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Posted: 1/6/2024 3:32 AM
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What I have heard from people close to the program is that Kurtis is going to be getting 500k in NIL.
I’d have to see that contract. No offense to your sources.
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Posted: 1/6/2024 3:36 AM
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You can get around the NIL thing. For example, if you are a Kentucky (or Dayton) basketball player, they can wait to pay you until you appear at a BBQ in a Bahamas Tournament. For Rourke, they will have him make some Instagram posts while he is in Canada and then pay him while he's there. The players are here on student VISAs not work VISAs. I aslo think Kurtis may be marrying a US girl which would make him a US citizen and allowed to be paid.
Ted, there is NO automatic citizenship when a Canadian marries a U.S. citizen. In fact it’s not even automatic permanent residency with getting married.
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Posted: 1/6/2024 2:44 PM
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I heard just the ending of a radio conversation yesterday about how international college athletes may not be eligible for NIL $. It was centered on Purdue big man Zach Edey and how Purdue scheduled a game this season in Canada to help accommodate him when it came to endorsement money. Did not get all of the details but it made me wonder if Rourke is able to get NIL $ under these circumstances.
Of all things the NCAA didn't do, THAT is where they decided to draw the line? Prevent Canadians from benefitting from their NIL? LOL Okayyyyyy
Oh no it’s called federal labor and immigration laws. Has zero to do with the NCAA
Had no idea, but 5 mins of going down rabbit holes and I can see why they haven’t made any changes yet.

Just opens up a massive can of warms having to legally call these kids employees. Still operating under a guise of student-athletes not athletes-who-occasionally-attend-classes-but-will-probably-transfer-in-9-months-anyway students .

