Which was in the second part of my whole point. These kids can get paid now without having to deal with school. How many of these kids do you really think school is a priority for?
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illini80
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I heard he was there today, but never caught up to him. The PA announcer said he has an “interest” in beef cattle. Don’t know if that means he owns some or just likes to eat them. Lol.
We’re going to need some beef down low next year when Kofi is gone, but these guys look a little slow on their feet.
Some of the pun responses to this are hilarious. Must be loyalty posters.
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illini80
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Maybe, but taking a charge just got a lot more dangerous!
Thank you!!! I'm glad someone is showing common sense.
Just saying for projection purposes. If the class ends up being 5-6 they will add 3-4 more kids. I think 6 would be a bit extreme for 1 class and I'd expect if Belo goes pro they would look to add a veteran pg. Although in a world where ALL of the top priorities want to commit (Schutt, Whitmore, Huff, Corhen) I could see them taking 6. That, of course, is a pipe dream
that‘s a great point, thanks. I don’t think that’s exactly what I was getting at though. If I pay a woman for sex, a quim
pro quo if you will, I am engaging in commerce. If I do it in Illinois I’m also breaking the law. I’m thinking a booster buying a bunch of stuff in order to funnel money to a player might just may be construed as money laundering.
sacraig
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Perhaps before the NIL changes. Now it is completely legitimate (and in my opinion, justified) commerce.
These kids have a great talent. There's no reason they shouldn't be compensated somehow for it just like a computer science student could be while still in school.
sacraig
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Maybe you should steer clear of any more puns.
I know I’m the minority but I consider 4 free years of school quite the compensation package
Agreed....plus if things don't work out....if they want a 2nd opportunity in life, they might be interested in classes later when older.
sacraig
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The free market suggests that is a massive underpayment clearly. It was such a massive underpayment that people were willing to risk prosecution and/or loss of jobs to funnel money to these guys under the table.
Plenty of Computer Science students get full academic scholarships and they are still free to create start-up companies and make money using their talents. This is no different.
4 free years?...I believe JCL will be starting his 7th year...And now, on top of that, he'll probably be making a ton of NIL $ as the new "I've fallen and I can't get up" spokesperson.
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skyIdub
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You mean the public state school that we all pay taxes to fund? The same one that pays it's Chancellor and President half a million dollars per year?
Every public state funded school should be free to every American that wants to attend. Pay for your housing and food.
Public education should be free.
You want to pay $100K to go to ND or Dook.....Ivy league? Knock yourself and your parents bank accounts out.
We all wonder why we turn on the news and watch the ignorance that permeates our society now. We turned education in to a marketable product and public schools into corporations. As a country we gave up on educating the masses. /rant
To be fair, that had had way more to do with rich dudes trying to stay rich by winning by any means necessary. We have all seen Blue Chips
sacraig
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This could be the start of a great discussion, but probably not one relevant to this thread (or board).
illininutt
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2024 holds Illini offer:
illininutt
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Not to be confused with Bam Bam Bigalo
Uhh, no. Just because the state provides a service doesn't mean it should be free. Is public transportation free? Is the post office free? Is driving on the roads free? If you want to use a service that the state provides the users of the service should pay. Otherwise you get distorted markets where the government decides what is valued vs the people.
The taxes we pay don't come close to covering the cost of public higher education. Tuition, research dollars, donations and sales of goods and services pick up the rest. I believe the State of Illinois provides less than 15% of the revenue of the University of Illinois.
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
You missed my point I think. I'm aware of all of the things you mentioned. Higher public education in this country is a racket....not a service. Public transportation is free to a large portion of our society.
It was a /rant and I'm not going to derail the thread further. Apologies for the derail.
As mentioned prior it would be a very interesting discussion on a different forum.
Something something recruiting anyone?
It was a /rant and I'm not going to derail the thread further. Apologies for the derail.
As mentioned prior it would be a very interesting discussion on a different forum.
Something something recruiting anyone?
I think the state contribution is about 45%. Many of the accounting pages I've seen include what I would consider pass through money. e.g. McKinley fees that pay for McKinley are counted as both a revenue source and an expense. Similarly research income and expenses. If you pull these two items out, the state portion is ~45% of what remains (It comes in two parts: payments and appropriations.)
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BIG weekend coming:
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