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That small % are the power brokers and decision makers of college sports and are happy to see other competitors drop out
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The Coastal Carolina NIL collective is shutting down... I'm going to guess this is just the start..
TheLost
Parody account
11/30/23 9:07am
I think people will get tired of self funding arthritic department player
A Drew Aitch
11/30/23 9:10am
RE: I think people will get tired of self funding arthritic department player
CharlottesvilleCoug
11/30/23 9:35am
At this point that might be for the best. Dont think voters would be happy if
Longseason
11/30/23 9:36am
Arthritic is a good description of the whole NIL fiasco.
Mitty
11/30/23 9:43am
Schools probably funnel money to the collectives via some back door already
ColonelMustard
11/30/23 12:52pm
Guaranteed. Imagine an SEC school building a $100 million facility, getting bids
dYrtbYkerYder
11/30/23 1:04pm
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flyonawall
11/30/23 1:06pm
RE: The Coastal Carolina NIL collective is shutting down... I'm going to guess this is just the start..
letthewookieewin
11/30/23 9:11am
What do you mean? Collectives are just getting started. Why do you think a small school's data has anything to do with
HarlemCoug
11/30/23 9:12am
We should embrace and assist in the demise of all NIL related organizations and activities
2FarGone
11/30/23 9:15am
College football has been ruined for decades because Alabama boosters, Ohio St boosters, MI boosters etc pay their
HarlemCoug
11/30/23 9:22am
I’m not convinced our ownership will ever allow BYU to compete in that way to
Bluforever
11/30/23 9:27am
Our ownership has zero control over NIL. They can't stop us from paying the players.
HarlemCoug
11/30/23 9:50am
Oh yes they can.
Bluforever
11/30/23 9:58am
How?
HarlemCoug
11/30/23 10:03am
they can stop players from getting money from beer company or gambling company.
cwilke1
11/30/23 10:04am
Who’s the we? I’m not going to start giving money to players are you?
EMAC
11/30/23 9:29am
Of course I have and I'll continue to do so. Why wouldn't I?
HarlemCoug
11/30/23 9:51am
There are ~130 FBS teams.. only a small % can support a true collective for NIL.
TheLost
11/30/23 9:22am
That small % are the power brokers and decision makers of college sports and are happy to see other competitors drop out
Cougs1
11/30/23 2:41pm
The racket has just begun, agreed
CorndogStickshift
11/30/23 11:37am
Why would you donate so a 20 year old can make more than you and drive a nicer
Utefaninenemyland
11/30/23 9:17am
1. They are shortening their lives playing a violent game for our enjoyment. 2.
ALUF 1990
11/30/23 9:24am
I played football and every other sport for my own enjoyment not anyone else’s.
Utefaninenemyland
11/30/23 9:39am
I rarely agree with Utah fans but you nailed everything in both of your comments
CameronG
11/30/23 9:46am
You sir, think like a true blue cougar. I think you should reconsider your
Bovine University
11/30/23 10:22am
When you put it that way, we shouldn't be supporting it at all.
Great38
11/30/23 9:47am
Super gross comment. But insightful to how yewts might think.
Mjolnir
11/30/23 1:22pm
If they don’t enjoy, surely they should do something else. Everything is a con
CorndogStickshift
11/30/23 11:47am
This yewt speaks wisdom
Mitty
11/30/23 9:44am
Well said! Who wrote that for you?
thirdgencoug
11/30/23 11:04am
Because every other school is doing it, and if you don’t, you will fall behind.
LeGrandBleu
11/30/23 11:10am
You would donate an amount you can afford because you want more wins. And you realize that if everyone else had $100
HarlemCoug
11/30/23 11:17am
I make $15/hr so no donating from me. As much as I love sports, the idea that
BaseCoug
11/30/23 11:39am
"with no return" isn't accurate. Sure there is no cash back but no one thinks there should be. If you had millions to
HarlemCoug
11/30/23 12:36pm
Agree... your "return" is your satisfaction level in the teams results
Das_Countach
11/30/23 1:07pm
Exactly. We need to get more $$$ into the collective. They are doing amazing things. They have millions
HarlemCoug
11/30/23 1:20pm
They are counting on the people who just funded a $76M buyout on a coach
stansburycoug
11/30/23 12:55pm
Because when you buy a ticket to Arsenal, or the Angels, or Ducks they are…
BYU'01
11/30/23 3:02pm
If Universities can make millions of dollars, the kids should get a cut.
rtNelson
12/1/23 1:19am
Collective/NIL feel very different than Cougar Club, etc., to me.
