"That wedding ring could feed a lot of hungry children if we sold it"
"That Venti Latte cost as much as 2 months of food for a starving child in Africa"
"That wedding ring could feed a lot of hungry children if we sold it"
maybe some heavyweight will front load the collective with $5 Mil or something. I saw in the twitter comments that there is some thought it could be tax deductible in some fashion (filtering through charities, who then hire the athletes to promote). If that is actually feasible, I could justify (with my wife) making annual donations to this.
Here's an abbreviated version (snippets) of something I posted a few days ago after working with somebody involved in the process. Big disclaimer that these were his early projections with not a lot of precedent to go off of and could end up wildly different.
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Total collective amount = 500K to 600K per year
- Small Tier Donors = 1,000 donors at average of $200 per year
- Mid Tier Donors = 25 donors at average of $5,000 per year
- High Tier Donors = 5-8 donors at average of $25,000 per year
- Max Donors = 2 donors at $100,000 per year
Direct NIL donations = 200K to 500K per year
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Based on people he’s talked to at Michigan State, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas State, Kansas, Northwestern, and Iowa, our projected collective amount (plus high dollar one offs) would be less than half of just the minimum collective projections of any of those competitors (many haven't found the need yet for a collective based on high-roller donors being more than enough). Then, each of those schools has high-roller donors that would cumulatively donate directly at roughly $1.5 to $5 million annually. (Iowa being on the low end of that group)
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For context, he’s seeing NIL figures ranging from 50-200K for a mid 3-star recruit to 750K for a mid 4-star recruit, and over 1-1.5mil for a 5-star recruit in the transfer portal. Football is heating up to the point that anybody in the Top 150-350 is demanding 75K to 125K or more, with Top 100 to 150 now reaching 500K right out of HS.
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$200 buys me 1 racing tire
$5000 buys me a new set of racing shocks
$25000 buys me a new race engine
$100000 buys me a new a new completely race ready car
So I guess I'm out too
I'm with you but explain to me who the high roller donors are at Kansas State? They are not brimming with state of the art facilities in Manhattan, KS. And Northwestern likely has wealthy alums but they have never dumped cash into their AD. To say we are at half of Kansas State seems absurd.
I'm right there with you. I don't have nearly the interest in sports that I used to have. Saying that, I will probably contribute, so that grandkids can get excited about ISU sports and follow a hopefully competitive team.I don't see a huge distinction between putting $200 to the AD vs putting $200 to this fund. 6 of 1, as they say.
I don't love it either, and I am not sure I will donate, or even continue in the NCC or buying season tix. But that has more to do with my sports interest waning as I age, than another $200 annual. Every year I care a little less about sports in general.
Your wife isn't wrong, but that logic could be applied to 90% of the things people buy. Tell her that, I'm sure she'll come around.
Those were just the averages, they're going to accept any amounts.
Like Netflix for Cyclone football.I expected there to be some sort of subscription amount that would give the supporter access to certain events, Zooms with athletes etc. So while they will take a one-time $10 donation, the $200/year level is in the $15-20 a month range for a subscription. Do you think this is right?
Please point out these stupid takes.
Wish they would do something similar to that. Be like a gym membership you never use. You have the option of recurring payment for amount you chose. Just taken out during each month if you don’t want to do one lump sum. That way they continue to have money flowing in each month.I expected there to be some sort of subscription amount that would give the supporter access to certain events, Zooms with athletes etc. So while they will take a one-time $10 donation, the $200/year level is in the $15-20 a month range for a subscription. Do you think this is right?
I don't know for sure, but I can't imagine they wouldn't be considering a subscription option, it just makes too much sense.Wish they would do something similar to that. Be like a gym membership you never use. You have the option of recurring payment for amount you chose. Just taken out during each month if you don’t want to do one lump sum. That way they continue to have money flowing in each month.
OK, Bye.If those numbers are anywhere close to accurate, I'm out. It was fun while it lasted. 130 years is a pretty good run. This is about as far from Jack Trice as one can get.
Lazard has to be there too. Bridget Carleton maybe? Kene NwangwuGreatest ambassadors for ISU athletics right now that also have the largest audience and could help the "collective"
Haliburton
Breece Hall
Brock Purdy
Niang
Monte
Matt Thomas
Coach Mac
Hornacek?
So this is going to be like, a few elites asking a lot of poors for money situation? Cool.
Geoffrey is still hanging around and is a good dude.Greatest ambassadors for ISU athletics right now that also have the largest audience and could help the "collective"
Haliburton
Breece Hall
Brock Purdy
Niang
Monte
Matt Thomas
Coach Mac
Hornacek?
Yes 1200 dollars is typically what makes someone go from poor to not poor.That’s it. Although someone that spends over $100 a month on alcohol and drugs likely wouldn’t be poor if they didn’t spend said money on alcohol and drugs.
Yes 1200 dollars is typically what makes someone go from poor to not poor.