NIL and Tennessee

[Falcons02]

Already a member, but I bought a cool Volunteer Club tumbler from the Spyre shop. I'll let you guys know how it is.

 

[utvolpj]

None because it isn't a good one. It is a waste of hard earned money IMHO. I do wonder how many autographs Nico has sent to his benefactors though. I would hope he has enough class to at least do that much.

This whole thing is actually hilarious.. reminiscent of the Tom Brady inflate gate thingy. Fans falling all over themselves setting up a gofund me to pay his legal bills.

So why are you concerned about a return on your investment when you've made zero investment? Seems you're making out very well by allowing others to do it while you just complain

The current team has some deals going and those seem to be working well. Or maybe this season wasn't good for you

 

[james_govols]

None because it isn't a good one. It is a waste of hard earned money IMHO. I do wonder how many autographs Nico has sent to his benefactors though. I would hope he has enough class to at least do that much.

This whole thing is actually hilarious.. reminiscent of the Tom Brady inflate gate thingy. Fans falling all over themselves setting up a gofund me to pay his legal bills.

Lots of things are a waste of money. I'm sure you waste more than $25 a month on other things.

The thing is, NIL will help UT sports be competitive at a higher level.

Our top 4 sports are all doing well.

For someone with 43000 posts, you spend a lot of time on UT sports. Is $5 or $25 a month worth it if it helps athletics?

If it's not worth it for you, then that's okay.

 

[volfeeva]

Tomorrow I'm shopping for mustard just because a college football put his seal of approval on it.

 

[james_govols]

Tomorrow I'm shopping for mustard just because a college football put his seal of approval on it.

Are they selling the UT mustard at stores?

 

[Hulavol]

You outta buy all that mustard you can. That’ll show other companies that the UT player endorsement sells- will help is get more deals !

 

[chattaboogie]

How’s it a pissing contest? Dude says there’s no excuse for people not to donate when they spend money on other frivolous things. Coffee aside, the issue with the collectives in my opinion is some people are going to have to decide between donating to them or the university/purchasing tickets because there’s only so much money to go around. I’ve not got into the Volunteer club to date due to having football and baseball tickets and feeling for my enjoyment my money is better spent in that way. I’ll admit I’m naive on the NIL collectives from the standpoint that I was under the assumption that the player deals are defacto endorsements from businesses/organizations who “expect an ROI” on their investment in said player or the players earning their own way via merchandise, events, etc. I don’t understand how the general public’s money given to a conglomerate winds up in the hands of the players nor why it should.

If a missing sixty dollars a year puts someone in a bad spot financially then they should not sign up.

 

[YankeeVol]

If a missing sixty dollars a year puts someone in a bad spot financially then they should not sign up.

If $60 is a big deal* over a year, you need a new job.

*regardless of what you spend the $60 on

 

[YankeeVol]

How much have you invested?

How much have you?

You like to run your mouth about that...

 

[chattaboogie]

If $60 is a big deal* over a year, you need a new job.

*regardless of what you spend the $60 on

If sixty dollars a year is a big deal you must not have a job*

 

[LAVol1]

Received an email from Spyre that they currently have fewer than 2,000 members.

We have a HUGE AND PASSIONATE fanbase. This number is embarrassingly low.

Spyre is currently pushing for 10,000 members.

This will help every UT sport. Tennessee finally has great leadership in place. We can make Tennessee s great place for elite recruits again.

Memberships start as low as $5 a month.

If you're already a member, great! Spread the word.

If you are on the fence, now's the time! Will from Spyre is here to answer any questions.

If you hate NIL and want nothing to do with it, that's fine. I'm not here forcing you to donate.

I'm only asking everyone, if they can, to support UT athletics.

Link for those interested:

Join The Volunteer Club

Can't signup. As I read the terms and conditions, you may only cancel with the permission of the Volunteer Club. That means you cannot cancel unilaterally. I can't agree to that. If that is not the case, they need to clarify that in the agreement.

 

[james_govols]

Can't signup. As I read the terms and conditions, you may only cancel with the permission of the Volunteer Club. That means you cannot cancel unilaterally. I can't agree to that. If that is not the case, they need to clarify that in the agreement.

Fair point. Thanks for trying to sign up. Let's tag Will to get clarification.

I'm actually not sure how to tag people on here. Any takers?