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I don't think it is greedy either but if I were her I wouldn't want a bunch of internet articles written about me saying "Kiki left Stanford for the money." or some equivalent verbiage. There would be if she admitted it.

Why would that bother her or be a negative? Most of us take a job when we leave Stanford that pays a lot more than we made while we were in school. In this world of 750K NIL going to USC to play basketball is no different than going to the WNBA except it pays much better. If it were me, I would in no way be ashamed of doing that. Well, the going to USC part maybe :-).

IMO the sisterhood/brotherhood aspect of sports is often misunderstood. We love our biological brothers and sisters, but we also  know and endorse the fact they will lead there own lives probably well apart from our own. Doesn't remove the relationship, but the relationship always had the expectation that it would change with time. In college sports, the relationship is inherently ephemeral. Part of the team turns over each and every year. This isn't new and isn't driven by NIL, the NCAA, or any such thing. Nothing bad about that.

Of course, she should do what’s right for her. That’s what being on a team is all about. As the old saying goes, there’s no I in TEAM…but it’s at the very heart of NIL.

It’s true that part of the team turns over each year, but it’s not necessarily true that the most important part of the team turns over earlier than expected and under circumstances that are likely to be very damaging to the team. Everyone knew Brink would be moving on, but the team would still be in decent shape because Iriafen would be there to take her place. 
Or not…

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I don't think it is greedy either but if I were her I wouldn't want a bunch of internet articles written about me saying "Kiki left Stanford for the money." or some equivalent verbiage. There would be if she admitted it.

Why would that bother her or be a negative? Most of us take a job when we leave Stanford that pays a lot more than we made while we were in school. In this world of 750K NIL going to USC to play basketball is no different than going to the WNBA except it pays much better. If it were me, I would in no way be ashamed of doing that. Well, the going to USC part maybe :-).

IMO the sisterhood/brotherhood aspect of sports is often misunderstood. We love our biological brothers and sisters, but we also  know and endorse the fact they will lead there own lives probably well apart from our own. Doesn't remove the relationship, but the relationship always had the expectation that it would change with time. In college sports, the relationship is inherently ephemeral. Part of the team turns over each and every year. This isn't new and isn't driven by NIL, the NCAA, or any such thing. Nothing bad about that.

Of course, she should do what’s right for her. That’s what being on a team is all about. As the old saying goes, there’s no I in TEAM…but it’s at the very heart of NIL.

It’s true that part of the team turns over each year, but it’s not necessarily true that the most important part of the team turns over earlier than expected and under circumstances that are likely to be very damaging to the team. Everyone knew Brink would be moving on, but the team would still be in decent shape because Iriafen would be there to take her place. 
Or not…