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phifo said:
My daughter went to Tech. It can be a fun place to play. The fans are fanatical. Having said that a large portion of the student fans that attend are a bunch of racist redneck goobers. I recall several incidents where opponents complained of racial taunts coming from the stands. The best thing about her graduation was never having to visit Lubbock, also known as dustbowl USA, again.
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One of my daughters best friends goes there and loves it. You are correct there are a lot of fanatical fans there. Fun student body too.
 


swede2 said:
Talented players with championship mindsets typically aren't afraid of competition. If guaranteed playing time were a major factor in the decision of the most talented players, there would long ago be parity in CFB. But 5* guys still went to helmet schools where there's a 5* guy at their position in every year class before them nonetheless.
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100%. And those are the ones you want. I’ve found that the kids concerned about the current roster aren’t the toughest mentally. In fact it’s usually the parents that bring up the current roster.
 


Texas Tech may have one of the easier schedules for 2026 that I've ever seen for a power 4 team. So they should easily run the table.
 



Some guy said:
I don’t think anyone says the numbers are all made up.
I do think a lot of people think you can’t trust the numbers of random tweets
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There is literally a comment in this thread about a well-sourced and reported story in a prominent, respectable sports outlet saying the numbers are completely made up. You can find similar examples and sentiments elsewhere throughout this site.
 

tjfelts_4 said:
Texas Tech may have one of the easier schedules for 2026 that I've ever seen for a power 4 team. So they should easily run the table.
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Their 5 road games next year are against teams that combined to go 18-43 this year. I know things change year to year a bit but oof. They avoid BYU and Utah.
 






Some guy said:
I don’t think anyone says the numbers are all made up.
I do think a lot of people think you can’t trust the numbers of random tweets
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Exactly. There is no doubt that millions are getting spent, especially on the high level QBs in the portal. But there are also tons of unsupported dollar figures being thrown around that might be accurate or might be totally made up.
 





At least Oregon isn't on the schedule for the next two seasons.
2027 home game against Ohio State is likely the only realistic chance of a return game.

....or vs Texas Tech in the 2026 Fiesta Bowl.
 



Personally I hope he ends up outside the Big Ten but the reality of it is that the moment he stops being a Gopher, and goes to a different college team, my interest in his career will drop to a very mild curiosity, similar to what happened when Bucky Irving left.
 

MNVCGUY said:
Tough to say but based on how they looked against Oregon probably safe to say they would have finished below the Indiana, Ohio State, Oregon trio for sure.
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Imagine if 15 years ago I said that the trio in Big Ten football would be Indiana, Ohio State, and Oregon....
 



Scottsdale Gopher said:
While I'm sure there are valuations and reported deals that are inaccurate, what is reported is logically consistent. e.g. We understand Drake, DT, and Anthony Smith will be the Gophers top earners this season. Those deals were reported around $1M. Scanning around the rest of CFB, we see high-impact (better?) players at bigger programs reportedly making more money.

Kewan Lacey is the specific example that created this line of discussion. Given what we know about Gopher football - available dollars, the external demand for DT, and what we understand DT is paid - it seems logical for Kewan Lacey to be paid $1.8-$2.1M. I understand skepticism around numbers that do not currently have a neutral clearinghouse, but it would be difficult for the numbers to be logically consistent if the people driving the market (agents, players, teams, brands, reporters) were all following their own agendas.
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Where/how is DTA coming coming up with millions every year and why don't we hear about big DTA donors. This is all hard to believe.
 


With revenue sharing now a thing, how does it all work? If a players signs for say $500K, could part of it be from the revenue sharing and part of it be from DTA?
 


btowngopher said:
The fact he’s looking at TT goes to show you he’s not all about winning, it is an obvious money grab. Which I’m fine with, but it was pretty funny how adamant people were that it’s not about money with Koi.
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Texes Tech went 12-2, won the Big 12 and went to the CFP.

That's a lot of winning.
 
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phifo said:
My daughter went to Tech. It can be a fun place to play. The fans are fanatical. Having said that a large portion of the student fans that attend are a bunch of racist redneck goobers. I recall several incidents where opponents complained of racial taunts coming from the stands. The best thing about her graduation was never having to visit Lubbock, also known as dustbowl USA, again.
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Lubbock and OKC are places where it feels like you are doing time. Been to both, glad I don't have to go back.
 


btowngopher said:
The fact he’s looking at TT goes to show you he’s not all about winning, it is an obvious money grab. Which I’m fine with, but it was pretty funny how adamant people were that it’s not about money with Koi.
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My thought was if it was about money, then he should have left last year after his big freshman season.
 

GophersInIowa said:
My thought was if it was about money, then he should have left last year after his big freshman season.
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There’s been a lot that’s happened with NIL and more info on fact/fiction that’s developed in the past couple years. The players are learning how to navigate things better.
 

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