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What do you think a recruiting analyst makes with the services?

SwayeSwaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,738 Founders Club
edited June 2019 in The Fisching Hole (Recruiting)
Always wondered if there is any money in this TBS game at all. We all know owning a site lets you barely afford Members Only jackets, but I wonder what some of the top TBS analysts make with Rivals and the others? Anybody know or have any SWAG based on anything?
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  • SwayeSwaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,738 Founders Club
    PostGameOrangeSlices said:

    Probably 75k

    My complete guess was 60-80K, maybe more for a bigger name like Biggins? Really wondering if these guys are pulling down coin, or just chasing boys for scraps.
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  • dirtysouwfdawgdirtysouwfdawg Member Posts: 14,037
    Swaye said:

    PostGameOrangeSlices said:

    Probably 75k

    My complete guess was 60-80K, maybe more for a bigger name like Biggins? Really wondering if these guys are pulling down coin, or just chasing boys for scraps.
    Chasing boys for scraps (tbs’ing) = high overall quality of life for some.
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  • DooglesDoogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,717 Founders Club
    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    Absolute scraps. Being a generic sportswriter for ESPN (with no air time) probably doesn't even get you $100k. And covering recruiting is bottom barrel shit for sportswriters, so they get way less. There's a reason Kim had to do real estate on the side. I won't be surprised if the next Uber I jump in is driven by Eklund.

    I'm not saying they are rolling in dough, but TBSing is something a stupid amount of people care about. I'd bet the main TBSers are making more than Joe shmo ESPN covering "Other Sports".
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  • GreenRiverGatorzGreenRiverGatorz Member Posts: 10,165
    Doogles said:

    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    Absolute scraps. Being a generic sportswriter for ESPN (with no air time) probably doesn't even get you $100k. And covering recruiting is bottom barrel shit for sportswriters, so they get way less. There's a reason Kim had to do real estate on the side. I won't be surprised if the next Uber I jump in is driven by Eklund.

    I'm not saying they are rolling in dough, but TBSing is something a stupid amount of people care about. I'd bet the main TBSers are making more than Joe shmo ESPN covering "Other Sports".
    Follow the money. ESPN has divested heavily in recruiting, to the point where they're almost an afterthought. Now maybe they're just practicing shitty business (not an outlandish thought), but I don't think they would've done that if there were enough eyes and ad dollars on their recruiting pages.
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  • DooglesDoogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,717 Founders Club
    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    Doogles said:

    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    Absolute scraps. Being a generic sportswriter for ESPN (with no air time) probably doesn't even get you $100k. And covering recruiting is bottom barrel shit for sportswriters, so they get way less. There's a reason Kim had to do real estate on the side. I won't be surprised if the next Uber I jump in is driven by Eklund.

    I'm not saying they are rolling in dough, but TBSing is something a stupid amount of people care about. I'd bet the main TBSers are making more than Joe shmo ESPN covering "Other Sports".
    Follow the money. ESPN has divested heavily in recruiting, to the point where they're almost an afterthought. Now maybe they're just practicing shitty business (not an outlandish thought), but I don't think they would've done that if there were enough eyes and ad dollars on their recruiting pages.
    I know @BuffBuffPass subscribes to ESPN+ or whatever it used to be called to get insider articles access mainly about recruiting. He's probably not the only one shelling out specifically for that part of the package.

    I also think there is shitty business practice in play by ESPN, they dominate every corner of the sports world except for Recruiting. 247 is way ahead.
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  • GreenRiverGatorzGreenRiverGatorz Member Posts: 10,165
    Doogles said:

    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    Doogles said:

    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    Absolute scraps. Being a generic sportswriter for ESPN (with no air time) probably doesn't even get you $100k. And covering recruiting is bottom barrel shit for sportswriters, so they get way less. There's a reason Kim had to do real estate on the side. I won't be surprised if the next Uber I jump in is driven by Eklund.

    I'm not saying they are rolling in dough, but TBSing is something a stupid amount of people care about. I'd bet the main TBSers are making more than Joe shmo ESPN covering "Other Sports".
    Follow the money. ESPN has divested heavily in recruiting, to the point where they're almost an afterthought. Now maybe they're just practicing shitty business (not an outlandish thought), but I don't think they would've done that if there were enough eyes and ad dollars on their recruiting pages.
    I know @BuffBuffPass subscribes to ESPN+ or whatever it used to be called to get insider articles access mainly about recruiting. He's probably not the only one shelling out specifically for that part of the package.

