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I didn’t say you said it was the athletes responsibility. I agree something should be done to acknowledge those that donate. I’m clarifying where that acknowledgement should originate. It’s not the kids fault that Troy wasn’t acknowledged and there shouldn’t be an expectation for the kids...

The lack of response isn’t on the athlete though. The donor relations arm of the UCLA NIL collective should’ve handled.

In fairness, Drake doesn’t have money. His family has money. Additionally, I agree on Taylor. At this point, he’s a luxury. Can the Gophers fund the positions (OL and DL) they need to fund to be good AND keep him.

I would describe 3 out of the 4 teams you named as mercenary squads as well. Tech is doing exactly what the rest of the P4 teams in the CFP are doing but are getting attention because they’re Tech.

Such an awkward spot to put these players for no other reason than to avoid paying players directly for as long as possible.

Right. That’s probably why he never succeeded at this level given his size. He was billed and used as if he was fast but that was never the case. Stevens seems to be legitimately fast. I guess we will find out.

First, this has to be Dante Moore, right. Second, how would the kid know origin of the money. There’s no way he wrote a check directly to the kid? That seems extraordinarily awkward. If it was a donation to the collective, you’d think they would be smart enough to have some sort of donor...

They may be a different team if both are playing behind the same OL but what’s likely to be better Taylor plus an OL similar to last year or Ijeboi plus an OL that has an extra 500k to spend on upgrades…

My apologies. I misunderstood your previous point (or didn’t read the entire conversation for context). I thought you were saying what Tech and Campbell are doing is illegal. Carry on.

I wonder if the involvement of PE introduce any additional hurdles regarding donations or financial contributions to the athletic department? After all, those entities are subject to government regulations.

That’s still an NCAA issue. Issues that the NCAA still has not addressed.

Don’t blame the Supreme Court for the greed of the NCAA and member institutions. They knew where this was headed long ago and failed (or refused) to address the issue in a reasonable manner. In fact, this chaos is likely part of their plan. If college sports die, the NCAA and the member...

So the University of Utah athletic department (or at least a portion of it?) is a pro sport entity now? I can’t imagine the private equity group is going to allow the AD to retain autonomy regarding decision making…

I guess what I’m saying is if their current allocation gets them the OL we saw last year, reallocate the funds and make uncomfortable cuts if needed. Drake won’t have success if his OL is awful.

Coaches definitely need to re-evaluate transfer recruiting process.

Which laws were broken or are being broken?

Taylor has been a great RB for the Gophers but how likely is it that a less talented RB can produce similarly with a better OL? After seeing this season, whatever money they have available needs to go to building the lines first. Second tier is probably QB, CB, WR/TE, and finally RB, LB and S...

Fair point. It seems there must be a way for them to get more impact from their transfers compared to last year. However, maybe last year wasn’t a money problem but more an evaluation problem.

I’m sure it is slim compared to the top of the B1G and Sec. However, it was enough to bring in 22 transfers last year but I wouldn’t be upset if they reconsidered their strategy and target more quality over quantity and bring in more impactful players. Even at 10-12 from the transfer...

The boosters at TTU didn’t waste money. They have significantly improved their athletic department. There aren’t going to be any repercussions either. Tech, and other Texas schools, hasn’t signed up with the CSC NIL clearinghouse as ordered by the Texas AG due to conflict with Texas law.