Fowler Ave NIL has been great lately

[jmbull]

I wish one of our local pro teams would do this for us. 

[hm101]

Never heard of Orlando Sports Club or whatever. 

[Outlaw]

22 minutes ago, hm101 said:

Never heard of Orlando Sports Club or whatever. 

[BigSteve]

I‘m not impressed by Fowler Ave.  I wrote them an email with some questions and no response.  I am ready to give $100/month but I need some communication and assurance.

No one seems to have numbers to share.

[flsportsfan83]

9 hours ago, BigSteve said:

I‘m not impressed by Fowler Ave.  I wrote them an email with some questions and no response.  I am ready to give $100/month but I need some communication and assurance.

No one seems to have numbers to share.

thats a red flag. Maybe I need to look into if my monthly donation needs to go elsewhere. 

[John Lewis]

1 hour ago, flsportsfan83 said:

Maybe I need to look into if my monthly donation needs to go elsewhere. 

Let me know when you're ready

[BigSteve]

3 hours ago, flsportsfan83 said:

thats a red flag. Maybe I need to look into if my monthly donation needs to go elsewhere. 

I thought I’d get a quick response.  Maybe they’re getting so much money that they don’t need mine.

[olafberserker]

2 hours ago, BigSteve said:

I thought I’d get a quick response.  Maybe they’re getting so much money that they don’t need mine.

[hm101]

On 4/23/2024 at 10:27 PM, BigSteve said:

I‘m not impressed by Fowler Ave.  I wrote them an email with some questions and no response.  I am ready to give $100/month but I need some communication and assurance.

No one seems to have numbers to share.

Remember this is comp to the students, there's some degree of privacy on the part of the students and teams as a whole. I don't have numbers but I know the NIL has absolutely made a difference and allowed us to keep/recruit some recognizable names that will help us win

 

[USF_Bullsharks]

On 4/23/2024 at 8:54 PM, jmbull said:

I wish one of our local pro teams would do this for us. 

This is still a risk/reward game - the economics must work for both sides. Orlando FC is averaging ~19k fans per game in a 25k seat stadium. They have the ability to offer rev share splits to c for whatever payout - to the collective, to the school, etc, to boost attendance. 

The Lightning do not have empty seats (although I would expect Vinik to 100% be on board with something like this). The Bucs haven't either, but that could be slowly changing as the Brady/Super Bowl fever wears off. The Rays could do this today, and I expect as USF continues to increase support/momentum/media coverage, the Rays could very well be interested. Stu poses other difficulties - his heart isn't in Tampa Bay at all.