Stryker
New member
Concur, it is not. Academic eligibility is not a thing anymore. Especially not when every athlete has a one-on-one tutor available at anytime.
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The NIL system
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Concur, it is not. Academic eligibility is not a thing anymore. Especially not when every athlete has a one-on-one tutor available at anytime.
Steve Zalutsky
New member
I just joined the Bradley Collective and donated 10$. It does upset me that all the big $$$$ schools have all the advantages in securing top talent players! I just hope my donation means something because at the very least, I want Bradley to have as much of a competitive team on the floor each year that our Collective makes possible! I hope others donate a little something or more! Once again, I hope these donations make a difference!!!!!
Good job SZ. I agree, anyone who can afford a little, please donate or buy some of the authorized merchandise.
I have donated a couple times, and hope to continue.
Here is the main website- https://hotbrave.com/
To donate- https://hotbrave.com/pages/donate-now
Merchandise- https://hotbrave.com/collections (new players are not available yet)
Landof10thcoaches
Member
Why not have something set up for home games donating money for the NIL ? Not everyone can donate lots of money but some people might throw some money at games. Hold raffle tickets for season tickets, win a car or trip to in season tournament and MVC tournament.
A good article by CBS Sports Matt Norlander on the craziness of NIL- https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...g-hits-unthinkable-levels-of-financial-chaos/
Stryker
New member
Good article. Reportedly with the transfer of Robert Wright III from Baylor to BYU, BYU has $8,000,000 tied up in two new player transfers this year.
I expect things to get even crazier. It is no longer about being a blue blood. Shelton Henderson, a 5-star recruit, just de-committed from Duke. Similarly, Acaden Lewis, 7th ranked pt guard, de-committed from Kentucky.
Schools with one mega donor or an extremely loaded collective and really pushing their weight around. Things are going to explode IMO.
Tommy
Well-known member
Great article, Coach.
Reading this: A role player on a mid-major that failed to make the NCAA Tournament will be paid at least $1 million next season. That's where we're at in college hoops. It's just one amazing story out of hundreds being swapped across the sport these days.
makes me understand why CD would leave. We won't be able to maintain any decent player if they have an opportunity to make that kind of cash.
Also interesting to see the top tier NIL money schools ($10M and up, which is insane). Not the list I would have guessed:
Reading this: A role player on a mid-major that failed to make the NCAA Tournament will be paid at least $1 million next season. That's where we're at in college hoops. It's just one amazing story out of hundreds being swapped across the sport these days.
makes me understand why CD would leave. We won't be able to maintain any decent player if they have an opportunity to make that kind of cash.
Also interesting to see the top tier NIL money schools ($10M and up, which is insane). Not the list I would have guessed:
- Arkansas
- BYU
- Duke
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisville
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- St. John's
- Texas Tech
Tommy
Well-known member
A role player on a mid-major that failed to make the NCAA Tournament will be paid at least $1 million next season.
If this information is true, what hope is there for a school like BU maintaining any of it's players that get substantial playing time in the future? Is this going to be the end of mid-major basketball?
If this information is true, what hope is there for a school like BU maintaining any of it's players that get substantial playing time in the future? Is this going to be the end of mid-major basketball?
Stryker
New member
Yes. It is the end. It is just taking a few years to play out before us. Many have not recognized it yet.
FWIW- my story --
I called the very first week that the Bradley "Collective" (HOTB) was first announced, literally within hours after the first word of it,
and I asked if I could join and contribute. I mistakenly figured they might want a 40+ year seasonticket holder that's gone to more
Bradley games than all but a handful of other people, and who has been at the highest level of donor support for decades.
But to my surprise, they said they had filled their allotment of members and were not going to take any more.
That stunned me, made it sound like it was an exclusive club only for the "elect" who wanted to schmooze with the team & staff,
something I actually had no interest in myself - I just wanted to help Bradley compete at the highest level.
So, I guess if they don't want my donations, then I will use it to pay my hefty maintenance.
houstonbrave
Member
yoda- I believe they limited the number the first year but do not any longer. I don’t know the reason but they were very much trying to figure out how it all worked in the early days. So, I personally give them the benefit of the doubt. They are working hard.
Former Illinois, LSU, and Arizona State player, Adam Miller, who averaged 9.8 ppg as a 5th year senior this past season at Arizona State, is being offered $1 million NIL by Illinois, and they are not the highest bidders. - https://x.com/Recru1t1ng_Guru/status/1913389776197103680
This was inevitable... the NCAA has no interest in regulating or policing NIL payments to athletes, nor do they want to fight the continuing lawsuits. So today, the NCAA Board of Directors took the first step toward allowing schools to simply pay the athletes directly - https://www.espn.com/college-sports...poses-new-rules-allow-direct-payments-players
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors on Monday proposed deleting 153 longstanding rules from its handbook, a move that will allow schools to share financial benefits directly with players -- an expected step towards a new era of amateurism in college athletics, but one that remains contingent upon the approval of the House settlement.
NCAA board members met for about four hours on Monday and emerged with nine major proposed legislative changes, including permission for schools to provide direct financial payments to players, including for use of their NIL.
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors on Monday proposed deleting 153 longstanding rules from its handbook, a move that will allow schools to share financial benefits directly with players -- an expected step towards a new era of amateurism in college athletics, but one that remains contingent upon the approval of the House settlement.
NCAA board members met for about four hours on Monday and emerged with nine major proposed legislative changes, including permission for schools to provide direct financial payments to players, including for use of their NIL.