Can we change the name of”NIL” when it’s clear the “NIL” is really about fundraising to pay student athletes and nothing about name, image, likeness?
That or everyone needs to revert to what the NIL was intended for: student athletes being paid for their use in marketing (commercials, autograph sessions, video games, etc)
I liked JP’s comment on the 365 sports interview where he said coaches salaries were based on what money they could bring in. Maybe the same should be done for athletes: they can now get paid for endorsements. They can go out and seek their own supplemental income
Just my two cents. I’m sure it won’t go over well, but I just don’t like that idea of buying championships. It’s not a great model for Major League Baseball, and it’s not a great model for college sports. But I get that’s the current landscape and ISU has to do what it needs to do to be competitive. I just don’t like the model as a whole