Just throw the bag at all the top kids, stack the deck and roll them out


>I'm seeing more and more situations similar to the situation
>below. I've never seen a college athlete be so transparent
>about transferring because of NIL money, but it's often an
>unspoken reason.
>
>As a person who believes college athletes should get
>compensated fairly, I fully support this. Get all the money
>you can.
>
>But as a fan, I hate this so much. Especially the instability
>and roster turnover. Bouncing from school to school chasing
>NIL money doesn't feel right.
>
>I wish they'd drop the facade of amateurism that leads to this
>informal, wild west landscape of NIL deals. Just give these
>folks paid contracts.
>
>
>https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33823826/nil-agent-says-miami-hoops-star-isaiah-wong-enter-transfer-portal-nil-compensation-increased
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>Miami Hurricanes guard Isaiah Wong will enter the transfer
>portal on Friday if his name, image and likeness (NIL)
>compensation isn't increased, his NIL agent, Adam Papas of
>NEXT Sports Agency, told ESPN on Thursday.
>
>"If Isaiah and his family don't feel that the NIL number meets
>their expectations they will be entering the transfer portal
>tomorrow, while maintaining his eligibility in the NBA draft
>and going through the draft process," Papas said.
>
>"Isaiah would like to stay at Miami," Papas said. "He had a
>great season leading his team to the Elite Eight. He has seen
>what incoming Miami Hurricane basketball players are getting
>in NIL and would like his NIL to reflect that he was a team
>leader of an Elite Eight team."
>
>Papas says he recently negotiated an NIL deal for Kansas State
>transfer Nijel Pack that included $800,000 over two years plus
>a car. Pack was considered the No. 1 player in the transfer
>portal before committing to Miami. The deal was funded by
>billionaire John Ruiz, who has been at the forefront of the
>NIL movement, orchestrating deals across several sports. Among
>them are deals with women's college basketball twins Haley and
>Hanna Cavinder -- who transferred from Fresno State to Miami
>-- and UCLA football transfers Caleb Johnson and Mitchell
>Agude.
>
>Ruiz has 111 deals signed or pending with Hurricanes athletes
>to promote his companies, LifeWallet and Cigarette Racing,
>according to a report in the Miami Herald on Wednesday.
>
>"Isaiah is under contract," Ruiz said in a text message to
>ESPN. "He has been treated by LifeWallet exceptionally well.
>If that is what he decides, I wish him well, however, I DO NOT
>renegotiate! I cannot disclose the amount, but what I can say
>is that he was treated very fairly."
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