Football NIL Discussion

[Cavalot]

Here’s an updated comparative table including the Nebraska Cornhuskers (University of Nebraska) and estimates for its NIL & revenue sharing figures, alongside other major Power 5 programs. These are estimates and reported intentions, as many details remain private.

School	Estimated NIL / Collective Budget	Estimated Revenue‐Sharing Pool (2025-26 cap)	Notes & Ranking Context
Nebraska Cornhuskers	Less than $10 million currently reported for NIL budget. Corn Nation+4Football Scoop+4247Sports+4	Up to $20.5 million (full cap) confirmed by AD SI+1	Nebraska is preparing to participate fully in revenue sharing; on NIL they are behind elite spenders but still among major programs.
Indiana Hoosiers	Estimated around $10 million+ in NIL investment.	Up to $20.5 million cap.	Indiana is positioned in the upper‐mid tier in NIL among Power 5; revenue‐sharing subject to same cap.
Ohio State Buckeyes	Reported among top—~$23 million NIL budgets. Football Scoop+1	Same cap (~$20.5 m)	Ohio State is among the highest nationally in NIL and revenue sharing potential.
Texas Longhorns	Reported among very top NIL spenders (estimates ~$20m+).	Same cap	Texas is in the top echelon for both NIL and revenue sharing preparation.
Minnesota Golden Gophers	Reported very low NIL budget (~$0.7 m for basketball; football unspecified). Nil NCAA	Same cap	Minnesota is much lower in NIL investment than top peers; still subject to same sharing cap.

🔍 Key Takeaways for Nebraska​

• For NIL, Nebraska’s budget is below the highest‐spending programs (Ohio State, Texas, etc.) but still significant among Power 5.
• For revenue sharing, Nebraska plans to participate at the full cap (~$20.5 million) for 2025-26 – placing them among the top tier in terms of potential athlete payments.
• Ranking wise:
  • NIL: Nebraska likely sits below the very top tier, perhaps in the next tier of major programs.
  • Revenue sharing: Nebraska will be among the leading programs since many Power 5 are planning or committing to the full cap.

 

[betsch]

A select few would rather bitch non-stop than give any of their own money.

I challenged The Bomb Shelter last week; $5,000 in combined donations to 1890 by 2:00 Friday and I'll donate an additional $1,000. I even included 3 posters who donated within the last 7-10 days to be a part of the 5K number....

Only 1 poster stepped up. And props to him.

That's me. I LOVE complaining about other people not spending enough of their own money on things I want.

 

[Cavalot]

Here’s a list of estimated NIL collective funding for schools in the Big Ten Conference (public universities) and how they rank in terms of collective/NIL spend based on the latest available estimates:
Source: NIL-NCAA.com for Big Ten & Power 5 estimates. Nil NCAA+1

School	Estimated Collective/NIL Funding*
Ohio State University	≈ $20,253,400 Nil NCAA+1
Michigan State University	≈ $13,035,471 Nil NCAA
Pennsylvania State University	≈ $13,793,489 Nil NCAA+1
Indiana University Bloomington	≈ $13,631,160 Nil NCAA+1
University of Michigan	≈ $16,357,054 Nil NCAA+1
University of Cockeye	≈ $9,698,730 Nil NCAA+1
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	≈ $7,973,918 Nil NCAA+1
University of Wisconsin–Madison	≈ $8,982,406 Nil NCAA+1
University of Minnesota	≈ $7,171,424 Nil NCAA
University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign	≈ $9,311,667 Nil NCAA+1
Maryland Athletics	≈ $3,735,112 Nil NCAA
Rutgers University	≈ $3,624,816 Nil NCAA

* “Collective/NIL Funding” = estimated amount for NIL collectives per school.

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🔍 Key take-aways​

• Within the Big Ten, Ohio State leads by a sizable margin in NIL funding.
• Nebraska is significantly behind the top NIL spenders in the conference based on these estimates.
• There is a wide spread: some schools are spending 2–4× what others are.
• These figures are estimates (public data + projections) and may not reflect all deals or internal spend.

