NIL Question or Opinion

[bwcoach]

Watching Cam Ward play when several of his top receivers are not. Have a lot of respect for him. My question would be does anyone else feel that players who opt out of the bowl games should pay back some of their NIL money? Or do they? Or is there a contract that states they don’t have to?

 

[Tammany Hall]

NIL cannot be tied to playing, only name image likeness.

It is mostly pay for play in practice, but contractually not allowed to be tied to playing.

TBD if the rev share contracts with the schools, which are for playing, include bowl games. I’d guess those do. Could change things next year for some players, though for high end draft picks probably not.

 

[OpenWheels]

NIL cannot be tied to playing, only name image likeness.

It is mostly pay for play in practice, but contractually not allowed to be tied to playing.

TBD if the rev share contracts with the schools, which are for playing, include bowl games. I’d guess those do. Could change things next year for some players, though for high end draft picks probably not.

Well, many say extra for staying to play in the postseason instead of portaling is being paid. What's the difference to withholding some amount to be paid only if you stay? It affects public perception and your marketing value.

 

[Tammany Hall]

Well, many say extra for staying to play in the postseason instead of portaling is being paid. What's the difference to withholding some amount to be paid only if you stay? It affects public perception and your marketing value.

I'm just noting how NIL works.

Personally, I think players that play in the bowls should get paid for the game and those who don't, don't get paid for the game.

 

[OpenWheels]

I'm just noting how NIL works.

Personally, I think players that play in the bowls should get more money than those who don't.

I'm saying if they are getting around pay for play, in order to get people to stay, how is it any more difficult to not renew the contract if they don't stay? Seems like exactly the same thing.

I guess not done that way now. But seems like all sorts of close loophole clauses like that may be attempted in the future.
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[Tammany Hall]

I'm saying if they are getting around pay for play, in order to get people to stay, how is it any more difficult to not renew the contract if they don't stay? Seems like exactly the same thing.

I guess not done that way now. But seems like all sorts of close loophole clauses like that may be attempted in the future.
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I don't know. I think it's easier to give them extra to stick around for the bowl vs. withholding until they play in the bowl.

 

[bwcoach]

NIL cannot be tied to playing, only name image likeness.

It is mostly pay for play in practice, but contractually not allowed to be tied to playing.

TBD if the rev share contracts with the schools, which are for playing, include bowl games. I’d guess those do. Could change things next year for some players, though for high end draft picks probably not.

Thanks.

 

[iueyedoc99]

Watching Cam Ward play when several of his top receivers are not. Have a lot of respect for him. My question would be does anyone else feel that players who opt out of the bowl games should pay back some of their NIL money? Or do they? Or is there a contract that states they don’t have to?

Do I “feel” that? Totally. Is that legal? No.

IU paid a player who left the team before the season even started.

 

[Euro]

What a sad state of affairs college football has become reading this thread

 

[bwcoach]

I take the respect for Ward back. Got the record and let his team lose sitting out the second half.