Trey Amos in the portal

[CajunNation]

The thing that bothers me is I understand we can't compete with NILs but as many athletes that we lose in the portal our FB coaching staff refuses to fill hole through the portal. We have lived the good life with a couple of great season but now we are baldwin/bustle era FB Cajuns. I read today that Tulane is projected to be in the BCS top 25. I know it's way too early but they are being talked about. So apparently they are doing something right to sustain the momentum from last year. What happened to us. I renewed my Tickets, tailgate and RCAF on sunday but it came down to the wire on doing so.

I agree.

I used to think that all we have to do now is focus on developing HS players, but this situation is more complicated than that. We have to do both. We have to provide the staff with the resources to do both. If we focus on one versus the other, we will always be at a deficit.

[CajunVic]

Without competitive NIL resources $$$$$$$$ we can’t compete in the portal, period.

[CajunVic]

We don’t have money to keep the guys we landed. I would assume we don’t have money to take those we have not.

[Turbine]

Without competitive NIL resources $$$$$$$$ we can’t compete in the portal, period.

As long as there is an NCAA limit on the number of players allowed on a P5 roster, there is zero reason a modest NIL model can't compete in the portal.

[ManAboutTown]

The thing that bothers me is I understand we can't compete with NILs but as many athletes that we lose in the portal our FB coaching staff refuses to fill hole through the portal. We have lived the good life with a couple of great season but now we are baldwin/bustle era FB Cajuns. I read today that Tulane is projected to be in the BCS top 25. I know it's way too early but they are being talked about. So apparently they are doing something right to sustain the momentum from last year. What happened to us. I renewed my Tickets, tailgate and RCAF on sunday but it came down to the wire on doing so.

1) We are no where near Baldwin era anything.
2) The BCS has been gone for a LOOONG time.
3) Tulane had one pop season and in their market, the media has staying power. They have a long way to go to sustain success.

[CajunNation]

As long as there is an NCAA limit on the number of players allowed on a P5 roster, there is zero reason a modest NIL model can't compete in the portal.

Obviously, we will not be getting into NIL bidding wars for Portal guys. That would be looking at the Portal all wrong. We will be looking for value. We will be looking for the guys being forced to the portal by their spot being given to a NIL seeking guy.

Those players with some quality, now with a chip on their shoulders, are out there. We can get some of those guys, and should.

[ManAboutTown]

MAT should be head of RCAF fundraising! We need someone with his passion to lead the way.
Hit every business in Acadiana! If you don’t ask you will never know. All they can say is no?

Funny thing that not many people know, I actually was in talks with RCAF late last year to fundraise on both academic and athletic sides. Long story short, they were never going to give me (or anyone else) the autonomy, leverage and/or tools to get the job done properly. It's all held together with duct tape right now guys.

[Turbine]

Obviously, we will not be getting into NIL bidding wars for Portal guys. That would be looking at the Portal all wrong. We will be looking for value. We will be looking for the guys being forced to the portal by their spot being given to a NIL seeking guy.

Those players with some quality, now with a chip on their shoulders, are out there. We can get some of those guys, and should.

Right. Don't need to get in a bidding war, there are only so many slots available at schools who are in bidding wars.

"Meaning" there are a lot of athletes with great upside who will need a place to play regardless of pay.

Louisiana just needs to be proactive in scouting them out.

At least now you don't have to travel cross country to watch them play in high school.

[Turbine]

Funny thing that not many people know, I actually was in talks with RCAF late last year to fundraise on both academic and athletic sides. Long story short, they were never going to give me (or anyone else) the autonomy, leverage and/or tools to get the job done properly. It's all held together with duct tape right now guys.

"to fundraise on both academic and athletic sides"

Thats the whole problem right there. For those two things to reach their fullest potential, the need to be completely separate from each other.

[cwl1951]

Yes

Per Maggard Trey Frazier is not a fundraising person who’ll be seen out in the community raising funds. He is a numbers guy responsible for fiscal facility/ projects/ RCAF financial budgetary planning cost projections and cost tracking. Maggard says Trey is extremely proficient in this area.

Also per Maggard, Brandon Domingue and David Schexnayder are responsible for fund raising and both will be visible in the community.