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At best, this is a hail mary for new revenue; at worst, it's predatory.
Parents/kids are guilted into buying the best gear, playing on the most select (see: $$) teams, investing in year-round training, & are now being told to pay for a chance to play at the next level.
Rivals is charging high school athletes and parents $499 for an 'evaluation' by a Rivals scout.
The fee includes a scouting report, grade, film evaluation, coach interview, and consideration to be ranked on their site.
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This is solving a problem that doesn't exist. One that companies like Hudl have largely eliminated. If you can play, you'll be found (almost always)
Please stop turning youth/HS sports into a money grab.
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College sports super-nerds rejoice: @ExtraPointsMB Library has coaching contracts from the 2025 hiring cycle.
Find things like...
How much Will Wade is getting paid
What Darren DeVries' buyout terms look like
How Ryan Grubb's bonus structure shakes out
library-card.beehiiv.com/p/t…
Sam Weber retweeted
I landed a partnership with Uber.
Simply by monitoring their competitors using Competitor Spy.
I’m sharing the exact Notion template with you today.
Retweet + Reply “SPY” and I’ll DM it for free.
(must follow to receive)
Sam Weber retweeted
Healthy college sports need healthy colleges.
If athletics are the "front porch", then schools should use that porch to show communities why higher education is worth fighting for.
Comment to share how higher education impacts families and communities in positive ways.
Sam Weber retweeted
NEW EXTRA POINTS:
Filling out a bracket? Join the Extra Points Bracket Challenge (for free!) and potentially win fabulous prizes, like a free framed court from @short_courts!
Details here:
extrapointsmb.com/p/the-numb…
Sam Weber retweeted
HUGE updates today for Extra Points Library
*We now have multiple templates for NIL/Rev Share agreements, which many schools/agents have asked about
*You can now sort and compare athletic department data.
library.extrapointsmb.com/
🚨@MattBrownEP Extra Points launched a new newsletter this morning: The Library Card – all about EP Library & the 6k college sports contracts within.
Today's hits on:
💰 Rev-share agreements
📄 BIG updates to Library
💡 Our plan for the newsletter
library-card.beehiiv.com/p/i…
Sam Weber retweeted
For anyone looking to learn more about Pathway (@Pathway__Sports), here's a great overview.
NEW EXTRA POINTS
I caught up with the folks who are trying to give college athletes a better licensing deal to appear in video games...a shakeup that could help athletes, game publishers, schools, AND consumers:
extrapointsmb.com/p/a-shakeu…
Sam Weber retweeted
"You have to pay the right players and put them in position to succeed"
A great piece by @MattBrownEP for @FOS 👇
New, for @FOS:
Yes, Ohio State's roster has a big ol' NIL "payroll" number. But in my view, the lesson here is far more complicated than just "spent a lot of money to win a title."
Experience, leadership and FIT matter a great deal:
frontofficesports.com/ohio-s…
Some career news 🚨
I've joined @MattBrownEP & Extra Points as its VP of Marketing.
I'm excited to support the company's growth as a premier digital media company in college sports business.
extrapointsmb.com/p/we-re-gr…
I'll be focused on audience acquisition, content and PR strategy, and brand development. Ultimately, I'm here to help the company grow.
Matt & co. have built an incredible foundation and have put EP in a great position to do big things in 2025 🚀
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This is a new chapter after a decade at @Opendorse. Working with @Blake_Lawrence & @Kunalic has been an incredible journey that I wouldn't trade for anything.
I'm rounding out my time at OD in a consulting role. Holler if you need a connection!
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Breakaway from the NCAA. Have a third party run it all. Make athletes employees. Eliminate the academic-athletic connection. Is that the ONLY path forward for college sports?
@MattBrownEP (and others!) think there could be another way.
extrapointsmb.com/p/here-s-w…
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Sam Weber retweeted
In the era of name, image and likeness, the payroll for a Power Four college football team exceeds $10 million. How do we know? The Black Book, a must-have Zillow for student-athletes. nytimes.com/interactive/2024… via @NYTimes
Sam Weber retweeted
Free for lunch?
Join us for a 𝒇𝒖𝒏 𝒘𝒆𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓! (<-- I know, I'd be skeptical too, but TRUST ME)
@Blake_Lawrence will answer the question of "What will day-to-day operations in the Rev Share era look like?" ...but in video game format.
RSVP link 👉 opndr.se/fKAxoQNNu
Sam Weber retweeted
100% of student athletes will need a fair market value (FMV) assessment backed by actual market data.
Sam Weber retweeted
$1.67 BILLION will be spent on college athlete NIL services and products this year...
Download the annual @Opendorse report to see exactly where the money is flowing: biz.opendorse.com/blog/nil-3…
Sam Weber retweeted
We are excited to announce Stephen Denton as our new Chief Executive Officer.
With a proven track record in scaling businesses across technology, media, AI, and e-commerce, Stephen is the ideal leader to guide Opendorse through its next phase of growth.
biz.opendorse.com/blog/opend…
