Could we not just promise the team the NCAA basketball payout? Probably equal payouts or by "years" at the school. My understanding is that the ACC (at least for FB) doesn't do it as a conference distribution but rather - you participate you get the whole share.

Big10 got 63 million from this years March Madness. The ENTIRE problem (well a bunch of it) is solved by Cal saying that there is a value in being in MM, we are paying you for the NIL for the exposure it gets the school and given that the NCAA is paying us we are simply passing it along.

Yes, it means more belt tightening in the AD's office but this seems such a simple solution to the problem....

I much prefer giving away other peoples money.

socaltownie said:

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Could we not just promise the team the NCAA basketball payout? Probably equal payouts or by "years" at the school. My understanding is that the ACC (at least for FB) doesn't do it as a conference distribution but rather - you participate you get the whole share.

Big10 got 63 million from this years March Madness. The ENTIRE problem (well a bunch of it) is solved by Cal saying that there is a value in being in MM, we are paying you for the NIL for the exposure it gets the school and given that the NCAA is paying us we are simply passing it along.

Yes, it means more belt tightening in the AD's office but this seems such a simple solution to the problem....

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I like that idea, kind of a 100% incentive bonus?

The NIL surcharge on ticket revenues should have been more like 10%-12%, instead of the meager 4% that J&J decreed

We need to provide Mark with at least $10M in NIL funds to get us over the hump of mediocrity. Anything under $8M will be an issue for next season.

socaltownie said:

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Could we not just promise the team the NCAA basketball payout? Probably equal payouts or by "years" at the school. My understanding is that the ACC (at least for FB) doesn't do it as a conference distribution but rather - you participate you get the whole share.

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Two issues:

1) The March Madness payouts are not received when earned. They are delayed, probably so that the NCAA can make money for itself from the interest while the principal sits in a fund somewhere. For example, a payout earned by a conference member in the 2026 tournament is paid by the NCAA to the conference in six annual payments starting in 2027.

2) I suspect that promising players money earned by the team in the NCAA tournament would be most attractive if offered by a team that has a track record of regular participation in the NCAA tournament. Not sure how that offer would look to recruits if made by a team that hasn't played in the NCAA tournament in the last ten seasons.

BearSD said:

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socaltownie said:

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Could we not just promise the team the NCAA basketball payout? Probably equal payouts or by "years" at the school. My understanding is that the ACC (at least for FB) doesn't do it as a conference distribution but rather - you participate you get the whole share.

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Two issues:

1) The March Madness payouts are not received when earned. They are delayed, probably so that the NCAA can make money for itself from the interest while the principal sits in a fund somewhere. For example, a payout earned by a conference member in the 2026 tournament is paid by the NCAA to the conference in six annual payments starting in 2027.

2) I suspect that promising players money earned by the team in the NCAA tournament would be most attractive if offered by a team that has a track record of regular participation in the NCAA tournament. Not sure how that offer would look to recruits if made by a team that hasn't played in the NCAA tournament in the last ten seasons.

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Could you not finance it and then split the difference in the cost? Feels like there is a work around here.

socaltownie said:

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BearSD said:

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socaltownie said:

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Could we not just promise the team the NCAA basketball payout? Probably equal payouts or by "years" at the school. My understanding is that the ACC (at least for FB) doesn't do it as a conference distribution but rather - you participate you get the whole share.

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Two issues:

1) The March Madness payouts are not received when earned. They are delayed, probably so that the NCAA can make money for itself from the interest while the principal sits in a fund somewhere. For example, a payout earned by a conference member in the 2026 tournament is paid by the NCAA to the conference in six annual payments starting in 2027.

2) I suspect that promising players money earned by the team in the NCAA tournament would be most attractive if offered by a team that has a track record of regular participation in the NCAA tournament. Not sure how that offer would look to recruits if made by a team that hasn't played in the NCAA tournament in the last ten seasons.

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Could you not finance it and then split the difference in the cost? Feels like there is a work around here.

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Sure, the university can always give the players the amount that the school will receive eventually, even though the university won't receive that money from the NCAA for quite awhile. Each game played by the team in the tournament earns about $2 million paid over time, assuming that the conference gives all that money to the team that earned it.

Here's what might ultimately prevent this: If the university, rather than a donor, pays that money to the players then the money counts against the maximum direct-payment cap of the House settlement, and that cap is about $20 million per year for the entire athletic department, not just the basketball team.