I'm going to laugh when all these people at the universities spending hundreds of millions of dollars still don't have a National Championship to show for it. The thing is, this isn't like the NFL where you are paying for a known commodity. These are just high school kids and only a handful of them are sure thing can't miss prospects if there even is such a thing. Look at Ohio State and Alabama, they already get the pick of recruits every single year. Are they good every single year? Yes. Do they win a natty every single year? No. I think of Kentucky basketball for another example. I really don't see how they can get any more loaded with talent than they already are. Their entire roster is basically 5 star players yet they haven't made a final four since 2015... Unless schools can start getting kids to walk-on with NIL money (which is possible I suppose) they are still only have so many scholarships to give out. I think when this is all said and done you will see a bunch of programs try to buy success and in the end many will be no better off than they are now.. The real wild card is how they are going to manage kids taking offers to transfer. To me that's where things really could get ugly.
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Hilltop
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I think we all know that number will forever be a moving target. Being in the process of raising doesn't mean they will get it or use all of it. Just like with anything, they will spend as little as they can to land the recruits they want.
In the Deed the Glory
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The fact that people on here are arguing with a player that just made a decision largely based on what he could earn is baffling. I’m not going to believe some random guy on the internet over the new starting QB who has said MULTIPLE times that we are ahead of Texas. You know, the school with the deepest pockets in the country.
Mavric
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So your proof is a coach positing a hypothetical number that he has ever reason to inflate? That just so happens to be the same as a debunked number from a conference rival?
Seems legit.
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seaofred92
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God bless you Mav- you definitely know more about this than Billy Napier does. Florida doesn’t need to raise $20M- sounds like you should contact the NIL collective and head coach to let them know.
What number is debunked that I posted? Texas A&M’s NIL collective funded deals in the single millions total directed towards the class of 2022 and is working to increase that. That doesn’t include any funds given to players already on campus or any comped goods and services either. Tennessee offered an $8M deal to the CA QB they have committed and the other figures come directly from the deals that are referenced in their articles.
I’ll ask you the question that nobody seems to want to answer: How much money does Nebraska need in NIL funds available to them on an annual basis to compete at the national level?
runningblind
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Playing devil's advocate here, but that could just mean we were ahead in an NIL offer for Thompson specifically. Texas probably didn't offer much with Ewers on board.
seaofred92
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Exactly. Of course NU is better for NIL for Casey Thompson than Texas- they went out and signed another QB to take his spot.
In the Deed the Glory
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Nope. Not exactly. The quote literally said we have way more guys that have vehicles and apartments than Texas. Did you read the quote, or did you just assume you knew something?
In the Deed the Glory
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“First of, when I got here I found out that, like 17 or 18 different football players had vehicles,” Thompson said. “That’s unheard of. At Texas, it was me, Bijan Robinson, and one defensive starter. Three guys.”
……He isn’t talking specifically about himself…..
runningblind
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It's not unheard of though, that's the point, maybe it isn't specifically cars, who cares. Each lineman gets 50k. Ewers is north of $1 million. They didn't want Thompson back so of course he got a better deal elsewhere.
https://apnews.com/article/college-football-sports-football-austin-texas-1578609cf8697681db5a97389a715d3c
https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-longhorns/2021/12/12/national-reaction-to-texas-landing-ohio-state-transfer-quinn-ewers-mullet-mania-is-headed-to-austin/
Hilltop
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How much will a gallon of gas cost next year? Heck, even next week?
We all understand your point but this question doesn't have an answer because it's a moving target. The reality is Nebraska is doing pretty good with NIL but the real question is are we doing enough to eventually compete with the best programs in the country? My guess is not yet but time will tell.
FrantzHardySwag
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Wacky idea time, I know I'll get a few eyerolls. I'm not usually run the option guy, but I wonder if NIL could open a door to making option football a decent strategy. You could essentially buy the best players for your scheme and not be fishing in the same pond as Bama, Oklahoma, USC, Georgia...Offer your big check to a RB not a QB, pay the best Fullback - which would be a lock because no one else is paying a fullback, go pay the fast/athletic lineman, go offer 6 figures to the 4/5 star athlete to play option QB - when in the past he wouldn't because there in no money in being an option QB.
Again, a little out-there. Just seems like there could be a way to go buy the best players and not compete with the mega money/NFL factories because you're shopping with a different shopping list.
Again, a little out-there. Just seems like there could be a way to go buy the best players and not compete with the mega money/NFL factories because you're shopping with a different shopping list.