5 star tackle commits to TTU for 5mil over 3 years

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I know he has an agent, it’s “fully guaranteed”, it’s life changing money. I get all that.

I still do not trust the contract. And he’s going to a school that produced 3 OT draft picks in the last 25 years. Plus a conference that is 3rd(?) in producing NFL picks. Plus anyone that starts ahead of him or plays as well as him is gonna expect the same money.

Wtf happens if he gets hurt? Or he doesn’t pan out? Coaching change? It’s honestly stupid for the kid and school to agree to this. I’ll take the MN model any day._
 

Gopher_Devil said:
I know he has an agent, it’s “fully guaranteed”, it’s life changing money. I get all that.

I still do not trust the contract. And he’s going to a school that produced 3 OT draft picks in the last 25 years. Plus a conference that is 3rd(?) in producing NFL picks. Plus anyone that starts ahead of him or plays as well as him is gonna expect the same money.

Wtf happens if he gets hurt? Or he doesn’t pan out? Coaching change? It’s honestly stupid for the kid and school to agree to this. I’ll take the MN model any day._
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I hate the new NIL world but to ask what happens if he gets hurt? Well he’s gonna have money he wouldn’t have had to fall back on. I am not sure how the “MN model” would benefit him in that scenario?
 


TT apparently has one the largest NIL budgets in the country. So far it hasn’t really shown as far as football recruiting.
 


WoodburyTim said:
I hate the new NIL world but to ask what happens if he gets hurt? Well he’s gonna have money he wouldn’t have had to fall back on. I am not sure how the “MN model” would benefit him in that scenario?
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I’m fine with most of the NIL in CFB it’s these hyperbolic signings that confuse me. The MN model would still compensate a player, who isn't even enrolled in college, well enough to make a difference in his life. Not 5M but something. Meanwhile it would also spare the program and staff questions on why an injured OL is making more than some NFL players.
 

btowngopher said:
TT apparently has one the largest NIL budgets in the country. So far it hasn’t really shown as far as football recruiting.
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I took most of this content from an article back in February of this year:

The Matador Club founder (TT NIL Collective) and major Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell (former TT football player) has sold his oil and natural gas company. Double Eagle has been bought by Diamondback Energy for approximately $4.08 billion. The deal comprises $3 billion in cash and 6.9 million shares of Diamondback common stock. On3.com was among the outlets to report the sale. Through his company, Campbell was able to help fund the Red Raiders' NIL ambitions.

So, it takes people who are all in and focused on their programs. With $3B in cash in Campbell's pockets, don't look for Texas Tech's athletic ambitions to go away anytime soon, as this guy is all in to build TT's programs up. Example, he's the one who got the top women's Softball pitcher paid to come to TT for $1M/yr. That's right for a women's softball player, but she did get them to the women's College World Series this year.
 

WoodburyTim said:
I hate the new NIL world but to ask what happens if he gets hurt? Well he’s gonna have money he wouldn’t have had to fall back on. I am not sure how the “MN model” would benefit him in that scenario?
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It's an uncomfortable new reality and we can now all see that the agreement passed a couple of months ago on revenue sharing (or whatever it was) isn't going to mean squat when it comes to NIL, which will continue on its merry way. It is what it is and I'm not going to gripe about it, but it sure makes me question what's become most important amongst the public.
 

99Gopher said:
I took most of this content from an article back in February of this year:

The Matador Club founder (TT NIL Collective) and major Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell (former TT football player) has sold his oil and natural gas company. Double Eagle has been bought by Diamondback Energy for approximately $4.08 billion. The deal comprises $3 billion in cash and 6.9 million shares of Diamondback common stock. On3.com was among the outlets to report the sale. Through his company, Campbell was able to help fund the Red Raiders' NIL ambitions.

So, it takes people who are all in and focused on their programs. With $3B in cash in Campbell's pockets, don't look for Texas Tech's athletic ambitions to go away anytime soon, as this guy is all in to build TT's programs up. Example, he's the one who got the top women's Softball pitcher paid to come to TT for $1M/yr. That's right for a women's softball player, but she did get them to the women's College World Series this year.
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Apparently a fan told Campbell to buy Texas Tech an Offensive Line on one of the Social Media platforms after a loss last season and his response was "I will".
 



If they had attempted to do this as a third-party NIL deal in this new system, I believe the new clearinghouse would reject the deal. Because it would be far excessive in value.
 

upnorthkid said:
The dollar amounts are craziness

www.espn.com

5-star OT Ojo picks Texas Tech, lands $5M+ deal

Five-star OT Felix Ojo committed to Texas Tech on Friday after signing a historic, seven-figure revenue-share contract with the Red Raiders, his agent Derrick Shelby of Prestige Management told ESPN.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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Ridiculous. Most schools can't afford the inflation coming in payments and will either drop football or move into a new version of the NCAA that is legally protected in some way from player payments. It will all go back to the Supreme Court eventually. Meanwhile the NCAA should reinstate the one-year sitting out for transfer - that would reduce the anarchy. What a mess!
 

upnorthkid said:
The dollar amounts are craziness

www.espn.com

5-star OT Ojo picks Texas Tech, lands $5M+ deal

Five-star OT Felix Ojo committed to Texas Tech on Friday after signing a historic, seven-figure revenue-share contract with the Red Raiders, his agent Derrick Shelby of Prestige Management told ESPN.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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You know who has to be really pissed about this is the other top programs like OSU, Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Mich and so on who are going after the elite 5-Stars or even those elite 4-Stars who are ranked in the top 200 players. You know there were some 5-Stars players who probably heard the news and went back to their respective teams (tops on their list) and said there was a new benchmark for their deal. I imagine the are some 5-Star kids saying there's no way as a D-End, QB or WR are they getting paid less than an O-lineman. Do I feel sorry for any of these teams, NO as I hope some of these kids milk them for all their worth as they desperately pursue having one of the top recruiting classes.
 

99Gopher said:
I took most of this content from an article back in February of this year:

The Matador Club founder (TT NIL Collective) and major Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell (former TT football player) has sold his oil and natural gas company. Double Eagle has been bought by Diamondback Energy for approximately $4.08 billion. The deal comprises $3 billion in cash and 6.9 million shares of Diamondback common stock. On3.com was among the outlets to report the sale. Through his company, Campbell was able to help fund the Red Raiders' NIL ambitions.

So, it takes people who are all in and focused on their programs. With $3B in cash in Campbell's pockets, don't look for Texas Tech's athletic ambitions to go away anytime soon, as this guy is all in to build TT's programs up. Example, he's the one who got the top women's Softball pitcher paid to come to TT for $1M/yr. That's right for a women's softball player, but she did get them to the women's College World Series this year.
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I think this type of stuff is unsustainable and will ultimately go away. People will always contribute in some capacity and will be emotionally attached. But I also think they’ll move to more reasonable contracts/values and for players who have proven themselves.

5 mil on a 17 year old OT? In almost any aspect I think this idiotic

3.5 mil on a 21 year old OT with starting experience, 80+ pff grade, 2 years to play? Now we can talk about it.

Empathy/emotional fatigue is real. Even for rabid CFB fans. A few flames outs and a couple bad deals later and all this ridiculous NIL stuff will level off.
 



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