FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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Duff & I have gone back & forth on the NIL & transfer portal phenomenon sweeping NCAA athletics recently. LSU just won the Women's Basketball Championship with a roster made up of mostly transfer portal players.
I have done some reading but still don't truly grasp NIL. Here is the Reader's Digest version of what I found. A player can have a NIL agent to find opportunities. The opportunities can be anything from doing a social media paid post for a local business to doing a national ad campaign for a major brand, think Olivia Dunne of LSU gymnastics or Paige Beuckers of UConn Women's basketball. There can also be appearance and speaking fees. This could be something like speaking in front of the Chamber of Commerce of the city your host university is located in or the booster club of your university. I believe the Gopher O Line made appearances for a local BBQ restaurant in the summer of 2022 if memory serves me right. The best player on a terrible Gopher's men's basketball team is transferring to The Ohio State University for what a local sportscaster reported to be a mid-six figure NIL package.

NIL, in my opinion, has forever change the college athletics landscape.

Here's a question to ponder, will NIL trickle down to D3 or has it already? Feel free to discuss.

Yeah, the NIL business (and portal too) are just making a mess of college athletics, IMHO.  Hate them both.

Here's a link to information about what Wisconsin is doing. There's a lot there, if you have time you might find it interesting. Not sure it makes the big picture any clearer, but its a window into what goes on.  Some of these kids have a price for making a social media post or sending a personal greeting to someone (like a happy birthday) and on and on, up to being a spokesperson or some such. Scroll down a ways and click on YouDub Marketplace.  It takes you to a "page" where each athlete has a list of what they do and for how much. Click on an athlete's picture to see the "menu". I think its sad, actually, but it is what it is. Welcome to the 21st century.

https://opendorse.com/wisconsin-badgers

One thing that's kind of fun about this is that my daughter attends Madison and has a couple friends on the football team and I could pay them a few $$$ to send her a birthday greeting!

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Did Duffman turn on the AC yesterday 

[SagatagSam]

My house was probably one of the first ones out yesterday. It got up to 90 degrees here in Sioux Falls. There was no way we could have kept the air off.

[DuffMan]

Did Duffman turn on the AC yesterday 

Oh, hell no!  In fact, I made snide comments about my neighbors who had theirs on.  It felt great with the windows open and the the ceiling fans on.

[OzJohnnie]

Did Duffman turn on the AC yesterday 

Oh, hell no!  In fact, I made snide comments about my neighbors who had theirs on.  It felt great with the windows open and the the ceiling fans on.

[Pat Coleman]

Did Duffman turn on the AC yesterday 

Oh, hell no!  In fact, I made snide comments about my neighbors who had theirs on.  It felt great with the windows open and the the ceiling fans on.

My house did not. I turned on the AC.

[DuffMan]

Out of Collegeville: 11 Johnnies Named to NFF's Hampshire Honor Society

Of note, of the 11 honorees, five intend to return thanks to the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Erik Bjork (LB), Joe Jaeger (OL), Sam Lewison (LB), Joe Rossebo (LB), and Nick VanErp (WR).

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Did Duffman turn on the AC yesterday 

Oh, hell no!  In fact, I made snide comments about my neighbors who had theirs on.  It felt great with the windows open and the the ceiling fans on.

Lord of the Manor!!!

[carletonknights]

Out of Collegeville: 11 Johnnies Named to NFF's Hampshire Honor Society

Of note, of the 11 honorees, five intend to return thanks to the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Erik Bjork (LB), Joe Jaeger (OL), Sam Lewison (LB), Joe Rossebo (LB), and Nick VanErp (WR).

"To qualify, student-athletes must be [...] in one's last year of eligibility"

[DuffMan]

Master of my domain!

[DuffMan]

"To qualify, student-athletes must be [...] in one's last year of eligibility"

They've obviously made exceptions for COVID waivers.

[carletonknights]

"To qualify, student-athletes must be [...] in one's last year of eligibility"

They've obviously made exceptions for COVID waivers.

I guess it is not so obvious to me. When I look at Carleton's winners this year, they are either fifth year seniors who took advantage of the extra year or some 4th years who I know are not planning on returning. Presumably none of the fifth years made it last year with their classmates because they were planning on using their COVID waiver. A current 4th year who I know is otherwise eligible to make the list but did not is returning and will likely make it next year.

Then again, the NFF isn't keeping tabs on the MIAC for violating eligibility requirements so sure, maybe they are coming back

[DuffMan]

Why don't you go ahead an report them, then?  By putting it in a press release, SJU sure isn't trying to hide it.

[carletonknights]

Didn't realize this was a sensitive issue for you 

[DuffMan]

Didn't realize this was a sensitive issue for you 

You appear to be the one that is bothered by it.  I was just sharing a press release, and you implied that SJU is violating the eligibility requirements.