    I also think there is shitty business practice in play by ESPN, they dominate every corner of the sports world except for Recruiting. 247 is way ahead.
    That's exactly my point. 247 is ahead because ESPN doesn't give a shit. ESPN doesn't give a shit because they only care about monetizing their content.
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  • HuskyClawsHuskyClaws Member Posts: 1,170
    edited June 2019
    Bout tree fiddy
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  • SwayeSwaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,738 Founders Club
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    Absolute scraps. Being a generic sportswriter for ESPN (with no air time) probably doesn't even get you $100k. And covering recruiting is bottom barrel shit for sportswriters, so they get way less. There's a reason Kim had to do real estate on the side. I won't be surprised if the next Uber I jump in is driven by Eklund.

    Back in 2010 I talked to Kim & Eklund at a spring practice. Kim claimed he no longer did real estate but still had his license in case someone called him.


    I'm sure the phone is ringing off the hook.
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  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,159 Founders Club
    I saw Andy Katz on NBA tv doing draft stuff

    He used to be a big deal on espn college stuff. Didn't survive the purge

    Listening to Dan Patrick over the years even before the purge ESPN acted like you should pay to work there. They didn't want stars like Berman because they couldn't control him and had to pay him

    I think you have to make your own name and 24 7 guys don't have it
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  • MeekMeek Member Posts: 7,031
    Swaye said:

    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    Absolute scraps. Being a generic sportswriter for ESPN (with no air time) probably doesn't even get you $100k. And covering recruiting is bottom barrel shit for sportswriters, so they get way less. There's a reason Kim had to do real estate on the side. I won't be surprised if the next Uber I jump in is driven by Eklund.

    Back in 2010 I talked to Kim & Eklund at a spring practice. Kim claimed he no longer did real estate but still had his license in case someone called him.


    I'm sure the phone is ringing off the hook.
    although that may be true with the phone.... you wanna answer his emails for a day?
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  • theknowledgetheknowledge Member Posts: 5,555
    Doogles said:

    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    Doogles said:

    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    Absolute scraps. Being a generic sportswriter for ESPN (with no air time) probably doesn't even get you $100k. And covering recruiting is bottom barrel shit for sportswriters, so they get way less. There's a reason Kim had to do real estate on the side. I won't be surprised if the next Uber I jump in is driven by Eklund.

    I'm not saying they are rolling in dough, but TBSing is something a stupid amount of people care about. I'd bet the main TBSers are making more than Joe shmo ESPN covering "Other Sports".
    Follow the money. ESPN has divested heavily in recruiting, to the point where they're almost an afterthought. Now maybe they're just practicing shitty business (not an outlandish thought), but I don't think they would've done that if there were enough eyes and ad dollars on their recruiting pages.
    I know @BuffBuffPass subscribes to ESPN+ or whatever it used to be called to get insider articles access mainly about recruiting. He's probably not the only one shelling out specifically for that part of the package.

    I also think there is shitty business practice in play by ESPN, they dominate every corner of the sports world except for Recruiting. 247 is way ahead.
    I paid for ESPN about six years ago. If you are an SEC fan they do a pretty good job. I'd say they used to break about
    60% SEC
    10% ACC
    10% BIG
    5% Oklahoma
    5% USC/Oregon
    10% Nick Saban
    I let it run a season and canceled. I would imagine that hot Dabo talk has cut into the screen time for the Pac 2 but I'm not at all certain on this.
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  • dncdnc Member Posts: 56,828
    There is some money in the recruiting world for sure and the big national analysts are probably making decent money (60-80k). The team site people aren't making bank. Don't forget DM.c isn't just paying salaries but you know Samek is making a cut as the owner/founder. As he should.

    It's not going very far.
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  • DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 67,959 Founders Club
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    Absolute scraps. Being a generic sportswriter for ESPN (with no air time) probably doesn't even get you $100k. And covering recruiting is bottom barrel shit for sportswriters, so they get way less. There's a reason Kim had to do real estate on the side. I won't be surprised if the next Uber I jump in is driven by Eklund.

    Back in 2010 I talked to Kim & Eklund at a spring practice. Kim claimed he no longer did real estate but still had his license in case someone called him.


    that girl is so hot.
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