I've been told by some here - @Thiefery, cough, cough - that teams don't do this. Evidently, we are all in on offering tons of NIL upfront.
Houston to tOSU has been trending hard for months now. He's not on any of the mocks on any of the UGA boards.
It is a sign of desperation, and it won't work. Culture is so important, and if you have a bunch of people coming in just for the $$$, that won't win consistently. The NIL has to be complementary to what else the school has to offer. ATM has enough tradition, they might be able to lead more with NIL. But not Miami.
I'm not sure about Miami..but i'm pretty sure aggy is.. If they are struggling on the field.. they will pony up the money to get Jimbo out of there and to hire another guy..who will give them a shot of juice and the money donated to keep the roster in tact and upgrade through the portal and HSFB recruiting
lol yeah like y'all weren't desperate when Kirby took over
We weren't in Miami mode, that's for sure. Plus Kirby had 11 years under Saban ... he knew the recipe to the magic sauce. Look UGA was a giant just waiting for the right guy to come around. Richt was close, but Smart with his UGA/Georgia/Bama system ties was the perfect storm for UGA to get to the top. Don't worry, you guys may find that person in the next decade or two.
You keep thinking that it's all about money and nothing else. There is more to it.
Like every market, there becomes an accepted pricing. That does not mean someone won’t come along and pay sticker +20%. Most schools are not going to play that game and contrary to popular opinion, not every recruit is looking for the highest bidder.
If a kid says "I'd like to play for a you at Ohio State, but Miami is offering me more NIL money so I think I'm gonna go there instead", I wouldn't even give the privilege of a response. Right there you know his mind isn't in the right place to play for a premier program and you can move on confidently.
LSU was 3, 3, 7, and 15 (247 composite) from '15-'19 class and won a CFP championship. It's still July but there is some players who will be committing throughout this month that lands us inside the top 10. There some national guys, and a huge one in TX, that we are in it and if some of those go our way..I definitely see another top 5 finish.
Yeah, OL recruiting is going to be done by Friday. 2 more coming in!
Really want JJA.Gerry Hamilton thinks this kid is really underrated..he thinks he should be a 5 star..been saying it since the winter.. Didn't give UT a real look at all
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he grew up as an Oregon fan...still looks to be going thereReally want JJA.
Another lean from Texas for us is Justin Williams. We loaded up at ILB last year, so I thought we were out on him, but looking favorable right now. Hearing Oregon as the main competition. They will say they lead, and they could easily be right. Lanning doing a hell of a job!
Justin Williams at Oak Ridge