 

[Bulldog10]

Here’s a list of estimated NIL collective funding for schools in the Big Ten Conference (public universities) and how they rank in terms of collective/NIL spend based on the latest available estimates:
Source: NIL-NCAA.com for Big Ten & Power 5 estimates. Nil NCAA+1

School	Estimated Collective/NIL Funding*
Ohio State University	≈ $20,253,400 Nil NCAA+1
Michigan State University	≈ $13,035,471 Nil NCAA
Pennsylvania State University	≈ $13,793,489 Nil NCAA+1
Indiana University Bloomington	≈ $13,631,160 Nil NCAA+1
University of Michigan	≈ $16,357,054 Nil NCAA+1
University of Cockeye	≈ $9,698,730 Nil NCAA+1
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	≈ $7,973,918 Nil NCAA+1
University of Wisconsin–Madison	≈ $8,982,406 Nil NCAA+1
University of Minnesota	≈ $7,171,424 Nil NCAA
University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign	≈ $9,311,667 Nil NCAA+1
Maryland Athletics	≈ $3,735,112 Nil NCAA
Rutgers University	≈ $3,624,816 Nil NCAA

* “Collective/NIL Funding” = estimated amount for NIL collectives per school.

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🔍 Key take-aways​

• Within the Big Ten, Ohio State leads by a sizable margin in NIL funding.
• Nebraska is significantly behind the top NIL spenders in the conference based on these estimates.
• There is a wide spread: some schools are spending 2–4× what others are.
• These figures are estimates (public data + projections) and may not reflect all deals or internal spend.

Hard to believe any of this shit when they have Cockeye, Illinois, and Wisconsin all ranked higher than us, I’d be very surprised if that were true.

 

[Bulldog10]

I clicked on the link for you. They may have been using the 23-24 numbers

Big Ten Conference Schools 2023-24:​

[TR]​

[th width="175px"]
School

[/th][th width="75px"]
2023
Conf

[/th][th width="75px"]
2024
Conf

[/th]​

[th width="125px"]
Collective
Funding *

[/th][th width="125px"]
Total
Support

[/th][th width="125px"]
Ticket Sales

[/th][th width="125px"]
Contributions

[/th]​

[/TR]​

[td width="175px"]Illinois[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 9,311,667

[/td][td width="125px"]
56,656,994

[/td][td width="125px"]
15,693,517

[/td][td width="125px"]
40,963,477

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Indiana[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 13,631,160

[/td][td width="125px"]
82,939,020

[/td][td width="125px"]
21,278,997

[/td][td width="125px"]
61,660,023

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Cockeye[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 9,698,730

[/td][td width="125px"]
59,012,087

[/td][td width="125px"]
26,416,829

[/td][td width="125px"]
32,595,258

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Maryland[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 3,735,112

[/td][td width="125px"]
22,726,352

[/td][td width="125px"]
12,735,792

[/td][td width="125px"]
9,990,560

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Michigan[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 16,357,054

[/td][td width="125px"]
99,524,766

[/td][td width="125px"]
55,266,135

[/td][td width="125px"]
44,258,631

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Michigan State[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 13,035,471

[/td][td width="125px"]
79,314,544

[/td][td width="125px"]
25,178,673

[/td][td width="125px"]
54,135,871

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Minnesota[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 7,171,424

[/td][td width="125px"]
43,634,648

[/td][td width="125px"]
19,252,536

[/td][td width="125px"]
24,382,112

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Nebraska[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 7,973,918

[/td][td width="125px"]
48,517,435

[/td][td width="125px"]
38,946,701

[/td][td width="125px"]
9,570,734

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Northwestern[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td][td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td][td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td][td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Ohio State[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 20,253,400

[/td][td width="125px"]
123,232,149

[/td][td width="125px"]
59,649,921

[/td][td width="125px"]
63,582,228

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Oregon **[/td][td width="75px"]Pac-12[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 10,623,807

[/td][td width="125px"]
64,640,729

[/td][td width="125px"]
24,357,945

[/td][td width="125px"]
40,282,784

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Penn State[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 13,793,489

[/td][td width="125px"]
83,926,716

[/td][td width="125px"]
44,678,657

[/td][td width="125px"]
39,248,059

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Purdue[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 5,510,579

[/td][td width="125px"]
33,529,207

[/td][td width="125px"]
16,617,614

[/td][td width="125px"]
16,911,593

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Rutgers[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 3,624,816

[/td][td width="125px"]
22,055,252

[/td][td width="125px"]
13,049,333

[/td][td width="125px"]
9,005,919

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Southern Cal **[/td][td width="75px"]Pac-12[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td][td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td][td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td][td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]UCLA **[/td][td width="75px"]Pac-12[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 5,919,423

[/td][td width="125px"]
36,016,831

[/td][td width="125px"]
17,494,361

[/td][td width="125px"]
18,522,470

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Washington **[/td][td width="75px"]Pac-12[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 9,406,794

[/td][td width="125px"]
57,235,798

[/td][td width="125px"]
29,198,790

[/td][td width="125px"]
28,037,008

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Wisconsin[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 8,982,406

[/td][td width="125px"]
54,653,602

[/td][td width="125px"]
38,117,093

[/td][td width="125px"]
16,536,509

[/td]​

I don’t care what year they use, I highly doubt all 3 of those schools have outspent us in any year since the implementation on NIL.

