NIL goes to high school

[garddog]

What was predicted has started!

https://www.espn.com/high-school/st...generate-millions-high-school-basketball-star

 

[ronpolk]

Good for him. I’m fine with these kids making as much money as they can.

 

[paindonthurt_]

Are you fine with rich people making as much money as they can also?

 

[ronpolk]

Are you fine with rich people making as much money as they can also?

Yes, I am. Hell I’m for everyone making as much money as they can.

 

[kired]

How can I get one of these NILs? Professional middle aged dad. I can run a 9 minute mile, drive a riding lawn mower, get destroyed by my kids on fortnite - but I will break out the OG games like tecmo bowl and make them cry. Who wants to be my agent?

 

[paindonthurt_]

Fair enough.

I just see this hurting more players than it helps in the long run.

 

[mstateglfr]

He is 17 and it's summer before Jr year? So he is 19 before he is a freshman in college.
Redshirting kids is fun.


Why the hell does a 17 year old kid have 5 million followers? Why the hell would anyone buy stuff based on a 17 year old advertising/marketing/plugging a product?

 

[aTotal360]

I bet Zion could have moved $100M worth of merch in HS.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Why the hell does a 17 year old kid have 5 million followers? Why the hell would anyone buy stuff based on a 17 year old advertising/marketing/plugging a product?

For the same reason they buy whatever Jordan or Tiger or some celebrity are marketing. I don’t know we do, but we do.

 

[paindonthurt_]

Turning 19 before college isn’t the worst idea ever.

 

[kired]

Why the hell does a 17 year old kid have 5 million followers? Why the hell would anyone buy stuff based on a 17 year old advertising/marketing/plugging a product?

You serious? You realize there are kids half his age with millions of social media followers, right? They stream a video game on youtube and kids everywhere want to buy it. Same with a 17 y/o basketball phenom.

 

[Smoked Toag]

Before the NBA passed their dumb rule to change to 19 before the draft, this was common. So who cares.

 

[mst8]

Nm

 

[mst8]

How can I get one of these NILs? Professional middle aged dad. I can run a 9 minute mile, drive a riding lawn mower, get destroyed by my kids on fortnite - but I will break out the OG games like tecmo bowl and make them cry. Who wants to be my agent?

But can you dunk?

 

[Mobile Bay]

Yes, and that is a stupid question.

 

[JungRebel]

Yes, provided they cant buy policy with that money. As has been said, our society allows people like Pewdiepie to become millionaires selling their brand or whatever they do on YouTube, dont see why monetizing your high school football career is any more ridiculous.

 

[ronpolk]

Yes, provided they cant buy policy with that money. As has been said, our society allows people like Pewdiepie to become millionaires selling their brand or whatever they do on YouTube, dont see why monetizing your high school football career is any more ridiculous.

Yep. It’s kinda silly and goofy that a kid on social media can make millions off their follower list. That’s why I have no problem with this kid doing it. Historically, we’ve told this kid hw can’t make any money off his popularity or talent just because his talent is sports. Meanwhile a kid who sits in the basement all day playing Minecraft and putting it on you tube is free to earn however much he/she can.

 

[anonymous.sixpack]

Are you fine with rich people making as much money as they can also?

Dumb question

 

[anonymous.sixpack]

Fair enough.

I just see this hurting more players than it helps in the long run.

Is that you Bernie?

 

[mstateglfr]

I bet Zion could have moved $100M worth of merch in HS.

True. The same comments would have applied.
At least with Zion his 'brand' in HS was due to some crazy fests of athleticism.
But yeah, same comments apply.

 

[ronpolk]

Dumb question

Yeah it was a dumb question. I’m not exactly sure what he was getting at

 

[JungRebel]

I think he wanted to call you an *******.

(Or a socialist.)

Trouble with this country (ok, this species) is we love a false dilemma. Almost without fail, if we can regulate it fairly and tax it and you'll get no complaints except from the peanut gallery.