And as you would expect, it will benefit some schools a lot more than others.
https://247sports.com/Article/Colleg...ke--149430194/
A few quotes...
"Market size and the school a player competes for will go a long way in determining an athlete's earning potential. Opendorse's formula unsurprisingly indicated that quarterbacks have a much valuation than their centers. But where and who a player plays for ultimately sets his ceiling." No surprise with this statement. The rich get richer.
"The size of a program's social media following has a huge impact on a player's earning potential as well. Fields and Lawrence are national names, but their value is boosted by two programs that help them grow their brand with targeted videos and posts across social media platforms with millions of followers." For reference, and to my surprise, OM has 233k followers on twitter and we have 244k. I'm sure that pales in comparison to our fellow SEC schools.
"It is sometimes better to be a big fish in a little pond that has a large donor type market where you'll have opportunities from the big sponsors in the state as well as fans where if you have a camp, you'd have a tremendous amount of dollars pushing toward you. This is where some regulations will have to be put in place or you'll find some programs who will use this platform to "legally" pay players to sign with them. Not calling any names...Ole Miss. I can see a recruit now weighing his option to play for OM and be a spokesperson for C-Spire or sign with MSU and be a spokesperson for Franklin Furniture. Then it becomes a legal bidding war. Highest bidder wins. And you know how that's going to turn out.
I hate that it's come to this personally. I'm old school and don't like this change. But the entire world is changing in ways I don't like, so...
