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D3 schools CHL rule change

1000 in 1980 went a lot further than a 1000 in 2026. Russell's point was extra cash is extra cash. I'm sure there are some D3 NIL deals that give a little bit or a lot more than that.
 
A 1000 bucks are better than no bucks. I think the real tilt isn't the money in the players pockets. Rather the tuition saved going back into the parents pockets. Over 4 years maybe 100k or better. Just my opinion.
Oswego '88
 
Guess my point overall is that it's going to be a factor going forward. Nothing life changing, but if it comes down to two very similar colleges (say cost, rank of program, job opportunities, etc things a freshman would weigh), a college with more local opportunity for sponsors/partnerships could have the edge.

A bit of a theory, but I feel NIL could be more of a factor that rural/semi-rural schools could take advantage of. Lot of these schools are the only one in their area (if not the only with a hockey program) and many are tied in closely to the community. Seen it personally from my time in Plymouth, but any school with a strong local identity could leverage local partnerships versus similar D3 schools in urban areas near more competition.
 
MilkUniversity said:
A bit of a theory, but I feel NIL could be more of a factor that rural/semi-rural schools could take advantage of. Lot of these schools are the only one in their area (if not the only with a hockey program) and many are tied in closely to the community. Seen it personally from my time in Plymouth, but any school with a strong local identity could leverage local partnerships versus similar D3 schools in urban areas near more competition.
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I totally agree with this paragraph. Look at the trouble Plattsburgh got into, vacating their 1987 title (simmer down bakdraft), because local businesses wanted to help out the local team. Now, that sort of stuff is fair game. When Potsdam was dominating basketball, let's just say certain things were happening behind the scenes from local businesses... But again, now, that would be all fair game.
 
KrbFlint said:
Don’t underestimate a kid’s desire to say he’s getting NIL. These are the same kids who (in other sports) will pay more to go D2 because they’re getting a 3k “athletic scholarship”
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What really blows my mind are the parents who spend gobs of money (beyond the normal youth participation costs; like special private coaching, travel teams, prep schools, ridiculously overpriced for profit camps; all the pay-to-play schemes proliferating all youth sports these days) just so their kid can get an athletic scholarship (and brag about it), when it would have been cheaper to invest in a 529 plan instead and have that pay for all their kid's education (and not to mention the kid wouldn't be "limited" to what schools to choose from). Especially when you look at the percentages of kids who actually get scholarships.

Caveat -- I'm not talking about the parents who just want to support their kids in what makes their kids happy, and if their kid happens to be really good enough to be on travel teams and such, they are willing to spend that money with no expectation of an ROI, except the kid's happiness. Those parents I respect. It's the ones who only focus on the mantra, "Got to get my kid a D1 scholarship. Got to get my kid a D1 scholarship," who I find absurd.
 
Russell Jaslow said:
What really blows my mind are the parents who spend gobs of money (beyond the normal youth participation costs; like special private coaching, travel teams, prep schools, ridiculously overpriced for profit camps; all the pay-to-play schemes proliferating all youth sports these days) just so their kid can get an athletic scholarship (and brag about it), when it would have been cheaper to invest in a 529 plan instead and have that pay for all their kid's education (and not to mention the kid wouldn't be "limited" to what schools to choose from). Especially when you look at the percentages of kids who actually get scholarships.

Caveat -- I'm not talking about the parents who just want to support their kids in what makes their kids happy, and if their kid happens to be really good enough to be on travel teams and such, they are willing to spend that money with no expectation of an ROI, except the kid's happiness. Those parents I respect. It's the ones who only focus on the mantra, "Got to get my kid a D1 scholarship. Got to get my kid a D1 scholarship," who I find absurd.
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YUP many parents spend BIG BUCKS so there kid can go "D1",when their kid may not even want to go,I have seen several instances of this...Our daughter had several D1/D2 full rides 3/4 ,1/2, scholarships ,but we left the decision up to her with little/no prodding (ok I may have whispered Oswego once or twice),and she ended up at SUNY Cortland,a very good D3 volleyball program, we have won 5 straight SUNYAC Championships, but more importantly it is what she wanted, and the school is a excellent fit for her and she LOVES it.....Like I told many parents on the recruiting trail, your kid is not. going to make a living playing volleyball...529 is always the way to go when they get that full ride,lol,you will have some big bucks in the bank....
 
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