HandDownManDown wrote:This is why I said expecting us to be top 25 annually is a recipe for disappointment.
We are competitive with NIL at the moment for two reasons: we had our ducks in line early, and the NIL endgame Hardwood speaks of was far off.
Well with each passing year it gets closer. We are going to have to participate in the arms race and even then we can’t win it.
The Universities are going to squeeze the corporate guys. Do think Calipari is getting any of that Walmart money? How many players do you think the Walmart Razorbacks can buy? What about the Nike Ducks?
Surely, the Exxon Longhorns can put together a decent roster of student athletes. Just sell your school name....like they do for stadiums and arenas. 20 year contract for the naming rights for your Union Pacific Bluejays. And you could change Billy Bluejay to a choo choo train. What a cluster.