[BillBradley]

To me, there is no rhyme or reason but there are clearly two categories. Category 1 are “influencers” - people who have amassed a large following on social media but are not at the top of their sport. You said Prince gets paid $500k and I think she is at best a mediocre bball player but through luck went viral piggybacking off an issue our strength and conditioning coach first brought to light. Or someone like the Cavinder twins who were apparently the highest paid bball players at over $2M but quit after one season at Miami because being pros and bypassing Nil rules altogether will be more lucrative.

Category 2 are the truly gifted players that are also marketable like Clark, Buekers, Azzi, HVL and Brink, etc. I don’t think all these players are paid the same and it’s likely they are the only one on their team or in their conference seeing the type of money Category 1 players have.

So what happens to everyone else? That is the question Geno asked last year. If you get beyond the cockiness, the guy is very insightful and keeps evolving and he sees things before everyone else does. This was over a year ago. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_XA6y8XzuZ...YSBuaWw%3D

I think those categories are a pretty good way to look at it. And agree, Geno knows what he's doing. My only small edit would be that the "there's only a couple NIL players on each team" comment might have been accurate a year ago, but it's changed a lot since then. Today, I think there are some leading-edge programs where more than the top couple make a bunch (and the dollar figure is way higher than a year ago) and most of the team is getting something. I wonder where UConn falls in that mix today?

The more I learn about the numbers and the more I understand the earning potential for these players... are we going to see the 2024 WNBA draft bereft of Brink, Bueckers, Reese, Van Lith and Clark?  Why would any of them sign for the $75K and go to the WNBA, when they could all take their extra year? I guess Reese and Van Lith might be in a different position because they've already used their free transfer, but Bueckers, Brink, and Clark could all transfer. Man what a splash it would make for, say, Brink and Clark to transfer together to a college in a large market and form a superteam. They would make some serious coin! I just threw up a little...

[BillBradley]

To me, there is no rhyme or reason but there are clearly two categories. Category 1 are “influencers” - people who have amassed a large following on social media but are not at the top of their sport. You said Prince gets paid $500k and I think she is at best a mediocre bball player but through luck went viral piggybacking off an issue our strength and conditioning coach first brought to light. Or someone like the Cavinder twins who were apparently the highest paid bball players at over $2M but quit after one season at Miami because being pros and bypassing Nil rules altogether will be more lucrative.

Category 2 are the truly gifted players that are also marketable like Clark, Buekers, Azzi, HVL and Brink, etc. I don’t think all these players are paid the same and it’s likely they are the only one on their team or in their conference seeing the type of money Category 1 players have.

So what happens to everyone else? That is the question Geno asked last year. If you get beyond the cockiness, the guy is very insightful and keeps evolving and he sees things before everyone else does. This was over a year ago. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_XA6y8XzuZ...YSBuaWw%3D

I think those categories are a pretty good way to look at it. And agree, Geno knows what he's doing. My only small edit would be that the "there's only a couple NIL players on each team" comment might have been accurate a year ago, but it's changed a lot since then. Today, I think there are some leading-edge programs where more than the top couple make a bunch (and the dollar figure is way higher than a year ago) and most of the team is getting something. I wonder where UConn falls in that mix today?

The more I learn about the numbers and the more I understand the earning potential for these players... are we going to see the 2024 WNBA draft bereft of Brink, Bueckers, Reese, Van Lith and Clark?  Why would any of them sign for the $75K and go to the WNBA, when they could all take their extra year? I guess Reese and Van Lith might be in a different position because they've already used their free transfer, but Bueckers, Brink, and Clark could all transfer. Man what a splash it would make for, say, Brink and Clark to transfer together to a college in a large market and form a superteam. They would make some serious coin! I just threw up a little...