“Current NCAA NIL policy allows student-athletes to receive compensation from marketing themselves. International students, however, cannot enter into NIL deals because NIL deals are considered off-campus employment. In the United States, international students can only work on campus under their student visa status.“
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Posted: 11/4/2024 10:18 AM
I find it downright hilarious looking at some of the posts in this thread that didn't age very well in a very short period of time. Anyone still find it an unfavorable decision for Rourke to go to Indiana now??? I can assure you he certainly knows he 100% made the right one. All those previous detractors about IU haven't mattered for squat this year. The 4OT's needed to beat Akron last year, the lack of bowls, the Hoosiers' record vs other Big Ten schools, IU football being an afterthought to IU hoops. Now - Indiana football is THE story of college football this season! They're undefeated, all their home games are sold out for the rest of the season, they're in the Top-10, they've hosted College Gameday, and they're in contention for the College Football Playoffs entering November. This season has been a movie script story for Indiana football and it's not over! And Rourke is right in the center of much of it. He absolutely made the right decision to go to Indiana, no matter what opinion anyone had otherwise. And that is 100% a fact.
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Posted: 11/4/2024 11:06 AM
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I find it downright hilarious looking at some of the posts in this thread that didn't age very well in a very short period of time. Anyone still find it an unfavorable decision for Rourke to go to Indiana now??? I can assure you he certainly knows he 100% made the right one. All those previous detractors about IU haven't mattered for squat this year. The 4OT's needed to beat Akron last year, the lack of bowls, the Hoosiers' record vs other Big Ten schools, IU football being an afterthought to IU hoops. Now - Indiana football is THE story of college football this season! They're undefeated, all their home games are sold out for the rest of the season, they're in the Top-10, they've hosted College Gameday, and they're in contention for the College Football Playoffs entering November. This season has been a movie script story for Indiana football and it's not over! And Rourke is right in the center of much of it. He absolutely made the right decision to go to Indiana, no matter what opinion anyone had otherwise. And that is 100% a fact.
It's 100 percent the right decision based on the criteria you supply. That doesn't make it a "fact."
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Posted: 11/4/2024 5:39 PM
Why are there 2 threads titled "Kurtis Rourke?"
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Posted: 11/5/2024 12:58 PM
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I find it downright hilarious looking at some of the posts in this thread that didn't age very well in a very short period of time. Anyone still find it an unfavorable decision for Rourke to go to Indiana now??? I can assure you he certainly knows he 100% made the right one. All those previous detractors about IU haven't mattered for squat this year. The 4OT's needed to beat Akron last year, the lack of bowls, the Hoosiers' record vs other Big Ten schools, IU football being an afterthought to IU hoops. Now - Indiana football is THE story of college football this season! They're undefeated, all their home games are sold out for the rest of the season, they're in the Top-10, they've hosted College Gameday, and they're in contention for the College Football Playoffs entering November. This season has been a movie script story for Indiana football and it's not over! And Rourke is right in the center of much of it. He absolutely made the right decision to go to Indiana, no matter what opinion anyone had otherwise. And that is 100% a fact.
Hindsight is 20/20 my guy, the chances of this playing out this way was slim to none.
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Posted: 11/5/2024 3:17 PM
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I find it downright hilarious looking at some of the posts in this thread that didn't age very well in a very short period of time. Anyone still find it an unfavorable decision for Rourke to go to Indiana now??? I can assure you he certainly knows he 100% made the right one. All those previous detractors about IU haven't mattered for squat this year. The 4OT's needed to beat Akron last year, the lack of bowls, the Hoosiers' record vs other Big Ten schools, IU football being an afterthought to IU hoops. Now - Indiana football is THE story of college football this season! They're undefeated, all their home games are sold out for the rest of the season, they're in the Top-10, they've hosted College Gameday, and they're in contention for the College Football Playoffs entering November. This season has been a movie script story for Indiana football and it's not over! And Rourke is right in the center of much of it. He absolutely made the right decision to go to Indiana, no matter what opinion anyone had otherwise. And that is 100% a fact.
It's 100 percent the right decision based on the criteria you supply. That doesn't make it a "fact."
You're only kidding yourself if you disagree with that "fact." And that comment alone is also a fact.
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Posted: 11/5/2024 3:18 PM
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I find it downright hilarious looking at some of the posts in this thread that didn't age very well in a very short period of time. Anyone still find it an unfavorable decision for Rourke to go to Indiana now??? I can assure you he certainly knows he 100% made the right one. All those previous detractors about IU haven't mattered for squat this year. The 4OT's needed to beat Akron last year, the lack of bowls, the Hoosiers' record vs other Big Ten schools, IU football being an afterthought to IU hoops. Now - Indiana football is THE story of college football this season! They're undefeated, all their home games are sold out for the rest of the season, they're in the Top-10, they've hosted College Gameday, and they're in contention for the College Football Playoffs entering November. This season has been a movie script story for Indiana football and it's not over! And Rourke is right in the center of much of it. He absolutely made the right decision to go to Indiana, no matter what opinion anyone had otherwise. And that is 100% a fact.
Hindsight is 20/20 my guy, the chances of this playing out this way was slim to none.
And yet it happened...imagine that...
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Posted: 11/5/2024 9:12 PM
OhioBobcat wrote:expand_more
I find it downright hilarious looking at some of the posts in this thread that didn't age very well in a very short period of time. Anyone still find it an unfavorable decision for Rourke to go to Indiana now??? I can assure you he certainly knows he 100% made the right one. All those previous detractors about IU haven't mattered for squat this year. The 4OT's needed to beat Akron last year, the lack of bowls, the Hoosiers' record vs other Big Ten schools, IU football being an afterthought to IU hoops. Now - Indiana football is THE story of college football this season! They're undefeated, all their home games are sold out for the rest of the season, they're in the Top-10, they've hosted College Gameday, and they're in contention for the College Football Playoffs entering November. This season has been a movie script story for Indiana football and it's not over! And Rourke is right in the center of much of it. He absolutely made the right decision to go to Indiana, no matter what opinion anyone had otherwise. And that is 100% a fact.
It's 100 percent the right decision based on the criteria you supply. That doesn't make it a "fact."
You're only kidding yourself if you disagree with that "fact." And that comment alone is also a fact.
You are totally not understanding the difference between a fact and an opinion. You had a perspective that his transfer was the right decision. You have based your opinion on what has occurred since the start of the season. On the other hand, a fact is 2+2= 4. 9x6= 54. These are FACTS. Your "opinion" has played out as "correct" based on a series of events that played out.
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Posted: 11/6/2024 9:41 AM
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I find it downright hilarious looking at some of the posts in this thread that didn't age very well in a very short period of time. Anyone still find it an unfavorable decision for Rourke to go to Indiana now??? I can assure you he certainly knows he 100% made the right one. All those previous detractors about IU haven't mattered for squat this year. The 4OT's needed to beat Akron last year, the lack of bowls, the Hoosiers' record vs other Big Ten schools, IU football being an afterthought to IU hoops. Now - Indiana football is THE story of college football this season! They're undefeated, all their home games are sold out for the rest of the season, they're in the Top-10, they've hosted College Gameday, and they're in contention for the College Football Playoffs entering November. This season has been a movie script story for Indiana football and it's not over! And Rourke is right in the center of much of it. He absolutely made the right decision to go to Indiana, no matter what opinion anyone had otherwise. And that is 100% a fact.
Hindsight is 20/20 my guy, the chances of this playing out this way was slim to none.
And yet it happened...imagine that...
Funny how I didn't see you contributing much to the discussion back then...
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Posted: 11/6/2024 1:44 PM
OhioBobcat wrote:expand_more
I find it downright hilarious looking at some of the posts in this thread that didn't age very well in a very short period of time. Anyone still find it an unfavorable decision for Rourke to go to Indiana now??? I can assure you he certainly knows he 100% made the right one. All those previous detractors about IU haven't mattered for squat this year. The 4OT's needed to beat Akron last year, the lack of bowls, the Hoosiers' record vs other Big Ten schools, IU football being an afterthought to IU hoops. Now - Indiana football is THE story of college football this season! They're undefeated, all their home games are sold out for the rest of the season, they're in the Top-10, they've hosted College Gameday, and they're in contention for the College Football Playoffs entering November. This season has been a movie script story for Indiana football and it's not over! And Rourke is right in the center of much of it. He absolutely made the right decision to go to Indiana, no matter what opinion anyone had otherwise. And that is 100% a fact.
It's 100 percent the right decision based on the criteria you supply. That doesn't make it a "fact."
You're only kidding yourself if you disagree with that "fact." And that comment alone is also a fact.
You obviously don’t know what a “fact” is.

