The NCAA has a “hot girl” problem

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.thefp.com/p/the-ncaa-and-the-cavender-twins

Interesting article considering it’s from Bari Weiss’ Free Press and not something more “woke”

The free press (not the Detroit free press, which is a credible paper, but whatever this link is) has a research problem. Most sources have Angel Rees as the highest earning women's basketball player and this article has no cites saying otherwise

Because they are former basketball players while Reese is a current player.

In that case, Candice Parker is probably the top earning former player.

[Anonymous]

I almost spit up my cokie cola when she said "we are 22 year old girls." When I saw their pictures and then read they are retired NCAA players, I thought they played in the 90s cause they look 44 years old, not 22!

[Anonymous]

Geesh, my nerdy 11 year old son has better handles than they - too bad he's not a blonde who looks good in a bikini.

[Anonymous]

This seems like the author had a premise that they really liked and decided to write a story. The specifics don't work at all- the twins are former players, they aren't actually the highest earning women's college basketball player, they aren't the highest earning former women's basketball player (or even close)- but who lets facts get in the way of a good story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.thefp.com/p/the-ncaa-and-the-cavender-twins

Interesting article considering it’s from Bari Weiss’ Free Press and not something more “woke”

The free press (not the Detroit free press, which is a credible paper, but whatever this link is) has a research problem. Most sources have Angel Rees as the highest earning women's basketball player and this article has no cites saying otherwise

Because they are former basketball players while Reese is a current player.

In that case, Candice Parker is probably the top earning former player.

Ok? The article isn't really about top earning players current or former.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good for them. I wish I could make $2 million a year for posting on TiKTok.

It's odd the article didn't mention Olivia Dunne from LSU. She is the top female NIL earner with $3.2 million.

The crazy thing is to top two in revenue from NIL deals is Bronny James ($7.6 million) and Arch Manning ($3.7 million). Neither one of them have even played a single game in college.

Literally the sentence before the information you cite is:

"Dunne has racked up NIL deals totaling $3.4 million—making her the top-earning female athlete in the NCAA and No. 2 overall."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.thefp.com/p/the-ncaa-and-the-cavender-twins

Interesting article considering it’s from Bari Weiss’ Free Press and not something more “woke”

The free press (not the Detroit free press, which is a credible paper, but whatever this link is) has a research problem. Most sources have Angel Rees as the highest earning women's basketball player and this article has no cites saying otherwise

Because they are former basketball players while Reese is a current player.

In that case, Candice Parker is probably the top earning former player.

Ok? The article isn't really about top earning players current or former.

So they aren't current players and aren't the top earning former players. The current player with the highest earnings is a great player who just won a national championship, so there goes the only pretty girls sell part. What is the point of the article? As far as I can see it's that two instagram models also played college basketball

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.thefp.com/p/the-ncaa-and-the-cavender-twins

Interesting article considering it’s from Bari Weiss’ Free Press and not something more “woke”

The free press (not the Detroit free press, which is a credible paper, but whatever this link is) has a research problem. Most sources have Angel Rees as the highest earning women's basketball player and this article has no cites saying otherwise

Because they are former basketball players while Reese is a current player.

In that case, Candice Parker is probably the top earning former player.

Ok? The article isn't really about top earning players current or former.

So they aren't current players and aren't the top earning former players. The current player with the highest earnings is a great player who just won a national championship, so there goes the only pretty girls sell part. What is the point of the article? As far as I can see it's that two instagram models also played college basketball

It's saying the pretty girls who aren't the best athletes are making more money. The twins were never outstanding basketball players so why are they making so much? Olivia Dunne is also mentioned and she isn't the best gymnast but she's got lucrative deals. So the "NCAA has a problem" is the point the author is trying to make but it's not clear how successful she is at making her point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.thefp.com/p/the-ncaa-and-the-cavender-twins

Interesting article considering it’s from Bari Weiss’ Free Press and not something more “woke”

The free press (not the Detroit free press, which is a credible paper, but whatever this link is) has a research problem. Most sources have Angel Rees as the highest earning women's basketball player and this article has no cites saying otherwise

Because they are former basketball players while Reese is a current player.

