Post on A&M paying players

[wmcovol]

Nope - those guys are super smart. Harvard will always have amateurs playing football for them.

Agree. Harvard isn’t about to jump in this $hithole.

 

[Special Ed]

my grandmother used to say : so and so has more money than Croesus.....ain't heard that in a while.

Back in the day, that expression was the paradigm for ultimate riches.
Just doing my part to bring it back into fashion.
Sometimes the old sayings are the best.
Most folks nowadays have no idea who Croesus was.

 

[wmcovol]

I’ve tried to explain the issue here but most don’t want to believe it. They can live it instead.

 

[KptVFL]

It's illegal to condition an NIL to committing to or remaining at a certain school, so the second part about them not entering the Portal is either blatantly illegal or untrue. More likely it's not true, it seems more like an envious sour grapes fantasy by an OU fan.

What if doesn't say anything about being at a certain school but is contingent on living in a certain area? Like the town the school is located in. Tons of potential loopholes to make it work.

 

[GoodlettsvilleVol]

Texas AM doubled our Nolan offer. If he stays for three years, he’ll make well over 1 mil

Oh yeah. We couldn't see this bit of fiction coming from a mile away.

 

[ptcarter]

Unintended consequences of this NIL are going to be a wild ride. What's the difference between the NFL and college football? The NFL at least has a salary cap. And the crappy teams get first pick at the players. Here, the best teams get the best players and the best teams have the most money to dole out. What could go wrong?

 

[Volunteer_Kirby]

A&M & Texas figured it out very quickly. In recruiting its going to be about promised money. The smart schools will incentivize players to stay longer by negotiating multi year deals or offer targeted units (OL, DB,LB, etc) sweeter deals based on need. Or if you're filthy rich like Texas you can offer lucrative deals to position groups at will. Soon we will start seeing bidding wars, especially for high profile players in the portal. Recruiting in CFB has changed immensely and if you're not willing to invest then you will set your program back.

I think it'll be fun to watch a team like SMU over the next decade. They could become a force.

 

[jarhead]

So do these players still have to maintain a GPA or is that just too much to ask?

 

[TJVol95]

No surprise but Jimho won’t get it done there.

 

[Aladywhovolunteer]

Most of the SEC schools are not in the same ball part as Texas and Texas A M with regard to resources to buy players.

Texas has the most money in the SEC in their endowment and Texas A M the second most. It's not even close. The same families that give to the endowment can easily give to the charities running the NIL.

Be prepared to always be behind those schools for talent.

Approximate endowment:
Texas 30.9 B
Texas AM 13.59 B
Florida 1.85 B
Tenn and most others come in around 1.2 - 1.5 B

Notre Dame, Standford, Duke, Southern Cal also way up there.

I am going to say that this is exactly what A M did.

Well I guess Harvard with and endowment of 53 Billion dollars will be the next target of Gregg Stankey.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

So do these players still have to maintain a GPA or is that just too much to ask?

Ain’t got no time for something as trivial as GPA’s

GBO!!

 

[Iam4utalways]

I like our chances. If they can stop the flopping we just won 3 more games this year. Even if they can’t we gonna give the SEC a run for the money.

 

[SockeyeVol]

...It's a throwback to a time when people used to read classic literature. Now you can just say "more money than Beyonce" or something.

"More endowed than Kardashian."

 

[Firebirdparts]

The story of Croesus, like Kim Kardashian's rear end, goes back a long way.

 

[vegasvolfan]

I take everything on the web with a grain of salt. This is pretty good tho. Enjoy

That was clearly how it was going to work out anyways.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Texas AM doubled our Nolan offer. If he stays for three years, he’ll make well over 1 mil

Prove it

 

[Mtnvol80]

There is a reason that A M had the number 1 recruiting class above Alabama this year. Alabama racks it in on tv games etc. but their NIL donors can match up with us - but not the Texas schools.

Bama actually has a higher average per recruit. A&M is only ahead cause they've signed more. Ohio st is right there with them they just haven't signed as many

 

[onevol74]

Am I supposed to be upset with A&M?
Because I’m not, I’m actually really jealous!
Am I in the minority here?
I don’t like the whole “NIL” deal, but if we’re gonna do it, I would want my program going all in!
GBO!!

Yes, but does your program want to go all in? That is going to be the debate of college administrators whose main focus is education. Some will consider pushing athletics out to a farm league and concentrating their resources on education.

 

[volfanhill]

My only skepticism would be the dollar amount. But honestly, I have no clue what the players are getting paid; just seems like $1 - 1.2 mil average is pretty high, but who knows.

The one interesting angle here --- with multi-year deals, they could end up being stuck with some of the busts. Normally these top programs try to push out some of the busts, but if they are getting paid, they may not be so eager to leave.

FBI wiretaps had Creighton paying $100,000 for a basketball player. That's Creighton. And basketball.

 

[Samthebam]

The story of Croesus, like Kim Kardashian's rear end, goes back a long way.

In poor taste, but too witty not to admire!

 

[onevol74]

Well I guess Harvard with and endowment of 53 Billion dollars will be the next target of Gregg Stankey.

Harvard is focused on education and will not prostitute itself to athletics.

 

[stillavol]

FBI wiretaps had Creighton paying $100,000 for a basketball player. That's Creighton. And basketball.

FBI wiretaps had an asst coach taking 6,000 dollars in undercover money. It was a sports agent who told his dad he could get his son 100k if going to Creighton. (according to his dad). The son didnt sign with Creighton and never got a penny from Creighton. I think he signed with Louisville? And then there's a possibility his dad was trying to get a little money? He also said he was told his son could 150k to go to AZ St.

 

[stillavol]

Texas AM doubled our Nolan offer. If he stays for three years, he’ll make well over 1 mil

Sources? What was the NIL deal with UT and what corp was putting up the NIL money? The same with A&M?

 

[volfanhill]

FBI wiretaps had an asst coach taking 6,000 dollars in undercover money. It was a sports agent who told his dad he could get his son 100k if going to Creighton. (according to his dad). The son didnt sign with Creighton and never got a penny from Creighton. I think he signed with Louisville? And then there's a possibility his dad was trying to get a little money? He also said he was told his son could 150k to go to AZ St.

You are correct

 

[stillavol]

Well, those two schools' not for profit NIL programs are offering $250,000 + deals to 10 linemen. Get back to me when we start doing that would you. With our Petro's and Calhoun's bbq - and - the Sunsphere resources.

The point is we don't have a rich and extensive donor base to compete with some of these schools. Texas and Texas A and M were the most blatant examples this past recruiting cycle. Notre Dame, Ohio State, Southern Cal may copy A and M's formula next year.
I know this is not how it was designed or how it was supposed to work - but this is how it is currently working.

What are the companies offering the 250K? Surely you have the names?