DudeAnon wrote:Before the pandemic Ohio State made over 200 million in athletic revenue. They'd can afford 13 mil. And to be clear, that 200 mil does not count boosters and alumni donations, which is no small amount.
No doubt.
Two points:
1. They're looking for the Columbus business community to step up:
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Ohio State hosted the event at the Covelli Center on campus to unveil an NIL Corporate Ambassador Program to encourage businesses to hire OSU athletes through the athletic department. Businesses get the athletes as endorsers and can provide internship and educational opportunities. And the athletes get paid.
- So Smith said the Buckeyes won’t get into the world of encouraging straight payments for recruits. Ohio State, both with its new internal program and with its outside collectives, continues to try to tie player payments to actions. On video screens at the event, possible player activities highlighted were brand endorsements, autograph signings, establishing camps, making appearances and promoting businesses.Xavier is following this model for the most part - internal program and collectives - albeit not at that funding level!
I agree that this is going to be a mess for a few years - both N-I-L and the portal - while all this gets sorted out.
I still wonder about the locker room dynamic:
And while it might be tempting to look at $13 million for an 85-man scholarship football team as $150,000 per player, I think the better calculation is something closer to $500,000 each for the 26 guys you can’t live without.Imagine being an "unfunded" or "underfunded" teammate blocking for a QB who drives a new Tahoe, etc. to the games and practice.