I think it's going to be interesting to see how P4 coaches handle roster construction going forward. Do they utilize all 15 scholarships now, divvy up funds between more bodies and deal with possibly more headaches, etc? Or do they stick with 12 to 13 scholarship kids, have more money available for fewer kids and don't have as many guys with expectations of big minutes while sticking with some walk-ons or unused roster spots?
Dishon Jackson has entered the Transfer Portal
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It's a great idea, but since it wouldn't favor the top tier of teams with the most money, it will never happen.
All kinds of things are doable, but the NCAA has to officially shed it's academic amateur status first. Giving up nonprofit status is a big deal for them with many facets to management. They also have to have antitrust protection from the government to negotiate for all member institutions with a players' union to hammer out these kinds of details. That isn't a slam dunk either. There will be many brand schools and a couple major conferences who will lobby against it since they have more to gain in the current chaos. I think ONLY when the current system starts to cost the brand schools/P2 in ways that really hurt, will they get on board with everyone else. So don't hold your breath everybody.
Rumors are he got around $1.5 mil which is crazy.
I think he's undervalued there, though if he was asking for more than we were willing to give, so be it.
It’s the best sign that things are horribly, horribly wrong. Kudos to Dishon for his bag, but his talent is worth about $50k and a bag of Cheetos. Not the larger bag even, but the small sh*tty one from a vending machine that’s clearly overcharging
I liked DJ despite the fact he "bad beat" me on a bet with a last second putback.
If the $1.5M figure is true, it suggests one of two things to me:
1. the overall water level of NIL $$ has gone up by about 5x vs last year
2. bigs are hard to find and thus high cost - like good QBs in the NFL, even average ones get overpaid
If the $1.5M figure is true, it suggests one of two things to me:
1. the overall water level of NIL $$ has gone up by about 5x vs last year
2. bigs are hard to find and thus high cost - like good QBs in the NFL, even average ones get overpaid
And:
3.) it’s still a wildly imperfect market, as close to a crapshoot as it is a situation in which buyers know what they’re getting
Good for him, might as well become a millionaire for 1 season of basketball.
The numbers attached to the players we're seeing are crazy, even in NIL times. The market must be exploding this year.
Can't blame the young man for securing the bag and also, cant blame TJ for saying its probably best for his team going forward.
Can we all start calling NIL something else? NIL stands for “Name, Image, and Likeness.” These players aren’t getting paid for their name, image, or likeness. They are getting paid to play. Just call it “college free agency,” because that’s what it is. Calling it NIL at this point is stupid.
Ask what he’d make without student/state subsidized college branding. Meaning in Europe, Asia or American minor league basketball. Probably in 75-150k range because he can’t shoot the three. The 1.4 million difference in demand is effectively created by students paying tuition and for public schools taxpayers subsidizing the university.
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It’s funny because in the NBA and high level Euro ball bigs who aren’t quick and can’t shoot the three are the most worthless type of player. I don’t doubt it’s untrue at this lower level they are in demand though.
The weird thing is that such a lower level of basketball, like crappy ACC conference that got 1/18 teams to round of 32, has similar demand and pay to leagues in Spain or Germany or role players and end of bench players in nba. People need to ask who creates the demand for lower level basketball and how. The answer is people paying to support the college brands (not just through NIL but by paying to live and study there) and thus why the colleges need to take back massive levels of control somehow.
