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It's been a busy time, and an exciting one, for our client Athletes.org (AO), a fast-growing players association for college athletes. Last month, University of Notre Dame invited AO to campus, where AO’s leadership talked with current ND athletes across several sports over a two-day window. They discussed the implications of the House v. NCAA settlement proposal and other issues related to the historic labor movement in college sports.   Then AO was mentioned in the House settlement proposal itself. The plaintiffs attorneys wrote:  "To assist in obtaining ongoing information from college athletes during the Injunctive Settlement Term...Class Counsel will call upon established college player advocacy organizations to provide input on the views of class members, including from Athletes.Org led by Jim Cavale...” On Friday, Jim Cavale appeared on SiriusXM to talk with Rick Neuheisel and Chris Childers about the House settlement, revenue sharing more broadly, AO’s meetings with Notre Dame players, and more.  The insightful interview begins at the 28:00 mark in the link below. #sportsbiz #sports #sportsindustry #sportsbusiness #media #news #journalism #NIL #labor #money #finance #economics #marketing #sportsmarketing #consulting #communications #linkedinsports #strategiccommunications #mediarelations #branding #collegesanduniversities #socialimpact #linkedin https://lnkd.in/g8N-d9B3

Saw this post from Sarah which really hit a chord - Life's lessons are not harsh; they're a guide to growth. Betrayals show loyalty, and loneliness reveal the value of true friendship. Just enough bad luck, defeats, and being ignored are opportunities for learning and growth. #LifeWisdom #GrowthMindset

It is absolutely essential to get a good lawyer to review a proffered contract before you sign anything! And if you are a foreign student athlete in F-1 student visa status, be vigilant about Name-Image-Likeness deals, which are likely to violate your F-1 status. Please talk to a qualified immigration lawyer before you agree to an NIL deal.

Real #leadership involves the community in what you are doing. All the better when you can balance what’s good for the community with what’s good for the company. This is the whole point of the Focus Domain in my Fulcrum-Centric Leadership model. Well Done SouthWorth Capital Management #bethefulcrum #memphis #talentacquisition #receuitment #publicrelations AutoZone AutoZone Liberty Bowl

This sports #stadium #development is a prime example of successful collaboration between the city, the county, a professional sports organization, and a private developer. The project plans include 6,000 residential units (1,200 designated as affordable/workforce housing and 4,800 as market-rate #multifamily housing) along with 750,000 square feet of #retail space, a game day plaza, a cultural arts promenade, and dedicated green space with trail connectivity. #SanAntonio should take note, especially considering we've built two stadiums that have failed to activate the surrounding areas. Both are surrounded by asphalt parking lots that remain locked and unused for six days out of the week... let's start thinking bigger... #Alamodome #FrostBankCenter #RealEstate

Excellent insight and advice, especially for those just getting their start.

I'm not sure if he actually said that, so I can't determine the veracity. However, presuming that he said it, or this was paraphrasing what was said, he's not wrong. In fact, he was pretty spot on with just about damn near everything in that speech. Life is going to kick you in the teeth more often than not. Life is first and foremost, "not fair". You best get used to that because no amount of whining, and crying, and temper tantrums, and TikTok videos are going to change that. You are going to fail. A lot. You are going to be "short-sheeted". A lot. You will have the most horrible, wretched days. You will have confrontations. You will face an overabundance of both uncertainty and adversity. You will be challenged. Not a whole lot is ever going to go your way. You WILL be uncomfortable. You will be forced to make compromises. You will be held accountable for your words and deeds. People WILL expect things from you. You will struggle, make no mistake about it. All of this and so much more. This is the real world. This is not TikTok. This is not The Sims. This isn't one of your CW shows. This is the real world. No one owes you a thing. No one owes you a job, or a name, or an avenue, or an opportunity. None of it. Hold up a blank piece of paper to your face and take a good long look at it. That is a detailed and comprehensive list of all the things you are owed in life. Flip it over and it's also, conveniently enough, a detailed and comprehensive list of all the things you "deserve" or are otherwise "entitled to". Get a good look. Take a picture if you feel the need. Memorize it. It will never change, and we all had the same lists growing up. Yours won't be any different. You are not special. You are not the exception. You are a sum total of the choices you make in life, every day. It's that simple. The sooner you embrace that reality, the sooner you can get to work on "Project: Me". Refer to those lists as often as you need to. They may save you a lot of heartache and frustration down the road.

The sports world buzzes with speculation about Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh's future. Will he remain with the Wolverines or return to the NFL? This question underscores a broader, transformative shift in college athletics with NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals, conference realignments, and changes in transfer rules. These developments are reshaping the economics and dynamics of collegiate sports, similar to the evolution taking place with the bar exam. In my newest #deantommytips blog post, I write about how the development of the NextGen Bar Exam, which will be first administered in July 2026, mirrors these changes in college athletics. #CollegeAthletics #BarExam #Transformation #LegalEducation #NIL #ncaa #collegefootball

A perfect message for today's youth. I often worry they're too soft, spoiled even. I grew up in the 80's and 90's, working since 14, including a great stint as a candystriper. I bought my first car at 17 and paid $165 a month for a car five years old, and drove a stick. I went to college for engineering, but switched to business after working as a grunt in a family owned franchis (Taylor Rental Binghamton) and I worked at a Holiday Inn full time getting paid cash tips, then I started a career earning commissions. It was often hard, but I loved the struggle. Enough about me. What's the situation? I see kids going all the way through college never working until they graduate, often with their parents sacrificing their own retirement to pay a free ride, including funding a masters. They get cushy salaried jobs, but sometimes "only" make a salary of nearly $50K, so they live with their parents, sometimes into their 30's. They stay on their parent's insurance, or apply for Medicaid for "free benefits" paid by taxpayers like you and me. It's not their fault, it's the system. We need two parent households, ideally with at least one working a full-time job. We need education reform, so kids don't exit with $150K of debt, some on credit cards and a new car, and better jobs without a degree, such as in the trades. We need to teach kids about money, including earnings vs capital gains vs ordinary income, strategies to create passive income, and above all, how to save abundantly and use credit to their advantage. My life's purpose is forwarding financial fitness and growing savvy kids. Ask me how I can help you, your family, your church, or your business!

The concept this week. You don’t need luck; you need to do your best. As a football fan, I always look forward to the upset victories. Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals have made it increasingly difficult for smaller colleges to compete with the traditional powerhouses in the current college football landscape. Insert Northern Illinois’ upset victory over #5 Notre Dame. Notre Dame paid NIU almost 1.5 Million dollars to play them in South Bend, under the pretense that they would win big. As the number 5 ranked college football program in the country, Notre Dame was favored to win by four touchdowns against NIU. Last week, Notre Dame beat nationally ranked Texas A&M in College Station, and everyone believed that the Fighting Irish were on their way to the College Football Playoffs. Not so fast, my friends (Lee Corso Voice). NIU’s starters were primarily juniors and seniors who had been in the program for a long time. They know exactly what’s required; they have 10k+ hours in the program. After NIU beat ND, the post-game reporter asked the NIU head coach, Thomas Hammond, what he shared with the team to inspire them to win. Hammond responded, “I told my team we didn’t need luck; we just needed our best.” Don’t bet on luck this week if you don’t have to. Trust and believe in your best. Believing and obsessing about improving your best helps you avoid being outcome-oriented, keeps you present, and helps you progress towards that ‘big opportunity’. Look at this post-game interview! I love College Football for this reason. #MusaMonday #MondayMotivation