Some interesting perspective on recruiting the elite athletes

[Jim Johnson]

Anonymous players asked about NIL and it's impact on signing with a school.

It was not "first" for any of the players -- but was second for a few.

The players were being offered eight or nine figures to pick a specific university.

Other comments about their recruiting period.

 

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Edited January 3, 2023 by Brad
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[puc86]

1 minute ago, Jim Johnson said:

Anonymous players asked about NIL and it's impact on signing with a school.

It was not "first" for any of the players -- but was second for a few.

The players were being offered eight or nine figures to pick a specific university.

Other comments about their recruiting period.

 

All-America recruiting confidential: Elite '23 prospects discuss NIL deals, photo shoots, best visits

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How much of a factor was NIL in the decision-making process? What advice would these prospects give players in the Class of 2024?

 

In America it is considered uncouth to say you did it for the money, a fair way to look at it is what percentage of a discount did you give a program for your number one thing vs your highest NIL offer. I would be shocked if it every creeps into the double digits.

[E.T.]

19 hours ago, Jim Johnson said:

Anonymous players asked about NIL and it's impact on signing with a school.

It was not "first" for any of the players -- but was second for a few.

The players were being offered eight or nine figures to pick a specific university.

Other comments about their recruiting period.

 

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$10,000,000 to $100,000,000 ?

[Jim Johnson]

Sorry @E.T. - typos happen. Did you read the article?

[E.T.]

29 minutes ago, Jim Johnson said:

Sorry @E.T. - typos happen. Did you read the article?

Nope . . . I trusted you Jim!

[GoBulls84]

On 1/3/2023 at 2:22 PM, Jim Johnson said:

Anonymous players asked about NIL and it's impact on signing with a school.

It was not "first" for any of the players -- but was second for a few.

The players were being offered eight or nine figures to pick a specific university.

Other comments about their recruiting period.

 

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It's easy for them to say NIL/money wasn't first on the list when they're being offered a lot by everybody. If I'm being recruited to Bama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, USC, etc., and the range of NIL money is anywhere from $850K to $2 million, I'm going to be doing fine financially at any one of those places. That leaves a lot of leeway to decide where you think you'd fit in more culturally and who would do the best job developing your talent for the next level (where the potential generational wealth lies).

I also think, even speaking anonymously, the kids are probably cognizant of what it would look like if they just outright said "Hell yeah, money was at the top of the list for me!"

[Outlaw]

Apparently the new IPF isn't enough to retain the best USF players from last year's offense Battie, Horn, and Weaver.

[Rex Havoc]

15 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

Apparently the new IPF isn't enough to retain the best USF players from last year's offense Battie, Horn, and Weaver.

It’s all about the $$$ now. 

[CycleBull]

5 hours ago, GoBulls84 said:

It's easy for them to say NIL/money wasn't first on the list when they're being offered a lot by everybody. If I'm being recruited to Bama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, USC, etc., and the range of NIL money is anywhere from $850K to $2 million, I'm going to be doing fine financially at any one of those places. That leaves a lot of leeway to decide where you think you'd fit in more culturally and who would do the best job developing your talent for the next level (where the potential generational wealth lies).

I also think, even speaking anonymously, the kids are probably cognizant of what it would look like if they just outright said "Hell yeah, money was at the top of the list for me!"

If these kids are smart they would invest their money and set themselves up for a fruitful retirement. I wonder if any of these kids are being preyed upon like NFL and basketball players.

[Rex Havoc]

10 minutes ago, CycleBull said:

If these kids are smart they would invest their money and set themselves up for a fruitful retirement. I wonder if any of these kids are being preyed upon like NFL and basketball players.

Whenever there is money involved there are people looking to get it. I’m sure some of the players are getting taken advantage of.