How should WSU NIL “Cash Funds” be managed?

[Kel Varnsen]

Hello darkness my old friend...

Might be an unpopular opinion with this board but I think this version is better than the original.

[WuShock Reaper]

Might be an unpopular opinion with this board but I think this version is better than the original.[/QUOTE]

...nope...this one is better.

[Atxshoxfan]

Might be an unpopular opinion with this board but I think this version is better than the original.

Absolutely, though I never was a Simon and Garfunkel fan. So I am probably showing some bias.
Reapers version is to choir boy for me. I'll take passionate delivery of music every time.

[Kung Wu]

Might be an unpopular opinion with this board but I think this version is better than the original.

Without the original this fantastic version wouldn't exist, so they both get credit. But this is the better of the two, no doubt.

[Atxshoxfan]

Since this thread has been totally derailed by my favorite past time, I give you another " better than the original" tune.
Bee Gees original...not bad.

[Atxshoxfan]

Janis killing it with the cover

[SubGod22]

Better than the original? I give to you...

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and I know it may be blasphemy to some, but...

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And

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[pinstripers]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A134hShx_gw

The best cover ever. The end.

[Atxshoxfan]

Another good cover

[ventichai]

nm

[Shockerman]

Alston Education Awards Fund at Wichita State
In order to be eligible for the Alston Educational Award, student-athletes will need to meet certain academic criteria, including good academic standing and grade-point average, along with a retention policy.

Current WSU Sports who have
dedicated Alston Awards Funds

Sport	Men's	Women's
General Fund	Yes	Yes
Baseball	Yes
Basketball	Yes	Yes
Bowling		Yes
Cross country
Golf		Yes
Softball		Yes
Tennis	Yes	Yes
Track and Field	Yes	Yes
Volleyball		Yes

How many dollars are we giving for Alston payments. Were not fully funding this are we? I agree with WU that setting aside dollars in the endowment, or better yet, starting a fundraising campaign for an additional 25 million to the endowment should be priority one. Of all things NIL, Alston payments is the one good thing that has come of this. Being a DI college athlete is a year round gig, there is no time for a part time job, even for walk ons. Rewarding those who stay on track to graduate makes sense and will help every program on campus with recruiting and retention.

[Kung Wu]

Why would a school offer more than an average G-League contract of about $40k for a player? If a kid comes to me and says he wants more then I'd say, "That's more than they make in the G-League. If you think that's where you should be you should be talking to NBA teams and not wasting your time in college."

Sure, there are about 15 to 20 schools that will pay more than the G-League right now. But do they really believe that their coach is just as good at analyzing professional talent than a platoon of NBA scouts? Seems to me they will get burned enough times that reality will eventually start setting in.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Why would a school offer more than an average G-League contract of about $40k for a player? If a kid comes to me and says he wants more then I'd say, "That's more than they make in the G-League. If you think that's where you should be you should be talking to NBA teams and not wasting your time in college."

Sure, there are about 15 to 20 schools that will pay more than the G-League right now. But do they really believe that their coach is just as good at analyzing professional talent than a platoon of NBA scouts? Seems to me they will get burned enough times that reality will eventually start setting in.

The basis is the amount of revenue the program makes. The SEC schools are collecting $100 million checks each year driven 80% by football and 19% by Basketball.