BREAKING Bryce Young NIL's "near seven figures" says Saban

[crimsonaudio]

Fortunately, nothing can possibly go wrong with 18-year olds who become overnight millionaires.

An 18 year-old overnight-millionaire will fare better at Bama than a 21 year-old overnight-millionaire who only has his manager to rely on (NFL).

 

[TideEngineer08]

Let's say a smart / talented player could bank $4MM over a 4 year career and actually put $2.5MM in the bank (invested in a balanced fund) after taxes and buying a new car and some blingy clothes. Back of napkin and well-researched simulation says you could probably be ok withdrawing 3% / year ($75k) for life and never run out of money. To REALLY retire at 22 and feel good about not going the NFL route, you probably need more like $10MM earned. Somebody will hit that number in next 5 years, I bet.

There will be some really great college players who would not be really great NFL players. We'll see some take this option.

The Universities that would like to survive this brave new world will have the infrastructure in place to help the player navigate these waters and make proper decisions. I would be stunned if Alabama does not already have that or actively working to build it.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

The Universities that would like to survive this brave new world will have the infrastructure in place to help the player navigate these waters and make proper decisions. I would be stunned if Alabama does not already have that or actively working to build it.

Fund managers and financial planners will now be a position hired within the AD at Alabama. They will go on recruiting visits with Nick Saban and when it comes to the financial advantages Alabama offers, he will pull out the investing plans the parents/player can pick from.

 

[BamaNation]

The Universities that would like to survive this brave new world will have the infrastructure in place to help the player navigate these waters and make proper decisions. I would be stunned if Alabama does not already have that or actively working to build it.

Fund managers and financial planners will now be a position hired within the AD at Alabama. They will go on recruiting visits with Nick Saban and when it comes to the financial advantages Alabama offers, he will pull out the investing plans the parents/player can pick from.

Yep & Yep. Of course the bigger issues that coaches now have to worry about is, if you're doing all this NIL work, when are you studying and going to class? Also, how does this affect team chemistry that Bryce is getting $1MM and his OL is getting $10K (or whatever)? Hoping this is not as much of a problem for Bama's guys, but certainly one that will crop up in lots of places.

 

[KrAzY3]

How many millions would it take, for a big name college player to have enough by his senior year, to retire from football and skip the pros.

I think the real question is when do some players start trying to refuse to leave college? The concept of college amateurism includes the notion of a student who hasn't started their profession yet. You can keep going to college, my wife is a professional working on her masters at Alabama. Alabama players have turned pro, gone to the NFL and then returned to finish their degree at Alabama. Why would eligibility for a de-facto pro athlete be limited to four years of playing? Furthermore why couldn't someone who had a failed NFL career just return to college if he still had eligibility left?

Look at Blake Sims. He's finally back on a pro team, but he certainly would have made more in NIL deals as a star quarterback in a Power 5 conference.

So, while the next thing seems to be the NCAA relaxing what colleges can do for players (in terms of things they provide and I hope removal of some of the arbitrary scholarship and coach limitation), we might end up questioning the basic premise of a student-athlete. Should they have to go to school if their paying job is football? Should they have to stop playing after a few years if it's how they make their living? Not everyone can go to the NFL...

 

[BamaNation]

Also, the fact that Coach mentioned "nearly seven figures" means Bryce will be answering questions about NIL every time some talking head asks him a question this year. But, that's the price you pay if you want to be a $1MM athlete, I guess.

 

[BamaNation]

I think the real question is when do some players start trying to refuse to leave college? The concept of amateurism includes the notion of a student who hasn't started their profession yet. You can keep going to college, my wife is a professional working on her masters at Alabama. Why would eligibility for a de-facto pro athlete be limited to four years of playing?

Look at Blake Sims. He's finally back on a pro team, but he certainly would have made more in NIL deals as a star quarterback in a Power 5 conference.

So, while the next thing seems to be the NCAA relaxing what colleges can do for players (in terms of things they provide and I hope removal of some of the arbitrary scholarship and coach limitation), we might end up questioning the basic premise of a student-athlete. Should they have to go to school if their paying job is football? Should they have to stop playing after a few years if it's how they make their living? Not everyone can go to the NFL...

the Tommy Boy plan!

 

[dtgreg]

Fortunately, nothing can possibly go wrong with 18-year olds who become overnight millionaires.

Old enough to remember this well...

 

[Crimson1967]

I've been pretty cynical about a lot of the NIL stuff and I've been pretty clear on my stance that for the vast majority of FBS players the NIL money is really going to be insignificant.

To give an example, my city has South Alabama football. You could put players on a billboard but no one would even know who they are. The local weatherman is better known. So if those guys are getting money it's pretty much just boosters.

