That was the birth of “Blue Chips.”
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy will spend up to $3 million a year to help Michigan football team land a premier quarterback now that players are paid under NIL rules He said he would spend .
The 12th-ranked Wolverines (3-1) have been plagued by inconsistent play from their quarterback this year as they try to regain the national championship.
“Michigan State, I'm going to be quarterback,” Portnoy said Thursday. “I just say, 'Dave, you go.' I'll talk to Cherone (Coach Moore). 'Who do you guys want? Who's there? Tell me the group, I'll go get it. I'm going to sign them for $1 million, $2 million, whatever.
When asked by “Pardon My Take” host Dan “Big Cat” Katz how much effort he would put into acquiring a stallion, Portnoy said the figure of $3 million for his alma mater. revealed.
Portnoy has mentioned the transfer portal, but it's reasonable to assume he has no intention of trading away a quality player.
“We can get a quarterback,” Portnoy said. “We don't have a quarterback. If we don't get No. 1…”
He added, “I'm going to take a top-10 quarterback in the portal. A top-10 quarterback that comes out every year.”
Portnoy's comments highlight a new reality in college athletics, where athletes are paid seven-figure sums to attend schools because of name, image and likeness rules.
The 1994 film “Blue Chips” highlighted a hypothetical situation 30 years ago in which players were illegally paid by coaches and programs desperate to keep them active, but now players can legally receive a salary.
Despite a big game between Alabama and Georgia on Saturday, the NIL will continue to play this week after UNLV quarterback Matt Sulka left the program just three games into the season due to a disagreement over NIL's salary. monopolized the broadcast.
Although Sulka's problems stem from a $100,000 salary scandal, Portnoy hopes his offer will allow Michigan to compete for the elite of the elite every year.
Michigan's duo of Davis Warren and Alex Orge didn't inspire much confidence, and neither were top players coming into college.
On3 NIL rating prediction Colorado's Shedule Sanders ($5.1 million), Texas' Arch Manning ($3.1 million) and Quinn Ewers ($2.2 million), Alabama's Jalen Milroe ($2.2 million), Ole Miss' Jackson Dart ( ($2.1 million) and Miami's Cam Ward ($1.9 million). In theory, another player Portnoy could offer to bring to Ann Arbor is Georgia's Carson Beck ($1.9 million).
That list includes multiple candidates on the Post's Heisman list, which enters Week 5.
Portnoy said the $3 million offer was based on a marketing agreement with Barstool, and came after Katz said he would consider making a similar offer to the University of Wisconsin. Buck mentioned how he was billed for “Pardon My Take.”
“Here's a little bit of a problem. They're doing a weekly spot on 'Pardon My Take,' so they need to find something else.” Not your man, my man, it's already taken. ” Portnoy said. “We're going to have to find something else for the Wisconsin guy. There's two things, college football recaps and college football hits, a $3 million marketing contract, this is legit. I think so.”
