Iowa State AD on NIL Impact

[Bobby Burton]

He talks about $20mm being too much and the possibility of Iowa State becoming Northern Iowa.

Somewhat fascinating to me.

https://x.com/genetics56/status/1918764080170684448?s=46&t=ISjkoHkBIkXYXFbgvlDUoA
 

[Oldest Horn]

It’s a problem for many. But that’s why there’s FCS, D2 and D3. One of my sons played at a D3 school and had a blast. I don’t think they even charged admission. 

[Ace Recruiter]

It's a shame, but that's where the sport is headed. With all the Legal uncertainty who knows where we will land, but the sport will be structurally very different from its roots.

[thatdude2]

Do they have to pay players though? The can just suck and count their money, or am I off base with this one.

[Bobby Burton]

7 minutes ago, thatdude2 said:

Do they have to pay players though? The can just suck and count their money, or am I off base with this one.

That’s why they might go the way of Northern Iowa. It feels like they’re asking the state of Iowa to fund the NIL instead of the university. 

[Hashtag]

Tap into the crop lobby you poor schmucks

[THookem]

We are headed to a single league of 30-32 teams. 

[qaertyisthatdude]

Translation:  We can’t keep our 5-star culture going without a 5-star NIL budget.

[thatdude2]

2 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

That’s why they might go the way of Northern Iowa. It feels like they’re asking the state of Iowa to fund the NIL instead of the university. 

Would there be penalties from the Big 4 if one of their institutions chose not to play the NIL game, and basically have a roster full of D 2 guys. They’re cool with going 0 - 12, and collecting 30 - 50 million in television revenue?

[Hashtag]

1 hour ago, THookem said:

We are headed to a single league of 30-32 teams. 

It will be about 40-50 and will include basketball.

[Oldest Horn]

9 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

It will be about 40-50 and will include basketball.

I think we’re headed for different conferences in certain sports.

[BobInHouston]

3 hours ago, Hashtag said:

It will be about 40-50 and will include basketball.

Not sure about that. Thinking that basketball will include more schools. 

[BobInHouston]

6 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

That’s why they might go the way of Northern Iowa. It feels like they’re asking the state of Iowa to fund the NIL instead of the university. 

Iowa State should have been lobbying for collecting bargaining. That would have given them a chance. 

As it is, the SEC and Big Ten will choke them out.

To a certain extent, we’re headed toward a sorting out back to the way things were in the ‘60s, when many of the mid- and low majors now in D-I basketball played in the NAIA.

But the football change is what matters.