Sam Webb: Michigan and NIL Doing Big Things

I feel like they're probably keeping it on the DL to maintain that "pure", traditional Michigan aura about the program for all the fans that take pride in not having adverts in the stadium, etc.  Cuz like you said, if the players/recruits know, that's the important thing.

I don't find it significantly different than the totally reasonable and honest practice of Michigan demonstrating high visibility of the program as a means of players to potentially increase their prominence and hence future marketability to the NFL and advertisers. 

The only difference now is that we can remove the word "future" without breaking any rules. 

Same difference. It's an advantage UM has and to not use it would be incompetence. 

I could be wrong. But I just have this feeling that Michigan *should* dominate NIL. We have an absolutely massive fanbase, combined with an excellent business school. A Michigan kid could successfully market stuff from Ann Arbor to New York to LA and still reach out to Michigan fans. 

There were so many wonderweenies and rupturesquirts here proclaiming that the UM sucked at NIL THREE SECONDS after it became a thing. . . bit of a low point for mgoblog, IMO. 

Thank god that we are all united in our delight with the team once again. :)

Wait this can’t be. People on hear just last week were crying that UM president was blocking any of this from happening 

Why does this program always treat it's fans like shit? "Oh trust us, big things are happening. You just don't need to know about it." 

You can say that again. 

I think publicity would hurt.  Why tip off to anyone what we are doing, except to the top recruits we want?  

Or you have NIL deal with local car dealership.  Show up once a month for 5 minutes wave and drive off in a new whip and a McDonald’s bag of money in the glove box. I’m sure Michigan has a slew of wealthy Alumni.  

The terms of the deals can remain private / vague.  They're not out there publicly talking about how JJ is making X dollars this year like Alabama.  To the OP's point, as a long as the recruits know how much there is to be made, that's all that matters (but yes, perhaps more publicly screaming about it, means more recruits know? dunno).

Take "not being made public" to mean "we arent sitting in press conferences yelling about how much JJ is making or making Twitter posts telling everyone about it." 

They are just letting the deals be set up and executed without saying "hey everyone look at how good we look"

That's not what he saying. He thinks we should know what Michigan's involvement in the players obtaining deals. We don't need to know what the school is doing in helping kids get these deals.

If keeping things hush hush with specific players results in Walter Nolen wearing Maize & Blue, then I'm all for it! 

Keeping things on the hush hush is a very UM thing to do.  It's the Michigan Way, and this is Michigan!

Disagree, as long as we can point to concrete evidence when talking to our targets, that's all that matters.

Depending on the nature of the deals, keeping it quiet may actually make a lot of sense. No need to create more competition by divulging any unique or propriety agreements which can not be protected.

Champing.  Champing at the bit.

Shhh

Tennessee's DL coach is Rodney Garner who is one of the top DL coaches in the country. Garner has been coaching DL in the SEC at UGA and Auburn since the 90s. He's credited with 9 5*s and 16 more Top 100 commits on 247, so he's an elite recruiter. And he can claim plenty of NFL draft picks as well. It's a pretty compelling resume to pitch to an elite talent.