Re: These NIL deals are taking a lot of families out of poverty.

You are correct ClemCEO9. A lot of fans think NIL is going to benefit all players. In fact it will only benefit a select few of players on every team. From what I have read many are these kids are not buying food or supporting families. They are buying expensive cars, clothing, expensive jewelry and other things they want. Some may use NlL $$$$ to put roofs on homes or put food on the table for their families. But from what I have read many kids are going on shopping spree’s.

Some kids are doing great things with their money. People forget some of these kids are giving back to the community.

I am going wait to see just how NlL affects players of the future. I do feel if players are making a certain amount of money they should pay their own college tuition. Then scholarship’s can be given to those truly in need of financial help so they can better themselves and their families.

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Dec 24, 2021, 2:38 AM

Really?? Thousands? Can you give me a list of 20ppl that NIL took their families out of poverty.

People act like college football players are starving kids that get taken out of the doldrums of homelessness and the NIL is a savior. People are so naive about what really happens in HS and college. A lot of 4* and 5* HS football players are given money and often recruited to bigger schools. Our good ball players in the Charleston area are very much recruited to bigger schools and they often drive nicer cars than I own. Very few of them are living in poverty.

Yes, there are kids that may be in a family where parents are drug addict's, father is in prison, and they live in horrible family homes with multiple siblings not being given a perfect upbringing. But those are much more a rarity nowadays.

Then as a college player, these kids are given a nice place to live, give great healthcare, given opportunities to get great educations, have nutritionist giving them all the food they need. This is all paid for by the school. Then if they want to live off campus after freshman year, players at Clemson are given almost $1600 a month, then figure 4 players live in an apartment and split the $1600 rent between all their allowances and they make $1000+ per month off housing allowance. Now add in all their food, clothes housing etc, etc paid for plus a monthly stipend of around $400-500 added to their housing allowance. These kids have all expenses paid plus a free $1500+ a month in their pocket. Pretty sure they are struggling. Many people would love to have all expenses paid, doing what they love, and get untaxed cash monthly.

I don't see kids struggling to survive in college sports, and the 2% of the players that get NIL money is not saving lives of homeless kids.

Only thing NIL is doing is killing the sport as we knew it. I'm all for kids making money off their values but I am not for the corruption that has become the new topic of the recruiting world.

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These NIL deals are taking a lot of families out of poverty.