Lamborghinis lined up outside the Texas athletic facility where recruits enter for their official visits this weekend.

[disco]

I would love to see a breakdown of where NIL money comes from. What percent, by individual donations and in aggregate, is from F500 corporations, small businesses run by alums/fans, individual wealthy boosters, individual fans, etc. It would also be interesting to see how that changes by region, conference, or school.

There is a lot of NIL money flowing in and I think it would be fascinating and perhaps eye opening to really understand it. It’s easy to say “just have a Phil Knight or T. Boone Pickens,” but I think that’s the exception not the norm.

I agree. Most schools don't have a single whale donor like Oregon, Ok. State, and Miami do.

But there are lots of extremely wealthy people in places like Texas that can afford to toss a few million here and there at teams, and that adds up.

 

[STPGopher]

While the dealer or whomever is funding this circus can certainly afford the hit the leases are around $3Kmo + upfront cash 30-40K. How many are we talking here…at some point even a dealer is going to balk a little bit. Insurance for your average idiot teenage male, dunno but probably approaches $2k per month (or should). Maintenance costs, new tires, new rims, new splitters after running on Texas roads all $$$.

We can laugh at this marketing stunt all we want but yeah…I had a Countach poster as an adolescent kid LOL . This type is beyond senseless: off a racetrack, or impressing a certain type of lady (or guy) but it’s sure to work.

https://www.lambonb.com/new-specials/

Maybe these are golf tourney courtesy car leftovers.

 

[Gophers1992]

But if you oppose this absurdity, you are "old!" You are "boring" and not "cool like the 20-somethings" who don't know their head from their butt! Only idiots support this nonsense.

Dude it's just some cars sitting outside of a building, it's not that deep.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

I think they lease the Lambos and let the kids use them during the lease period. Insurance must be sky high. Total cost is probably, what, $1200 to $1500 per month per Lambo? Do-able, if that is what you think will convince a kid to play football at your program. But what it says about your program is pretty stomach-turning.

Leasing a Lamborghini is not 1200-1500 a month. Maybe multiply that by 8 to 10. Leasing a Yukon Denali is 1k a month. 1.5 to 2 percent of a cars value at a minimum per month plus tax and insurance would be in the 10k range I would bet.

 

[Word]

Dude it's just some cars sitting outside of a building, it's not that deep.

You don't think they are given to the players? They're just sitting there?

 

[WoodburyTim]

Imagine caring how other people spend their discretionary income.

Hey don't really care, but I can still find it amusing. I don't need to care about the guy pouring over what lottery tickets to buy at the gas stations to think it's silly.

 

[Gophers1992]

You don't think they are given to the players? They're just sitting there?

No idea, but I don’t really care either way. If someone wants to give a kid a Lamborghini to play football I’m not going to lose my mind over it.

 

[Word]

No idea, but I don’t really care either way. If someone wants to give a kid a Lamborghini to play football I’m not going to lose my mind over it.

Losing your mind over it and discussing what it means for college sports and the Gophers are 2 different things.

 

[disco]

Leasing a Lamborghini is not 1200-1500 a month. Maybe multiply that by 8 to 10. Leasing a Yukon Denali is 1k a month. 1.5 to 2 percent of a cars value at a minimum per month plus tax and insurance would be in the 10k range I would bet.

Yep. At the lowest end, a Lambo is a $230,000 car.

 

[60's Guy]

Nick Saban bought a Lambo dealership and retired.

I feel bad for the recruits that aren't offered a Lambo.

 

[disco]

I wonder how many cars the average Lambo dealer even sells in a year. The market has to be small.

Nick Saban bought a Lambo dealership and retired.

I feel bad for the recruits that aren't offered a Lambo.

 

[Word]

I wonder how many cars the average Lambo dealer even sells in a year. The market has to be small.

About 3500 sold in the US in 2022 (most recent year I could find). Compare that to 54,000 Corvettes. PS the new Vette is faster than a Lambo.

 

[PMWinSTP]

About 3500 sold in the US in 2022 (most recent year I could find). Compare that to 54,000 Corvettes. PS the new Vette is faster than a Lambo.

3,000 in 2023. Sold just over 10K total. 6K were its SUV.