Now it’s about the money, don’t kid yourself. Some folks are putting up big dollars to secure these recruits.
Rutgers Hoops and the NIL
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No inside info but I’d bet the house on Jeff Towers being heavily involved. I mean the guy spent how much to book Migos for a pool party? Just seems like a no nonsense type of guy that that would bypass TKR.
Bingo! Exiting but also sad in a way college sports has turned into this.
I doubt they would. If you are willing to write a big check, you probably don’t want 15% going to cover overhead.
Guys like Ace and Dylan aren't going to be here for 4 years
It’s probably one of the many… *checks kyk’s post*… half trillionaires that are Rutgers grads
Lol wut.
They could tear both their ACLs and never play basketball again.
The going rate for a one and done player is $1 million a year.
Remember when so many said NIL would be the death of Rutgers athletics...
We were going to drop down to 1-AA compete with other schools focused on "amateur" athletics.....
There would be massive infighting on teams as 5* players got paid more than bench players......
Only the "blue bloods" would be able to compete for the best players....
We were going to drop down to 1-AA compete with other schools focused on "amateur" athletics.....
There would be massive infighting on teams as 5* players got paid more than bench players......
Only the "blue bloods" would be able to compete for the best players....
He was the driving force getting Schiano hired (with tailwind from the misguided fan base), so you’d think he’d throw NIL toward football
Aren’t you the one that was saying NIL was going to kill Rutgers recruiting
so which one is it?We no longer offer memberships, we do events and brand deals for athletes. We have some set monthly payments from individual donors which helps us pay for events up front to make sure Rutgers fans enjoy the events we put on.
The brand deals is more “real nil” where we help companies become more noticed and relevant on social media through student athlete promo
I’m sure he helps there as well, but it’s much easier to change things overnight with basketball.
Aren’t you the one that was saying NIL was going to kill Rutgers recruiting
It’s whatever take enables him to put Pikiell and this program down.
Kyk isn’t really a Rutgers basketball fan and it’s become very evident the past couple years.
True. But dunking on kyk is a long time board activity. Good to see Geo getting in on the fun.
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TBH, I don't care that much about basketball. I'm a fan of our bball program but it's about 4th in rankings of my fandom behind RU Football, NY Rangers and Jets. NIL killed football.Aren’t you the one that was saying NIL was going to kill Rutgers recruiting
It's a lot cheaper to buy a basketball team, not a football team.
And yes, I didn't think we'd have one family step up with 7-figures a year to buy kids. Not mad about it but just didn't foresee it happening.
Bad football killed football
No NIL, football was never getting elite
With NIL, there’s at least a fighting chance
Than perhaps get the **** off this board!!!! Full stop. That is all.
Depends what you think the ball park is. Knights of raritan has already said they’re focused on retention and i run knight society and haven’t had one conversation with pikes about giving a recruit money
If you look deep enough into each big recruit that are coming in the ‘24 class, each of them were already connected with one of the coaches from the staff. When you have good basketball minds on staff who have proven to do right by the people who are around them, good things happen.
Relationship building is bigger than NIL
Lol yes. Yes it is. You think Ace could get over a million from another school which is the going rate for an elite 5 star stud, but he's going to Rutgers with 0 money offered?
You're living in a complete fantasy land
Why do you think the "going rate" is a million dollars?
It's not.
Where do you think that million would come from? An anonymous source?
That's a complete fantasy. A lot of people are enjoying that fantasy but it's a fantasy.
Geo posted what he posted and nobody cares.
The source has been mentioned in the thread
If you're a billionaire you don't need to donate to KTR or KS and can go directly to the recruit and their camp instead
Which sounds more realistic?
- There are a bunch of billionaires out there in a bidding war for basketball recruits - willing to pay a million dollars to guys like Ace Bailey
- Every single one of them demands to be anonymous
- Rutgers has one of them
- NIL isn't as big as everyone is making it out to be, especially among HS recruits
The former
1. Top 5 star studs have been getting paid since forever. Why do you think it's not happening now in the NIL era?
2. When has it ever been announced who is paying recruits? Strange to expect it now
3. Yes. Yes we do
You do know who pays gift taxes. Even a billionaire, maybe even more, won't risk going to jail for not paying the IRS for " gifts" to atheletes that are in the millions.
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And you could see the effect after Carino highlighted Reiber and Chol last fall. Ruined their effectiveness as teams focused on them
. So I get where Schiano is coming from.Gift tax returns are not public information. Also, NIL is income for the athlete and not subject to gift tax by the donor, thus no need to report it. You don't go to jail for failure to report/pay gift tax, there's just a hefty penalty.
I was definitely one of themRemember when so many said NIL would be the death of Rutgers athletics...
We were going to drop down to 1-AA compete with other schools focused on "amateur" athletics.....
There would be massive infighting on teams as 5* players got paid more than bench players......
Only the "blue bloods" would be able to compete for the best players....