You may have seen that some very exciting MBB players have entered the portal over the last few days. Players that could immediately transform our prospects and make Cal extremely competitive in the ACC. You'd like Cal to get some of these players.
Well one of your fellow fans feels the same way and I'm thrilled to announce that they've made a $250k challenge grant to turbocharge our program. Between now and May 1st they will match on a dollar for dollar basis any and all donations made to the collective for MBB up to $125k - potentially adding another $250k coach Madsen has to help generate NIL opportunities for our players and to get the best outcome for Cal possible. I am not guaranteeing with this money that we can get whoever we want. Other schools are also generating funds and going after the same players. Often very hard. But Madsen is great and with enough in NIL funds he can help prove it.
A couple of notes. I have seen people writing things suggesting that players from affluent families are less interested in robust NIL opportunities. I think it is fair to say that their outlook on those is different but I don't think "less" is the word I would necessarily apply. Sometimes the wealthier the family the bigger the number has to be in order to make them feel like it is meaningful. And as many of us have seen in our lives, the wealthy often use money as a measuring stick. It's a sign of respect and appreciation. College players are no different. They actually may be even more sensitive to it given the apples to apples comparisons that can be easily made. "I scored X points and my friend scored Y points. Why is his NIL number bigger than mine? Do you love him more"?
Also on this whole "40 year decision" thing, we generally aren't talking about players choosing between a terrible academic school and Cal. Sure there are very few (if any) real basketball schools with better academics than ours, but you can go to a school with very good academics and if they have a lot more in the way of NIL opportunities that can absolutely tip the scale. Silly to think, regardless of the wealth of the family, that it can't.
Bottom line, Cal fans need to step up if they want to see a better outcome here. Hope is not a strategy. Action is a strategy. Do what you can.
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Well one of your fellow fans feels the same way and I'm thrilled to announce that they've made a $250k challenge grant to turbocharge our program. Between now and May 1st they will match on a dollar for dollar basis any and all donations made to the collective for MBB up to $125k - potentially adding another $250k coach Madsen has to help generate NIL opportunities for our players and to get the best outcome for Cal possible. I am not guaranteeing with this money that we can get whoever we want. Other schools are also generating funds and going after the same players. Often very hard. But Madsen is great and with enough in NIL funds he can help prove it.
A couple of notes. I have seen people writing things suggesting that players from affluent families are less interested in robust NIL opportunities. I think it is fair to say that their outlook on those is different but I don't think "less" is the word I would necessarily apply. Sometimes the wealthier the family the bigger the number has to be in order to make them feel like it is meaningful. And as many of us have seen in our lives, the wealthy often use money as a measuring stick. It's a sign of respect and appreciation. College players are no different. They actually may be even more sensitive to it given the apples to apples comparisons that can be easily made. "I scored X points and my friend scored Y points. Why is his NIL number bigger than mine? Do you love him more"?
Also on this whole "40 year decision" thing, we generally aren't talking about players choosing between a terrible academic school and Cal. Sure there are very few (if any) real basketball schools with better academics than ours, but you can go to a school with very good academics and if they have a lot more in the way of NIL opportunities that can absolutely tip the scale. Silly to think, regardless of the wealth of the family, that it can't.
Bottom line, Cal fans need to step up if they want to see a better outcome here. Hope is not a strategy. Action is a strategy. Do what you can.
[url=http://spot.fund/CALegendsMensBasketball][/url]http://spot.fund/CALegendsMensBasketball