 

[LoudHogRider]

I clicked on the link for you. They may have been using the 23-24 numbers

Big Ten Conference Schools 2023-24:​

[TR]​

[th width="175px"]
School

[/th][th width="75px"]
2023
Conf

[/th][th width="75px"]
2024
Conf

[/th]​

[th width="125px"]
Collective
Funding *

[/th][th width="125px"]
Total
Support

[/th][th width="125px"]
Ticket Sales

[/th][th width="125px"]
Contributions

[/th]​

[/TR]​

[td width="175px"]Illinois[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 9,311,667

[/td][td width="125px"]
56,656,994

[/td][td width="125px"]
15,693,517

[/td][td width="125px"]
40,963,477

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Indiana[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 13,631,160

[/td][td width="125px"]
82,939,020

[/td][td width="125px"]
21,278,997

[/td][td width="125px"]
61,660,023

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Cockeye[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 9,698,730

[/td][td width="125px"]
59,012,087

[/td][td width="125px"]
26,416,829

[/td][td width="125px"]
32,595,258

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Maryland[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 3,735,112

[/td][td width="125px"]
22,726,352

[/td][td width="125px"]
12,735,792

[/td][td width="125px"]
9,990,560

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Michigan[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 16,357,054

[/td][td width="125px"]
99,524,766

[/td][td width="125px"]
55,266,135

[/td][td width="125px"]
44,258,631

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Michigan State[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 13,035,471

[/td][td width="125px"]
79,314,544

[/td][td width="125px"]
25,178,673

[/td][td width="125px"]
54,135,871

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Minnesota[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 7,171,424

[/td][td width="125px"]
43,634,648

[/td][td width="125px"]
19,252,536

[/td][td width="125px"]
24,382,112

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Nebraska[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 7,973,918

[/td][td width="125px"]
48,517,435

[/td][td width="125px"]
38,946,701

[/td][td width="125px"]
9,570,734

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Northwestern[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td][td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td][td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td][td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Ohio State[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 20,253,400

[/td][td width="125px"]
123,232,149

[/td][td width="125px"]
59,649,921

[/td][td width="125px"]
63,582,228

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Oregon **[/td][td width="75px"]Pac-12[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 10,623,807

[/td][td width="125px"]
64,640,729

[/td][td width="125px"]
24,357,945

[/td][td width="125px"]
40,282,784

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Penn State[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 13,793,489

[/td][td width="125px"]
83,926,716

[/td][td width="125px"]
44,678,657

[/td][td width="125px"]
39,248,059

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Purdue[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 5,510,579

[/td][td width="125px"]
33,529,207

[/td][td width="125px"]
16,617,614

[/td][td width="125px"]
16,911,593

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Rutgers[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 3,624,816

[/td][td width="125px"]
22,055,252

[/td][td width="125px"]
13,049,333

[/td][td width="125px"]
9,005,919

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Southern Cal **[/td][td width="75px"]Pac-12[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td][td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td][td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td][td width="125px"]
n/a

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]UCLA **[/td][td width="75px"]Pac-12[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 5,919,423

[/td][td width="125px"]
36,016,831

[/td][td width="125px"]
17,494,361

[/td][td width="125px"]
18,522,470

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Washington **[/td][td width="75px"]Pac-12[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 9,406,794

[/td][td width="125px"]
57,235,798

[/td][td width="125px"]
29,198,790

[/td][td width="125px"]
28,037,008

[/td]​

[td width="175px"]Wisconsin[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td][td width="75px"]Big Ten[/td]

[td width="125px"]
$ 8,982,406

[/td][td width="125px"]
54,653,602

[/td][td width="125px"]
38,117,093

[/td][td width="125px"]
16,536,509

[/td]​

What in the wide, wide world of color fuckery is this? Impossible to read in dark mode, and I'm not going blind switching to the "all whites".