If you want to delve into this more deeply, take a look at this:
https://academichelp.net/humanities/philosophy/truth-vs-f...
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Posted: 11/9/2024 4:33 PM
We had Rourke and couldn't win a conference championship. We suck.
Personally I am very happy Rourke went to Indiana and hope they win a National Championship.
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Last Edited: 11/9/2024 4:33:56 PM by Urban Bobcat
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Posted: 11/9/2024 5:16 PM
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We had Rourke and couldn't win a conference championship. We suck.
Personally I am very happy Rourke went to Indiana and hope they win a National Championship.
Actually, we would've won it if he hadn't gotten hurt. I do agree with the rest of the sentiment.
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Posted: 11/11/2024 4:12 PM
Kurtis is definitely getting NIL money, here are his confirmed deals. If they beat Ohio State you can add another 500k.
https://www.on3.com/db/kurtis-rourke-76230/nil-deals /
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Posted: 11/11/2024 9:10 PM
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Kurtis is definitely getting NIL money, here are his confirmed deals. If they beat Ohio State you can add another 500k.
https://www.on3.com/db/kurtis-rourke-76230/nil-deals /
He’s making more than big bro.
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Posted: 11/12/2024 3:12 PM
allen wrote:expand_more
Kurtis is definitely getting NIL money, here are his confirmed deals. If they beat Ohio State you can add another 500k.
https://www.on3.com/db/kurtis-rourke-76230/nil-deals /
If OUr guy rOUrke beats the Bucks, he will be in New York with Travis Hunter, Ashton Jeanty and Cam Ward.
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Posted: 1/3/2025 10:22 AM
https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1875165333897846916?t=6...

Rourke may have been playing the season on a re-torn ACL.
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Posted: 1/3/2025 10:23 AM
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https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1875165333897846916?t=6...

Rourke may have been playing the season on a re-torn ACL.
Oh man. He's gonna drop like a rock in the draft.

That guy with the funny hair whose name escapes me at the moment had him as the #6 QB in the draft.
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Posted: 6/24/2026 5:34 PM
An article today about whether the 49ers would deal the former first round pick, Mac Jones if the 9ers felt that Kurtis Rourke could handle the back-up chores. The 9ers would like to strike gold with their second QB taken in the 7th round (Brock Purdy the other).
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Posted: 6/29/2026 9:39 AM
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An article today about whether the 49ers would deal the former first round pick, Mac Jones if the 9ers felt that Kurtis Rourke could handle the back-up chores. The 9ers would like to strike gold with their second QB taken in the 7th round (Brock Purdy the other).
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/49ers-90-90-kurtis-rour...

In May, offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak had this to say about Rourke:

“I got to see him, I think it was a couple weeks, he was able to practice and loved the arm talent. He’s a heck of a thrower. He’s big, he’s strong. He can stand in there and make every throw on the field. And we saw that from him when he was able to be on the field. Super bright guy, absorbs our playbook and our offense really well. He hasn’t missed a beat on that, and I’m excited to go see him out there and just put it all together and get reps with our guys, consistency, stack days, and just see how he gets better. We have high hopes for him, but I’m just excited about him as a player.”

John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan said all of the right things about Rourke in the past. Lynch loved Rourke’s toughness after playing through an injury as a senior. The team didn’t draft a quarterback this past season because of how they feel about Rourke.
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Posted: 8/13/2026 9:31 PM
Started the 49ers preseason game tonight - throwing well and making good decisions, but hard for SF to rely on a rookie if Purdy goes down - especially with CMC's window starting to close. Certainly solid #3 behind Jones.
Last Edited: 8/13/2026 9:34:09 PM by cc-cat
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Posted: 8/14/2026 11:38 AM
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Started the 49ers preseason game tonight - throwing well and making good decisions, but hard for SF to rely on a rookie if Purdy goes down - especially with CMC's window starting to close. Certainly solid #3 behind Jones.
He looked really good before getting hurt.

Ended up in the hospital. Really tough break. Hopefully he's okay. Haven't seen any updates, but he was taken to the hospital because he couldn't breathe from potentially broken ribs.


Unfortunately, Mac Jones is very adequate in that system and he's got 12,000 career yards already under his belt.
Last Edited: 8/14/2026 11:38:37 AM by M.D.W.S.T
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