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Topic: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL

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Mdot21

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Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« on: December 06, 2021, 06:46:07 PM »
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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2021, 07:01:30 PM »
Quote from: Mdot21 on December 06, 2021, 06:46:07 PM
And so it begins....

https://www.si.com/college/texas/news/texas-longhorns-offensive-line-horns-with-hearts-paid-hookem
It's already begun.  Texas is actually late to the party compared to lots of other schools.

One interesting wrinkle with this, though, is that the o-line granting their NIL rights will be used for charitable fundraising.  
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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2021, 07:05:29 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on December 06, 2021, 07:01:30 PM
It's already begun.  Texas is actually late to the party compared to lots of other schools.

One interesting wrinkle with this, though, is that the o-line granting their NIL rights will be used for charitable fundraising. 
haven't heard of a school setting up an NIL program for it's players. 

I thought it was more or less players securing the deals on their own, like the Ewers kid who got $1.4 mil NIL deal or Bryce Young who got like $1 mil in NIL deals.
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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2021, 07:08:47 PM »
Quote from: Mdot21 on December 06, 2021, 07:05:29 PM
haven't heard of a school setting up an NIL program for it's players.

I thought it was more or less players securing the deals on their own, like the Ewers kid who got $1.4 mil NIL deal or Bryce Young who got like $1 mil in NIL deals.
The school isn't doing it. The school can't do it.

Groups of boosters are doing it.

Other booster groups at other schools have already done this, I'll see if I can find any of the articles that were coming out last summer about it all.
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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2021, 07:20:37 PM »
Quote from: Mdot21 on December 06, 2021, 07:05:29 PM
haven't heard of a school setting up an NIL program for it's players.

I thought it was more or less players securing the deals on their own, like the Ewers kid who got $1.4 mil NIL deal or Bryce Young who got like $1 mil in NIL deals.
But anyway, I do think it's a pretty slick application of the new capabilities.  It sets up as a baseline for players, and then of course if they are able to negotiate anything personally on top of that, like Ewers and Bryce Young have, they're free to do that.  And the really cool thing is they'll be raising money for the charities of their choice.
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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2021, 07:25:59 PM »
Soon some rich old widows will be buying themselves cabana boys form the end of the depth chart. 
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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2021, 07:28:22 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on December 06, 2021, 07:25:59 PM
Soon some rich old widows will be buying themselves cabana boys form the end of the depth chart.
Probably not the best investment lol... Nerds are probably cheaper.



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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2021, 07:28:35 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on December 06, 2021, 07:25:59 PM
Soon some rich old widows will be buying themselves cabana boys form the end of the depth chart.
I actually figured that would be one of the first things to happen and I'm surprised we haven't heard of it yet.
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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2021, 08:13:43 PM »
why is UT only doing this for OL

theres plenty of other positions this would benefit
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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2021, 08:37:56 PM »
Quote from: longhorn320 on December 06, 2021, 08:13:43 PM
why is UT only doing this for OL

theres plenty of other positions this would benefit
Again, it's not UT.  UT, as a school, isn't allowed to do anything.  The rules forbid it.

This is one group of boosters that put together a program for o-line because they believe it is a critical need for the football team.

There's actually another group that is doing something similar for the tight ends.  And another group setting up broad opportunities for every scholarship athlete in every sport.
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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2021, 08:43:46 PM »
weve created a monster

I wonder what the NFL owners think of this
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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2021, 09:11:44 PM »
Quote from: longhorn320 on December 06, 2021, 08:43:46 PM
weve created a monster

I wonder what the NFL owners think of this
I wonder when we're gonna see the first player choose to return to school because he knows he'll get drafted to a terrible team and he's making enough in NIL to wait to go pro another year?

Or a player who is projected to a middle-late round from a smaller school where they're an established star and the NIL money is enough that they stay another year rather than go into the league and risk getting cut preseason?
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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2021, 09:52:22 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on December 06, 2021, 09:11:44 PM
I wonder when we're gonna see the first player choose to return to school because he knows he'll get drafted to a terrible team and he's making enough in NIL to wait to go pro another year?

Or a player who is projected to a middle-late round from a smaller school where they're an established star and the NIL money is enough that they stay another year rather than go into the league and risk getting cut preseason?
Ha! Now you're talking. I'd love to see someone offer Aidan Hutchinson like $2-3 million to get a COVID waiver and comeback for 2022. Where is billionaire Michigan booster Stephen Ross when you need him? Playing for Michigan has to beat the hell out of playing for the Detroit Lions. 
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Re: Texas Longhorns paying their OL's $50k/yr through NIL
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2021, 01:35:31 PM »
how is this good for the college sport again?  no i get how it is great for the players getting the money.

when will the first player to say " hey I'm taking a private jet to the road games to sign autographs for my sponsor, I'll catch you at the team dinner at the hotel"
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