Not the next game, kluke (though I'm not sure whether that was meant in jest.) In one of the things that the SEC got right no player in the SEC can transfer today and be eligible for next season for another SEC team. There's a deadline for the NCAA of May 1st, the SEC has its own (Feb. 1st.)
It was meant in jest to point out how this transfer thing is morphing into a farce . However, I didn't know the SEC rule and appreciate the information. The timing is interesting that they made it before the national signing day.
That's a great point because I don't know one team that hasn't seen significant loss to its roster, including Alabama. Team pride used to mean something, but now the $$$$ seems to the only thing that matters. They say money is the root of all evil and I couldn't agree more when it comes to NIL and the transfer portal.
I still wish they had put everyone on a set salary....say about 30 grand a year. Then incentivize good grades, good behavior, being a starter, earning all conference or all american honors, community service, etc. so that a role model kid could earn 150 grand a year or so.
As someone that works in the affiliate marketing industry, I would be very disappointed if the money athletes could earn would only be the equivalent of an affiliate commission.
So "affiliate marketers" earn a commission by linking products or services on websites they own to advertisers like Fanatics. Anytime someone buys a product after clicking those links, the website or blog owner (the 'affiliate') will earn a commission on that purchase. You see this a lot on "review" websites where you see links that say "check prices on Amazon", etc.,. If you click on one of those links and buy the reviewed product within a certain timeframe (typically 15-30 days), then the website owner whose link you clicked on will earn a commission. Nowadays, there are supposed to be statements from the website owner that says something to the effect of "we may earn a commission on any products you buy from links on our page" to keep those relationships transparent. Affiliate commissions are typically something like 10% of the purchase amount before taxes and shipping, so I hope that this "partnership" isn't just that players will earn a 10% commission anytime someone buys a custom jersey with the player's name on it. It would take a lot of sales to make that meaningful.
Got it. Thanks for the information. I see what your saying, and I agree. I think there needs to be some kind of minimum that everyone gets in addition to an affiliate commission. You don't want the situation where Joe Burrow is making 50k and half the team is making a pittance.
Affiliate marketing is a great idea, but this NIL stuff has gone so out of control that trying to put parameters on NIL deals at this point is going to be a difficult task. The top players have seen the deals being signed, so I'm sure they're going to want their piece of the pie, minus any stipulations.