In that case, Candice Parker is probably the top earning former player.

Ok? The article isn't really about top earning players current or former.

So they aren't current players and aren't the top earning former players. The current player with the highest earnings is a great player who just won a national championship, so there goes the only pretty girls sell part. What is the point of the article? As far as I can see it's that two instagram models also played college basketball

It's saying the pretty girls who aren't the best athletes are making more money. The twins were never outstanding basketball players so why are they making so much? Olivia Dunne is also mentioned and she isn't the best gymnast but she's got lucrative deals. So the "NCAA has a problem" is the point the author is trying to make but it's not clear how successful she is at making her point.

They should have written it a year ago because that premise is no longer true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.thefp.com/p/the-ncaa-and-the-cavender-twins

Interesting article considering it’s from Bari Weiss’ Free Press and not something more “woke”

The free press (not the Detroit free press, which is a credible paper, but whatever this link is) has a research problem. Most sources have Angel Rees as the highest earning women's basketball player and this article has no cites saying otherwise

Because they are former basketball players while Reese is a current player.

In that case, Candice Parker is probably the top earning former player.

Ok? The article isn't really about top earning players current or former.

So they aren't current players and aren't the top earning former players. The current player with the highest earnings is a great player who just won a national championship, so there goes the only pretty girls sell part. What is the point of the article? As far as I can see it's that two instagram models also played college basketball

It's saying the pretty girls who aren't the best athletes are making more money. The twins were never outstanding basketball players so why are they making so much? Olivia Dunne is also mentioned and she isn't the best gymnast but she's got lucrative deals. So the "NCAA has a problem" is the point the author is trying to make but it's not clear how successful she is at making her point.

They should have written it a year ago because that premise is no longer true

Ok. Seems like people want to talk about the article but can't be bothered to read it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I almost spit up my cokie cola when she said "we are 22 year old girls." When I saw their pictures and then read they are retired NCAA players, I thought they played in the 90s cause they look 44 years old, not 22!

I thought so too!! They look SO OLD. Overly tanned and haggard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I almost spit up my cokie cola when she said "we are 22 year old girls." When I saw their pictures and then read they are retired NCAA players, I thought they played in the 90s cause they look 44 years old, not 22!

I thought so too!! They look SO OLD. Overly tanned and haggard.

Same. I googled them wondering if the article just did them dirty, and found some cuter, fresh faced pictures, but they mostly looked the same. They need to stop drinking/smoking and invest in sunscreen.

But kudos to them on having a successful business model. Way richer than I will ever be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This seems like the author had a premise that they really liked and decided to write a story. The specifics don't work at all- the twins are former players, they aren't actually the highest earning women's college basketball player, they aren't the highest earning former women's basketball player (or even close)- but who lets facts get in the way of a good story.

I think the story— which even the twins apparently agree with— is that blonde college women who are mediocre athletes can make a lot of money trading on their sex appeal (including the idea of a threesome with the twins), far out of proportion to their athletic accomplishments.

Maybe that is a man bites dog story that society values women athletes as much for being blonde as for being good but it’s not like it’s a made up story.

[Anonymous]

This isn’t new. Good looking women athletes have always gotten more endorsements even if they aren’t the best at their sports.

People like looking at pretty blondes in bikinis. Brand new information. Good for the twins for making it work for them.

[Anonymous]

I have seen the angst of some posters here about the "changing landscape" in college admissions. While I know this thread is not about college admissions, would you not be proud of your kids making MILLIONS of dollars of the NIL? Especially if your kids were not accepted to T-25 schools?

Some have said they "look so old". I guess 6.5 million followers plus don't think that way.

Good for all these kids making real, honest money doing these things. I don't think I could have done it back when I was in college,

And to those that crap on recruited athletes, I truly believe you do not understand the potential for these kids to have enormous paydays for their work.

If I was offered a guaranteed $50 million contract after my Junior year in college, I would jump at it.