Having said that, there has always been the college superstar types and those guys can fetch large sums. Tebow would have been a multi-millionaire while in college. I certainly hope Alabama has things setup so the top Alabama players are raking in the cash. This can only help attract talent.

I could see maybe one or two get a few bucks to appear at a sports bar that is a USA sponsor. But people at the USAs of the world should know where they are on the totem pole of college football.

I wonder if this could hurt the G5s. A G5 coach can tell a recruit he can start right away but sit on the bench for two years at Alabama. But now that recruit can see making serious money at Alabama once he gets playing time. Much better than getting free wings at the Mobile BWW for signing three autographs for people who feel sorry that nobody knows who you are.

 

[81usaf92]

I could see maybe one or two get a few bucks to appear at a sports bar that is a USA sponsor. But people at the USAs of the world should know where they are on the totem pole of college football.

USA also has major casinos within 40 minutes of it.

I don’t think the worry for Alabama concern USA is football but USA could potentially put Alabama further in the hole in baseball. Mobile and the Gulf Coast vs Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Co business wise is really not a competition.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

An 18 year-old overnight-millionaire will fare better at Bama than a 21 year-old overnight-millionaire who only has his manager to rely on (NFL).

In theory, yes, though I'm sure we both agree it's on a case-by-case basis.

These boys think girls were chasing them to get knocked up BEFORE......

 

[russtang]

It's going to be interesting to see how these deals impact CFB overall, but specifically individual players and teams. Team chemistry, jealousy, focus come to mind as things that will be stressed.
I'm happy for any player/athlete to get some kind of deal. but some are not going to be able to handle it well.
I'm sure CNS will deal with these potential issues as well as anybody.

 

[BearFoot]

Classic Saban...


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I caught that too…
Coach is playing 3-D chess while the others are playing checkers

 

[BearFoot]

I've been pretty cynical about a lot of the NIL stuff and I've been pretty clear on my stance that for the vast majority of FBS players the NIL money is really going to be insignificant.

To give an example, my city has South Alabama football. You could put players on a billboard but no one would even know who they are. The local weatherman is better known.

C’mon man…Jason Smith isn’t just a weatherMAN…he’s also a heck-of-a fisherMAN

 

[Evil Crimson Dragon]

I think the real question is when do some players start trying to refuse to leave college? The concept of college amateurism includes the notion of a student who hasn't started their profession yet. You can keep going to college, my wife is a professional working on her masters at Alabama. Alabama players have turned pro, gone to the NFL and then returned to finish their degree at Alabama. Why would eligibility for a de-facto pro athlete be limited to four years of playing? Furthermore why couldn't someone who had a failed NFL career just return to college if he still had eligibility left?

Look at Blake Sims. He's finally back on a pro team, but he certainly would have made more in NIL deals as a star quarterback in a Power 5 conference.

So, while the next thing seems to be the NCAA relaxing what colleges can do for players (in terms of things they provide and I hope removal of some of the arbitrary scholarship and coach limitation), we might end up questioning the basic premise of a student-athlete. Should they have to go to school if their paying job is football? Should they have to stop playing after a few years if it's how they make their living? Not everyone can go to the NFL...

You mean like that Clemson player who had 25 years of eligibility?

 

[tusks_n_raider]

This is the type of info that could potentially cause problems in Lesser organizations with Lesser Coaches and Players by shining an even larger spotlight on one guy and especially with Money being involved and how that could create some envy/jealousy among others be it fellow players or even coaches.

But, for CNS to announce this publicly it tells me that he has a lot of Faith in Bryce's maturity level, general composure, and Respect among his peers to be able to handle the extra exposure this will bring in addition to already being the new QB1 and Leader of the Offense.

I already felt great about Bryce this year with regards to his abilities as a QB but now I also feel great about him when it comes to his Mental Makeup, Locker room presence, and his relationship with his teammates.

For Alabama I see this type of announcement as nothing but positive under CNS's leadership.

 

[Crimson1967]

I guess this means Paul Tyson won’t be the starting quarterback.

 

[Padreruf]

You can be sure CNS has his reasons for publicizing this and I'll be willing to be that several of them are one's that no one else thought of...

 

[JDCrimson]

No doubt, a 4th or 5th yr guy at Bama slated in the 2nd round or lower will be better returning than playing for a current rookie contract in the NFL.

The school really needs to develop a major these kids can enroll in where the learn about all the facets to managing brand value and wealth building. If this kind of money is really available to you, you better know how to handle it and make it last. Achieving that is worth a degree.

 

[Snuffy Smith]

The big question. Can Bryce buy each of his OL a brand new car? Or will that be a violation ?

I guess if they autograph his hat he can pay for it with a car