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Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: 24-25 Schedule

Last post by leg turk - Yesterday at 11:27:56 PM

Does anyone know when the first dual is this year? In a couple weeks it'll be October already. I was thinking they usually start in November, but maybe it's later.

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Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Next year…

Last post by WrestlerSB80 - Yesterday at 09:45:44 PM

I see: "Hunter Stevens and Eli Leonard spotted at Camp Randall before the Badgers take on Alabama!"

Two solid guys that would be great in a Wisconsin singlet.

Where is Hunter going to school this year?

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Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Next year…

Last post by dad 2 5 - Yesterday at 04:39:20 PM

I see: "Hunter Stevens and Eli Leonard spotted at Camp Randall before the Badgers take on Alabama!"

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Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Next year…

Last post by dad 2 5 - Yesterday at 01:23:41 PM

Watching the Badger football game against Alabama and just looked up #2 at CB because he was jumping off the screen to me with some good plays.  Noticed that the Badger football players have a $ under their name on the roster allowing anyone to send them money for NIL directly for things like social media posts or autographs etc.  I then looked at the wrestling roster and not one athlete has the $.  Wondering if they could add this for the wrestling athletes.  I know the coaching staff reads the wrestling forum posts so hoping they see this post.  Every little bit helps.

Good catch Harris

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Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Next year…

Last post by Harris - Yesterday at 12:40:05 PM

Watching the Badger football game against Alabama and just looked up #2 at CB because he was jumping off the screen to me with some good plays.  Noticed that the Badger football players have a $ under their name on the roster allowing anyone to send them money for NIL directly for things like social media posts or autographs etc.  I then looked at the wrestling roster and not one athlete has the $.  Wondering if they could add this for the wrestling athletes.  I know the coaching staff reads the wrestling forum posts so hoping they see this post.  Every little bit helps.

#6

Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Dean Hamiti

Last post by bbguylikeswrestling - Yesterday at 09:34:10 AM

In other news, Dean's brother Jake is on the Oklahoma State roster

#7

Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: WIwrestle presents Mizzou ...

Last post by JacobRaschka - September 13, 2024, 10:04:39 AM

we are 50% sold out! make sure to get your tickets if you are planning on attending.

https://mizzouvsunitickets.eventbrite.com

#8

Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Next year…

Last post by npope - September 12, 2024, 02:24:07 PM

In trying to answer your question Nat, I think it depends on what your state laws say.  Some states have laws that govern how NIL money can be distributed.  Some states do not.  If a state does not have laws regulating NIL, then it is my understanding that the individual school can develop policies with what to do with the NIL money. One could argue positives and negatives to either scenario, however in super competitive states (SEC conference) there is push to deregulate from state law thus giving more discretion to the schools on how to dole out this money.

Crazy times for sure.

Thanks. But a more basic question I have is, for example, XYZ Company pays the UW QB $2 million for using his likeness on their product - who gets the $2 million? QB? UW? A negotiated split? If NIL says athletes can get the money, who is the UW to say that it must be allocated among other athletes just to "spread it around"? Isn't that the whole idea of NIL that a given individual gets "paid" for the use of their likeness, etc. I don't see the role in there for a third-party, i.e., school, to decide how to allocate the pie.

If XYZ Company had wanted to simply fund the UW athletic department they could have just donated $2 million to the program and then it could spread it around in the form of perks and benefits for the broader program.

The thing about NIL has always been about rewarding the individual - not every athlete walking around on campus. So, I simply don't see how a given school has their respective fingers into the pie. So, I think I must have a flawed understanding of NIL.

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Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Next year…

Last post by Gutwrench - September 12, 2024, 10:16:49 AM

That depends on how schools decide where to allocate the money left over after helping pay down the 2.5 billion dollar deal the NIL recipients get. And the schools can disperse that money as they see fit.

Seriously, help me understand the NIL details a bit. I was under the impression that NIL money came from private donors and that the money was expressly intended to paid athletes for their performance. I am not under the impression that the  private donor money is going into a pot for the discretionary spending on say something like building a new football stadium or improving a wrestling room, etc. In fact, I wasn't aware of the school's sports administration being in the food chain at all, I thought it was a more direct process where a private donor was able to give the money directly - without school interference, i.e., I thought that it was strictly a "play-for-play" scenario between the donor and the athlete (possibly administrated by the athletic program).

Please help correct my understanding.

In trying to answer your question Nat, I think it depends on what your state laws say.  Some states have laws that govern how NIL money can be distributed.  Some states do not.  If a state does not have laws regulating NIL, then it is my understanding that the individual school can develop policies with what to do with the NIL money. One could argue positives and negatives to either scenario, however in super competitive states (SEC conference) there is push to deregulate from state law thus giving more discretion to the schools on how to dole out this money.

Crazy times for sure.

#10

Duals/Tourneys- Seeking Events/Seeking Teams / Demon Invite- 1/24/25

Last post by CoachGribble - September 12, 2024, 10:07:33 AM

Burlington is looking for teams for our Invitational Friday, January 24th 2025. Please contact Jade Gribble at jgribble@basd.k12.wi.us for more information.