Nbd just the co-founder of the world's most iconic apparel company and the designer of all the best Jordan's signing an Oregon Duck
Thibodeaux is both an amazing football player and has the personality/intelligence to be a star if he stays healthy, he should make himself a ton of money outside of football
I've seen "distance was a factor" on here for a while. What is the origin story of that? Something a 'croot said?
Was a running joke for a long time on how we were always a recruits favorite school but didn’t commit because they lived to far from Eugene. This sentiment was distilled down to a running joke among us ducks as distance was a factor.
Every 5* 2008-2012 recruit from Florida, Georgia or Texas would have gone to Oregon but for that damn distance.
I don’t speak for herb.burdette but I don’t think that was his point at all. I took it to be an observation/concern that the magnitude of the paychecks these kids receive may be dramatically higher than when herb waited tables or when I worked the pool grill at the country club that one summer. These kids could be looking at 5 and 6 figure compensation models, and if they are paid as contractors there will be no tax withholding. I hope there is some framework in place to protect and advise these athletes about how taxes work and what they need to do to protect themselves, but I have a feeling we will see stories of kids getting in trouble. I’m guessing this will fall to schools/ADs. None of the above should be construed as an argument against NIL.
Oh I agree and getting a 1099 is certainly different than W2. Actors who make a lot of money quickly have this happen too. Im sure the universities will have a staff member to help with this. At least they should. If I was an AD at a school this would be a priority.
This really puts the NCAA in an interesting position. Boosters can openly take advantage of paying players now, and nobody is going to take the NCAA’s side if they try to act. They’ve lost too much clout with the media and general public at this point.
I like the idea of a car dealer giving a player a car for some commercials or something. I think one thing that may happen is some players will be underpaid for their endorsements. Like here is 1000 bucks for something that their time and likeness to endorse would be worth more. I haven’t read the rules, but can these players have representation like an agent or manager?
well that’s a plus. Some of these agents are sharks, but at least someone is protecting the athletes value and making sure they maximize their earnings.
These players just need to set up LLCs and elect to be taxed as S-Corps like every other normal American.
Read this morning that Bama has hired a financial advisor for student athletes. I’m sure most if not all universities will do the same. You can use ours or get your own, but at least someone is there.
Yes, I have been in favor of an Olympic model of amateurism since O’Bannon filed suit a decade ago. The only point on this tax discussion is that it has potential to trip up a lot of athletes who aren’t going to save the cash when tax comes due.
Pete Rose spent jail time for failure to disclose autograph income. Lindsay Vonn had the IRS file a seven figure tax lien against her. It’s going to happen to some of these kids. That is literally the only point raised.
could definitely be. Just know I saw a list that had rattler, the twins from Fresno, Olivia dunne, and Paige bueckers all over 250k followers
Holder U - Just ordered my hoodie and a football signed by Will and Drew Swinney. Figured I'd help them cash in on some NIL money. https://theplayerstrunk.com/collections/swinney-brothers
Lol for those that don’t know, this place plays the national anthem every day at Noon and the whole restaurant (staff and patrons) stand and salute the flag waving on the televisions.
I fucking love Burks. Didn’t do any camps before coming to Ark to help his ranking, and is just an unreal talent perfectly content with fishing and hunting and playing football.
It’s a company founded by a bunch of former military members who clearly are proud of the fact they served. Not sure why that’s something that should be mocked, but do you.
LeBron James is going to have a career earning of a $1Billion at the end of this year. $700million OFF THE COURT. No better place to brand yourself than Cleveland State University. #GoVikings
The white supremacy website is paying these guys $10,000? They better get that cash up front and call them out for their shittiness.
thats quite a generalization of a small subsection of the website like basing all of TMB based on the Game of Thrones board. Do we all like shitty scifi fanfiction??
TexAgs encourages literal Nazis to post on their website. Fuck that website and fuck you for defending them in two different threads.