The transfer portal season 2024-2025

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Originally Posted by zephyr

I'd love to see if we could make a run at him. Kid is solid

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All 3 of our backs are expected to return, we have other areas we'd need to address

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Originally Posted by CAJUNSby90

All 3 of our backs are expected to return, we have other areas we'd need to address

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In addition to that, he was offered by Auburn. I don't know the NIL offer, but it's nothing this program can touch.

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Originally Posted by CajunT

In addition to that, he was offered by Auburn. I don't know the NIL offer, but it's nothing this program can touch.

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agreed nor should we, what funds we have need to be used in other areas of need.

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Originally Posted by CajunT

In addition to that, he was offered by Auburn. I don't know the NIL offer, but it's nothing this program can touch.

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I read on a fan forum that Auburn was offering $500K.

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

I read on a fan forum that Auburn was offering $500K.

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Damn 500k or stay in monroe...very hard decision

So $500,000 is that for one year or spread over the time he has eligible? It just seems year over year "NIL" is going to get expensive to maintain between keeping current players happy and recruiting new ones.

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Originally Posted by RaginCajun77

So $500,000 is that for one year or spread over the time he has eligible? It just seems year over year "NIL" is going to get expensive to maintain between keeping current players happy and recruiting new ones.

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The money and things being done in the name of NIL are things beyond common sense, for example last year this:
Utah Utes football players: In October 2023, all 85 scholarship players on the Utah Utes football team received leases for Dodge Ram 1500 Big Horn trucks. The trucks were part of a NIL (name, image, and likeness) deal between the team and the Utah Crimson Collective, a nonprofit organization. The Crimson Collective covered the lease and insurance payments. The trucks were leased for six months, and the leases could roll over depending on the player's eligibility and enrollment.

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Short term lease at least 1k a month plus insurance on under 25 drivers. Rough guess between the collective and any dealer fleet deal the dealer is eating, combined they’re ponying 150-200k a month. Just for trucks.

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

The money and things being done in the name of NIL are things beyond common sense, for example last year this:
Utah Utes football players: In October 2023, all 85 scholarship players on the Utah Utes football team received leases for Dodge Ram 1500 Big Horn trucks. The trucks were part of a NIL (name, image, and likeness) deal between the team and the Utah Crimson Collective, a nonprofit organization. The Crimson Collective covered the lease and insurance payments. The trucks were leased for six months, and the leases could roll over depending on the player's eligibility and enrollment.

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Time for Sharon Moss to step up

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Originally Posted by CAJUNSby90

Time for Sharon Moss to step up

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That made me laugh!

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Originally Posted by RaginCajun77

So $500,000 is that for one year or spread over the time he has eligible? It just seems year over year "NIL" is going to get expensive to maintain between keeping current players happy and recruiting new ones.

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I don't know, but my guess is year to year. Crazy...and this would be a small compensation deal.

Name of the game is keep as much of your core as you can and use NIL for retention…bring kids in from the portal who are hungry to prove themselves and can fill immediate needs plus continue to develop high school recruits.

That is the only formula for G5 schools to survive short of getting big NIL donors.

With Rice, Mcneese, Eastern Michigan, and Missouri for out of conference we have a chance to run the table and make the CFP even if we lose that Missouri game. Missouri is always beatable however. At least a run at another SBC championship !