Advocate: Telling It Like it is.

[fanof71]

https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana.484d9b409.html

[CajunVic]

https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana.484d9b409.html

$$$$ drives the world . . . NIL now drives the athletic world . . . have some or stay home

[Duckster]

Recently read where the Ohio St athletic director stated they will be needing to reduce funding in several sports then reallocate those savings into certain sports' players to ensure they compete at the highest levels. This from a university with one of the highest athletic department budgets in the country. The athletic department leaders must decide in order to fully fund women's softball at higher levels, what other women's sports funding is decreased? Same question goes for men's sports. Painful but necessary. Some things gotta give.

[ragincajun97]

Recently read where the Ohio St athletic director stated they will be needing to reduce funding in several sports then reallocate those savings into certain sports' players to ensure they compete at the highest levels. This from a university with one of the highest athletic department budgets in the country. The athletic department leaders must decide in order to fully fund women's softball at higher levels, what other women's sports funding is decreased? Same question goes for men's sports. Painful but necessary. Some things gotta give.

Take money away from big fish and broadhead. They won’t compete even if they had it

[Cajunsmike]

Take money away from big fish and broadhead. They won’t compete even if they had it

Not that simple due to contractual obligations.

[ZoomZoom]

When you are flat out paying a kid to play, it is no longer Name, Image, Likeness.

It’s semi pro sports.

[CajunVic]

When you are flat out paying a kid to play, it is no longer Name, Image, Likeness.

It’s semi pro sports.

hey, get on board or get out cause it is what it is

[mxpxfr690]

hey, get on board or get out cause it is what it is

Until there are actual rules in place this is what it is. We need to look for a private equity firm to invest in all our sports separately or all in one if they are interested.

[Esqueleto]

If you're "investing" in NIL something is missing from your life. Paying kids so that your school can win a sporting event is just wrong, IMO.

[CajunVic]

Until there are actual rules in place this is what it is. We need to look for a private equity firm to invest in all our sports separately or all in one if they are interested.

for the most part, unless others similarly situated have a special money tree, they will suffer the same issues we do with maintaining the level of competition

[CajunVic]

If you're "investing" in NIL something is missing from your life. Paying kids so that your school can win a sporting event is just wrong, IMO.

wait, why you blaming it on the kids . . . they will just go somewhere else if you don’t got it . . .

[Esqueleto]

wait, why you blaming it on the kids . . .

How did you get that from my post?

[CajunVic]

How did you get that from my post?

you said “paying kids” as the operative part of your post . . . if I missed it, sorry . . . shed some light . . .

[Esqueleto]

you said “paying kids” as the operative part of your post . . . if I missed it, sorry . . . shed some light . . .

Kids get a free education. The idiots are the fools willing to give them more so they can feel like winners, by proxy. I will never understand that.

[fanof71]

for the most part, unless others similarly situated have a special money tree, they will suffer the same issues we do with maintaining the level of competition

I just read where a SBC school raised $340,000 + with a "Legneds Gala" this weekend.
That's a big money tree.