re: Misconception about NIL money vs WNBA money according to Aliyah Boston

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No body is watching women’s pro ball.

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lol nobody is watching women’s college ball next year

The only reason people even watched the last year and half is Clark and she’s gone

Nobody including you and everyone on this board gave 2 fricks about womens basketball until the tournament last year

shite lsu girls were damn near 30-0 before anyone here even gave a damn last year

It doesn’t matter who is paying it. She is still making more money

They lose $10 million a year and wouldn't exist without the NBA propping them up. LSU averaged around 12,000 a game this year, NBA less than 1000. NIL money is about eyeballs. No eyeballs less money.

It's kind of funny that people think players getting big NIL deals, especially if they are getting it from a national brand, will transition to the WNBA and not get any money from advertisers or for selling memorabilia.

Mid-level players may do better staying for NIL. Top-level players would be a different story I would think.

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None of this story is true

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NCAA women’s team scrimmage against men’s intramural players all the time. I don’t know if this guy is telling the truth, but the intramural teams win the majority of the time.

I played against Louisiana Tech’s women’s team in college several times. They are talented players, but the size and athletic difference makes it completely unfair.

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My brother was in a frat at Baylor. He said that his fraternity B team, not even best players in his frat, the B team, played Baylor WBB when Mulkey was there, and they'd win by 25+ every time.

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I was at La Tech when they were winning the womans national championship during the Teresa Weatherspoon days. We would play against the Lady Techsters and beat them as well.

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and I previously told the story of playing against Joyce Walker in a pickup game in the Field House back in the 80s. She was an All-American and one of the best to ever play at LSU, and I was merely a short former
high school point guard. She was better than I thought, but I still got the best of her.

This isn't a brag, just a story to show that a decent high school male is better than the best college female.

Every rational person knows this.

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She said the companies that give NIL can still pay you to endorse their business as a pro

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Of course they “can.” But they won’t.

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I think people who think this way are missing the fact that literally nobody gives a frick about the WNBA.

Her popularity score, or whatever these companies use to determine people’s value, is going to plummet. The end of the line for women’s sports (outside tennis or golf) is college. Fans will cheer for their school no matter what. Plus the passion of college kids playing for enjoyment and pride (I realize this is debatable now because of NIL) far outweighs watching pro events.

I could not name two active WNBA players. I couldn’t tell you what teams are good or bad. I’ve never watched a game in my life. These girls are moronic for not staying in college as long as they can. They’ll be a fart in the wind once they leave school. Caitlin Clark is really their only hope since she plays like a mediocre dude playing against girls. She could probably move the WNBA needle a little bit, but not nearly as much as she does at Iowa. She’d also be an idiot to turn down the Big 3 offer for the same reason. Once they lose their popularity from the novelty of college sports fandom, that’s a wrap on their relevancy. No matter how many times ESPN forces the homepage to be covered in WNBA news. Nobody gives a shite about the WNBA and nobody ever will

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