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Big Daddy D

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BYU prepared to pay 4/4.5 million for AJ

ProvoProwler

Oct 22, 1:09pm

That's all? I thought it would be twice that

DodgerMike

Oct 22, 1:11pm

The anti-church crowd about to have a field day with that one. A misguided field

reagan21

Oct 22, 1:11pm

Anyone on CB in a position to leak insider info needs to say this $$$ is 100%

vagabonder

Oct 22, 1:24pm

I don't think it matters with the anti folks.

reagan21

Oct 22, 1:29pm

If it was, I don't think it would be a bad investment

Zerigke Ally Zerigke

Oct 22, 1:38pm

I heard a GA say that if one or two of these guys converts while at BYU

stoils

Oct 22, 2:39pm

I’ve donated a substantial part of it and subsequently wrote down my tithing

Crowd Factor

Oct 22, 3:53pm

And we’ll drink their tears with our final 4 drinking horns.

Mjolnir

Oct 22, 2:08pm

Think of all the poor minorities the church could help with this instead. Oh wait

Bob Vance

Oct 22, 2:24pm

Sick of anti church group. Hoping church puts millions into LES remodel.

fan32

Oct 22, 3:19pm

I think Ryan Smith is hell bent on "buying" himself a championship at BYU, which

Team Chaos

Oct 22, 1:12pm

It’s not just Ryan. Several players coming to the table. Ryan is most visible.

Big Daddy D

Oct 22, 1:13pm

I'm not saying there aren't others. But this is absolutely Ryan's thinking if...

Team Chaos

Oct 22, 1:14pm

My inside sources say this is mostly the thinking of other donors.

runnincoug

Oct 22, 1:22pm

That's so awesome. BYU boosters are the best

Mostlyaccurate

Oct 22, 1:15pm

Deleted because I read it here somewhere but can't find it

spidercoug

Oct 22, 1:14pm

I wouldn't call it "buying a championship". That's just the amount of money you

Mostlyaccurate

Oct 22, 1:14pm

Basketball can be impacted much more than football with one generational talent

RenoCoug

Oct 22, 1:23pm

This guy has not gotten any sources inside BYU telling him that. that’s terrible reporting

KYU

Oct 22, 2:11pm

I approve of this

BlueBeliever

Oct 22, 4:53pm

That’s it? Great investment.

allaboutthegainz

Oct 22, 1:14pm

It’s funny when people have opinions on what great or terrible with other people

Big Daddy D

Oct 22, 1:19pm

With all the money in college sports... $4M isn't that much for the #1 player

Hill4Heisman

Oct 22, 2:06pm

Not only that, but I’ll throw in $100 myself if that will nudge AJ towards Provo.🙂

Brisco

Oct 22, 2:16pm

And I'll throw in $15. 😎

WB Coug

Oct 22, 2:18pm

RE: And I'll throw in $15. 😎

deja-blu

Oct 22, 5:33pm

Most of these NIL numbers just feel like people throwing numbers out. It was

DieHarder

Oct 22, 1:14pm

The high numbers get leaked from the recruit side to push the market higher

OKchief

Oct 22, 1:16pm

And, if the pros are any guide, I'm sure it's heavily incentive laden

Bob Vance

Oct 22, 2:24pm

I wonder if any of that is corporate $$

Tare

Oct 22, 1:23pm

I thought it was $7M-$8M

MaximusMeridius

Oct 22, 1:38pm

I was guessing 5 million

boctabulous

Oct 22, 1:38pm

Now between BYU and UNC?

AF Cougar

Oct 22, 1:44pm

The $9 Million number was reported last week, but doesn't seem accurate.

Mostlyaccurate

Oct 22, 1:48pm

9m is noise from Jeff Goodman.

VinnyBYU

Oct 22, 2:09pm

RE: BYU prepared to pay 4/4.5 million for AJ

BlueSmoke3583

Oct 22, 1:57pm

RE: BYU prepared to pay 4/4.5 million for AJ

provoprodigy

Oct 22, 2:06pm

I told you so

2FarGone

Oct 22, 2:09pm

Would you rather...

Dr. Martin Bamford

Oct 22, 2:35pm

RE: Would you rather...

Cougar Jazz Fan

Oct 22, 3:08pm

Different buckets of cash...so both

zero84043

Oct 22, 7:42pm

Crazy…nobody is worth that much. I don’t care who it is. When is enough, enough?

SoggyBB

Oct 22, 3:31pm

How much has Steph Curry been worth to Davidson?

CaliWG

Oct 22, 3:38pm

Not only that but if AJ makes 10s of millions in the NBA like projected

Loyal2Royal

Oct 22, 4:35pm

It's not your money bro relax. Let the rich people do their thing

MaximusMeridius

Oct 22, 3:40pm

What do you mean... when is enough enough? College basketball is profitable. It's a tens of millions per year business

HarlemCoug

Oct 22, 4:04pm

How much was Jimmer worth

amadt

Oct 22, 5:48pm

Supply and demand will dictate value. Your demand is irrelevant in this equation

Big Daddy D

Oct 22, 10:34pm

RE: BYU prepared to pay 4/4.5 million for AJ

dingus79

Oct 22, 4:47pm

RE: BYU prepared to pay 4/4.5 million for AJ

rtl

Oct 22, 6:14pm

Does this set a precedent for what other high ranking recruits will demand, even

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