Casual CFB Fan Question

[Bring Back The Oilers]

I know absolutely nothing about how NIL works. Restrictions. Parameters. Expectations. So, maybe this is a complete nonissue.

But I got to thinking about something.

Over the last decade or so, it's been a very popular decision among players who are planning to enter the draft to skip their final bowl game ever and basically end their college career at the end of their last regular season.

But, now, with NIL in place, what if their "sponsor" or whatever they are called tells them, "uh no. We're paying you. You're playing in that bowl game."

Could that happen?

Would that happen?

And, if yes, then what.

I'll let you guys who know how this stuff works explain it all to me.

 

[ericd7633]

Yes, in the NIL era, it is something that could happen. I would expect it to happen sometime soon, though, probably not this year. Also, and this is only my opinion, it would really only make sense to pay the QB, or a star WR or RB. It would have to be someone on the level of Tebow, Manziel, Lawrence and it would probably cost the bowl $200K or so. But guys like that can have an effect on the ratings/attendance, so 200K for providing a sellout in the stadium or an uptick in let's say 150K-200K in people watching is significant when it comes to advertising.

I don't know if there's a QB today worth paying though. Young and Stroud are obviously very good, but people aren't tuning in to watch them IMO, but rather Bama and OSU. It has to really be someone transcendent to want to be able to pay them that much money.

As for guys skipping their bowl game, that will still happen with regularity for draft-eligible players.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Yes, in the NIL era, it is something that could happen. I would expect it to happen sometime soon, though, probably not this year. Also, and this is only my opinion, it would really only make sense to pay the QB, or a star WR or RB. It would have to be someone on the level of Tebow, Manziel, Lawrence and it would probably cost the bowl $200K or so. But guys like that can have an effect on the ratings/attendance, so 200K for providing a sellout in the stadium or an uptick in let's say 150K-200K in people watching is significant when it comes to advertising.

I don't know if there's a QB today worth paying though. Young and Stroud are obviously very good, but people aren't tuning in to watch them IMO, but rather Bama and OSU. It has to really be someone transcendent to want to be able to pay them that much money.

As for guys skipping their bowl game, that will still happen with regularity for draft-eligible players.

It would have to be written into the contract otherwise the NIL provider would have no recourse if they skipped a bowl game. Some of these kids are taking money and transferring or even quitting football and keeping the money.

NIL is out of control so it has to be reined in.

 

[Goldbug]

It would have to be written into the contract otherwise the NIL provider would have no recourse if they skipped a bowl game. Some of these kids are taking money and transferring or even quitting football and keeping the money.

NIL is out of control so it has to be reined in.

You are 100% correct. I would love to be in the room and watch some of these players' faces if they read a clause in their NIL contract that said no raping, no murder, no dope, no stealing, no flunking out, no hitting women and no felony of any kind allowed. I wonder how many of them would stop and think about that for a minute.

 

[Bring Back The Oilers]

It would have to be written into the contract otherwise the NIL provider would have no recourse if they skipped a bowl game. Some of these kids are taking money and transferring or even quitting football and keeping the money.

NIL is out of control so it has to be reined in.

I am sure it will once the newness wears off.

It reminds me of the beginnings of the internet and the all the hype of the dotcom industry.

The bubble will eventually burst and, once it does, sanity will reign alot of it in.

But, right now, the novelty of NIL is going to make a lot of normally financially intelligent people make some stupid money decisions.