 

[herbsinator]

Here’s a list of estimated NIL collective funding for schools in the Big Ten Conference (public universities) and how they rank in terms of collective/NIL spend based on the latest available estimates:
Source: NIL-NCAA.com for Big Ten & Power 5 estimates. Nil NCAA+1

School	Estimated Collective/NIL Funding*
Ohio State University	≈ $20,253,400 Nil NCAA+1
Michigan State University	≈ $13,035,471 Nil NCAA
Pennsylvania State University	≈ $13,793,489 Nil NCAA+1
Indiana University Bloomington	≈ $13,631,160 Nil NCAA+1
University of Michigan	≈ $16,357,054 Nil NCAA+1
University of Cockeye	≈ $9,698,730 Nil NCAA+1
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	≈ $7,973,918 Nil NCAA+1
University of Wisconsin–Madison	≈ $8,982,406 Nil NCAA+1
University of Minnesota	≈ $7,171,424 Nil NCAA
University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign	≈ $9,311,667 Nil NCAA+1
Maryland Athletics	≈ $3,735,112 Nil NCAA
Rutgers University	≈ $3,624,816 Nil NCAA

* “Collective/NIL Funding” = estimated amount for NIL collectives per school.

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🔍 Key take-aways​

• Within the Big Ten, Ohio State leads by a sizable margin in NIL funding.
• Nebraska is significantly behind the top NIL spenders in the conference based on these estimates.
• There is a wide spread: some schools are spending 2–4× what others are.
• These figures are estimates (public data + projections) and may not reflect all deals or internal spend.

That website is all made up and the data they use as a basis for Nebraska’s estimate is factually wrong. More AI slop!

 

[Cavalot]

I don’t care what year they use, I highly doubt all 3 of those schools have outspent us in any year since the implementation on NIL.

Ok fake news guy. If you look it up in 23/24 Cockeye did for sure.

 

[Cavalot]

That website is all made up and the data they use as a basis for Nebraska’s estimate is factually wrong. More AI slop!

So how is it wrong. Please explain.

 

[Cavalot]

That website is all made up and the data they use as a basis for Nebraska’s estimate is factually wrong. More AI slop!

https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-nil-collective-leaders-for-2025-ncaa-estimates-nations-top-25-spenders-241949240/#2564343

 

[Bulldog10]

Ok fake news guy. If you look it up in 23/24 Cockeye did for sure.

View attachment 61194

Ok dumbass, you’re trying to put numbers on something that numbers aren’t publicly available for. No fake numbers that AI gives you is going to make me believe you.

 

[Bootleg11]

We are 25-40 for NIL dollars nationally.

Princewill wasn’t staying no matter the money so not sure where that original tweet is getting that.

Disappointing if true

 

[Cavalot]

What in the wide, wide world of color fuckery is this? Impossible to read in dark mode, and I'm not going blind switching to the "all whites".

See below I fixed it

 

[Cavalot]

Ok dumbass, you’re trying to put numbers on something that numbers aren’t publicly available for. No fake numbers that AI gives you is going to make me believe you.

https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-nil-collective-leaders-for-2025-ncaa-estimates-nations-top-25-spenders-241949240/#2564343

 

[Bootleg11]

I would think the following schools probably have higher player comp budgets than us, but curious to hear who you’d leave off this list.

Ohio State
Michigan
USC
Oregon
Penn State
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Florida
Ole Miss
LSU
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Miami

Maybe:
Arkansas
Clemson
Auburn

Auburn more than Nebraska.

Arkansas no. They are spending a lot of basketball

 

[herbsinator]

So how is it wrong. Please explain.

They pulled the numbers from the USA Today website, which has Nebraska’s numbers wrong for some reason. Here is what the website you linked to shows for total booster contributions for Nebraska:


Do you really think Cockeye has 4 times the amount of support as Nebraska? Nebraska actually reported $76.3m in donor contributions for FY23-24 with $30.5m specifically earmarked for football.

 

[Bulldog10]

https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-nil-collective-leaders-for-2025-ncaa-estimates-nations-top-25-spenders-241949240/#2564343

If Michigan State has a $13M roster than what in the hell are they doing wrong? They don’t even have $13M worth of talent on their roster, another bullshit list.

 

[herbsinator]

https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-nil-collective-leaders-for-2025-ncaa-estimates-nations-top-25-spenders-241949240/#2564343

You linked to an article that just links to the same made up numbers. Do you have any critical thinking skills AT ALL?

 

[Bulldog10]

You linked to an article that just links to the same made up numbers. Do you have any critical thinking skills AT ALL?

The AI has fried his brain

 

[herbsinator]

Ok fake news guy. If you look it up in 23/24 Cockeye did for sure.

View attachment 61194

You might be legit dumb. Nebraska had $220m in total revenue last year vs $150m for Cockeye. The numbers you’re citing are completely wrong/made up.