re: Saban speaking at the Texas HS Coaches Association Convention on NILs

Cash App is one of them.

Damn dude. Why would any of these be upsetting?

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Cash App is one of them.

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Yeah he has 1 tweet about CashApp and 17k followers. That’s several thousand dollars, not closer to 1 million.

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At this stage in his career Bo Nix is more marketable than Bryce Young.

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Except they are business people who understand projectability, and in 12 months (or 3 months, even) they are projecting that he won't be. They might be wrong, but it's pretty understandable. The same MLB teams lock under young players to long term deals at discounted rates. There's risk, but they deem it acceptable risk based on their expectations moving forward for the player.

I dunno about the actual numbers, but a talented QB who is about to be the starter at Alabama for 2 more seasons is about as riskless an investment as you can find in college football.

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Local business is going to be their bread and butter unless they reach Tim Tebow type recognition in college.

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I agree with this - along with business that is more involved in college sports for whatever reason (sporting goods, athletic apparel, etc).

Only super famous college athletes (of which there aren't all that many anymore because they don't stick around for 4-5 years) will be worth some sort of massive investment, and even then it's probably more geared towards getting them on your team before they reach the NFL.

I'll be more curious to see how things go in terms of deals with kids as almost initial deals that you hope to double up on once they reach the NFL.

I don't think there is any degree of certainty that NIL deals will be made public.

The reason many records of a public university are public is because the law provides that such records are public. However, it is also clear that many university records are not public, such as student records (health records, academic records, etc.)

The fact that a student-athlete with an NIL deal has to report it to the university does not automatically make it public record. The fact that NIL deals do not relate to any financial obligations or financial benefits of the university suggests that NIL deals might be private. The other key difference is that athletes are not public employees.

Maybe public records law is broad enough to include NIL deals reported to universities, but this is likely an open legal question that has not been answered yet.

A university can easily take the position that NIL deals are not public record and not subject to FOIA request until a court rules in the opposite.

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He's going to be the 3 year starter at the most high profile college football program ever. Ya, of course he's going to bank 7 figures. Imagine the local deals he'll get from boosters on top of his endorsement value.

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Not to mention the agents who will want to represent the potential first-round picks. I'm sure they will find ways to funnel money to potential clients.

Prove it.

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Bruce Young arriving for practice in the new Range

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How many times do you think LSU will lose to him?

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I wonder if this is what will ultimately push Saban to retire. He already quit the NFL because he didn’t like dealing with pro athletes and their egos. I can’t imagine him reacting positively to some player bitching he isn’t getting enough playing time to satisfy his advertisers.

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Fat chance. This is free marketing for Alabama Football and can do nothing but help recruiting nationwide. Coach even said Young has these endorsements because of the Bama brand and the more $$ these Bama players generate for themselves, the more it strengthens the brand in the eyes of future prospects.