Nico young has been teflon on message boards since high school as the next best thing since sliced bread. Yet, since being in college he has always been overshadowed by his own teammates and now his younger brothers, who get a NIL before him....
Nico young has been teflon on message boards since high school as the next best thing since sliced bread. Yet, since being in college he has always been overshadowed by his own teammates and now his younger brothers, who get a NIL before him....
I think a full ride and future pro career setup are putting him in a great position if he actually wants to make money doing this.
Nico young has been teflon on message boards since high school as the next best thing since sliced bread. Yet, since being in college he has always been overshadowed by his own teammates and now his younger brothers, who get a NIL before him....
Sponsors want to give NIL deals to people who can get their products in front of lots of people. Lex and Leo millions of views on their YouTube channel. How many views are there on Nico's YouTube channel?
My assumption would be that Nico has been offered NIL deals from running brands at this point, and that he could have taken one if he really wanted to. I wonder if he's holding out until graduation, so that he doesn't take an NIL deal with one brand and thus potentially limit the size of deals that other brands would be willing to offer him when it's time to go pro. For instance, if he had accepted an adidas NIL deal around the same time Bosley did this summer, On might have been less likely to offer him something big this coming summer. Perhaps he thinks he's close enough to a pro contract at this point that it makes the most sense just to hold out and be a "blank slate" for a post-graduation offer.
That's just my assumption, though; I don't know for sure. I would think that brands view Nico as a valuable potential recruit (even if he never wins an NCAA title, he's shown great consistency and long/road potential), but maybe the marketing departments see things differently.
Nico young has been teflon on message boards since high school as the next best thing since sliced bread. Yet, since being in college he has always been overshadowed by his own teammates and now his younger brothers, who get a NIL before him....
Sponsors want to give NIL deals to people who can get their products in front of lots of people. Lex and Leo millions of views on their YouTube channel. How many views are there on Nico's YouTube channel?
I partially agree with this. In Lex and Leo's case they promote themselves more so that helps, but you have athletes like Valby who got a NIL deal with very limited social media
My assumption would be that Nico has been offered NIL deals from running brands at this point, and that he could have taken one if he really wanted to. I wonder if he's holding out until graduation, so that he doesn't take an NIL deal with one brand and thus potentially limit the size of deals that other brands would be willing to offer him when it's time to go pro. For instance, if he had accepted an adidas NIL deal around the same time Bosley did this summer, On might have been less likely to offer him something big this coming summer. Perhaps he thinks he's close enough to a pro contract at this point that it makes the most sense just to hold out and be a "blank slate" for a post-graduation offer.
That's just my assumption, though; I don't know for sure. I would think that brands view Nico as a valuable potential recruit (even if he never wins an NCAA title, he's shown great consistency and long/road potential), but maybe the marketing departments see things differently.
This is a great perspective that makes a lot of sense.
My assumption would be that Nico has been offered NIL deals from running brands at this point, and that he could have taken one if he really wanted to. I wonder if he's holding out until graduation, so that he doesn't take an NIL deal with one brand and thus potentially limit the size of deals that other brands would be willing to offer him when it's time to go pro. For instance, if he had accepted an adidas NIL deal around the same time Bosley did this summer, On might have been less likely to offer him something big this coming summer. Perhaps he thinks he's close enough to a pro contract at this point that it makes the most sense just to hold out and be a "blank slate" for a post-graduation offer.
That's just my assumption, though; I don't know for sure. I would think that brands view Nico as a valuable potential recruit (even if he never wins an NCAA title, he's shown great consistency and long/road potential), but maybe the marketing departments see things differently.
Nico has more instagram followers than any other men's collegiate runner, he's clearly been offered deals but hasn't taken one for one reason or another. I'd expect he signs with Adidas like Bosley.
Sponsors want to give NIL deals to people who can get their products in front of lots of people. Lex and Leo millions of views on their YouTube channel. How many views are there on Nico's YouTube channel?
I partially agree with this. In Lex and Leo's case they promote themselves more so that helps, but you have athletes like Valby who got a NIL deal with very limited social media
Valby has begun to promote herself a lot more since early 2023. I think she has near 50k followers on Instagram and probably more on TikTok.
My assumption would be that Nico has been offered NIL deals from running brands at this point, and that he could have taken one if he really wanted to. I wonder if he's holding out until graduation, so that he doesn't take an NIL deal with one brand and thus potentially limit the size of deals that other brands would be willing to offer him when it's time to go pro. For instance, if he had accepted an adidas NIL deal around the same time Bosley did this summer, On might have been less likely to offer him something big this coming summer. Perhaps he thinks he's close enough to a pro contract at this point that it makes the most sense just to hold out and be a "blank slate" for a post-graduation offer.
That's just my assumption, though; I don't know for sure. I would think that brands view Nico as a valuable potential recruit (even if he never wins an NCAA title, he's shown great consistency and long/road potential), but maybe the marketing departments see things differently.
Nico has more instagram followers than any other men's collegiate runner, he's clearly been offered deals but hasn't taken one for one reason or another. I'd expect he signs with Adidas like Bosley.
Why is it clear that he's been offered deals? Nothing is clear at all. Yes he has more IG followers but is irrelevant when it comes to YouTube compared to his brothers. Runners like to watch other runners so where do runners go to relate? Not IG they goto YouTube. Back on 'It's clear'. Nico hasn't won any NCAA titles, often finishes outside of first in races and get's surpassed by his team mates. I don't think it's very enticing to offer him any big NIL deal, whereas his brothers even though not doing well this year are much more marketable.
NIL deals are a popularity contest. Usually the athletes with the biggest following are the ones who get high schoolers excited. If you were a stud in high school or seem cool or attractive to high schoolers, you'll have a big following. This is in all sports.
Now I do not do instagram and do not care. However, the question was raised, so I googled the instagram for each of the Youngs and Valby and the surprising follower #'s on the search page were as follows:
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