As we all are aware, the Revenue Sharing Model will begin to be implemented in January. To be clear, as far as I know, payments cannot actually be made until July 1. So, what will this look like for Clemson?
Here’s my best guess (none of this is really breaking news, I’m just piecing a bunch of things together):
1) Clemson will place a high amount of the allotment towards Football. Let’s just say, hypothetically, it’s 17.5 million $/year.
2) Clemson will still utilize NIL for Football and that structure will be VERY SIMILAR to what it currently looks like. What does that mean? It means that some of the “superstar” level talent will get paid more. Cade, Peter Woods and on down the line.
3) The remaining money will largely be divided up among the team. There will likely be tiers for those considered starters and those that are not considered starters. If you divide 17.5 million into 105 you get 167K per player (this is a just for reference).
3b) Let’s say you have 35 starting caliber players (as determined by the coaching staff). Then let’s say we have another 35 that are in the backup tier and the remaining 35 are reserves. Approximately 2/3 of the 17.5mill (11.5mill) will go to the first 35 @ 330K per player. This is WAAAAAAY above the current numbers.
3c) Next, your backup tier could be around another 5.95mill which puts their payments @ 141K.
3d) And, finally, the reserve tier make around 29K.
Remember, in this specific model, your elite/high level players get NIL deals that drive their numbers way up.
This can definitely work for Clemson. I know people have strongly considered the issues associated with larger programs just having more overall money to contribute…and that’s true. However, one thing I haven’t seen mentioned is that there are going to be TONS of D1 programs that absolutely cannot contribute the full revenue share either to football or to anything. This likely brings a lot more players to the table. Thoughts?
Here’s my best guess (none of this is really breaking news, I’m just piecing a bunch of things together):
1) Clemson will place a high amount of the allotment towards Football. Let’s just say, hypothetically, it’s 17.5 million $/year.
2) Clemson will still utilize NIL for Football and that structure will be VERY SIMILAR to what it currently looks like. What does that mean? It means that some of the “superstar” level talent will get paid more. Cade, Peter Woods and on down the line.
3) The remaining money will largely be divided up among the team. There will likely be tiers for those considered starters and those that are not considered starters. If you divide 17.5 million into 105 you get 167K per player (this is a just for reference).
3b) Let’s say you have 35 starting caliber players (as determined by the coaching staff). Then let’s say we have another 35 that are in the backup tier and the remaining 35 are reserves. Approximately 2/3 of the 17.5mill (11.5mill) will go to the first 35 @ 330K per player. This is WAAAAAAY above the current numbers.
3c) Next, your backup tier could be around another 5.95mill which puts their payments @ 141K.
3d) And, finally, the reserve tier make around 29K.
Remember, in this specific model, your elite/high level players get NIL deals that drive their numbers way up.
This can definitely work for Clemson. I know people have strongly considered the issues associated with larger programs just having more overall money to contribute…and that’s true. However, one thing I haven’t seen mentioned is that there are going to be TONS of D1 programs that absolutely cannot contribute the full revenue share either to football or to anything. This likely brings a lot more players to the table. Thoughts?
