MikeyGriz said:Should anyone be surprised? This is probably just the first public acknowledgement that this is going on.
Do any UM student athletes have NIL contracts? I would doubt if NIL agreements impact Big Sky Conference student athletes to any degree.GrizBaba said:MikeyGriz said:Should anyone be surprised? This is probably just the first public acknowledgement that this is going on.
Nail on the head. Perhaps even another nail in the coffin.
Spanky2 said:Do any UM student athletes have NIL contracts? I would doubt if NIL agreements impact Big Sky Conference student athletes to any degree.GrizBaba said:Nail on the head. Perhaps even another nail in the coffin.
fanofzoo said:Spanky2 said:Do any UM student athletes have NIL contracts? I would doubt if NIL agreements impact Big Sky Conference student athletes to any degree.
Not yet, wait for it, it's coming.
We’ll, that’s somewhat surprising. Are there agents contacting UM student-athletes? Do you know the approximate size of the Akem contract?mtgrizrule said:fanofzoo said:Not yet, wait for it, it's coming.
Yes they can and do. Akem had 1, maybe more. I know of 1 with a watch company.
I think Lucas Johnson has arrangements within music.
I'm hoping Huot does terrific. Him with Huhot would be terrific. Ditto Justin Ford with Ford.
Most any college town has businesses capable of offering NIL contracts. The difference, in my view, is the number of quality athletes that might be deserving of a contract as compared to athletes at an ACC or SEC school.717s7e said:Shouldn't high school athletes have the same right to benefit from NIL? Whatever legal principles apply at the collegiate level must also apply at the high school level. Could lead to a few dominant high school teams with the rest being "farm schools."
At the collegiate level, combine NIL with the transfer portal, and "no penalty" transfers, I don't see how small communities like Missoula without a strong economic base can compete.
I wouldn't want to be Travis trying to recruit against Sac State or Weber. It is now simply a bidding war.
Spanky2 said:Most any college town has businesses capable of offering NIL contracts. The difference, in my view, is the number of quality athletes that might be deserving of a contract as compared to athletes at an ACC or SEC school.717s7e said:Shouldn't high school athletes have the same right to benefit from NIL? Whatever legal principles apply at the collegiate level must also apply at the high school level. Could lead to a few dominant high school teams with the rest being "farm schools."
At the collegiate level, combine NIL with the transfer portal, and "no penalty" transfers, I don't see how small communities like Missoula without a strong economic base can compete.
I wouldn't want to be Travis trying to recruit against Sac State or Weber. It is now simply a bidding war.
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