fightingsioux4life

Hockey being a close knit community helps.

Maybe get a bunch of former players to pool their resources and start something big?

A bit of good news? 🙂

The catch is you have to leave it there for 40 years.

Anyone who wants to go down there and cheer her on and "be a part of it" is welcome to do so. I won't be doing it. She's now no better than any other NDSU-CKS player. What are we going to do about this Chaves? Nothing as usual?

Nope. @Walsh Hall has already decided this isn't possible.

They don't seem very concerned about it.

We either adapt or die. No sense in bemoaning it. I do agree 100% however.

The NDSU FB power structure will fight that tooth and nail.

I agree with this.

Lawyers and tax accountants. They'll both make a lot of money from NIL.

I know nothing about the tax code (and don't want to read all 15,000 pages of it, either), but we need to think outside the box on this issue. NIL is a new concept and hasn't been around very long. It will evolve over time. We just need to be willing to step outside our comfort zone and brainstorm things we have never thought about before.

Set by each conference or the NCAA as a whole?

I think @RhettRingers has proven himself as a reliable source of information.

This is the best idea I have seen on this topic so far.

Aren't a lot of those endowments mainly used for scholarships and other academic-based initiatives? Donors may have specified certain conditions on the use of the funds they donated.

No, I wouldn't do that. How else can the athletic department's talking points get out to the fans? Even if I don't agree with them, they should be allowed to be heard by all.

It ain't shtick. It's the truth.

It is high time we build relationships with more than one donor. Relying on one family for donations is inadequate and short-sighted.

I think NIL is way more important than the freaking starting lineups. We have to make NIL a priority.

And Rydells.

As long as the players do well in the classroom and in the community, it doesn't matter. That's the attitude of the current athletic department regime. Wins and losses are irrelevant. It is quite sad. And 100% unacceptable.

I thought NIL would have kept him there.

I don't disagree with this. What I don't like is people throwing in the towel and using NIL as an excuse. You're only a loser if you quit trying. Let's not quit trying.

We do need to get serious about NIL. I won't argue that point.