I said that they should have athletes from other sports in attendance.I didn’t answer your question about about athletes with large followings because I don’t follow or keep up with individual follows on accounts. Your comment that NIL needs to be focused on on football and basketball becuase they are visible is indicative of peoples misunderstanding of what NIL is. It is monetizing on their image. According to the linked article. Only four of the top 10 social media followings are females.AppStFan1 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:21 pmYou or someone brought up the fact we should be spending on sports outside of football or basketball. I asked you if you know of anyone in those other sports who has a huge following online or is a big name in their sport. I said that because I would think that businesses would be looking for someone with a big following and alumni would care about retaining major impact players beyond our normal giving.AppSt94 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:46 pmI’m not following you. When you speak about ROI, you seem to be flipping between what a business needs to see in return and championships for the school. Businesses that would invest aren’t going to make a decision based on whether or not the kid can bring an on field championship to the school. They want their investment back and hopefully a little profit.AppStFan1 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:07 pmI just said 20k because it is a small amount of money compared to what some are getting at P5 schools. My point is that I think this whole thing is tough because unless the athlete has a huge following or we are winning championships I don't see a big return on it to where businesses would want to do much.AppSt94 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:37 pmI seriously doubt that there are many, if any businesses in Boone that have a marketing budget that would allow them to spend $20k on a player. Regardless of their name, position, or popularity and expect a break even ROI. I try to hit up the Rivers St Ale House when I am in town because I like Justin and Jeff. I get the Joey wings because they are good, but I doubt they are selling enough of those to pay him that much.AppStFan1 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:01 pm
I get that but companies are dealing with inflation right now and I would imagine they would want to see an increase in business when they make a deal with one of our athletes to advertise or use in marketing in some way. I am genuinely asking this because I mainly pay attention to football, basketball, and baseball so I don't know. If we have a tennis, field hockey, golf, etc athlete that falls in the category I named I would like to see. So who do we have that I could give 20k or more to outside of football or basketball that has a big following or is breaking records that would give me a return on my investment if I am running a business? As an individual I am having enough trouble with inflation that it is hard to give money without a return on that investment like a championship.
I would be curious to hear how much Joey gets on those wings. Are the wings or him more expensive so he gets a cut or is the Ale House charging the same compared to the others and taking a lesser profit on them? If they are taking a lesser profit they probably quietly prefer people don't get them but offer that to support the team.
Joey is a really good player and I think there is a chance he can have a special season for us but I just think businesses will need to see a return on investment at some point.
Could you imagine how much Armanti would have made in 2006 and 2007 in Boone? I would have loved to have seen those numbers. There would have definitely been a return on that investment.
You did not name anyone so I am guessing we don't have anyone that would draw heavy NIL in those other sports. Correct?
I still can't get behind giving to a NIL collective in any sport outside of football or basketball because I don't see the publicity for those other sports big enough to make an investment worth it. I also have inflation to deal with and give all my extra money to the Yosef Club where I know my donation helps the athletics department so I know that instead of money benefiting just 1 or 2 athletes that I am benefiting them all.
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People wanting to endorse these kids want their message seen by as man people as possible. The other thing that gets lost in this is that athletes can’t get money for their likeness if they are representing the school. New rules have been introduced where a school can opt in to an internal program but half of that money had to go to female. My point is NIL is for all athletes to monetize their brand, not the school.