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The Bradley players are doing better than what the above lists for "mid major". They are more in line with the Group of 5, A-10, WCC.
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Yes, good to hear!Originally posted by Old Coach View Post
I was referring to the kind of money shown in the 2nd image that Bradley transfer portal players like Rienk Mast and Terry Roberts were offered at the Power 5 programs they went to. Both of those guys fell somewhere between the bottom of the 2nd category (Top 25 transfers) and the top to middle of the 3rd category (Top 50 transfers).
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Finnish column detailing how Ville's student visa prohibited him from earning hardly anything from NIL-
may explain why he wasn't too excited to stay for his extra 5th year
so, if 3 of our best players left with NIL issues on their minds, can someone tell me again how NIL is helping to keep our players here?Comment
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Tomorrow is Ville's birthday. Happy 23rd birthday, Ville!Comment
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I don't see how claiming 3 players left due to NIL deal issues is a clear statement of what happened this post season. Both Ville and Mast were graduates, it is unlikely they would have stayed either way. That only leaves Montgomery, and even the best programs had a kid or two leave for seemingly greener pastures this year.Originally posted by yoda View PostFinnish column detailing how Ville's student visa prohibited him from earning hardly anything from NIL-
may explain why he wasn't too excited to stay for his extra 5th year
so, if 3 of our best players left with NIL issues on their minds, can someone tell me again how NIL is helping to keep our players here?Thinking is the hardest work, that is why so few people do it. -Henry Ford
Yeah...I've been in college for a while now and I'm pretty sure that awesomest is not a word. -Andrew E.Comment
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If true, I don't understand how this didn't effect Mast in the same way. Maybe a difference between Finland versus Netherlands student visa rules? And I agree with Stryker that both Mast and Ville were pretty much expected to leave since they did their part and graduated. We also significantly upgraded Montgomery's position, in my opinion, so good riddance. If he didn't want to be here then show him the door. HOTB is working for us more times than not.Originally posted by yoda View PostFinnish column detailing how Ville's student visa prohibited him from earning hardly anything from NIL-
may explain why he wasn't too excited to stay for his extra 5th year
so, if 3 of our best players left with NIL issues on their minds, can someone tell me again how NIL is helping to keep our players here?The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies... - John Walter WaylandComment
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Read the stories on Kentucky’s Oscar Tsheibwe - the big schools with big money donors find a way- he got a $2 mil package on the same visaComment
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The Oscar Tsheibwe story is much different. Calipari arranged for the team to take a preseason trip to the Bahamas, and while there he did ads, signed cards and merchandise, and other endorsements and made $500,000 in NIL money for the 1 week the team was there. It was all legal, because his restrictive US visa did not apply in the Bahamas.Originally posted by yoda View Post
The articles point out he could not have been paid for NIL deals while in the US-
“He can’t do this stuff in the States,” said Calipari.
According to Tucker in the week the team will be in the Bahamas, Oscar is looking to make $500,000.
https://www.aseaofblue.com/2022/8/10...ws-uk-wildcats
https://www.si.com/college/2022/08/1...amas-nil-dealsComment
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The article doesn’t say that at all. It directly quotes Ville as saying he was ready to give his all to a professional career in basketball along with playing for the national team year round.Originally posted by yoda View PostFinnish column detailing how Ville's student visa prohibited him from earning hardly anything from NIL-
may explain why he wasn't too excited to stay for his extra 5th year
so, if 3 of our best players left with NIL issues on their minds, can someone tell me again how NIL is helping to keep our players here?
All the foreign guys at Bradley have been able to earn NIL dollars. Home of the Brave has some of the best immigration attorneys in the country.Comment
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I disagree - the entire point of the article was to CONTRAST how one NCAA athlete earned $183,000 (and some earned millions)
while specifically naming Ville as missing out on most of those opportunities...and now that he is playing pro he does have those chances.
"Ville.... was not directly upset by the ban on sponsorship contracts due to his student visa.
Tahvanainen's sports scholarship covered all study, sports, and living expenses, which was enough
for a player who dreams of becoming a professional basketball player.
Bradley University is also not part of the five biggest conferences in college sports, where there is much more money moving around.
"We are not talking about such big money, but I can believe that there are really big differences in bigger schools. Some players get a lot of money and others get almost nothing," says Tahvanainen in an interview at Urhea Hall in Helsinki.
It also says he is now free to make money on sponsorships, where he wasn't before...
He was happy to have the scholarship because the ban on sponsorships obviously hurt his chances at NIL money
"(Ville) is also interested in sponsor collaborations, if a suitable company can be found.
In European professional fields, (Ville) is no longer restricted by US visa rules ... collaborations such as NIL agreements are possible.
some college athletes are speaking out, they think it's unfair-
https://reason.com/2023/04/03/foreig...to-visa-rules/Comment
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Nice article by Dave Eminian on NIL and how Bradley and MVC teams deal with the "agents" and the money being thrown at players. It looks like it's a free article-
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if it was free it does not appear to be any longerComment
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Yahoo News picked up the column, so it is free there-Originally posted by KillerB View Post
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