NIL Thread

[Mason2006Patriot]

This season, we were 2025 A-10 Regular season champs, made it to the NIT, and had 27 wins, so please donate money to the NIL fund!

We need to donate for the amazing job Tony Skinn did this season and also so we can get some big time transfers in the off-season!

Donate here: https://t.co/ddzeLrlL9T

 

[ProfessorCFK]

This season, we were 2025 A-10 Regular season champs, made it to the NIT, and had 27 wins, so please donate money to the NIL fund!

We need to donate for the amazing job Tony Skinn did this season and also so we can get some big time transfers in the off-season!

Donate here: https://t.co/ddzeLrlL9T

Advisory board still Ronnie, Malik, etc? Gotta get that website updated if they plan on getting people to donate!

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

Advisory board still Ronnie, Malik, etc? Gotta get that website updated if they plan on getting people to donate!

Aren’t we dancing in the in between land right now and once we opt in, nil collectives fizzle?

 

[Dawgs99]

NIL will operate in the same way, just no direct payments to players.....the school will directly pay the players thru the rev share agreement.

 

[Patriot8]

NIL will operate in the same way, just no direct payments to players.....the school will directly pay the players thru the rev share agreement.

Collectives will still be able to deal with players directly.

 

[Dawgs99]

Its the collectives that wont be able to directly pay the players though correct? Isn't that why there will be rev sharing? Collectives will just be there to help facilitate true NIL deals....?

 

[gmubrian]

Its the collectives that wont be able to directly pay the players though correct? Isn't that why there will be rev sharing? Collectives will just be there to help facilitate true NIL deals....?

There is no restriction on the collectives on paying the players directly. The change is that NIL deals will have be more "true NIL" deals. There will be some sort of NCAA mandatory auditing of the deals (which I predict will set the NCAA up for it's next loss of a future lawsuit when they, effectively, try to say some player is getting paid more than they are worth).

 

[Pablo]

First Four's St. Francis moving to D-III in 2026

Citing changes in the national landscape, and a week after a First Four loss in the NCAA tournament, Saint Francis (PA) announced a move to Division III in 2026.

www.espn.com

"Last week, Saint Francis was on the wrong end of a thriller when Alabama State's Amarr Knox's game winner knocked the Red Flash out of the NCAA tournament.

That First Four game might have been Saint Francis' last as a Division I program.

More than a week after that loss, Saint Francis announced Tuesday that it will move its athletics programs to the Division III level in 2026.

'This was not an easy nor a quick decision for the Board of Trustees,' Rev. Joseph Lehman, the school's chairman, said in a statement. 'The governance associated with intercollegiate athletics has always been complicated and is only growing in complexity based on realities like the transfer portal, pay-for-play, and other shifts that move athletics away from love of the game. For that reason, as a Board, we aim to best provide resources and support to our student-athletes in this changing environment that aligns with our mission, Catholic institution, and our community's expectations.'"

"The school will move all sports to Division III next year. Its statement cited 'changes' in the national landscape. The NIL demands and forthcoming revenue-share model could prompt more schools to make the same decision.

Hartford reached the NCAA tournament in 2021 but then later announced that it would reclassify to Division III."

 

[GMUgemini]

Yes, I imagine more schools will wind up going this route. I think it’ll be even worse if the new roster limits are enacted (2 extra spots per team in basketball, 10 million in football). It’ll make roster construction really hard to stay competitive at the D1 level.

 

[gmubrian]

Yes, I imagine more schools will wind up going this route.

I agree 100%. Any school that can't afford to opt in to the House Settlement which means you will be paying back damages as part of the settlement will, effectively, be choosing to leave D1. Add on the cost of revenue share and there will be a lot of athletic departments that can't afford to stay in D1.

I think it’ll be even worse if the new roster limits are enacted (2 extra spots per team in basketball, 10 million in football). It’ll make roster construction really hard to stay competitive at the D1 level.

I don't follow this part of your post. I am only asking about the basketball part, as I know nothing about the football side of things. Currently you can have 13 scholarship players and up to 15 people on your roster. Under the the settlement it will just be limited to 15 roster spots. You can give them all scholarships, but you don't HAVE to provide for all (or any) of those 15. You can revenue share whatever amount limited by your max and as low as zero for any roster spot. You don't have to fill all 15. You could choose to have only 10 and save that scholarship money for more revenue share, next year, etc.

That seems much more flexible to me. What do you see as making roster construction "really hard" or harder than it is now?

 

[jruby]

What isn't clear is the major loop holes? If schools just pay NIL money and don't actually give scholarships they don't have to match women to men at all anymore. How is that going to shake out? Is there any clarity to that? Some women's sports generate money though..... I'm just curious how its all going to go with the ability to by pass having to actually fund women's sports if there's no scholarships given.

 

[GSII]

Imagine only 50 programs in DI basketball. Then the Sec can pat itself on the back.

What isn't clear is the major loop holes? If schools just pay NIL money and don't actually give scholarships they don't have to match women to men at all anymore. How is that going to shake out? Is there any clarity to that? Some women's sports generate money though..... I'm just curious how its all going to go with the ability to by pass having to actually fund women's sports if there's no scholarships given.

They aren't matching now. 70% is going to football.

 

[jruby]

Imagine only 50 programs in DI basketball. Then the Sec can pat itself on the back.

They aren't matching now. 70% is going to football.

They still have to match scholarships, if they just do away with scholarships though that’s the loop hole. Just pay men and then they don’t have to actually fund women’s programs at all. Given nature of topic I know it’s a tricky situation and bordering on politics but it is a question are some schools just going to drop women’s sports all together to put more money into men’s sports?