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New attempt to attract recruits down south - no state income taxes on NIL earnings for college athletes proposed

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I wonder if Illinois would consider this because of a large amount of Illinois alumni? Then this would trickle down to everyone, us, Northern Illinois, Loyola, etc.



Alabama lawmakers have cooked up a plan to recruit more athletes to the state and win more championships, by tempting top prospects with tax breaks on the money they take in for name, image and likeness.

Rep. Joe Lovvorn, R-Auburn, introduced HB240, the Competitive Edge NIL Tax Cut Act, in the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday. This would exempt student athletes from paying state income tax on the money they earn through NIL deals.

“As NIL continues to change the landscape of college sports, the state must work to foster an environment that helps our schools land America’s top recruits,” Rep. Lovvorn said in a statement. “Exempting NIL earnings from state income tax gives Alabama a competitive edge, leading to more students receiving a quality education here and more championships coming home to Alabama.”

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College athletes could get tax breaks under new NIL bill: Will it boost Alabama’s recruiting?

If passed, the legislation would exempt college athletes from paying state income tax on their NIL compensation.
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If you are Martinelli, do you stick around for next year or hit the portal?

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Sec.112 said:
The following Nick piece is a well-produced, promo piece. It will probably be cut up and used for many local recruits to come.

I can be a pretty cynical guy. But listen to Nick around 2:40. I'd bet that's a guy who's not going anywhere.

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I gotta say as a youngest brother of three boys, a lefty, a kid who grew up in Glenview, and a kid who went to GBS, I dig Nick and his game and I'm always rooting for him.
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If you are Martinelli, do you stick around for next year or hit the portal?

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PurpleWhiteBoy said:
Not sure if you are being facetious.

Surely you know what I mean when I say there are scumbags running all around the periphery of college athletics - or in the coaching ranks.
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Not at all being facetious.

What constitutes being a scumbag? If people made it known to Nick that he would be paid $1MM at Scumbag U. while NU would only pay $650K, that itself is not evidence of being a scumbag.

The players are employees of the University. They are not on multi-year employment contracts. If they find a job that better serves their interests, why should the recruiting employer be deemed a scumbag?

In fact, what if all along, “we” were wrong? What if the “scumbag” programs had it right by trying to compensate their employees all along? Maybe it was the NCAA’s gross “amateurism” formulation that was the scummy move all along.
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On a side note, hearing NU being brought up more and more in the media (particularly sports talk radio) when it comes to programs that simply aren't competitive or may even be kicked out (the latter coming from National talking heads or those who focus on the B12, ACC, etc.) despite the Cats having had more top end success since 1995.

But having too many awful seasons (not to mention all those really bad losses) have negated all the good things the program has done over the past 3 decades.
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From the scuttlebutt, it appears that the SEC will likely move to 9 conference games in addition to having a tie up with the B1G for OOC games.

The rationale behind getting 4 auto bids is that it returns focus on doing well in conference, with presumably the regular season champ and runner-up getting 2 of the auto bids with the other 2 being up for grabs in 2 play-in games (3rd seed vs 6, 4th vs 5th).

These moves maximize revenue (more big games which make the broadcasters happy) and further increase the gap with everyone else.

If this ends up being the case, would prefer it if the B1G doesn't expand and remains pat.

When things all come together, it'll be doable for the program to finish 6th or maybe even 5th and anything can happen in a play-in game.

Altho the Cats haven't had much success against the blue-bloods in the past 10-15 years and 2 of them will likely be the 3rd and 4th seeds most years.
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OT: Illini botch Terrence Shannon jersey retirement ceremony 🤣

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Davidgolds5 said:
Overall it just is a silly Jersey retirement. Keep doing what they are doing, and there will be no numbers left to use. Jersey retirements are for true legends. I’m thinking about some of the flyin Illini, Dee Brown, Deron Williams, etc.

Only a matter of time until guys have jersey retired at 2-3 different schools.
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Is it possible that they just don't want to have guys wearing the number 0?
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I'm out

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gocatsgo2003 said:
That was easy… $2,500 minimum donation for the West Lot and East Lot equivalents, >$1,000 for the next “level” beyond that: https://goldengopherfund.com/assets/pdf/fb-parking-map-2025-10-17.pdf

Parking Information | Golden Gopher Fund

Minnesota Golden Gopher Fund
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Note that that’s the minimum and I would imagine there’s a “reverse auction” of some type where higher donations get priority.

I’ve said it a number of times: NU fans have literally no idea how cheap NU football has been for years.
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Parking and Stadium Seating are two very different things.

I will continue to roll my eyes at anyone here insisting on comparing NU's emerging ticket pricing strategy to any other B1G team - the difference in demand is fundamentally gargantuan.

Parking is a completely different story. The East and West Lots will be in demand for even the least attended games. I always personally acknowledged we were spoiled with golf course parking - a short walk to the stadium for $30 with tailgating on grass. It was a beautiful thing and I will miss it, regardless of where I land. I always prioritized South Golf Lot over East and West Lots.

My fear is the loss of the North & South Golf Lots represents a direct hit to our previous game day experience - easy affordable parking and tailgating, that is probably a difference maker to older and fairweather fans...and we have an abundance of both. People can crow all they want about how this isn't any different from other Big Ten programs/stadiums...that doesn't make the long schlep from the brown to red to purple lines on a non-rush hour Saturday schedule more palatable for someone who might already be on the bubble about renewing.

I *do* think a lot of this could be mitigated by an even slightly improved shuttle operation, which I always remember being a nightmare - school buses being loaded/unloaded by what appeared to be high school kids completely disinterested in getting things organized. I never minded tailgating on campus in the pre-golf lot era...but dealing with the shuttles was pretty frustrating.
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zeek55 said:
I dunno; the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL have been around like hogs for generations and ... they've just gotten fatter.

Something tells me this ends up the same way.
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Those leagues are professional leagues where the players are professionals paid by the teams, whereas the Big Ten and SEC are conferences of SCHOOLS with teams made up of students who have to go to class and are paid for their name, image, and likeness by third-party entities not funded by the schools.
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