NIL $ for Horned Frog athletes

[Lyle Lanley III]

Fast-casual eatery "Sweetgreen" has signed basketball player Micah Peavy, volleyball player Madi Cole and high jumper Jill Johnson to NIL deals. Apparently they're opening in Fort Worth soon.

[Lyle Lanley III]

I would not mind one of those opening here.

[frogtwang]

When I drove up to the game last week with my dad, I was surprised that there were dispensaries in Oklahoma. I didn’t realize they legalized medicinal marijuana.

[Friskyfrog]

“Medicinal” is very loosely defined in Oklahoma, too. Just have to get a med card from the interwebs and you are good to go.

[Lyle Lanley III]

John Denton is leaving TCU in January...he'll be the new Executive Director of the Flying T Club.

[gofrogs152]

Herbstreit was up in arms over NIL. He argued it was designed for the top names to make some money and not to professionalize the whole thing down to recruiting. Well Herbie, playing with matches is all fun and games til you burn the house down.

LOL it's very on brand. "Hey, we just need a few 'elite' teams that are tied to ESPN so we can pump them up. Anything that might level the playing field is completely uncalled for!!"

[Lyle Lanley III]

Freshman WR Jordan Hudson has signed an NIL deal with RevFit, a gym with several locations in the FW area.

[Lyle Lanley III]

Pretty cool - Panther City Lacrosse Club has signed Johnny Hodges to an NIL deal:



Fort Worth, TX (March 27, 2023) –The Panther City Lacrosse Club has signed TCU student-athlete Johnny Hodges to a NIL deal, the team announced today. Hodges, a former lacrosse player at the Naval Academy, will work with Panther City to expand the brand’s footprint in Fort Worth and assist in promotion and ticket sales.

“This is an exciting opportunity for me to partner with Panther City Lacrosse Club,” said Hodges. “Lacrosse has been a huge part of my life and the NLL is an incredible league. I’m excited to do anything I can to help grow the game in Fort Worth and spread the word about this team. I’m pumped to attend games and support these great guys as they make a playoff push. We need to pack Dickies Arena for our hometown team!”

Hodges will attend Panther City’s game on Saturday, April 1 at Dickies Arena against the Albany FireWolves. Face-off is set for 7 p.m. and Hodges will be available pre-game starting at 6 p.m. to sign autographs for fans in attendance. Fans can purchase $10 tickets to PCLC’s final two regular season home games via Hodges’ Instagram profile here.

[weklfrog]

At least he seems to be getting paid to provide a valuable service for which he has a prior resume. Too many NIL deals appear to be pay to play with minimal requirement for the athlete to earn the payments outside of their athletic participation.

[Boston Frog]

Here's the standard for NIL

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[Lyle Lanley III]

I don't think we can - but I also think early returns from the beginning of the NIL era show that TCU can continue to attract and retain the type of talent we need to be competitive.

[MercenaryLibrarian]

That's a lot of money to spend on guys that don't have a lot of success under their belts yet. And 3.7 million for a guy that hasn't even played a down is absolutely absurd.

[Boston Frog]

Have you seen his last name, though?

[Lyle Lanley III]

Andy Dalton and his wife, Jordan, have committed to signing an NIL deal with...all 450+ of TCU's student-athletes.

[Boston Frog]

How could it be possible for us to love him more?

[NFFrog]

...well if he sent some cash MY way...!

[DangerFrog]

Here's the standard for NIL

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I'm pretty sure that 3.6 million number is entirely fabricated. He didn't take any money, actually. Texas QB Arch Manning took 'zero money from NIL' despite high-profile commitment, says Steve Sarkisian - CBSSports.com

[Boston Frog]

I'll bet the truth is somewhere in between. But then his family isn't poor.

[MercenaryLibrarian]

I hope Williams invests that stuff well... his post-college career is probably going to suck

[Lyle Lanley III]

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[Lyle Lanley III]

Tre Richardson mentioning his breakfast at IHOP in his postgame interview after his big game vs. Arkansas in the regionals is paying off:

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[Duquesne Frog]

Love it, but who in the hell orders tacos at IHOP? I had no idea they even served tacos ...

[RSK]

Tacos MADE of pancakes...

[MercenaryLibrarian]

I made pulled pork pancake tacos a few years back. Good stuff.

[Lyle Lanley III]

Sonny Dykes talking NIL with Rich Eisen:

[Lyle Lanley III]

Very cool:



A percentage of sales of the locally-brewed "Hell's Half Lager" will go to the Flying T Club.

[RSK]

There's now 5 schools with beer deals. Intereesting that 3 are Big 12 schools (us, Iowa state, Cincinnati).

[Lyle Lanley III]

Turns out, IPA stands for "I Pay Athletes"

[Boston Frog]

I don't suppose this is distributed nationally

[Lyle Lanley III]

A couple of other developments announced by the Flying T Club last night at their annual party:

1. They've entered into an exclusive contract with TCU Athletics to license the Flying T logo going forward. Soon to launch an apparel line that will benefit TCU student-athletes.
2. Donations to the Flying T Club, already tax-deductible, will now also contribute to donors' priority points.

[Boston Frog]

We inch closer to the day the flying T makes its return to the field

[SFAFrog]

My 15 year old just texted me a great question. Why do students receiving NIL deals (especially really large ones) still get scholarships?

[NFFrog]

Life preparation for NFL dollars?

[MercenaryLibrarian]

That still seems kinda crummy to me. Star QB gets a full ride and big NIL $$. Offensive tackle that almost nobody knows maybe gets some scholarship money. OT is actually more likely to stay long enough to graduate.

[weklfrog]

And if the OL and QB make it to the next level, the star QB will receive tens and maybe even hundreds of millions while the OL will receive mere millions. Besides having far greater name recognition (which few OL have, and name recognition correlates with dollars) the star QB typically has a far greater impact on the game than any individual OL.