to hoist the golden vagina.

Heck, a quick check of VegasInsider shows sports books giving Ohio State an 80% chance of winning the national championship, while their #2 Big Ten team, Michigan, is being given a 10% chance to win the conference.
 
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CincyInterloper said:
College football players group talks with Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren, demands include share of revenue.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...evin-warren-demands-include-share-of-revenue/
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Stahl said he and Warren spoke by phone for an hour on Thursday. In addition to players receiving a share of conference revenue from media rights, the demands include that players be allowed independent medical care separate from the school and post-eligibility "health protections".

"We talked about all three demands," Stahl told CBS Sports. "The first two of which, he seemed very open to movement toward our position. The third demand [regarding sharing revenue] I could tell it was going to be stickier, but it was going to be part of the conversation."
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The revenue sharing probably isn't going anywhere. Good to see them open to the other two.
 
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It kinda feels like OSU has a big advantage with NIL.

7th highest state GDP, but we are the only "real" P5 school in the state. Nobody near us can say the same. If you want an endorsement from the local teams athletes, there is no other option. Texas and Florida are split every which way. California is also too regional and doesn't care enough about football. Could see USC becoming a monster some day though if they can actually build momentum and bring in fair weather fans.

The boosters will try to keep up initially, but the corporate advertising dollars out there absolutely dwarf what they have in their coffers.
 
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