Who could have seen this coming????!!!!! /sPretty much was my response as well … Of course not to him …
This is a VERY big booster … He and his family really support the athletic program …
He really likes Bret though … That’s a positive …
Sure, when it was like a quiz or something. Then you learn not to do it when the stakes are small so you know better when something big is in the line, in this case NIL money, etc.
They had one...he stayed in the draft which shocked pretty much everyone
I realize money makes the world go around and I've had to bite my tongue on more than one occassion to keep the revenue coming in... But F**k this a**hole!
Yeah boosters have too much control now it sounds like
I guess the question is… why did Skyy still get paid? Seems to me like any endorsement contract worth its salt, which these agreements are, would be contingent on the players actually, you know… playing. Whoever drew up Skyy’s contract had better not draw up any more.
Boosters having this much control is definitely a big negative of NIL. Id like to know what this guys reaction was when Skyy became available last year. Did Brad lead the way in the let’s get this Skyy kid or did people tell him he had to go after a prospect like that from his own state? If it’s the latter I’d understand the stubbornness more if you’re getting blamed for the kid leaving that other people told you to get. If it’s the former then he definitely deserves the blame. Either way it sounds like dealing with boosters in the NIL era is a nightmare cuz anything that goes wrong is so much worse cuz ppl are losing money from it.I realize money makes the world go around and I've had to bite my tongue on more than one occassion to keep the revenue coming in.. But F**k this a**hole!
He's coming off as an entitled prick who thinks recruiting and coaching is his area of expertise. Don't want to donate anymore? Then DON'T. Guess what... the only reason this douche has connections to the program is because of his money. If he didn't have that he'd just be lamenting his frustrations on a message board. I'm sure he's not in the inner circle because of his winning personality.
Yeah is there some rule against that? Seems pretty obvious I’d think some rich guy would know to have some kind of clause in there
NIL is phenomenal. Transfer rules are a mess.
Boosters always had control.
Agreed but I have a hard time believing Skyy got bad still without playing a minute after January. Sounds like a contract that needs modified.
I always suspected that Skyy’s NIL contract ended the moment Illinois’ season was over, thus why he Tweeted his decision to enter the portal within a minute after the Illini lost to Arkansas.
I don't agree with this at all, and to me it shines the spotlight on the major problem with NIL. College sports are now professional teams, but somebody else has to pay your players for you. It's ridiculous. Now I may be a hundredaire, but even I don't like wasting my quarters and dimes. If I'm paying your payroll, voluntarily, and I'm not getting a return, why would I keep volunteering to pay you?
Could this apply to CoHawk since we didnt get a pg this summer yet?
I am sure BU did all he could have done to get Ray J but sometimes that is not enough. Maybe Dennis did not want to be scoring option number three. After all, he waited until Shannon and Hawkins confirmed they were coming back and then he announced for Baylor. He might have been fine being option two but not three. Just like anyone else, the kid is going to do what he thinks is best for him and his future.
I think that's what @Indy Illini Fan was alluding to with the booster who mentioned he was paying for a guy to sit half the season.
Yes… I can say those things. Brad probably can’t.