Madam Pattirini
11/30/23 9:18am
Collectives should come with strings attached. Like you can get a player to show
ryebrye
11/30/23 9:29am
Wasn't the idea that players could promote goods and businesses?
Madam Pattirini
11/30/23 9:38am
Agree with this. Without BYU (or any university) their name, image, and likeness
Lcoug
11/30/23 10:59am
Exactly, let's see how valuable they are playing in the XFL or USFL
CameronG
11/30/23 11:04am
The biggest part of the whole NIL thing everyone loves to forget.
Mitty
11/30/23 5:31pm
The lack of loyalty from the players is not what college fans are used to.
SinkingQuffa
11/30/23 9:20am
^ The portal will destroy the idea of Player Alumni and any tradition/history.
TheLost
11/30/23 9:25am
Good point. Be interesting — & probably sad — what it survives as in 25 years.
SinkingQuffa
11/30/23 9:26am
I think many are done with school as soon as the season is over. Not all but
Bluforever
11/30/23 9:29am
like the supreme court decision said, people being accustomed to a certain way
cwilke1
11/30/23 9:45am
So by not not paying into NIL we are trying to "stop it" and thus are immoral?
MrSandman
11/30/23 10:09am
sorry about your reading struggles. that's not what my post said. if someone
cwilke1
11/30/23 10:19am
maybe not said, but definitely insinuated. Nice try though
MrSandman
11/30/23 10:23am
I have no problem with NIL, I have a problem with pay for play
CameronG
11/30/23 10:59am
Yup, and the way NIL is set up and unregulated... it's just pay for play
Mitty
11/30/23 5:32pm
The old system was "immoral"? Compared to what? The NBA????
SinkingQuffa
11/30/23 10:20am
what industry do you work in? immoral compared to your industry which I'm
cwilke1
11/30/23 10:36am
The payroll & driving forces behind college athletics are very complicated.
SinkingQuffa
11/30/23 10:43am
have you read the Kavanaugh concurrence in the Alston decision? It was
cwilke1
11/30/23 10:48am
So the idea of competitive, amateur competition as an auxiliary part of American
SinkingQuffa
11/30/23 11:02am
you can go back 100 years and there are articles about under the table payments
cwilke1
11/30/23 11:35am
No system's perfect.
SinkingQuffa
11/30/23 11:59am
This all sounds like…
flyonawall
11/30/23 1:07pm
I have no problem with NIL as it was rightfully intended, but without regulation
Buster Scruggs
11/30/23 11:10am
Baloney. Nothing immoral or illegal about amateur sports.
Les IsMore
11/30/23 12:22pm
sounds like you got your cases mixed up. maybe you're talking about the Obannon
cwilke1
11/30/23 12:37pm
Not mixed up at all.
Les IsMore
11/30/23 3:14pm
the true farce is the million dollar salaries that the coaches and conference
cwilke1
11/30/23 3:26pm
Immoral? Perhaps we all need a refresher on what that word means.
LifeLongLakerFan
11/30/23 5:51pm
I’d be ok with that school burning to the ground so 🤷♂️
RevolutionDeathsquad
11/30/23 9:22am
The NIL is a terrible ROI proposition. For a small minority of programs, they may not care, but the current prices for
Indy Coug
11/30/23 9:24am
Small programs will have similar issues.
Everyman
11/30/23 9:33am
"Blue-Blood collectives will not have any difficulty."
lilpenny
11/30/23 10:34am
This is good news. All of them should shut down.
Mitty
11/30/23 9:42am
Businesses will just have to reach out to players (or their agents) if they want
Great38
11/30/23 9:50am
CFB needs a middle division between FCS and FBS.
dYrtbYkerYder
11/30/23 10:54am
NIL isn’t going away - adapt or die
CallingDingo
11/30/23 11:02am
It will settle in at much lower than gold rush rates we’ve seen. There just isn’t the market for this many professional
carmelcougar
11/30/23 12:24pm
Eventually an efficient market will develop
CallingDingo
11/30/23 1:21pm
Teams paying players is not NIL
TSTTKB
11/30/23 4:24pm
My guess: They couldn't find enough players to hit QBs when they were down.
DazeofBlue
11/30/23 11:46am
Do I want my money to go to the school or to the player. I'm fine splitting...
Big-Q
11/30/23 11:51am
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