Greder: The U’s total NIL fund is roughly $2.5 million, so an 8-5 season can be considered a quality return on investment.

[BleedGopher]

Per Greder:

Over the previous two years, the Gophers’ name, image and likeness (NIL) funds have grown from next to nothing to tangible, but it is believed to still lag behind most of its Big Ten brethren. Minnesota’s football NIL total is approximately $2 to $2.5 million, the Pioneer Press learned during bowl week in North Carolina.

How the Gophers’ football program has been overachieving

The U’s NIL fund is roughly $2.5 million, so an 8-5 season can be considered a quality return on investment.

www.twincities.com

Go Gophers!!

 

[gopherbadgerman]

I’ll bet it’s way more than that all in total

 

[jonnyganas]

Didn't they do a million dollar match? That's $2M there. So you would think there would be more than $2M.

 

[60's Guy]

I’ll bet it’s way more than that all in total

If Perich really did get $250,000 it almost has to be. Ersery certainly had leverage. Brosmer, Darius Taylor you sure would think were compensated similarly at minimum.. Even 10 guys at $100k is $1,000,000. 20 guys at $50k is another million. Lotta guys getting paid something and 50 guys endorsing DTA seem satisfied. Logic would seem to suggest it is more than $2.5 million. Maybe not the Illinois $5 million but more than 2 whatever.

 

[maroonfive]

Lol. We are a huge school with wealthy alumni and for some reason there is a disconnect. We should be at least double of where Illinois is at. And for that matter we should be at least in the middle of the Big Ten.

 

[dinkything]

Per Greder:

Over the previous two years, the Gophers’ name, image and likeness (NIL) funds have grown from next to nothing to tangible, but it is believed to still lag behind most of its Big Ten brethren. Minnesota’s football NIL total is approximately $2 to $2.5 million, the Pioneer Press learned during bowl week in North Carolina.

How the Gophers’ football program has been overachieving

The U’s NIL fund is roughly $2.5 million, so an 8-5 season can be considered a quality return on investment.

www.twincities.com

Go Gophers!!

Very interesting article.

Iowa basketball player Caitlin Clark made more NIL money her senior year than the entire Gophers football roster made this past year?!!

 

[LesBolstad]

Lol. We are a huge school with wealthy alumni and for some reason there is a disconnect. We should be at least double of where Illinois is at. And for that matter we should be at least in the middle of the Big Ten.

Decades of admin that mostly despises sports and the Minnesota Professional Sports Cabal
have kept Mens football and hoops remarkably bad for a school this size

 

[cheeseheadgophfan]

If Perich really did get $250,000 it almost has to be. Ersery certainly had leverage. Brosmer, Darius Taylor you sure would think were compensated similarly at minimum.. Even 10 guys at $100k is $1,000,000. 20 guys at $50k is another million. Lotta guys getting paid something and 50 guys endorsing DTA seem satisfied. Logic would seem to suggest it is more than $2.5 million. Maybe not the Illinois $5 million but more than 2 whatever.

Right, but that might just be the balance in DTA… Those athletes, especially Koi, have individual NIL agreements with various companies. For example, I know Koi had an individual agreement with Gushers and I’m betting other players have similar arrangements.

 

[Kitzmann57]

Very interesting article.

Iowa basketball player Caitlin Clark made more NIL money her senior year than the entire Gophers football roster made this past year?!!

Clark did not get a penny from Iowa NIL. She got it from her own endorsements (State Farm, Gatorade, ect) That's how NIL was supposed to be.

 

[pharmacygopher]

Decades of admin that mostly despises sports and the Minnesota Professional Sports Cabal
have kept Mens football and hoops remarkably bad for a school this size

I wish that administration would view athletics as the front porch to the University. I've read quite a few articles that show a spike in applications to a University after a championship run.

Let athletics feed the University, instead it seems the administrations over the years were either indifferent or wanted to starve athletics.

 

[Gophergrandpa]

Lol. We are a huge school with wealthy alumni and for some reason there is a disconnect. We should be at least double of where Illinois is at. And for that matter we should be at least in the middle of the Big Ten.

Illinois is a huge school with lots of wealthy alums. Why would we be double?

 

[dinkything]

Illinois is a huge school with lots of wealthy alums. Why would we be double?

