interesting read...

[whoopdeedoo]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/student-athletes-will-soon-be-social-media-influencers-and-one-college-program-is-helping-them-do-it/

[Bugeaters1]

On 6/8/2020 at 2:21 PM, whoopdeedoo said:

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/student-athletes-will-soon-be-social-media-influencers-and-one-college-program-is-helping-them-do-it/

 

[Norm Peterson]

On 6/9/2020 at 10:29 PM, Bugeaters1 said:

 

 

Lemme get this straight: We're tossing long-standing rules on amateurism so that the 9th most-marketable athlete at UN-L, a bowler named Brynn Lambrecht, can haul in a hefty extra $844/year from her name, image and likeness?

[khoock]

1 hour ago, Norm Peterson said:

 

Lemme get this straight: We're tossing long-standing rules on amateurism so that the 9th most-marketable athlete at UN-L, a bowler named Brynn Lambrecht, can haul in a hefty extra $844/year from her name, image and likeness?

She isnt the 9th most marketable athlete at UNL. The table you quoted is showing the most marketable athlete from each sport. There are many other athletes (presumably FB, MBB, and VB players) that would make more than her but are not listed bc they are not the most marketable from their respective sport.

[huskerchode]

This is a new recruiting tool.  With a fervid Husker fan base for all Husker sports, an athlete could be more likely to earn extra money at a place like NU compared to a place like Iowa State.  I don't know that it's such a good thing.  Guess we will see what happens over the next few years.

[whoopdeedoo]

like it or not, it is the sporting world nowadays.