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NIL is about name, image, and likeness and I imagine that >90% of NIL dollars in the major revenue sports is currently pay for play. We are essentially now in annual free agency. There is little loyalty and little opportunity to get to know your team anymore. They are all just a bunch of hired...

You are, indeed, a diehard fan! I, for one, would not 'waste' my hard-earned cash on NIL under the current lack of clear structure. With the current lack of rules, I asked myself whether I was a fan of the player or of the jersey. I realize that I love the U first and foremost as I will root for...

To be clear, I HATE the lawlessness of NIL. Like you, I am not donating one cent to the effort. I won't do so until there are clear sideboards. It is simply ludicrous to me that NIL has devolved into paying for players. I am not asking YOU personally to make a contribution to NIL. I only ask...

General Mills, Best Buy, or Target aren't in the business of goodwill. They'll support local cultural institutions but they aren't going to pay for some random player to play ball. They just aren't. It doesn't make financial sense to them as it isn't going to drive sales.

The most important point I am making is that the AD isn't supposed to be involved in NIL. I get sick of people blaming the U for the fact that we don't have huge amounts of NIL like blue blood programs. I see relatively few Fortune 500 corporations across the country who are playing in the NIL...

I know we live in the seemingly lawless Wild West of NIL but Coyle and the U aren't involved in raising or dispensing NIL . If you are interested in ensuring our student-athletes stay at the U, you should reach out to Dinkytown Athletes and ask how you can support the players in the softball...

Fans have every right to be pissed that the Pohlad family didn't break the piggy bank this year but the team's value on the open market has absolutely nothing to do with the amount of cash flow available to spend on player salaries. My grandparents' home appreciated over the decades to...

Why was this the year to go all in? Because they finally broke the playoff losing streak? There was no reason to believe that the stars were aligning this year for a special run. There wasn't a platoon of can't miss prospects in the minors ready to join the vets to set the major leagues on fire...

Say it loud, say it proud, Gopher_In_NYC! Not just a double but a triple paste!

I was very intrigued by Madol's potential. You can tell that Madol had some athleticism but Ajok also appeared, strangely, uncoordinated. Almost like watching a newborn fawn taking their first wobbly steps... you just know that they will be bounding across a field in no time. Madol got limited...

Universities can't shell out cash to anyone. It bugs me that people still think that the U is somehow making the calls on NIL. NIL is supposed to be handled by entities outside of the universities and colleges. I have no doubt that some universities are more materially involved but the...

I'll take a stab at that. The coaches are employees so they are subject to the terms of their contract. Most contracts are clearly written to detail what can/can't happen if the contract is voided by either party. Most coaches would never sign a contract requiring them to sit a year if they left...

We literally have no idea what is going on behind the scenes. Payne might have recommended the he come off the bench to get some time to feel out the officials and the game. Ola-Joseph may have been as lackadaisical in the classroom or in practice as he was on defense during games and failed to...

There are about a number of threads over the last couple of days that state that Payne, Ola-Joseph, and Carrington believed that they could make more bank elsewhere. I'm not going to reread all of these threads to find the reference for you. Players transfer for playing time every year- even...

Where did anyone say Ben had issues with anyone? You make up a lot of shit to berate the coach of our team and program because you didn't like the hire from day one. The players can't wait to get out for moolah and playing time- pure and simple. That is not an indictment on Ben in any way. You...

The players were unprompted when talking about the culture of the program and how much they care about the team and their teammates. This wasn't some sort of softball prompting from the media. As for the results, this squad far exceeded expectations this year. The team has no quit- coming back...

Dawson was pouty for having family issues at home and leaving NC mid-season?

Why would a player talk about the positive culture of the team unless it were true? That's not something that young people readily whip out in conversation. The culture within an organization is not always visible to an outsider. A couple of two-hour games per week that we see is just a small...

To be successful, NIL has to be grown exponentially not 5% this year and 5% the next. Little donations from Ma and Pa Kettle in Mora aren't going to get the job done. Numerous players have talked about the great culture that Johnson has established here. Coyle hired Johnson with the idea that...

The whole landscape has changed since the advent of NIL. We care about the team but we need mega-fans to REALLY care about the team to move forward. We can't build an NIL package for a whole team of legit players using a bake sale. We need 6, 7, and 8 figure donations to compete. Minnesotans...