[CardinalSagehen]

I'm concerned that 2022 could be the last wave of recruits that won't significantly factor potential NIL earnings into their decision.  It seems like many players at large football schools will earn thousands of dollars per year, some will earn tens of thousands, and a handful will take home hundreds of thousands - but definitely not at Stanford.

My buddy sent me a link to Kayvon Thibodeaux's NFT deal with Phil Knight. If Phil Knight can sign you up and funnel you to his best shoe designers to produce an NFT that monetizes your NIL, then college football as we knew it is truly dead.  We might as well throw all the booster rules out the window.    

Most students' NIL earnings could be small next to the value of the "40-year decision," but this will be a harder sell than before, especially to guys that don't already come from wealthy families.  My sense is that recruiting 4-star and 5-star athletes to Stanford is going to become increasingly difficult.  I still think we can compete, in certain years, but it's going to be even more of an uphill battle...

To be clear, I have no issue with student-athletes earning money, but I will probably enjoy college football less as a result of this.

[CardinalSagehen]

I'm concerned that 2022 could be the last wave of recruits that won't significantly factor potential NIL earnings into their decision.  It seems like many players at large football schools will earn thousands of dollars per year, some will earn tens of thousands, and a handful will take home hundreds of thousands - but definitely not at Stanford.

My buddy sent me a link to Kayvon Thibodeaux's NFT deal with Phil Knight. If Phil Knight can sign you up and funnel you to his best shoe designers to produce an NFT that monetizes your NIL, then college football as we knew it is truly dead.  We might as well throw all the booster rules out the window.    

Most students' NIL earnings could be small next to the value of the "40-year decision," but this will be a harder sell than before, especially to guys that don't already come from wealthy families.  My sense is that recruiting 4-star and 5-star athletes to Stanford is going to become increasingly difficult.  I still think we can compete, in certain years, but it's going to be even more of an uphill battle...

To be clear, I have no issue with student-athletes earning money, but I will probably enjoy college football less as a result of this.