If only Larry Ellison had directed a fraction of one of his billions to his Alma mater

 

[NotAFanOfBecky]

I’ll bet it’s way more than that all in total

I have it on a reliable source it’s considerably more. Not upper tier but at a solid level.

 

[MaxyJR1]

Fleck says the money is there.

However, Minnesota is still going to be a developmental program and NIL is going to be used wisely to fill gaps and keep our own.

Most guys we lost over the last two years of full NIL and Portal, had reasons more than money to move on. ie. Closer to home, larger program etc. etc.

 

[Mr. 131]

Decades of admin that mostly despises sports and the Minnesota Professional Sports Cabal
have kept Mens football and hoops remarkably bad for a school this size

This made me laugh and cry at the same time! There really is a pro sports cabal in this town.

 

[disco]

If only Larry Ellison had directed a fraction of one of his billions to his Alma mater

Shad Khan could bankroll a team too for Illinois.

 

[nitramnaed]

In an article that they use words like "believe" and "learned" with no source and they're quoting that lard-ass Bulimia. OY!

 

[MGGopher]

I have it on a reliable source it’s considerably more. Not upper tier but at a solid level.

I tend to lean in that direction. MN has retained most of their high level talent the past few years while managing to attract some transfers which tells me their NIL is more than sufficient. Obviously the culture Fleck has built helps with that, but you can’t tell me that at least 1-2 guys like Perich, Taylor, Jackson, Ersery, Joyner, Lindenberg, etc. wouldn’t have bolted if MN was getting blown away in terms of NIL.

 

[GopherEnEspaña]

Lol. We are a huge school with wealthy alumni and for some reason there is a disconnect. We should be at least double of where Illinois is at. And for that matter we should be at least in the middle of the Big Ten.

We are a big school that doesn't care about football with wealthy alumni that don't care about football in a state that doesn't care about college football.

Many Gopher fans need to understand that these other big NIL schools are exceptions, not the rule, and that it's rare to have football-crazy donors throw millions at this.

That all being said, I hope I'm wrong in the next few years

 

[Laker]

Per Greder:

Over the previous two years, the Gophers’ name, image and likeness (NIL) funds have grown from next to nothing to tangible, but it is believed to still lag behind most of its Big Ten brethren. Minnesota’s football NIL total is approximately $2 to $2.5 million, the Pioneer Press learned during bowl week in North Carolina.

How the Gophers’ football program has been overachieving

The U’s NIL fund is roughly $2.5 million, so an 8-5 season can be considered a quality return on investment.

www.twincities.com

Go Gophers!!

By that standard if Minnesota spends 50 cents on NIL and wins 2 games (Rhode Island and Nevada) is not that a better return? Just asking for a friend.

 

[Pompous Elitist]

We are a big school that doesn't care about football with wealthy alumni that don't care about football in a state that doesn't care about college football.

Many Gopher fans need to understand that these other big NIL schools are exceptions, not the rule, and that it's rare to have football-crazy donors throw millions at this.

That all being said, I hope I'm wrong in the next few years

If Vikings fans could be made to understand they can possibly buy a championship…

 

[Great Plains Gopher]

Per Greder:

Over the previous two years, the Gophers’ name, image and likeness (NIL) funds have grown from next to nothing to tangible, but it is believed to still lag behind most of its Big Ten brethren. Minnesota’s football NIL total is approximately $2 to $2.5 million, the Pioneer Press learned during bowl week in North Carolina.

How the Gophers’ football program has been overachieving

The U’s NIL fund is roughly $2.5 million, so an 8-5 season can be considered a quality return on investment.

www.twincities.com

Go Gophers!!

CBS Sports reports that Duke is paying QB Darian Mensah $4 million a year on a two-year contract! This is all insane. Gophers could buy a QB for half a season with all their NIL funding together. NCAA has to get back into the courts and go all the way back to SCOTUS to return sanity to college sports (and maybe high school sports).

 

[Jack jones]

I see tOSU benefitted from the lack of Nil money at KSU? They (KSU) couldn’t afford both Avery Johnson and Will Howard. They close Johnson because he had/has 3 years of eligibility. Could this happen to our Gophers?

 

[ShushPush]

Decades of admin that mostly despises sports and the Minnesota Professional Sports Cabal
have kept Mens football and hoops remarkably bad for a school this size

Yeah, the NIL funds are puny compared to the annual giving to the endowment. Man, I have to tell you, that makes me happy.