NIL - Name, Image, Likeness

[Da Coach]

Here is an interesting development- A quarterback who was recruited by Florida is now suing the head football coach and a prominent booster because he claims he was promised $14 million in NIL money which never materialized- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/...ail-rcna153466

[bradleyfan124]

Here is an interesting development- A quarterback who was recruited by Florida is now suing the head football coach and a prominent booster because he claims he was promised $14 million in NIL money which never materialized- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/...ail-rcna153466

I want to say to the big boys. You asked for money to get above everybody else now you have a whole set of new problems. Now you better come up with the money or they are going to come after you...

[Da Coach]

Listen to Illinois head coach Brad Underwood talk about how he was able to land 5-star recruit Will Riley in late June after he thought his donors had "run out of money" for NIL deals after landing a bunch of other 2024 recruits and transfers who got huge NIL deals. - https://x.com/Recru1t1ng_Guru/status...33382009163904

Underwood-
"I thought they (big money donors) had run out of money, but they came up with money for Will Riley. I don't know how how much, but we're talking hundreds of thousands needed.... People came through, and we're not talking about small donors here, we're talking about big time... talking about billionaires".

Must be nice to have billionaire boosters. And Underwood claims he doesn't know how much money the boosters are paying Riley, but that is BS. I am sure he knows exactly what he's getting.

Anyone know any billionaire Bradley boosters we can tap into?
Maybe if a previous administration hadn't pi$$ed off big money donors like the Puterbaugh family, the Markin family, Robert Turner, Brian McGough, and others, we'd have a lot more NIL dough.

[molar50]

I agree with everything, except Markin went thru a divorce and lost 50% of his assets after a 15 year marriage. The couple was building a bigger mansion on the coast of Palm Beach, Florida and never moved into the property. The divorce case was listed as the record for the amount of money awarded for a divorce in Palm Beach, at that time, about 110 million. David was president of the US Tennis Association. It was later reported that he also lost money invested with Bernie Madoff. The tennis courts at Bradley and the Markin Student Recreation Center are named for his contributions. At one time, it was rumored that he was going to donate money for an indoor tennis facility. Maybe he should have had a prenup agreement to the marriage.

[Da Coach]

Molar, that is why I said "Markin family". I was referring to his family after he died, and not David Markin himself. Yes, he was very generous and donated many millions of dollars to his alma mater, Bradley, which he loved, including an $8 million donation for the Markin Recreation Center. Then, just a year after David died in 2013, Joann Glasser and Mike Cross made the decision to drop David's beloved men's tennis program after 93 years. The Markin family (wife and children) were very upset and pleaded with the administration to reverse their decision, but they flatly refused. Bradley has never received another dollar from the Markins.

I find it interesting that the Bradley web page about the Markin Center no longer even mentions David Markin's $8 million gift to help build the facility. - https://www.bradley.edu/campuslife/c...lities/markin/

[molar50]

Uggh. Joann continues to still upset me. Thanks for the info.

[yoda]

One more note-
the Markin donation was not only pledged but also fully given to Bradley and the Markin Center already under construction & fully funded BEFORE Joanne Glasser arrived at Bradley - but that didn’t stop her from repeatedly claiming it was her doing & she took credit for it.
It opened in 2008 but not one penny of the donations or costs of the Markin Center was accomplished by Glasser.
Not saying Glasser didn't bring in some donations, but gotta remember that directly due to her, there were also tens of MILLIONS in donations that were already pledged, but were withdrawn and lost solely due to her (Turner, Puterbaugh, Hersey, McGough, and many more)- which offset virtually all of what she brought in.

[Da Coach]

She also took credit for the 2008 fundraising campaign that became known as the Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance, and eventually raised $161 million, including a $30 million donation from Caterpillar. However, the $30 million Caterpillar donation, along with much of the remaining total were pledged before she was hired. Previous President, David Broski, was able to secure the Caterpillar donation, and several other large donations before he left in 2007.

[yoda]

Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team voted 13-2 to form a union. It’s getting more interesting. I think collective bargaining will eventually be in place for college basketball and football

Just like clockwork, as soon as they allow their players to become a union, then they have created a monster
and will regret it. Now it will head to court- https://www.ottumwacourier.com/sport...d2734bdc1.html

[Da Coach]

Interesting NIL story- Florida State football was ranked # 10 in the preseason, but has fallen out of the Top 25 after 2 straight losses to start the season.
They have one of the largest NIL budgets in college sports at an estimated $12 million - https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/574...m-budget-2024/

[basketball nut]

Interesting NIL story- Florida State football was ranked # 10 in the preseason, but has fallen out of the Top 25 after 2 straight losses to start the season.
They have one of the largest NIL budgets in college sports at an estimated $12 million - https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/574...m-budget-2024/

12 million is nothing compared to Ohio States 20 plus million. Day even admits that he told the boosters he needed a minimum of 20 million in order to compete for national championships but more importantly he needed that much to make sure they could beat Michigan. They raised the money in a matter of weeks.
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[Da Coach]

Here is another case of a disgruntled player (football quarterback) who isn't getting the amount of NIL money he was expecting, so after 3 games, he is refusing to play any more this season, taking a redshirt year, and apparently planning on transferring. - https://x.com/GaryParrishCBS/status/1838807631319667151

[basketball nut]

Here is another case of a disgruntled player (football quarterback) who isn't getting the amount of NIL money he was expecting, so after 3 games, he is refusing to play any more this season, taking a redshirt year, and apparently planning on transferring. - https://x.com/GaryParrishCBS/status/1838807631319667151

This becoming a joke. They get free education and then complain because they don't get paid what they think they should.

[Tommy]

This becoming a joke. They get free education and then complain because they don't get paid what they think they should.

If the decision was made based on the NIL money he'd be getting and the promises made were not kept, I don't see how that's on the student. This is just one of the many issues with having a 3rd party involved with paying the players. If they are going to treat these kids like professionals, then it should be handled contractually between the university and the student, just like all other professional deals are made.

[Da Coach]

Btw, did anyone see what his stats are through the 3 games he's played?
UNLV is 3-0, but his QB stats are not very good.