I was having a discussion with a few fellow Rebs and the NIL topic is unavoidable at this point. While it's pure conjecture to think that we are at the top of the market (rumored to be nearly $10 million for Rashada to go to Miami and turned down $11 million to go to Florida), we just don't have any way to project that out.
1. Where does NIL go and how does it impact roster construction? Presumably you're not going to see teams stockpile blue chip quarterbacks in an environment in which the FMV is $10 million for a blue chip QB, that's pledges of $40 million for 4 QB's (!!). Furthermore, what we are seeing is a strange dynamic because the NIL "deal" isn't official until the player is enrolled and on campus. We haven't seen any issues arise due to liquidity issues for NIL collectives nor have we seen an athlete go back to the negotiating table as a sophomore after a breakout season or in the case a player is a bust. It's not the NFL in which guaranteed dollars are placed in escrow. The negotiation dynamic once on campus is not yet explored.
2. Rashada's attorney's comments regarding U. of Florida NIL Collective were interesting.. we could have player representation of high school prospects steering players away from difficult to deal with NIL collectives
2. Perhaps most applicable to Ole Miss (or every program that isn't dealing with a monopoly money NIL Collective), should * relatively * limited NIL funds not be applied to the transfer portal rather than HS prospects? While we all believe XYZ blue chip prospect will be a star, he remains an unknown commodity. On the contrary, a Zach Evans or Jordan Addison is a proven commodity. This could be an example of Ole Miss making it's NIL collective work smarter, not harder. Managing roster continuity may be more difficult via the portal, but you're getting players with a body of work and film evaluation from the staff. It's entirely possible Ole Miss is building a roster the right way for programs situated in a similar situation, opting for 50% HS prospects and 50% transfers. When NIL money isn't limitless, better to make those agreements with the proven commodity versus the unknown.
Unrelated, the air smelled a little better this morning after watching Ole Miss baseball win a national championship 🤣
1. Where does NIL go and how does it impact roster construction? Presumably you're not going to see teams stockpile blue chip quarterbacks in an environment in which the FMV is $10 million for a blue chip QB, that's pledges of $40 million for 4 QB's (!!). Furthermore, what we are seeing is a strange dynamic because the NIL "deal" isn't official until the player is enrolled and on campus. We haven't seen any issues arise due to liquidity issues for NIL collectives nor have we seen an athlete go back to the negotiating table as a sophomore after a breakout season or in the case a player is a bust. It's not the NFL in which guaranteed dollars are placed in escrow. The negotiation dynamic once on campus is not yet explored.
2. Rashada's attorney's comments regarding U. of Florida NIL Collective were interesting.. we could have player representation of high school prospects steering players away from difficult to deal with NIL collectives
2. Perhaps most applicable to Ole Miss (or every program that isn't dealing with a monopoly money NIL Collective), should * relatively * limited NIL funds not be applied to the transfer portal rather than HS prospects? While we all believe XYZ blue chip prospect will be a star, he remains an unknown commodity. On the contrary, a Zach Evans or Jordan Addison is a proven commodity. This could be an example of Ole Miss making it's NIL collective work smarter, not harder. Managing roster continuity may be more difficult via the portal, but you're getting players with a body of work and film evaluation from the staff. It's entirely possible Ole Miss is building a roster the right way for programs situated in a similar situation, opting for 50% HS prospects and 50% transfers. When NIL money isn't limitless, better to make those agreements with the proven commodity versus the unknown.
Unrelated, the air smelled a little better this morning after watching Ole Miss baseball win a national championship 🤣
