Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[knoxvol52]

What I am about to post comes from comment sections of news articles, so take it for what it's worth..

"Sources" say the school met the NIL agreement, yet now 4 games into the season, UNLV is undefeated and a chance for the playoffs so now the kid and his parents thinks the kid is worth more money than the original agreement which UNLV will not pay, so they hired an agent and the kid will sit out the rest of the season.

There is a lot of 'he said, she said' going on right now as to what has actually happened.

more info:

𝑅𝒾𝓈𝑜𝓃
@AnalyticsGOAT
1h
Per Joe Arrigo (@joearrigofsm), a UNLV insider, "Sluka hired an NIL agent after the KU game, who's been advising him. On Monday, he met with Odom & asked for $300,000 to stay. Odom told him that's not happening, so Sluka skipped Tue practice & cleaned out his locker."

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@AnalyticsGOAT
7m
(a) UNLV can't promise Sluka anything. NIL cannot come from or be facilitated by the university. (b) If redshirting was agreed upon w/ the coach, the university would've put out a joint statement.

Pete Thamel
@PeteThamel
Former UNLV QB Matthew Sluka’s NIL representation, Marcus Cromartie of Equity Sports, told ESPN that Sluka was verbally promised a minimum of $100,000 from a UNLV assistant coach for transferring there. None of that money was paid, per Cormartie.
Once Sluka enrolled there, there was no effort by the UNLV’s collective to formalize a contract at that amount. Months after Sluka enrolled and Cormartie made multiple efforts with the staff and school to address the issue.
He said the school and collective came back with a contract of $3,000 per month for the next four months. That’s $88,000 less than what Cromartie said UNLV verbally promised up front.
The only money Sluka has received from UNLV, per Cromartie, is a $3,000 re-location stipend for his move. Cromartie said there was never an ask for more money after UNLV's hot start, only the initial amount he was promised up front.

Well if you go by Pete Thamel's report it's a bunch of he said/ he said stuff. No paper trail means no proof.

 

[VolInDayton]

?

Fresno has moved from a 4.5 pt dawg to a 1.5 pt favorite.

I didn't realize it was all the way to +4.5. It was +1.5 when I was checking last night. I would assume a player with this hype at QB would have more than a field goal difference between him playing and not playing.

Still don't feel bad taking Fresno St-1.5

 

[Glitch]

I already was, but situations like this make me even more grateful for our University AD, Coaching Staff, Players, and Spyre!

 

[KB5252]

"The eyes of Dolly are upon you!"

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

"The eyes of Dolly are upon you!"

 

[jmacvols1]

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Matthew Sluka's parents care...possibly a big payday on the line for them.

 

[UTvol1fn]

I already was, but situations like this make me even more grateful for our University AD, Coaching Staff, Players, and Spyre!

no joke, our culture is tops across the board. Feels like if one of these situations would come up then ties are cut and the next guy steps up.

 

[JohnnyD1024]

 

[butchna]

Shows just how ahead of its time Nico’s deal was in retrospect. Numbers were negotiated and agreed upon with advisors and professionals present and both parties have the terms ON PAPER.

 

[UTvol1fn]

well who is it.. Is the AD full of **** is is the Sluka family full of ****????

 

[butchna]

well who is it.. Is the AD full of **** is is the Sluka family full of ****????

Yes

 

[UTvol1fn]

Yes

zactly. not a good look for UNLV regardless.

 

[VolGee4]

So in-season NIL negotiations are gonna become a thing?

This is why the UT brand is important. Guys like Jalin Hyatt and Dalton Knecht made a bunch of money after their success because the fanbase is so big. Autographs and shirts were being purchased.

I can't say exactly how the contracts are set up, but my guess is there is a base amount and then an opportunity for much more if the player blows up. That gives the players an incentive, and they don't have to think NIL needs to be re-negotiated.

 

[jmacvols1]

Well if you go by Pete Thamel's report it's a bunch of he said/ he said stuff. No paper trail means no proof.

according to Thamel it was an "assistant coach" that promised" the kid $100,000 for transferring to UNLV.

--I find it hard to believe assistant coaches are pounding out details in NIL agreements

--it this happened, then the assistant coach opened his mouth and made a promise he most likely had no authority to make.

---the assistant coach's promise evidently was not in writing therefore no signed agreement by anyone

---the the kid or his parents to hold UNLV for what some assistant coach supposedly said seems off.

 

[barrylee]

The Wire, The Sopranos, That 70s Show, Law and Order SVU, Breaking Bad, Seinfeld/Curb your Enthusiasm, It’s Always Sunny, Ted Lasso.

Gotta have Deadwood too..

 

[KB5252]

Gotta have Deadwood too..

TNWSS

 

[knoxvol52]

Matthew Sluka's parents care...possibly a big payday on the line for them.

Well Sluka went to a Peddie School before going to College. So his Parents obviously aren't hurting for money.

 

[jmacvols1]

Well Sluka went to a Peddie School before going to College. So his Parents obviously aren't hurting for money.

they want mo money mo money mo money



Seems now (possibly ASU) offered Sluka more money, so he redshirts and saves his last year to go to ASU next year for mo money. Whatever happened Sluka is catching it bad on X formerly known as Twitter.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

If this is true, then it is all the more reason why players need to enter into a contract with the university. There is no going back to how it use to be. Treat it just like any other job.

Why would any team want this kid now? If he crapped on a deal made with UNLV...He will do it to you too..

The two kinds of people I hate in this world more than anything outside of child molesters, rapists and true racists...are liars and thieves, it looks like this po is both.

 

[MarcoVol]

Why would any team want this kid now? If he crapped on a deal made with UNLV...He will do it to you too..

The two kinds of people I hate in this world more than anything outside of child molesters, rapists and true racists...are liars and thieves, it looks like this po is both.

 

[SergeantVol]

This. We would never vote for a yeti to be the king of the RF.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Actually doesn't bother me. He's an entertainer, by definition his job is pandering to his audience. It does bother me when entertainers think that their opinion on other matters is important and use their "platform" and insert into themselves political causes. Keep it to singing and acting.

Whatever...it bothers me when a declared "Tennessee Vol" panders to anybody...period. I don't expect celebrity fans of other teams to pander to us, in fact I would think it weird and weak.

 

[knoxvol52]

Hearsay unless a written contract appears for the $100,000.

 

[Butch Jones]

This is why the UT brand is important. Guys like Jalin Hyatt and Dalton Knecht made a bunch of money after their success because the fanbase is so big. Autographs and shirts were being purchased.

I can't say exactly how the contracts are set up, but my guess is there is a base amount and then an opportunity for much more if the player blows up. That gives the players an incentive, and they don't have to think NIL needs to be re-negotiated.

That's the whole point of NIL. You play good, fans like you, Weigel's calls you up and puts your face on their milk jugs. Since they still can't pay players a salary, you get this mess we're currently in. Doubt it changes though to keep the guise of amateurism.

 

[vols 30]

Why would any team want this kid now? If he crapped on a deal made with UNLV...He will do it to you too..

The two kinds of people I hate in this world more than anything outside of child molesters, rapists and true racists...are liars and thieves, it looks like this po is both.

Maybe you should get your facts straight b4 mouthing off