Portal

[ScootCat]

Should we still expect to hear about a DC portal commitment today?

[ac3983]

no

[Acorn]

My thoughts:

5/15
Laput
Connor
Bailey
Logan

https://youtu.be/mzAfTmC3It0?si=ElH3LJyMEVDRJVxT

https://youtu.be/CQeezCdF4mk?si=GifT6a-8SXW4NQQd

[i77cat]

Should we still expect to hear about a DC portal commitment today?

The guy I heard a rumor about isn't from the portal. Not sure if that's the same guy wftc was referring to. He sounded certain. The shooting guard I heard about was a hopeful maybe.

[JerseyLawyer]

The wages of . . . wages?

From a very reliable source, the MSRP at Vanderbilt:

On the team = $100K
Starter = $250-350K
All-conference + $750K

[Catfan4ever33]

Depressing! I’ve been waiting weeks for the signing of 1-2 players they said was going to happen and still with a date set, nothing! I spend 20 times a day checking this site for some positive news. I guess I need to get a life

[ScootCat]

There may still be time left to shore up our needs, however, I’m starting to worry we may have a positional skill set deficit at point guard.

[i77cat]

The worrisome thing to me is that some of our fans think we'll be good to very good without further additions. I fear that our coaches think the same. Without additional players, I think we are what we've been for the last two years---good enough to make good teams have to really work to beat us. And weak enough that no game is a guaranteed win.

[Acorn]

The wages of . . . wages?

From a very reliable source, the MSRP at Vanderbilt:

On the team = $100K
Starter = $250-350K
All-conference + $750K

What are the NIL collectives paying at schools DC has actually competed with on the recruiting front? Or the schools behind Davidson that could potentially catch and pass the program?

[i77cat]

https://twitter.com/JasonBelzer/status/ ... 17/photo/2

Old news. 2 months ago. It suggests that A10 schools median pay to a starter would be $50k. 10th percentile is $25k, 90th percentile is $300k.

Here is total team compensation: https://twitter.com/JasonBelzer/status/ ... 17/photo/1

So median of $500k at our tier. I'm sure it is comfortably higher now. And the teams at the top of the A10 are going to be way above that.

[stevelee]

It would interesting if Title IX gets into the mix.

[85Wildcatsky]

Someone should get involved. This is not NIL, this is simply pay to play.

Money should be taxed and donations given to these funds should not be tax deductable.

[quickcat]

Someone should get involved. This is not NIL, this is simply pay to play.

Money should be taxed and donations should into these funds should not be tax deductable.

I seem to recall that there is some indication that the IRS agrees with you. If I'm remembering right Michigan converted their fund to a taxable entity rather than trying to conjure up some "charitable activities" that the athletes were purportedly doing.

Others may be living on the edge. I'm not sure who's liable for taxes if the IRS rules against you down the line.

[DC69Wildcat]

It would interesting if Title IX gets into the mix.

Or maybe common sense? College basketball is becoming less and less appealing to me as this process plays itself out.

[Steve Rodgers]

Someone should get involved. This is not NIL, this is simply pay to play.

Money should be taxed and donations should into these funds should not be tax deductable.

I seem to recall that there is some indication that the IRS agrees with you. If I'm remembering right Michigan converted their fund to a taxable entity rather than trying to conjure up some "charitable activities" that the athletes were purportedly doing.

Others may be living on the edge. I'm not sure who's liable for taxes if the IRS rules against you down the line.

I’m not a tax lawyer but I once stayed at a Holiday Inn that called me Gerg. But that’s another story. The NIL pay to the players is taxable income. And if the “charity” NIL fund loses its status as a qualified organization, the donors lose their ability to deduct the contributions.