We Need A Cajun Collective

[CajunEXPRESS]

I read today that Texas A$M paid between $25-30 MM for their #1 class via the NIL. Contracts are set up as multi-year deals. If a player leaves, he leaves the money behind. Most of you know this already, but these bullets helped me understand the process.

How NIL works…

• A coach identifies a recruit that he wants to target.
• That coach tells a “point donor.”
• The “point donor” gathers other donors around him.
• Those donors create an LLC.
• The LLC, in turn for a commitment, sponsors the targeted recruit.
• That recruit, upon arrival on campus, receives money from the LLC.
• In turn, the recruit promotes the LLC and its “cause,” whether that be a charity or a business.

It’s awful, but clearly the money is there. The only question is who is the most entitled to the money. Everything is commoditized. Coaches get gobs of money to recruit and win. Some universities get even more.

Ultimately I’ll quit sponsoring these people I know nothing about. Hasta La vista baby

[CrazyCajun]

So a bunch of incoming freshman at Texas A&M are splitting 25-30 million and the other guys that actually play get nothing? What could go wrong. I think this will be a disaster. Imagine a coach trying to hold together a team when you have guys eating in the cafeteria on meal cards and others driving $100k vehicles. Or a RB getting a couple million and the 5 guys blocking for him get nothing.

[CajunT]

I read today that Texas A$M paid between $25-30 MM for their #1 class via the NIL. Contracts are set up as multi-year deals. If a player leaves, he leaves the money behind. Most of you know this already, but these bullets helped me understand the process.

How NIL works…

• A coach identifies a recruit that he wants to target.
• That coach tells a “point donor.”
• The “point donor” gathers other donors around him.
• Those donors create an LLC.
• The LLC, in turn for a commitment, sponsors the targeted recruit.
• That recruit, upon arrival on campus, receives money from the LLC.
• In turn, the recruit promotes the LLC and its “cause,” whether that be a charity or a business.

The Point Donor is your modern day version of the Bag Man that use to visit the locker room. It's all been legalized.

[ZoomZoom]

I believe thats what Gordon McKernan is doing for LSU

Gordon’s boy got a natty ring in ‘19. Sure daddy is all in.

[cjr3888]

Investigations are already starting. This will get messy real quick. Pay-to-play is still an NCAA violation. The Texas A&M Point Donor system is against NCAA rules and they're doing it out in the open fully knowing this. Question as always, will the NCAA actually do something or kick the can down the road?

https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa-probes...213627746.html

[GreatestStory]

I posted this in another thread, but think it is relevant here as well.

NIL can't be used directly to recruit a player, but here is what Texas Longhorns are doing:

Boosters set up a program called "The Pancake Factory" which will pay offensive lineman on scholarship $50,000 a year. They are not targeting any certain recruit, but the word is out that "if you sign a scholarship to play o-line at Texas, you will get $50,000."

The program was set up as the first "charitable NIL entity" and the players will perform charity work for yet-to-be-disclosed charities. The organization said it hopes to expand the program to other football position groups and Longhorns athletes in the future.

SOURCE: https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...ritable-causes

SOURCE: https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/...-in-nil-system

[CajunJeaux]

I don't care how much money I ever have. I just can not envision any scenario where I'm willing to pay a teenager money to play on a team where I have no monetary return at stake - purely for entertainment and pride.

[Esqueleto]

I don't care how much money I ever have. I just can not envision any scenario where I'm willing to pay a teenager money to play on a team where I have no monetary return at stake - purely for entertainment and pride.

Same. This is all so ridiculous, and it has already rocketed out of control.
Another reason we have to start a men's soccer program. College football is on its death bed.

[TCbacker54]

I don't care how much money I ever have. I just can not envision any scenario where I'm willing to pay a teenager money to play on a team where I have no monetary return at stake - purely for entertainment and pride.

This is where I am at as well.

The system is broke. It's dumb and wasteful to invest in an athlete to come here to develop his skills on our dime only to go elsewhere once a better offer is on the table.

The Cajuns, like all other G5s and many lower level P5 programs are bringing a knife to a gun fight with top programs in the nation in this situation.

[Turbine]

The Cajuns, like all other G5s and many lower level P5 programs are bringing a knife to a gun fight with top programs in the nation in this situation.

When the P5 sucks ALL the oxygen out of the room ... a knife will be the perfect tool in a gun fight.