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I guess this goes here:
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Nick Saban: Bryce Young approaching $1 million in NIL deals

Alabama's quarterback has not yet started a game but has earned "ungodly" revenue in endorsements, Saban said.
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Benevolent Dictator's edit: This is worthy of its own thread. No need for being in generic NIL mega thread
 
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haha, that's awesome. Good for him
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I've been pretty cynical about a lot of the NIL stuff and I've been pretty clear on my stance that for the vast majority of FBS players the NIL money is really going to be insignificant.

To give an example, my city has South Alabama football. You could put players on a billboard but no one would even know who they are. The local weatherman is better known. So if those guys are getting money it's pretty much just boosters.

Having said that, there has always been the college superstar types and those guys can fetch large sums. Tebow would have been a multi-millionaire while in college. I certainly hope Alabama has things setup so the top Alabama players are raking in the cash. This can only help attract talent.
 
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I wonder if 7 figures will be enough to convince some top players to play their senior years.
 
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Coach dropping this amazing figure has to turn a lot of heads toward Tuscaloosa. We'll be seeing the same thing at the top schools for top players on both sides of the ball.

For me more interesting than the $$$ in these deals is what contingencies do they have to protect the player and the sponsor? There's lots of risk both ways.

For example:
  • what happens to the deal if a player gets a season/career ending injury?
  • Get's covid?
  • assaults his girlfriend? or an elderly lady?
  • Gets a DUI/drug bust?
  • Gets tired of playing?
  • Wins the heisman?
  • Breaks SEC/NCAA/position records?
  • Drops in the depth chart from starter to has-been?
  • Gets in a coach's doghouse?
  • Arrested for stealing crab legs or laptops?
  • Is expelled (or about to be)?
  • goes from zero to hero by midseason? or vice versa
  • etc?
Typical athlete and entertainer endorsement deals have a lot of clauses and legal structures and caveats (or should). My take on what I'm seeing with a lot of NILs is pretty haphazard and ad hoc agreements. I'm sure that will change for the more highly compensated guys like Bryce, but the $100/$1000 deals could get interesting, as well. What's the reputational effect on both sides?

I think if this works out the way it should, we could see really good college players stick with college instead of leaving early because they make more in college than they ever would in the pros. Just a hunch.
 
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BamaNation said:
Typical athlete and entertainer endorsement deals have a lot of clauses and legal structures and caveats (or should). My take on what I'm seeing with a lot of NILs is pretty haphazard and ad hoc agreements. I'm sure that will change for the more highly compensated guys like Bryce, but the $100/$1000 deals could get interesting, as well. What's the reputational effect on both sides?
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My interpretation is we are going to see two types of NIL deals. One is a more legitimate version of the booster activity, the money to entice a player, the money in fast food bags, the $100 handshakes. This can be paid out via NIL deals like the weird one where two Texas A&M players make 10 grand each for an interview. Man, no one is playing relatively unimportant A&M players ten grand for an interview other than a booster doing his thing. I do wonder how those deals are structured but I think it's more like a booster wants to pay the players and any business as a front will do. This is way more legitimate than how they used to do it, so I doubt they really care beyond the fact that now they can actually advertise their actions.

In the case of a player like Bryce, I'd imagine this would be more like the big boys moving in. If for instance I'm Nike, the potential to wrap up a star early does hold very real value. Not just short term, for instance selling Bryce Young Alabama jerseys, but the idea that you're developing a potential long term relationship with someone. I think Bryce has to look like a pretty safe investment to them and I imagine they do have a lot of legalese in there.
 
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At this point it's caveat emptor, I suppose. My guess is NIL will be increasingly regulated as time goes on to weed out the more cynical parties who are using it to buy players for their favorite teams.


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Coach dropping this amazing figure has to turn a lot of heads toward Tuscaloosa. We'll be seeing the same thing at the top schools for top players on both sides of the ball.

For me more interesting than the $$$ in these deals is what contingencies do they have to protect the player and the sponsor? There's lots of risk both ways.

For example:
  • what happens to the deal if a player gets a season/career ending injury?
  • Get's covid?
  • assaults his girlfriend? or an elderly lady?
  • Gets a DUI/drug bust?
  • Gets tired of playing?
  • Wins the heisman?
  • Breaks SEC/NCAA/position records?
  • Drops in the depth chart from starter to has-been?
  • Gets in a coach's doghouse?
  • Arrested for stealing crab legs or laptops?
  • Is expelled (or about to be)?
  • goes from zero to hero by midseason? or vice versa
  • etc?
Typical athlete and entertainer endorsement deals have a lot of clauses and legal structures and caveats (or should). My take on what I'm seeing with a lot of NILs is pretty haphazard and ad hoc agreements. I'm sure that will change for the more highly compensated guys like Bryce, but the $100/$1000 deals could get interesting, as well. What's the reputational effect on both sides?

I think if this works out the way it should, we could see really good college players stick with college instead of leaving early because they make more in college than they ever would in the pros. Just a hunch.
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KrAzY3 said:
I've been pretty cynical about a lot of the NIL stuff and I've been pretty clear on my stance that for the vast majority of FBS players the NIL money is really going to be insignificant.

To give an example, my city has South Alabama football. You could put players on a billboard but no one would even know who they are. The local weatherman is better known. So if those guys are getting money it's pretty much just boosters.

Having said that, there has always been the college superstar types and those guys can fetch large sums. Tebow would have been a multi-millionaire while in college. I certainly hope Alabama has things setup so the top Alabama players are raking in the cash. This can only help attract talent.
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Starting quarterback for the Crimson Tide just picked up even more fringe benefits. Dude is making more money than some backups in the NFL and he’s had zero meaningful playing time.
 
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Lane Kiffin was surprised by this question and blown away by it at SEC Mdia Days! ‘Never started a game and at a million dollars, wow’ His reaction was priceless. Still commenting about it two questions later, he said ‘Wow, a million dollars. He don’t need to play against us then! ‘
 
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KrAzY3 said:
My interpretation is we are going to see two types of NIL deals. One is a more legitimate version of the booster activity, the money to entice a player, the money in fast food bags, the $100 handshakes. This can be paid out via NIL deals like the weird one where two Texas A&M players make 10 grand each for an interview. Man, no one is playing relatively unimportant A&M players ten grand for an interview other than a booster doing his thing. I do wonder how those deals are structured but I think it's more like a booster wants to pay the players and any business as a front will do. This is way more legitimate than how they used to do it, so I doubt they really care beyond the fact that now they can actually advertise their actions.

In the case of a player like Bryce, I'd imagine this would be more like the big boys moving in. If for instance I'm Nike, the potential to wrap up a star early does hold very real value. Not just short term, for instance selling Bryce Young Alabama jerseys, but the idea that you're developing a potential long term relationship with someone. I think Bryce has to look like a pretty safe investment to them and I imagine they do have a lot of legalese in there.
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the jersey issue is probably going to be still too complicated to get done. There are a lot of strings attached and Alabama probably is going to no go it.

But I’m sure the top athletes will do something for Nike.
 
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