2022 Transfer Portal Megathread

[swilsonsp4]

Maybe someone with more intellect than I can answer this question now that we are plodding into the age of the NIL, do students still have to to to class, maintain their grades, etc. Or now that they are being paid, so to speak, do they still gets and education or maybe its a choosing between two options. I mean if some schools are offering contracts to recruits that exceed or border those that are being gotten in G league, are they getting an education tuition paid also?

Yes, they are on scholarship and required to remain academically eligible.

[Rufus]

There are businesses in Memphis that are offering freshman more $ than what they would make overseas or in the G-league just to play one year.

Maybe someone with more intellect than I can answer this question now that we are plodding into the age of the NIL, do students still have to to to class, maintain their grades, etc. Or now that they are being paid, so to speak, do they still gets and education or maybe its a choosing between two options. I mean if some schools are offering contracts to recruits that exceed or border those that are being gotten in G league, are they getting an education tuition paid also?

[John P]

is there a time frame when a player has to let his intentions be known?

[longtimefan]

A lot of low- and mid-major kids starting to hit the portal. Only a matter of time before bigger school players due. Not saying anyone from UC is imminent, but obviously anyone not partaking in postseason play could start seeing attrition (not to say everyone in the portal leaves for sure).

Last year nearly the whole team wanted out.

[GoBearcats31]

A lot of low- and mid-major kids starting to hit the portal. Only a matter of time before bigger school players do. Not saying anyone from UC is imminent, but obviously anyone not partaking in postseason play could start seeing attrition (not to say everyone in the portal leaves for sure).

[red_n_black_attack]

How are smaller teams with less revenue and smaller athletic budgets going to compete with the big boys?

It will either be luck that an under-rated player shines at the smaller school, or gains weight/strength to go with a natural skill/talent to show significant improvement. The smaller schools will not be able to compete for top level talent against schools offering millions in NIL.

[bearcatbret]

There are businesses in Memphis that are offering freshman more $ than what they would make overseas or in the G-league just to play one year.

[leo from jersey]

The Schottenstein family have set up a 501c 3 corporation for NIL at Ohio State. There are other deep pockets in Columbus as well.

[Rufus]

Just recently I was reading where fedex got involved in the recruitment of a player coming to Memphis. Loserville's stadium is named after KFC and some others food chains (Yum inc.) so when I look at some of the businesses here in Cincy I would hope that they would want to get involved. I think their going to have to if we want to be relevant in collegiate sports.

[Fox19bearcatbounce]

NIL's are corporate sponsor funded, not athletic budget. Certainly Cincinnati has every bit the corporate environment as anyone. That's the wave of the future, at least for now, so we better get in the game if we want to remain relevant.

Someone needs to go to these corporate giants and see if they are willing to put some money down for the NIL deals, if kentucky or duke is offering let's say 25 to 50k and Cincinnati is offering 100 to 200k I would say a recruit looking at theses schools would definitely take that extra dough. This is how cincinnati and smaller schools can compete, any super 5 star stud that's nba potentially is going pro rather he goes to uc or uk. Also likes and retweets are going to help also with recruiting. Things have changed, now let's get ahead of it before were big12 bound.

[bfcain1]

NIL's are corporate sponsor funded, not athletic budget. Certainly Cincinnati has every bit the corporate environment as anyone. That's the wave of the future, at least for now, so we better get in the game if we want to remain relevant.

I hope you're right !

[RedDog]

NIL's are corporate sponsor funded, not athletic budget. Certainly Cincinnati has every bit the corporate environment as anyone. That's the wave of the future, at least for now, so we better get in the game if we want to remain relevant.

[bfcain1]

There is no doubt the NIL will have a bigger impact than anything else. There is a story where a junior in highschool just signed an 8 million dollar NIL with the college football( unknown school and player) team and hasn't played a minute of college football. This will be how smaller teams compete with the big boys. Offer giant deals and get blue chip recruits, the landscape has changed and this is the future of recruiting.

How are smaller teams with less revenue and smaller athletic budgets going to compete with the big boys?

[Fox19bearcatbounce]

Not to stray too far from the intent of his thread, I just wish to expand on Leo's comment by predicting that the NIL will have/ make a bigger impact on college recruiting than the portal itself.

There is no doubt the NIL will have a bigger impact than anything else. There is a story where a junior in highschool just signed an 8 million dollar NIL with the college football( unknown school and player) team and hasn't played a minute of college football. This will be how smaller teams compete with the big boys. Offer giant deals and get blue chip recruits, the landscape has changed and this is the future of recruiting.

[Rufus]

Not to stray too far from the intent of his thread, I just wish to expand on Leo's comment by predicting that the NIL will have/ make a bigger impact on college recruiting than the portal itself.