re: NIL Question Re: our AD

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So tired of reading this complete falsehood being bandied about. HY is not "fighting against NIL" like you keep spouting, and I've already corrected you once but here goes the full story for anyone willing to read:

Hunter Yurachek is one of about a dozen SEC athletic directors and head coaches - including Nick Saban and SEC Commissioner himself Greg Sankey - that have formed a group going to Washington to talk to lawmakers about regulating NIL in college athletics. Up to this point it has been entirely unregulated since it's inception a couple years ago (think Texas aTm signing HS players to ludicrous contracts before they've ever even played a down).

The groups entire point is that A) high school players that have never played a down of college football should not make more money than veterans on the team - and B) it should not be more lucrative for certain players to stay in college over trying to reach the next level. In particular, B is happening all over the country and it's not good for the individual football programs, NCAA football, or the NFL.

We have a perfect example on our roster right this moment - KJ Jefferson. I have no doubt that if Pittman were to still be here next year, KJ would too with his final year out of 6 YEARS of eligibility. He might still hang around even if Pittman is gone, simply because he's making more money here than he would at the next level. These SEC members are arguing that this is not how it should work.

The dozen SEC members talking to Congress want to regulate NIL and put caps on the amount an individual player can make per season, whereas no caps exist now.

Let's use KJ for an example. Right now it's been said he makes about $1 million per year in NIL deals, BY FAR more than anyone else on our roster and a huge chunk percentage-wise of our total NIL available money. He's already signed these deals and presumably they'd be available to him next year if/when he comes back as well.

Well, let's say NIL is finally regulated and the maximum amount any individual player can make is $250,000 per season. First of all, this gives a much bigger incentive to try your hardest to make it to the next level. Second, whereas ONE KJ Jefferson was making $1 mil per year, we can now sign 4 different top players to max deals - 4 top players we want to retain from entering the portal or entice to come here. Is ONE KJ Jefferson worth 4 top players when we have a capable younger player right behind him?

It's bad for the program and bad for the sport. It's bad for the younger players that deserve their opportunity to make NIL deals as well. You could have one KJ here for his 3rd year of taking up a large chunk of the NIL money, or you could have 4 top players with max NIL deals in his place. He isn't worth that, and it hurts players like Criswell and Singleton as well.

We, as Arkansas fans, should WANT NIL regulated as much or more than anyone. How many times has it been said amongst us and all over the SEC boards that "NIL is ruining college football"?

Now you have about a dozen SEC bigwigs stepping up to fix it, including our very own AD Yurachek, and all you hear is this stupid shite from Arkansas fans "Hunter is fighting against NIL hurrrdurrrr! He doesn't have what it takes to be a big-time football AD hurrr!"

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