Well, I haven't heard of anything related to a Gopher's NIL from Dinkytown Athletes not being given to them, have you?
As somebody remarked, these kids are unsophisticated and trusting, and in most cases probably without legal advice, but … for the cooperative to have a legal problem, there doesn’t need to have been an actual contract signed up. If the kid signed a commitment with Florida based on the oral promise of a collective representative that there was a $13M NIL contract lurking behind door No. 1., and that the contract would be signed up, etc., as soon as Rashada committed in writing, that would be enough. If Reshada committed and the promised contract wasn’t actually there, then there was “fraudulent inducement” that Reshada relied upon to his distinct detriment. This is enough to get the collective in a bad lawsuit.
I actually think all schools are using NIL the wrong way. I have donated to a couple nil for the Gophers. But am I paying players or am I getting a benefit from a nil. I currently don't own a business so nil doesn't really benefit me except try to get some cash in players hands.As somebody remarked, these kids are unsophisticated and trusting, and in most cases probably without legal advice, but … for the cooperative to have a legal problem, there doesn’t need to have been an actual contract signed up. If the kid signed a commitment with Florida based on the oral promise of a collective representative that there was a $13M NIL contract lurking behind door No. 1., and that the contract would be signed up, etc., as soon as Rashada committed in writing, that would be enough. If Reshada committed and the promised contract wasn’t actually there, then there was “fraudulent inducement” that Reshada relied upon to his distinct detriment. This is enough to get the collective in a bad lawsuit.
As somebody else remarked, this NIL stuff is so new that there are no trustworthy guideposts, no established practices of custom and dealing, no agreed upon “best practices,” no form contracts such as those the major professional leagues use, no players’ union to keep an eye on the boosters. It is a sh!t show.
The Gophers in a sense are lucky that, because they aren’t really in the running for the top few dozen HS and transfer players, they aren’t going to be dragged into the “deep end” of the NIL bidding cesspool. The Gophers are actually using NIL as it was intended.
Suppose it all depends how it is setup. If you donated to the collective and then the collective used that money to pay players for legit NIL opportunities it would be being used the way NIL is intended to be used.
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FWIW, I know an agent who reps pro players and claims to also work on NIL deals. Perhaps you can do both.
The gators didn’t. Good job Joel
Eh, I doubt the school really planned to offer 13 million and back out.
Yes
Exactly.
The coaches are still recruiting. They just can’t offer specific nil deals or have a hand in it. Contingent on the athlete to make the best choice for them. It’s the free market people are saying is best
You can’t jaywalk either but people still do that all the time. Klatt is clearly assuming that the Gators had a hand in the NIL deal or otherwise used it as a reason that Jaden should commit to Florida. I don’t know if Florida did that or not, but I have a hard time believing that every P5 program is in compliance with that rule.
I mean they can’t fund any NIL group and I don’t think they can speak directly to deals. Also, it would sure appear no one in the know about the deal had any idea what they were offering, given the group is saying they don’t have that money. It’s going to tank that NIL group and hurt Floridas recruiting. The coach isn’t going to want that. They can only “advise” Then about NIL opportunities.
I actually think it is very likely some NIL group is making offers that their donors can cover… as for who else knows the numbers I don’t think it matters.
Plausible deniability
It matters if they used that knowledge as incentive for the kid to commit.
Everyone is walking a fine line with the NIL deals. No doubt the schools are aware of what is being offered to recruits and using it to their advantage when recruiting those athletes. At the same time, specifically because of situations like this one, the school also has to be careful to keep some level of separation from the collectives so that they don't get drawn into the disputes that are going to happen when money falls through or doesn't reach the promised levels.
Now that would be funny if a bunch did that and then left for another school. Like Texas A&M's 2022 class, just take that money and head to Georgia lol.
Right now I would guess "none". But I think you are making an assumption here. I don't think the NCAA is so busy with current enforcement that they can't take on new stuff. Instead, they're just choosing to stand on the sidelines.
NCAA is busy delaying doing anything because Jim Harbaugh just wouldn't admit he did a thing ... they seem pretty absurd ...
Wonder if he gave them a hometown discount on their "NIL" deals. Maye he only needed 10 Million instead of 13.
