I wonder how many Fairfield athletes in various sports are trying to figure out how to personally benefit from the ruling. This Sporting News link clarifies some of the implications of this ruling:
I would say only a few athletes at FF. I do not think there is a big market for FU athlete endorsements out in the commercial world. Perhaps a few for notable athletes like a Tyler Nelson or perhaps a Derrick Needham.
Post by dannynoonan on May 1, 2020 12:09:05 GMT -5
In an ideal world, NIL could be good for college athletics and student-athletes. But with the NCAA and government at federal and state levels running the show on this, it's hard to see it ending up anywhere near ideal, and very possibly could be quite the opposite. There are so many key details that still need to be worked out. We'll see.
Now that NIL is in place, I have to wonder what team chemistry will be like when certain players will be very successful at generating revenue, at least in the P5 conferences, and others will be generating a tiny fraction of that amount. It’ll be interesting to see how NIL affects the MAAC. Does Siena now have a major recruiting advantage since their saturation of the Albany market dwarfs that of the other MAAC schools in their geographic area so they’ll likely be able to tell recruits that if they come to Siena and succeed, they’re likely to reap some good NIL revenue.
I 100% agree with you here, sobro! As far as the Olympics, who was surprised when a “dream team” from the NBA won the gold metal. Also, if we end up paying athletes beyond tuition, room and board, etc. where does it end?
Now that NIL is in place, I have to wonder what team chemistry will be like when certain players will be very successful at generating revenue, at least in the P5 conferences, and others will be generating a tiny fraction of that amount. It’ll be interesting to see how NIL affects the MAAC. Does Siena now have a major recruiting advantage since their saturation of the Albany market dwarfs that of the other MAAC schools in their geographic area so they’ll likely be able to tell recruits that if they come to Siena and succeed, they’re likely to reap some good NIL revenue.
Fair point - however I imagine on those same power 5 teams a few players on each team were receiving impermissible benefits for years and it was a never an issue we heard about.
Siena is interesting and probably the obvious choice for any MAAC advantage. I don’t see any Albany area business giving any players enough money to really make a difference in recruiting though. We’ll see
These athletes already profiting from NCAA rule change
At midnight, the deals began. By the morning, more were completed and they continued into the evening.The first day of the Name, Imagine and Likeness era was an eventful one for college athletes, who were finally able to profit after the NCAA and its schools had made money off of them for decades.....
