OT: D1

[Matt Burglund]

Routine flight from Rutgers to Los Angeles to play a volleyball game. LOL.

Academics come first. Wink.

Right. What they'll have USC and UCLA do is play volleyball at Rutgers, Maryland, and Penn State over six days, throw in two days of travel and the "student-athletes" have been away from classes for eight days.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Imagine the travel budgets.

Routine flight from Rutgers to Los Angeles to play a volleyball game. LOL.

Academics come first. Wink.

[Matt Burglund]

USC and UCLA possibly to the BIG.

Onward to two super-conferences.

Imagine the travel budgets.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

USC and UCLA possibly to the BIG.

Onward to two super-conferences.

[IUPNation]

USC and UCLA possibly to the BIG.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Oh, some will get the money, all right. And likely some of the o-linemen who help these kids shine will get a lot less. I'm fine with contributing a few hundred bucks to Ship each year and getting senior passes to the football and basketball games.

Texas started that OL Club (has a nickname but I can't recall it).

Every OL they sign 4 stars and above gets an unofficial contract for $65,000 per season as long as they stay on scholarship. The 5-stars get much more.

Get paid while you can. Blow out a knee and these programs kick you to the curb.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Odd thing he went through Spring Ball at Pitt. Then bailed right after.

Word is major tampering.

[Ship69]

Well, other side of the coin is an 18-year-old is making a massive, 7-figure income. Say he flops ... he still got $4 million dollars. He can get his degree and then work 25 years and not make that much.

But, yes, giving a kid $9.5m in Miami Beach of all places ... what a world. And, it's not like it's the schools' money. The mega boosters are going to become so powerful at these schools because you can't buy these kids now unless you have millions and million to offer them.

I loved when Jordan Addison (former Pitt star now at USC) entered the portal. His Mom said not to even call if the offer was under $3.5m. That may have been a bargain for one year.

Oh, some will get the money, all right. And likely some of the o-linemen who help these kids shine will get a lot less. I'm fine with contributing a few hundred bucks to Ship each year and getting senior passes to the football and basketball games.

[Fightingscot82]

UCLA and USC to the B1G?

[Chuck Norris]

Well, other side of the coin is an 18-year-old is making a massive, 7-figure income. Say he flops ... he still got $4 million dollars. He can get his degree and then work 25 years and not make that much.

But, yes, giving a kid $9.5m in Miami Beach of all places ... what a world. And, it's not like it's the schools' money. The mega boosters are going to become so powerful at these schools because you can't buy these kids now unless you have millions and million to offer them.

I loved when Jordan Addison (former Pitt star now at USC) entered the portal. His Mom said not to even call if the offer was under $3.5m. That may have been a bargain for one year.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Kids who perceived to have failed at football factories were being subject to some brutal online and in-person treatment before all this NIL money was being spread around. I can't imagine what some $2 million QB hero is going to face if he flops as a starter. As you say, the money looks good, but some of these kids have no idea what they're letting themselves in for. I'll probably still look at a D1 game occasionally, but overall I'm pretty much done with it. Ship and the PSAC hold a lot more appeal for me these days.

Well, other side of the coin is an 18-year-old is making a massive, 7-figure income. Say he flops ... he still got $4 million dollars. He can get his degree and then work 25 years and not make that much.

But, yes, giving a kid $9.5m in Miami Beach of all places ... what a world. And, it's not like it's the schools' money. The mega boosters are going to become so powerful at these schools because you can't buy these kids now unless you have millions and million to offer them.

I loved when Jordan Addison (former Pitt star now at USC) entered the portal. His Mom said not to even call if the offer was under $3.5m. That may have been a bargain for one year.

[Ship69]

I hope they're investing heavily in mental health for these kids taking the large $ NIL deals. As the late great Notorious BIG said more money more problems. Those checks look good but if your play isn't matching the money being paid those boosters, fans and locals will be terrorizing them verbally and threats will be made. With the amounts being publicly disclosed they may also want to invest in security

Kids who were perceived to have failed at football factories were being subject to some brutal online and in-person treatment before all this NIL money was being spread around. I can't imagine what some $2 million QB hero is going to face if he flops as a starter. As you say, the money looks good, but some of these kids have no idea what they're letting themselves in for. I'll probably still look at a D1 game occasionally, but overall I'm pretty much done with it. Ship and the PSAC hold a lot more appeal for me these days.

[Fightingscot82]

I hope they're investing heavily in mental health for these kids taking the large $ NIL deals. As the late great Notorious BIG said more money more problems. Those checks look good but if your play isn't matching the money being paid those boosters, fans and locals will be terrorizing them verbally and threats will be made. With the amounts being publicly disclosed they may also want to invest in security

Wait until an All American is charged with tax evasion for not paying taxes on NIL earnings.

[shipfbfan1]

The Miami Hurricanes landed a stud QB over the weekend (for $9.5 million).

Kid picked The U over a reported $11m offer from Florida (and its mega boosters).

Not a bad income at 18 years old.

I hope they're investing heavily in mental health for these kids taking the large $ NIL deals. As the late great Notorious BIG said more money more problems. Those checks look good but if your play isn't matching the money being paid those boosters, fans and locals will be terrorizing them verbally and threats will be made. With the amounts being publicly disclosed they may also want to invest in security

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The Miami Hurricanes landed a stud QB over the weekend (for $9.5 million).

Kid picked The U over a reported $11m offer from Florida (and its mega boosters).

Not a bad income at 18 years old.