How can the Cajuns compete?

[olhardhead]

You say that, but we were on an upward trajectory to compete over the last 4 years and closed the gap… Now with NIL collective whoever has the money will now be able to buy better and more consistent players, steal from G5 universities in the transfer portal for their developed athletes and truly put separation and widen the GAP. Financially below is a list of who can truly separate themselves with NIL… just an Opinion.

Texas,Oklahoma, Tx A&M, USC, Oregon, Washington, UCLA, Houston, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ok St., Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio St., Penn St., BYU, Notre Dame, Clemson, UVA, Miami, UNC, NC State, Mich St., LSU, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Auburn,SMU, Florida St., UCF. They all have many deep pocketed Alum that can affect change and are willing to get down and dirty in NIL. Again just my Opinion.

Sooo....are these players going to be on School scholarships also?

Looks to me like we'd be better off forming a two or three hundred team Pro league and just make everyone a Pro....

[LifeTimeCajun]

Sooo....are these players going to be on School scholarships also?

Looks to me like we'd be better off forming a two or three hundred team Pro league and just make everyone a Pro....

I assume most will be on
Some sort of aide. In fact P5’s (im sure some G5’s as well) are offering spring sport athletes using their 11.7 scholarship money, but paying the balance of what the scholarship does not cover with NIL money. So basically the majority are on a “full ride”. When it boils down to it, instead of every team having “X” amount of walk ons with no aide…some schools could have a roster full of scholarship/paid athletes. That is where the playing field will really no longer be the same

[CajunVic]

I assume most will be on
Some sort of aide. In fact P5’s (im sure some G5’s as well) are offering spring sport athletes using their 11.7 scholarship money, but paying the balance of what the scholarship does not cover with NIL money. So basically the majority are on a “full ride”. When it boils down to it, instead of every team having “X” amount of walk ons with no aide…some schools could have a roster full of scholarship/paid athletes. That is where the playing field will really no longer be the same

It is already there.

[Turbine]

https://www.si.com/college/oklahoma/...udent-athletes
How can the Cajuns compete?

Forget 71 and #1, beating a pro team was all the more fun.

[VObserver]

You say that, but we were on an upward trajectory to compete over the last 4 years and closed the gap… Now with NIL collective whoever has the money will now be able to buy better and more consistent players, steal from G5 universities in the transfer portal for their developed athletes and truly put separation and widen the GAP. Financially below is a list of who can truly separate themselves with NIL… just an Opinion.

Texas,Oklahoma, Tx A&M, USC, Oregon, Washington, UCLA, Houston, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ok St., Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio St., Penn St., BYU, Notre Dame, Clemson, UVA, Miami, UNC, NC State, Mich St., LSU, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Auburn,SMU, Florida St., UCF. They all have many deep pocketed Alum that can affect change and are willing to get down and dirty in NIL. Again just my Opinion.

Better include Arkansas in that group as well. All those Tysons and Waldens have train loads of cash.

[VObserver]

I can't say this enough.

The P5 to G5 gap will not change.

Turbine, I have warned for years that the power conferences would make the stick and ball sports into head count sports and kill any chance any of the rest of us have to achieve sustainable elite status. NIL has done this, at least for the really rich schools.