With the new NIL rules….
If we are talking about in dollars right now and not when they were playing I’d have to say either Charles Woodson or Desmond Howard. If we are talking about when they were playing and taking markets and inflation and the value of the dollar then I’d probably say Jabrill peppers
My money would be on Denard
Yeah but he was playing when the economy sucked ass
I mean it would have to be, right? He was on the cover of NCAA Football less than ten years ago.
And for years after as well.
Yeah sorry, meant in terms of in their time in AA
I don't think people realize how this might work. I don't necessarily believe the best players will make the most money. I believe the most social media savvy will be in line to benefit the most. Adrien Nunez is nowhere near the best basketball player, but he definitely has the biggest social media following of any Michigan athlete. If you are introverted, or just a shy quiet person, and not comfortable putting yourself out there, you aren't going to make a ton of money.
THERE ARE NO RULES
Drew Henson would be up there, thanks again Yankees!
This. He got a $2MM signing bonus and if they could, he would have had a Yankees Jersey printed, I bet.
Good point. If my memory serves he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a senior in high school as well.
Signing a professional contract is not a NIL agreement.
Current players? Adrien Nunez
this is the second reference i've seen to him banking on NIL. what is this referring to?
He's a tiktok star. Mostly because his hot future wife is a bigger tiktok star, but he's pretty funny and goes behind the scenes at UofM every once in a while. They're a cute couple. Makes me really hope he gets some productive playing time this year. Never watched a tiktok before one of the articles here mentioned in passing his tiktok stardom.
I think Rashan Gary would have got a huge payday out of high school…
I’m all for hanging the banners. IMO if you’re not gaining a competitive advantage, why should your accomplishments be diminished in a team sport? - I understand playing with someone who technically should’ve been ineligible is a competitive advantage but it’s a technicality.
It is a slippery slope because OSU’s biggest crime (that was proven) came from their players trading awards and personal items for tattoos. So we get to hang the banners, but lose the ability to mock osu for cheating.
Chris Webber made more money for this university than the next 5 most popular athletes combined. Stop acting like he didn’t exist.
Dude he didn't do it by himself, and then he was part of the reason the University lost money when they took a self imposed penalty that set them back years that took John Beilen some years to get them out.
No, he should of spoke to the grand jury, if he did the banners would be hanging right now. Tractor Taylor and those guys are the reason Michigan got hit with sanctions.
Denard would have had a nice show deal with his nick name.
Given how much has been stolen off the backs of former athletes (as this ruling now confirms) there should be reparations too (yes its a complicated and touchy subject..but its been done for groups before). A lot of families could have used those extra dollars to survive and or build generational wealth that were pocketed by NCAA. and conference execs. TV execs and on down.
Reparations for playing a game in which those that did it well went pro and made bank? Reparations should be made to natives and African American families for systemic racism, in general, but generating revenue for the college is part of the deal—that is the definitive reason most students are given full athletic scholarships to attend a college.
By your logic, we should give reparations to McDonald’s employees who agreed to work below living wage jobs because the CEOs and franchise owners made lots of money off their employees doing their jobs they agreed to do. Now, before you think I’m anti blue collar worker—those workers should be given a fair living wage going forward.
The NIL is great solution that will benefit students and smaller universities. Athletes like Denard can get paid for their fame from playing well and colleges can distribute revenue back into their colleges. And colleges without big budgets but with some out of nowhere stars (Steph Curry at Davidson) that bring surprise revenue to the college won’t have to routinely compete with bigger schools they cannot feasibly compete with.
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I certainly hope that the Fab Five banners return to the rafters. In my sometimes humble opinion, they should never have been removed, and if we had an administration at the time that was willing to stand up for its athletes and department (i.e., not Bill Martin and Mary Sue Coleman, at the very least), it is possible that we wouldn't even be talking about this today, in my view. The self-flagellation some people - particularly some in the so-called "old guard" - do over this is embarrassing really.
I'm all for NIL, and for transparency, and think this is a great step forward for athletes.
But are athletic departments ready or able to help them navigate these new waters? I worry that, just as in the suddenly old system, money will flow to money, with middle-men and "representatives" getting most of it.
The answer is so obvious and no one has said it yet.
Gavin Groninger.
Camaron Cheeseman is the only answer.
Mgoblog NIL Raffle Idea:
Create annual signing day fund of Michigan fan donations for top 247 composite Michigan signees. When top 247 player signs LOI to Michigan, the players, in order to receive the money, will also autograph, say a certificate which is awarded by drawing to a lucky donor. Rewards are 3 tiered and split equally to players that fall within that category. If there are no players in the respective category, then save for next cycle. Tier breakdown:
247 Composite 1-25 50%
247 Composite 26-100 30%
247 Composite 101-247 20%
Is something like this interesting to you all? Is this doable re NCAA?
This is the big question; when do you cross the line to inducement? I have admittedly only skimmed through most of the articles, but from what I understand "Pay-to-play" is still banned. You can't pay someone to play for a program.
The distinction between "I am paying player X to endorse my product or company because he is famous" and "I am paying a player to endorse my product or company because he is good and I want my alma mater to win" will be very hard to distinguish.
Honest question...taking money directly from a booster is still not allowed correct? Isn't that what the Fab Five deal was?
Who would have thought Adrian Nunez would be Michigan's lead story on NIL day. Can't remember ever seeing him play last year.
Autographs?
Spent many hours as a kid after games getting autographs from players by the tunnel, and have enjoyed sharing that experience with my kids in recent years. Over the past few years some players have opted to only take photos(DPJ) rather than signing anything. Now that players can charge for autographs, seems like this type of experience may fade away a bit. Some players will still sign, but star players may not as much.
While we have always just asked players sign a game program or a little kid notebook, there are always plenty of adults with autograph footballs and whatnot trying to get players to sign, which ruins things in my opinion.
I'm thinking of starting a business called nocover.com. The site will pay any NCAA D1 athlete that misses a shot, drops a pass, etc. that would have allowed his team to cover.
All I care about is when am I going to be able to play the Ncaa football 2022 game?????? All other questions are inconsequential.