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NIL - Bijon Robinson

GojiraCane said:
I know. But the announcer was literally making it seem that UT itself needed to pony up the money.
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I’m convinced that most of these announcers don’t know what’s going on, and that they only have a rudimentary understanding of what NIL is and how it’s implemented. So I seriously doubt that they know the details of any specific program’s NIL situation.

Anything they say should be taken with a huge grain of salt.
 
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GojiraCane said:
Out here in Austin watching the Texas / Baylor game, and the announcers mentioned the RB Bijon Robinson is the third highest paid player in the nation in NIL dollars - $2M. They were talking about his NFL future (he has to be going pro), and one of the announcers said that pre-NIL it would be a no brainer. But the announcer then said that UT needs to make a decision - put together a $6M or $7M package to get him to return for his senior season. "Just look at this crowd!" he crowed, signifiying that this is what is at stake if Robinson does not return.

So are we there now? Schools openly being encouraged to spend close to seven figures for the services of an athlete for a single season. Again, I have to ask, what the heck is going to be going through the minds of the offensive linemen who got $50K from their Pancake Foundation to block for Bijon, if and when he signs for $7M per the fruits of their labour.
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Of course they just happened to mention the $2 Million. Basically advertising the U of Texas NIL program on national television. If it was UM, the story would be negative about buying players. Same story, different s[pin and the media chooses the good guys and bad guys.
 
Wasn't NIL, in theory, supposed to be independent of the school? If the schools are now coordinating the NIL packages then there is no essential difference between the NFL and the college game.
 
The only roll Texas will have, is begging the boosters to pony up millions of dollars with no ROI, to get them one more win than they would get without him.
 
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