YSU players.NIL

[Double ET]

From today’s Tribune/Vindy on NIL of YSU players

https://www.tribtoday.com/sports/local-sports/2024/05/ysu-athletes-score-540k-in-nil-deals/

https://www.tribtoday.com/sports/local-sports/2024/05/former-ysu-athletes-share-experiences-with-nil/

[YsuPride]

So if we are doing so well why do so many football players transfer out?   Cannot be making more somewhere else right?

[goodnews]

I couldn't agree more PRIDE!  The article is misleading to say the least.  They referenced the MBB being #12 in NIL.  Could they be more specific with details?
 

[YSUGO]

We are  not 12th in NIL.  I looked it up.  We are near the bottom for athletic budget for all sports for D1.  I don’t know what that writer was referencing.

[YsuPride]

I thought that article was odd.

[IAA Fan]

We are  not 12th in NIL.  I looked it up.  We are near the bottom for athletic budget for all sports for D1.  I don’t know what that writer was referencing.

It reads like he’s trying to say 12 in the league, but if I’m not mistaken, we do not have 12 teams at this point in the league

[Wick250]

The author made two very clear points: we lead the Horizon League in NIL and we are 13th in all of DI in NIL. Perhaps his information is inaccurate, but that is the meaning that he was trying to convey.

I believe the first assertion. Keep in mind that the Horizon League largely consists of schools located in big cities. In those places, the sporting public follows the professional teams or perhaps a nearby DI power. Only alumni care about their Horizon League sports programs. Conversely our business community loves to support YSU athletics (and the tax breaks that come with their donations.) I expect that we will always lead the Horizon League in NIL.

The statement that we are 13th nationally in NIL is so odd that it can probably be dismissed. Do keep in mind however that NIL has nothing to do with our athletic budget. It is private payments and sponsorship opportunities that go directly to our athletes.