comments about A&M, Alabama, OSU and others putting football ahead of academics, which isn't going to happen at ND. I respect that. My question is why do they need to be mutually exclusive?
ND looks primed to lose 3 5* recruits because of NIL payments "linked" to enrollment. My understanding is that none of the three would have been offered if they weren't "legitimate" students. If alumni and/or fans want to give $ to a kid to sign, why does the ND admin care? Obviously, any chance of going on probation needs to be avoided, but this is a non factor right now. Jack should have been out in front of this more aggressively. Apparently, ND is frowning upon any fan or alumni connecting with kids, and I'm just trying to understand the issue if the kids are committed to the education side of the equation.
By rules the school can't directly give money to athletes, make promises of money to athletes, or play the middle man (ie, go to a business and say 'we want you to offer such snd such recruit this much money to sign with us').
I think ND is playing by these rules and (correctly) telling kids that the NIL opportunity is equal or greater at ND compared to all other places, but they can't directly promise or imply specific dollar amounts to them. However they have a team at the school who's purpose is to help them maximize their NIL opportunities.
I think some (many) other places, who were already giving kids money under the table, are not playing by these rules and are flat out promising kids specific NIL deals or directing local businesses to give money to kids for picking their school.
So the two really don't have to be mutually exclusive, but when you're dealing with 16, 17 year olds (and their families specifically) money in hand rings more true than a truthful statement that their kid can make just as much in NIL if not more at ND. So unless you want us to break the rules, or unless it's enforced better on others, there will always be a disadvantage there. Marcus and co must work hard (within the rules) to explain to kids (and families) up that other schools will make promises that rules don't allow for, but encourage them that even though ND is following rules and not making these promises, there is MUCH money to be made under the ND umbrella.
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would seem to be the best hope, though it won't save this year's recruiting class, which desperately needs a strong season on the field.
Link: Senators Tuberville, Manchin working on bill to tackle NIL
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send money to kids.
players accepting those funds ineligible and, if the fans can be shown to be boosters. sanction the schools relevant schools? Alston would not apply.
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players, not even under color of NIL, how could that possibly be legal? When did the NCAA allow such payments?
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Most ND grads knew players and see them as fellow Domers... 5 stars included.
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Fr. Hesburgh told Ara the first time that he met him, that if if he cheats, he'll be gone by midnight. Do we want to lower ourselves to become a football factory that bribes players with money? What price glory? Not for me. Thank you.
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fair?
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