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On a related tangent, is the number of good softball players continuing to grow? Sure seems like it. The ACC is now a force to be reckoned with where, before, it was just Florida State.
As a much as some rail against the TB model (for good reasons in some cases), the fact that players from all over the country can play against the top competition in the country has helped (along with better instruction, indoor facilities in cold places, etc) improve the overall quality of play.On a related tangent, is the number of good softball players continuing to grow? Sure seems like it. The ACC is now a force to be reckoned with where, before, it was just Florida State.
Colleges are losing their minds over NLI implications. The money has gotten very large very quickly and kids are flocking to the portal in hopes of getting rich.The NLI stuff is coming. I am far from an expert but I foresee teams securing team NLI’s where every player gets a part of the pot of money.
And boosters getting involved… How do you avoid that… SHOULD that be avoided? Idk.
The NCAA knew this was coming and never figured out a good way of handling it...go figure.Colleges are losing their minds over NLI implications. The money has gotten very large very quickly and kids are flocking to the portal in hopes of getting rich.
Nearly all of them will be disappointed but boosters are just straight up buying top recruits. There is also a fair amount of evidence that a few very well funded schools in large cities (cough cough LA) are actively working with local businesses to funnel money to top talent.
Getting these kids paid sounded like a great idea, but it seems likely that it is already going off the rails. Nearly every school hates it and I won't be surprised if there aren't restrictions placed on NLI deals in the near future.
I think Murph has said Bama softball players are getting NLI money as a team aside for player NIL deals.The NLI stuff is coming. I am far from an expert but I foresee teams securing team NLI’s where every player gets a part of the pot of money.
And boosters getting involved… How do you avoid that… SHOULD that be avoided? Idk.
There is also a fair amount of evidence that a few very well funded schools in large cities (cough cough LA) are actively working with local businesses to funnel money to top talent.