A New Type of NIL

[ShockTalk]

Beakers to Iowa State? I wouldn’t have known. It should startle the powers-that-be that this former rabid sports fan in Kansas has literally not watched a second of live action of “The Flagship” this season…and have had very limited doses of watching highlights.

If you hate the state of college basketball or college athletics in general, that’s how you fix it. You don’t even acknowledge that it exists. At some point, the TV money will dry up.

Granted, this next part is fictitious, but I always wondered why Rudy’s dad only watched Notre Dame football. He scoffed at the notion of checking on a Purdue game at halftime. Now, in my advanced years, I understand it. I pretty much only care about the Broncos, the Yankees, and any WSU team.

The Yankees????

[ShockBand]

Beakers to Iowa State? I wouldn’t have known. It should startle the powers-that-be that this former rabid sports fan in Kansas has literally not watched a second of live action of “The Flagship” this season…and have had very limited doses of watching highlights.

If you hate the state of college basketball or college athletics in general, that’s how you fix it. You don’t even acknowledge that it exists. At some point, the TV money will dry up.

Granted, this next part is fictitious, but I always wondered why Rudy’s dad only watched Notre Dame football. He scoffed at the notion of checking on a Purdue game at halftime. Now, in my advanced years, I understand it. I pretty much only care about the Broncos, the Yankees, and any WSU team.

Even as much as I am NOT a beaker fan, in the past I would catch enough coverage via local sports coverage and social media posts to at least know a few names of players on the beaker squad. Other than Hunter Whatshisname (Dickinson? Davidson? Douchebagson?) I don't think I could name a single player.

[WuShock Reaper]

Xavier Lucas leaving school for Miami without entering transfer portal in a groundbreaking move

https://sports.yahoo.com/former-wisconsin-db-xavier-lucas-leaving-school-for-miami-without-entering-transfer-portal-in-a-groundbreaking-move-222228590.html

By Ross Dellenger, Senior College Football Reporter
Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 4:26 PM CST

"NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the midst of the annual NCAA convention, and in a potential precedent-setting move, a football player is transferring to another institution without entering the transfer portal and after signing a revenue-sharing contract with his previous school...."

Screw NCAA rules.
Screw your portal.
Screw the fact that I signed a contract.
I'm going to do whatever the hell I want to do.

[ShockTalk]

Xavier Lucas leaving school for Miami without entering transfer portal in a groundbreaking move

https://sports.yahoo.com/former-wisconsin-db-xavier-lucas-leaving-school-for-miami-without-entering-transfer-portal-in-a-groundbreaking-move-222228590.html

By Ross Dellenger, Senior College Football Reporter
Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 4:26 PM CST

"NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the midst of the annual NCAA convention, and in a potential precedent-setting move, a football player is transferring to another institution without entering the transfer portal and after signing a revenue-sharing contract with his previous school...."

Screw NCAA rules.
Screw your portal.
Screw the fact that I signed a contract.
I'm going to do whatever the hell I want to do.

No surprise that it's Miami that's involved.

[Kung Wu]

In a sane world this would never stand up. Larry's NIL has nothing to do with Betsy's NIL. We do not live in a sane world though, so ...?

[WuShock16]

The Yankees????

Yeah, I got that fandom from my mom. And I was rooting for them in the late 80s and early 90s before they got really good.

I mean, I get it. The fanbase as a whole is incredibly annoying. But I was drawn to the mythical history of the Yankees as a kid, and it has always stuck.