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60's Guy said:
I think it is semantics…the collective couldn’t pay him but he got money from endorsements.
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which is what I thought the original NIL argument was... make money from your endorsements and marketability. not from a slush fund
 


gopherbadgerman said:
Correct
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Not necessarily. Garcia, Mike Mitchell, the transfer from Oregon, Fox, and possibly Christie will be gone. That will free up a lot of money and there's always the possibility we could have more NIL funds on hand next offseason.
 

TwistingMyMelon said:
Not necessarily. Garcia, Mike Mitchell, the transfer from Oregon, Fox, and possibly Christie will be gone. That will free up a lot of money and there's always the possibility we could have more NIL funds on hand next offseason.
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He’ll go pro or get paid big time
 

60's Guy said:
I think it is semantics…the collective couldn’t pay him but he got money from endorsements.
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If there are restrictions on foreign students earning money on student visas what difference would it make if it came from a collective or a national advertiser?
 


bga1 said:
They are. Late to the party but trying at least.
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They are not late.
School starts in September.
After that they will be late.
Tnen prices may drop for the Labor Day Sale.
 

USAF said:
If there are restrictions on foreign students earning money on student visas what difference would it make if it came from a collective or a national advertiser?
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I don't remember...exactly what but West Virginia and Huggins found some loophole to pay foreign players and had a bunch lined up....then he got the DUI. I think the company pays a partner like company in the foreign country and then the foreign company pays the parents or agent who pays the player. Something hokey like that.
 






Asuma has stated he likes playing in MN so his family can drive down to see him play. Should be a lot of NIL money for him to stick around. He has the size for the nba, but I don't think he'll be a prospect like Christie is. Perhaps later but not as a freshman. Excited for Asuma to crack the rotation next season
 

Spottedmuskie said:
Asuma has stated he likes playing in MN so his family can drive down to see him play. Should be a lot of NIL money for him to stick around. He has the size for the nba, but I don't think he'll be a prospect like Christie is. Perhaps later but not as a freshman. Excited for Asuma to crack the rotation next season
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Different kid. Christie is all about the sweet jumper. Asuma has a much better handle, stronger and I expect will be better defensively. Asuma is also a really crafty finisher. Christie and Asuma would be great together and I hope we get to see it.

IF we can get Christie to stay- I think Asuma, Mitchell and Christie could be a nice backcourt with Garcia and Mitchell as the bigs. We need another big wing (Evans please) another big center (defense and rebounding) and another guard - hopefully a speedy kid- like Speers.
 

bga1 said:
Different kid. Christie is all about the sweet jumper. Asuma has a much better handle, stronger and I expect will be better defensively. Asuma is also a really crafty finisher. Christie and Asuma would be great together and I hope we get to see it.

IF we can get Christie to stay- I think Asuma, Mitchell and Christie could be a nice backcourt with Garcia and Mitchell as the bigs. We need another big wing (Evans please) another big center (defense and rebounding) and another guard - hopefully a speedy kid- like Speers.
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Yes different and great points, I just don't see him as an NBA prospect like the previous poster does.
 






Doogie claims Payne got more at Texas A&M ($500K) than the entire Gophers team budget ($300-400K).
 

TwistingMyMelon said:
I'm assuming that entering the portal would be grounds for termination of the NIL agreement.

Hawkins' departure is the only one that I'm angry about. Our season ended March 24th and the other Gophers to hit the portal left not very long afterward and none to my knowledge stated they were returning. Hawkins' waited almost a month to enter and did so after saying twice that he would return.
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I hate the free for all we now have! I wish that the policy on transfer is one transfer without sitting out. After that they’d have to sit put one year. But Hawkins just changed his mind, a decision he gets to make under the current system.
 


We just need a wanna be pro sports owner to adopt the Gophers as a consolation prize.
 

The thing that bothers me most about NIL is that it's not like it's a set number. Especially at Minnesota, I think it's more accurately what the interest / belief in the program is.

The potential NIL at Minnesota is big, there's just not that much interest in the product we have right now.

Sure, we'll never be competing with Duke, Kentucky, Blue Blood, etc. But we can get to that 2nd tier IMO.
 


Dave H said:
So why does football have the money to bring people in and basketball doesn't?
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I was thinking that DTA got a nice fat donation and that person indicated he/she wanted it to all go to the football program.
 

disco said:
He wanted to play at home. I think that's really the only reason. It sounds like he received much better offers.
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He must have a good plan already lined-up for playing overseas next year. To turn-down at least $500K.
 

Funny, these metrics of what former gophers players are getting match what I and others were saying and were laughed at. oh well.
 

Donovan said:
I was thinking that DTA got a nice fat donation and that person indicated he/she wanted it to all go to the football program.
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I believe that. Interest in football is still pretty high, even though last year was a bit down of a season.
 

Mulligan said:
So the BB board is full of disgusted folks many of whom are saying, "I'm seriously thinking of being done with with college basketball." (I'm one of them.)

And the FB board is mostly pleased with folks saying, "Next year could be really fun because we're getting some good transfers." (I'm also one of them.)

So how can Coyle be screwing up basketball while at the same time doing such a solid job on football if he's the one shouldering the responsibility for NIL? Seems to me the coach might be a much bigger factor.
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Or that basketball is a completely different beast than football. In basketball a few players can make all the difference which makes it much more likely that some big money donors pay whatever it takes to secure said talent. If we don't have those donors our hands are tied.
 

DarthGopher said:
62 posts later, it is now a fact our BB budget is $1M and we're shaking out couch cushions to find some spare change.

The reality is nobody knows. That is the frustrating part about all of it and why we need salary caps and contracts. Get it out in the open and make it transparent.
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Yes, everyone's compensation should be public knowledge.
 

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