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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 1099515" data-attributes="member: 17953">There are two levels of NIL. The direct payments from school and collective and on the other hand, the national brand advertising which falls into the hands of super star athletes who go to the "right school" where they will gain more national exposure than they would at a school that draws less national attention.Such is the case of Manning in Texas. His NIL cut from the school's war chest is big but dwarfed by the national brand advertising he's doing because of his national exposure.According to people I know, within the program, who haven't been wrong yet from day one when they told me about the instant approach they had with NIL, Mr. Manning had thought about transferring twice to other schools, but in both instances, it was pointed out to him in his national NIL contracts, if he did so, the deals were null and void and he would have to renegotiate a deal with them, and it wouldn't be nearly as lucrative. It's all about their brand reaching the right people. I'd estimate he would have lost 2/3 of his NIL money because of it.When you're guaranteed more money for 3 or 4 years of college football than you'd make in the pros, you have a chance to put enough aside so if you flop in the NFL, you still have a nice nest egg to lay back and enjoy while you go into semi-retirement at age 26 or so.</blockquote>

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