How long will NIL booster money last?

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The article's title is Tech's Cody Campbell but gets at more than him and his Tech cronies that fund the Matador Club. But, you have to get pretty far into the article to get to what I think is the core of the article.

The concern over the lawsuits that HAVEN'T been filed yet and the frustration college sports biggies have with Congress' unwillingness to give them protection.

The second was about sustainability and ROI for booster money.

Only one other "big" booster that USA Today contacted would speak on the record. Florida's Gary Condron's take reminded me of what @Goldbug has been speaking out about.

"USA TODAY Sports spoke with more than 10 boosters at high profile power conference schools, and only one outside of Campbell would talk on the record about the fluid crapshoot that is NIL and paying players.

Every booster contacted said there’s a limit to the giving — and it’s arriving sooner than later.

“NIL space for boosters is like throwing money into a deep, dark hole with little to no return on the investment,” said Florida booster Gary Condron. “Nobody likes this. Not athletic directors, not coaches, not boosters. The only ones who like it are the players, and the attorneys and agents.”"
 
It’s unsustainable. There’s too much diminishing returns on the investment. If I had fuck you money, I still wouldn’t pay a kid that might transfer because he doesn’t want to split time with the first round draft grade upperclassman that plays the same position
 
Deep Creek said:
The Billionaire's View

The article's title is Tech's Cody Campbell but gets at more than him and his Tech cronies that fund the Matador Club. But, you have to get pretty far into the article to get to what I think is the core of the article.

The concern over the lawsuits that HAVEN'T been filed yet and the frustration college sports biggies have with Congress' unwillingness to give them protection.

The second was about sustainability and ROI for booster money.

Only one other "big" booster that USA Today contacted would speak on the record. Florida's Gary Condron's take reminded me of what @Goldbug has been speaking out about.

"USA TODAY Sports spoke with more than 10 boosters at high profile power conference schools, and only one outside of Campbell would talk on the record about the fluid crapshoot that is NIL and paying players.

Every booster contacted said there’s a limit to the giving — and it’s arriving sooner than later.

“NIL space for boosters is like throwing money into a deep, dark hole with little to no return on the investment,” said Florida booster Gary Condron. “Nobody likes this. Not athletic directors, not coaches, not boosters. The only ones who like it are the players, and the attorneys and agents.”"
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Money is important but the greatest strength of any school’s athletic program is its fan base’s devotion and identification with the teams and players. Being able to cheer and live vicariously through the success of the players is what makes people become the bedrock on which everything else rests. Take that away and you have nothing but a group of mercenaries managed by overpaid professionals producing a product that may have glitz and glamour, but it won’t have a soul. College sports are being destroyed by the rampant greed of the players, the coaches and the broadcasters. Only a fool would say the old system wasn’t in dire need of being changed to make things a bit fairer. But what we have now is destined to fail. The donors are being abused. The fans are being abused. If it’s not fixed quickly, it’s all fine and dandy until a deep recession or fan support eventually falls off a cliff. Then it's going to be impossible to turn back the clock and amend their ways because the average fan will have moved on from where they were in the past.
 
Deep Creek said:
The Billionaire's View

The article's title is Tech's Cody Campbell but gets at more than him and his Tech cronies that fund the Matador Club. But, you have to get pretty far into the article to get to what I think is the core of the article.

The concern over the lawsuits that HAVEN'T been filed yet and the frustration college sports biggies have with Congress' unwillingness to give them protection.

The second was about sustainability and ROI for booster money.

Only one other "big" booster that USA Today contacted would speak on the record. Florida's Gary Condron's take reminded me of what @Goldbug has been speaking out about.

"USA TODAY Sports spoke with more than 10 boosters at high profile power conference schools, and only one outside of Campbell would talk on the record about the fluid crapshoot that is NIL and paying players.

Every booster contacted said there’s a limit to the giving — and it’s arriving sooner than later.

“NIL space for boosters is like throwing money into a deep, dark hole with little to no return on the investment,” said Florida booster Gary Condron. “Nobody likes this. Not athletic directors, not coaches, not boosters. The only ones who like it are the players, and the attorneys and agents.”"
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I posted a while ago that a multi-million dollar booster at UGA when on the UGASports.com board and explained what it was like to get called every day to contribute for this player or that. He said he was tapped out ... he had the money, but he wasn't going to keep giving millions like he had been.
 
huskers1217 said:
The only stats espn shows is the 2 catches he had against nebraska

www.espn.com

Decoldest Crawford Career Stats - NCAAF - ESPN

Complete career NCAAF stats for Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Wide Receiver Decoldest Crawford on ESPN. Includes scoring, rushing, defensive and receiving stats.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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Check Nebraska's page for him.

It shows 1 Game Played with a 20 yd Kick Return.

I don't know if he suited up for other games but if he did he apparently never saw the field in those.

No rushing attempts or yds.
No receiving catches or yds.
 
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