Frozen4sioux

Lots of good thought here, shows knowledge of issue for sure. Once of the most realistic issues UND (and most all other universities) will have is something you elude to... UND NIL collectives will compete with the Alumni Association, the REA, the foundations, and UND itself for the monies that are out there and available. (sports will compete against other sport too) So a fair question is; How supportive, really supportive, is the University, the Alumni Association, and the Athletic Department going to be in the existence of the collectives. So far the "wait and see" attitude seems to be the messege. That's not going to be sustainable, but I fear UND is hoping the NCAA can reign in the demon and at this point, that's not possible.

30-35?... So Noon. You just had to say "at noon"

I was hoping you would go out and find this HEADLINE to try and "dunk" on it., because I knew you wouldn't understand the situation or how it relates to the overall topic. Basically someone who knows absolutely nothing about the topic, ....and doesn't read details... would actually think there something to this extreamly recent, ongoing, presently unlitigated and toothless attempt by the NCAA to regulate the NIL landscape Hint: It doesn't. It was meaningless and toothless and literally spells out how not to conduct the activity vs stopping the activity. This case also has nothing to do with anything you've tried to pretend to know about the NIL landscape. What you and everyone needs to understand is that. NIL will be, and IS the most influential and landscape altering aspect of college athletics for the remainder of the NCAAs existence. It's never going to not be an issue in the college athletics world again. Nothing can stop it. It is a major factor right now in the recruiting landscape of college hockey. Combined with the portal it's never going to be a non issue again. Having your head ignorantly in the sand isn't going to change that.

The collectives are not necessarily sport specific per say.... they sure could be.... if they wanted them to be. So if Money is needed for the Hockey program to land a YUUGE 1st rounder or 5.... or the WBB team needs that superstar... The available pool of money from huge donor and alumni bases... money could be, and is used, through the collective.... to get that athlete paid. "Through their NIL" It's not the money thay may make from selling some posters or doing a few commercials or running a hockey camp. Its the money they will be given, funneled through sales of posters and a commercial if they commit. The things these monies are "not supposed to be used for" and "what it's used for" are not the same. No matter what the NCAA wants to try and control. The "regulations" in NIL are being viewed as the speed limit is viewed on I-94. When it was 65.

This is accurate. This cat is out of the NCAA's bag. They have zero control. They can try and corral it but precedent has been set in the United States SUPREME COURT precedent. .... but some fool on ss.com says hockey not popular so it's not an issue. yikes

Ya know that meme of the dragon show where the ginger freak sez something like ... "You know nothing Jon Snow"...? You are Jon, on this subject. You don't even know what matters in your own argument. Hint: Hockey "popularity" vs other sports has nothing to do with the issue.... Zero, Zilch, Nada... Nothing.

To be fair ... its hard to text with a meth pipe in one hand and stabbing stick in the other.

It's not about the "Hockey Market" it's the overall pool of what's available to offer. This is where the B1G will dominate... strike that... IS DOMINATING down into the world of NCAA hockey. You have to understand it's not a "hockey market" issue or a "niche sport" issue. It's a volume and alumni base available issue.

Bingo. It easy to tell who is knowledgeable about what's actually happening in the recruiting world right now and who.... absolutely isn't.

Holy Christ its the opposite of Jason Bourne mentality here. If I looked up "Holy Mother of Mary I have no gaddamn clue what the Eff I'm talking about".... in the dictionary. This post would be the definition. WOW

Did kid yourself... gopher fans are still gopher fans and have a massive cross section folks that couldn't light a fire with a bucket of gas and a blowtorch. But lets be honest Gopher fans after getting a 6th would be way way WAY less obnoxious, and arrogant than the Saint cloud fans after their 1st. ... and less methy

Still have mine.

100% that thing causes birth defects.

uufda

There is no such thing as a coincidence..... ------------Socrates .....probably.

Obviously I mean om sure every program not rhyming with Schmichigan is completely on the level... wait what rhymes with EveryrealD1collegefootballteamontheplanet

no of course not... not involved at all...

For players??? Well then tunnels... Tunnels everywhere. ..... and a massive slush fund fueling NIL deals.. #Tunnels&Deals

Which is again confirmation to just can the other wastes of time and space and put more money into hockey. We need heated underground parking at the REA to get the blue chippers away from Michigan/MN. A Club football team and intramural basketball will win the EXACT same number of Nattys as fielding pretend D1 teams over the next 50 years.

They have beer in prison? Kinda doubting they have ESPN 17plus.net either.... buy you never know. MN is #Softonceime

I see a team built like a Sioux team used to be.

And that's when he's sober enough to type.

Meta stock price tripled.

It wasn't a hockey play. That had, "I know what you did to my girl" vibes

*Used. Adidas will not be producing hockey jerseys at all. Fanatics will use that factory untill they have the processes down an then relocate to Shenzen.