I hope we have the resources to make it happen.Reggie Love trade?
I hope we have the resources to make it happen.Reggie Love trade?
NCAA free agencyReggie Love trade?
that's a huge flippin' blow to PU
Purdue has been absolutely ravaged by the portal this year, on both sides of the ball. Makes one wonder. Is it Walters, the assistants, or just Purdue's NIL payroll?Reggie Love trade?
that's a huge flippin' blow to PU
From Texas, have to assume those schools will be offering much more than we can afford for the best OLB in the portalI hope we have the resources to make it happen.
Plus the head coach who recruited him and Louisville has not been shy in the portal.From Texas, have to assume those schools will be offering much more than we can afford for the best OLB in the portal
Purdue has been absolutely ravaged by the portal this year, on both sides of the ball. Makes one wonder. Is it Walters, the assistants, or just Purdue's NIL payroll?
Not an insider, but hearing from (PU grad) relatives that Purdue came up with a low six-figure NIL deal and another school or schools were coming in in the $500K+ range. So probably mostly the NIL reason.
If you were to estimate, what would you say the tiers in the B1G look like?Similar to Illinois NIL model. Illinois top players make 6 figures with our total NIL topping 2+ mil
$2million. For one year??? Wow. I thought it was around $250K.Everyone structures it differently. We like to spend more on player retention than let’s call it free agency. I would put us in the middle of the pack in terms of money we have to spend. Probably towards the top of the middle of the pack too if that makes sense. We won’t ever be OSU or Michigan to where if a player says they need 2 mil to come they can get it done no problem.
They can’t compete with a top 5 pick money wise but Harrison is a unique situation because he really does love Ohio state and wants to beat Michigan and win the CFP….so they could offer enough for him to entertain the idea of coming back. I still think he will go but it’s not as cut and dry as people think.$2 million is top QB money or someone like Harrison. Which is also why I laughed about the articles over the past month where folks are acting like Ohio State can make an NIL offer to Harrison that will match top-3 NFL draft money. For example, Will Anderson went 3rd overall last year and is going to make $35 million guaranteed over the length of his deal. If his 5th year option is picked up, that number will likely pass $50 million.
I would put us in the middle of the pack in terms of money we have to spend.
So the recent articles claiming Harrison was in the ~$20M NIL range are not credible. Good to know for those who're thinking $2M is bananas.They can’t compete with a top 5 pick money wise but Harrison is a unique situation because he really does love Ohio state and wants to beat Michigan and win the CFP….so they could offer enough for him to entertain the idea of coming back. I still think he will go but it’s not as cut and dry as people think.
Looks like Icon requires community service on part of the athlete. Is that how they all work at our competitors too (like Purdue or Wisconsin e.g.)? Are there any other options than Icon?My understanding is that the NIL amounts that a collective "guarantees" typically does not include endorsement $$ that a player can earn through his or his agent's own efforts (see: Shedeur Sanders, Caleb Williams). Extremely few guys build enough of a brand in HS/college for those dollars to be meaningful, but Marvin Harrison might be one of the few exceptions. That said, I still don't think that gets Harrison anywhere close to Top 5 Pick NFL money, and given the injury risk, I think that leaving that on the table for another year would be crazy.
As far as the seemingly weekly questions about "where do we rank in NIL resources?" I'll just say . . . this is an endless arms race and Icon sure could use everyone's help. https://www.iconforillini.com/
We operate like a top 10 program in basketballHow does this compare for us $$$ wise Vs everyone else in terms of Basketball program NIL? Same as Football...middle of the pack? Better? Worse?
If he goes number 1 over all his total contract will be around 45 millionSo the recent articles claiming Harrison was in the ~$20M NIL range are not credible. Good to know for those who're thinking $2M is bananas.
What's the best way for folks to contribute to our NIL? If we got a decent grassroots surge across our fanbase (even if just a one time $20), that could have a big impact and get us closer to the big spenders.
We operate like a top 10 program in basketball
They can’t compete with a top 5 pick money wise but Harrison is a unique situation because he really does love Ohio state and wants to beat Michigan and win the CFP….so they could offer enough for him to entertain the idea of coming back. I still think he will go but it’s not as cut and dry as people think.