SJ Tuohy leaves executive director role at UCF’s NIL collective

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SJ Tuohy leaves executive director role at UCF’s NIL collective​

Story by Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel
• 17h • 3 min read

Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ot...ctor-role-at-ucf-s-nil-collective/ar-AA1t9ziD

 

[80'sKnight]

So just hiring from within, good idea?

 

[jtGoldenKnights]

Maybe he can find another QB with no running or passing skills to pay at his new job.

 

[akhenaten]

Apparently UCF is dead-last in the Big 12 in NIL money, so whoever replaces him can't do much worse.

 

[Knight_Classes_begin_7pm]

maybe one of those....we suggest you step down.

 

[Happy Hands]

Apparently UCF is dead-last in the Big 12 in NIL money, so whoever replaces him can't do much worse.

We get a third of the revenue other schools get. It’s hard to snag top talent offering a 2003 Honda Accord and some Huey Magoo’s gift cards.

 

[N.FL Knight]

We get a third of the revenue other schools get. It’s hard to snag top talent offering a 2003 Honda Accord and some Huey Magoo’s gift cards.

Conference Revenue is not tied to NIL. Yet.

However much a school makes in conference pay does not affect NIL funds. This is changing but today's product on the field is not correlated whatsoever to our BIG12 Payout.

 

[Happy Hands]

Conference Revenue is not tied to NIL. Yet.

However much a school makes in conference pay does not affect NIL funds. This is changing but today's product on the field is not correlated whatsoever to our BIG12 Payout.

I believe that to be a technical answer. Getting 75 million instead of 25 would make a difference everywhere. When you have less money than the other schools everything that comes in from donors is used differently.

 

[akhenaten]

I believe that to be a technical answer. Getting 75 million instead of 25 would make a difference everywhere. When you have less money than the other schools everything that comes in from donors is used differently.

I see what you're saying, it means the AD has to weigh priorities between NIL and, for example, buildings or recruiting budget. But BYU, Cincinnati and Houston are in the same boat and apparently have more NIL money. And as far as priorities, isn't NIL at the top of the list? Do we need another player study lounge with someone's name on it? And if we're at the bottom of the Big 12 in NIL money, why is our roster so portal-heavy? Why are we spending six figures on low-ceiling, out-of-shape portal QBs when we already have QBs we recruited in the locker room?

The whole thing is so unseemly anyway. Can you imagine if NFL fans had to scrap together the funds to pay the players on their favorite teams? I would hate to be a fundraiser for a college athletic department having to explain why boosters needed to pay for premium season tickets, donate to the school to improve the facilities and buy uniforms for the track & field team, and oh also pay the football players' salaries. Donor fatigue sets in eventually.

 

[Gwoz]

Is NIL really the problem or the players this team is spending the money on. KJ Jefferson got a nice pay day to carry a clipboard, that shouldn't be on NIL staff, that should be on the coaching staff. Now if we find out that NIL is choosing players and telling Malzahn this is your team that's different, however, I am guessing Malzahn was the one saying Jefferson has to get paid.

 

[akhenaten]

Yeah, I think the coach identifies the players he wants, and the NIL collective is his bank. They shouldn't be blamed for the coach being a poor talent evaluator, but let's be honest, it's easier to get it right if your budget is in the Dillon Gabriel/Cam Ward tax bracket rather than the K.J. Jefferson tax bracket.

The challenge these coaches are facing is more existential than "who can I afford?" The real issue is whether the transfer portal can continue to be a viable means of building a successful college football program. There's no salary cap, no collective bargaining, no multi-year deals that force the players to commit beyond one season (or even until the end of a season). The players have no allegiance to the school and no sense of being a part of something that they helped build. Can programs keep reloading with 30+ one-year mercenaries every single year, while going back to boosters every summer to rustle up the cash to pay next year's QB? And you're really rolling the dice with 5th-year seniors because unless they're good enough to get in the NFL, they have no incentive to perform well. This is it for them, there is no next year, there are no career-advancement goals. Why does K.J. Jefferson look so happy on the sideline? Because getting benched means absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things for him. He's getting paid either way and this was the last stop for him.