What happens when a player can make more money in college

about those "proprietary algorithms" and their valuations.

But yeah the market is setting the rate and based on what we've heard three CUMBB players are dividing $2.4M in NIL this season, alone.

That's three marquis players at a middling ACC basketball program.

Imagine what Klubnik can command as CU's QB1 or someone like the Etienne kid at UGA.

And the really screwy thing is if I'm a CFB player, I'm thinking like a mercenary.

"That TD I just scored is worth X in NIL valuation ... so I'd better pop off my helmet and sprint to the 50 so e'erbody sees me," because it's suddenly all about my personal brand and not the team.

It's why UofSC has built an NIL program that leverages branding, social media, brand management, marketing, financial planning. Because these kids are all walking, talking, fully-functioning Don Kings.

It's all just so icky now.

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Brock Purdy is a Unicorn story, even moreso than Tom Brady. Brady was a sixth

Jan 21, 2024, 11:54 AM

round pick, Purdy was the ABSOLUTELY LAST PLAYER TAKEN IN THE DRAFT! Mr. Irrelevant, his ownself. He is the embodiment of what Dabo preaches, which is, be prepared for an opportunity that might not come, instead of just sitting around. Purdy made the team almost as an afterthought, and then literally every other QB on the roster got hurt. So, he got his chance, and obviously ran with it.

I unplug my nose in the general direction of those who want to refer to Brock Purdy as just a "game manager" at QB. EVERY successful QB is a game manager. They all work with the chess pieces at their disposal, and the ones who utilize those pieces the best have the most success.

Not that I am comparing Purdy to Joe Montana, but there were detractors around during Joe's time that referred to him as just a "system" quarterback, running the "West Coast Offense" . Again, another ridiculous statement. EVERY QB is a product of the system that they run. Some thrive within that system, and some fall flat on their faces. Success certainly does not come just because of the system, it requires individual talent.