From reading Carl Hiassen books to listening to Dan LeBatard (w/Stugotz) to watching Billy Corben documentaries, one thing I'm assuming is that this is a ridiculous and outlandish house of cards that will fall in upon itself at some point, with the only question being, will be sooner or later. Because it's Miami.
I don't worry about NIL being a massive issue in football but it will absolutely become a joke in college basketball. Players holding teams hostage over wanting more NIL money is just the beginning. If this works for Wong you know others will do the same thing.Rep for Miami star Wong: Better NIL deal or exit
The NIL agent for Hurricanes star Isaiah Wong says the guard will enter the transfer portal if his NIL compensation isn't increased.www.espn.com
This is just the beginning.
This is going to get real ugly for that billionaire booster. Obviously, the coach is no longer in charge of which players to have on the team.
That isn't totally shocking. I could see some guys being very turned off by this new college landscape (NIL and Transfer insanity) and not wanting to deal with all that on top of recruiting as well.
How it plays in the locker room is going to be the fascinating aspect of this whole situation, with Miami's case study laying it bare for us. Wong views himself as the catalyst for the Hurricanes, sees Pack wooed with a larger package of incentives, and now you have a divisive issue at hand. How does it end? Wong advised that it's illegal for him to break contract, so he stays put and is resentful of Pack? Wong leaves for another program or a pro career, and players point the finger at Pack for the loss of their leader? The head coach sees his best-laid plans turned into a (chef's kiss) cyclone of disastrous proportions?
Ruiz is an attorney and has owned a bunch of businesses. I would hope he would tire quickly of getting in bidding wars for kids that can throw a football or make a three pointer.
How do you regulate this? What are the limits and exactly how could you impose them?
Not surprising. I've primarily switched my basketball consumption almost exclusively to the NBA over the last two years. With the chaos created by the combo of NIL and the transfer portal I don't think I'll be coming back. I can't imagine being a coach and having to deal with this stuff.
I can't stand watching NBA basketball but from a coaching standpoint I can definitely see where the NBA would be way more appealing than dealing with this current college basketball insanity.
Ruiz is not smart. He is an egotistical fanatic that thinks he is helping "his" team by throwing his money around. He is destroying the team.
There has to be rules and limits to encourage competition and keep it a sport that all fans will still want to watch (support). No eyeballs, no money.....
Whatever the market tells a player they are worth, right?
The same as anyone else is worth. Whatever someone is willing to pay them.
If they end up ruining it for themselves, so be it. Doesn't make it right to restrict someone's earnings. If fans stop watching, the money stops flowing, and the market will correct itself.
Serious question, do coaches have any ability/right to tell guys like Ruiz to f off? I'm guessing no, but I agree it has to be tough as a coach to watch a guy mess with your roster and have no control over it.
Salary (NIL) cap would be the ideal situation.
Well the coach doesn't have to take the player. Look there is zero doubt that there is communication between Larrangua (sp) and Ruiz. The coach has to be telling Ruiz- yes this is a guy I want badly, or no, don't offer him, I don't need him.
What someone is willing to pay them.
