Iowa announces Scott Brickman, former COO of Swarm collective, as ASP General Manager of NIL/Strategy & Operations.
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Can the university sponsor that position? That’s like they are paying the players directly themselves
It feels like it's only a matter of time before schools begin positioning themselves for external NIL collectives to go away and athletes will be paid directly through the school.
I have a feeling JP is going to be super resistant about this side of things, and it won't end great, because we "do things the right way" or some moralistic bull sh*t.
Yep, this is where Iowa will have the advantage, having a young AD willing to adapt quickly.
I agree, but it's gotta be a fine line to walk. On one hand you don't want to be left behind. On the other couldn't the NCAA penalize schools for bending the rules? (I know, I know, the NCAA is nearly toothless now)
Iowa doesn't seem too worried about stuff like this or taking money from casinos. We should we be?
You think schools are doing this without knowing that it is ok to do?
True, though let's not kid ourselves. It's not like the NIL collectives just randomly throw out money to certain players. There's obvious communication between the school and the collective to let them know who they want to be targeting, and who the priority guys are.
This isn't the University hiring this guy directly for their department, its Altius Sports Partners whos employing him. The school has a relationship with ASP just like KU and other collectives have deals with ASP or Blueprint Sports in terms of running NIL collectives. I will say that its only a matter of time before these collectives dissolve into athletic departments or become apart of Learfield for example in the future.
If there is one thing I have learned over the last 10-15 years, its don't do things the way Iowa does it.
Times are changing. Beth Goetz it.
The NCAA isn't doing ****. They're terrified of every lawsuit that makes them even more irrelevant than they are now.
You either adapt to the current world and play the game or you die.
The days of Iowa and Iowa State being on a level playing field are going away quickly I am afraid. We are positioned to become to them what UNI and Drake have been to us for decades.
Laugh all you want, but the separation of powers is happening in college athletics right now. You are blind not to see it.
You were making a good point but then lost your mind with the UNI/Drake comparison
He will, but Campbell will push for it. While CMC would hate it, he knows how far behind it would leave us if we were slow on it