Mike Brey on coaches complaining about NIL: "Shut up and adjust"

meangreenfaninno · May 11, 2022

Mike Brey doesn't want to hear complaining from well-compensated coaches about the NIL landscape, and wants to see everyone "shut up and adjust."

Every day there seems to be a new quote from a college football coach about how unhappy they are with the current state of NIL.

It took a good 10 months, but after allegations of coaches tampering with players and NIL incentives being offered to get guys to transfer or players saying they need more NIL money after a standout year or they're threatening to transfer, the NCAA shared a few days ago now that they're going to start cracking down on NIL rules.

The NIL has been a huge adjustment for coaches, especially those that have been around the game for decades, but like it or not, this is the future of college athletics and there's no putting the toothpaste back in the tube.

Notre Dame men's basketball coach Mike Brey is one coach who has gone on the record sick of hearing the bickering from his coaching colleagues in basketball and football.

"Coaches have got to stop complaining," Brey shared with ESPN yesterday during the annual ACC spring meetings.

read more: https://footballscoop.com/news/mike-brey-on-coaches-complaining-about-nil-shut-up-and-adjust

Glory to the Green · May 11, 2022

I’m assuming he’s benefited from the lack of regulation. 🤷🏽‍♂️

DentonLurker · May 11, 2022

I mean, he's not wrong. You've got to compete in the market you're in, whether you like the market or not. If I own a Ford dealership and the market demands small SUVs, I can't keep showing the market F250's and complain that I don't like the market.

trud1966 · May 11, 2022

Lets see how he feels once he signs a starting forward one day that makes 4 times the money he does....

I mean seriously...We all know the issues that will happen with this movement going forward, and it's going to be funny when people act like "well I cant believe we didnt see this coming..."

But what happens when you have a kid making 3 million from endorsements (and no, the school isnt paying that money, but you KNOW they're going to help broker those deals with vendors to attract kids.

So what happens when you get a 3 million dollar kid with an attitude saying he refuses to play because Coach isnt giving him the ball enough? Who gets pressure to bear from the vendor? The kid? The School?

Edited May 11, 2022 by trud1966