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[ZoomZoom]

Man,
I was told that RCAF answers to the same bureaucrat that the Alumni Assn answers to. If thats true, it explains alot.

Yup. And that’s the irony of NIL. Can’t be part of university and they desperately need the NIL funds.

[cajun4life]

So THAT'S the track team you and I should have been on!

Doubtful I'd have been good enough to be on scholarship there. Maybe you.

I wish! I may have been good enough, but I still would’ve barely went to class lol

[cajun4life]

Return to the old transfer rules and grant zero waivers.

Graduate students are free to transfer and immediately eligible. They have fulfilled their obligation to the university.

Knowing a player would have to sit and lose a year of eligibility would solve a lot of it.

[Esqueleto]

Return to the old transfer rules and grant zero waivers.

Graduate students are free to transfer and immediately eligible. They have fulfilled their obligation to the university.

Knowing a player would have to sit and lose a year of eligibility would solve a lot of it.

This, along with NIL contract buyout clauses and limits, has to happen to save the sport

[Clutch0364]

Return to the old transfer rules and grant zero waivers.

Graduate students are free to transfer and immediately eligible. They have fulfilled their obligation to the university.

Knowing a player would have to sit and lose a year of eligibility would solve a lot of it.

With how the ncaa has faired in lawsuits, the transfer rule will likely get looser, not tighter.

[Cajun Soldier]

If players want to do local pizza commercials I'm about it. Would probably visit those places more often. However I'm supporting 2 kids already I ain't paying for someone else's.

If I have to pay kids to play I should be considered an owner and get free admission to games.

[Esqueleto]

If I have to pay kids to play I should be considered an owner and get free admission to games.

Ain't that the truth. It should be enough that we pay to watch them play, and now we have to pay FOR them to play here? F that. Not gonna do it. Not that important to me.

[Duggie35]

I think the administration and NCAA need to immediately stop referring to these athletes as "Student Athletes"!!! They are now paid, professional athletes! Stop trying to fool people into believing in something that no longer exists.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I’m more inclined to tip the counter clerk at McDougals than contribute to a NIL. I understand it’s vital, but I just as soon they complete the demolition and fill the hole.

[R1Letterman]

So THAT'S the track team you and I should have been on!

Doubtful I'd have been good enough to be on scholarship there. Maybe you.

One does not have to be on scholarship to get NIL

[Big Poppa]

The portal combined with the NIL has got me more towards not giving a flip about college football than it has gotten me to want to give to the krewe of Geaux. I am leaning more towards giving up the season tickets and tailgate than I am leaning to donating to pay players who are already on full scholarship with a cost of living stipend.

[JamesTheJeweler]

I’ll reiterate what Jack said that folks should go listen to John on the RR pod. Particularly the episode after Chriss left. I get people are extremely upset we weren’t able to keep Zeon, but as John says in the episode, UL is about 18 months behind in the NIL game. This is no fault to John, as he didn’t get here until this year. At more proactive places, these collectives were being started back in 2021.

I think the largely negative view of NIL as it relates to UL athletics will be one of the biggest challenges John and his team have to overcome, along with playing catch up. Think about this: the first NIL offseason for football happened in the same year for all schools (after the 2021 season). It didn’t hit each program in the same stage of its growth though. At UL we had just experienced our highest of highs. First conference title in forever, 3 straight 10 win seasons, NFL talent left and right, first coach ever to prove UL isn’t a graveyard for football coaches, etc. etc. Then…boom…we’re quickly plunged to a low point where our entire staff down to the videographer was gutted and a mass exodus of our best players occurred. The whole debacle after Napier’s departure is UL fans’ first real impression of the NIL. Even the parts of the situation that NIL didn’t affect, like hiring a coach many were unenthused with, are linked in memory to our first impressions of NIL.

Contrast this to a place like McNeese. John mentioned their NIL collective was started with seed money of $500K. Football wise McNeese is in maybe its darkest days ever. Certainly since I’ve been alive. I’m sure they’ve lost a couple guys to NIL, but I’d bet it’s nothing compared to here, as frankly how many guys off of 1-3 win teams are in high demand. Even if they do lose a few, how disheartening can it be when you have really no further to fall anyway? For people in Lake Charles, their first big public impression of the NIL is Will Wade coming to town and McNeese being able to buy him the most talented roster that’s worn Cowboys jerseys in 20 years. It’s easy to see why attitudes would be more positive in a place like that.

I get why people here are negative about the whole situation. I don’t envy John. I’m not a salesman, but I would have to imagine there’s an added layer of difficulty when you are selling something that people are already view negatively as opposed to neutrally. I hope he’s up to the challenge, and from every interaction I’ve seen, I think he is. I hope our fans will at least take the position like Leeman. Even if it doesn’t sound great now, give it a chance. At least reach out to John. The guy wants to hear from people. He gave out his cell phone number on the pod. We’ve begged for people like that to be associated with Ragin Cajuns athletics for a long time. The least we could do when we’ve finally got one is give him a shot.

EXCELLENT! Thanks for posting this!