The NIL reality

[GameTime]

A "Billion Dollars" in 100 dollar bills....This would make those ducks look really good.

 

[badkarma]

The SEC school with the wealthiest potential booster is Arkansas…..Waltons’s……Walmart

Jerry Jones pumps a lot of $ into Arkansas also

 

[Mtnvol80]

That’s why Saban quit. He realized he wasn’t going to be able to dominate recruiting like he did for so many years and the reason he’s advocating federal legislation to change the scene.

Saban said why he quit and why it wasn't planned. Sabans last class finished #1 so there went your theory. Alabama just finished #2 in recruiting so looks like they'll still dominate recruiting.

He quit the exact same reason the Miami basketball coach quit. Both made the final four and lost and both said the first thing the players said was wanting to know how much are they going to get paid. Old school coaches like those 2 aren't going to put up with that crap. Coaches have pretty much zero control now and you're putting your job and reputation in the hands of a bunch of drama queens. No way I could do it

 

[DeerPark12]

I'm speaking of prioritizing and focus, LWSVOL, not just the dollars themselves. I feel like development at this scale shouldn't even be in discussion until we put a winning product on the field, and by winning I mean seriously competing with Texas/Georgia for SEC championships and putting a competitive team on the national stage. If Danny cares so much about development projects, focus on facility upgrades that will better attract recruits. Yes I know our facilities are nice. But they're not on the "palatial" scale that Oregon's or Texas' are and I'm sure there are a few more thats passed ours by. Have you seen Oregon's facilities? They look like they were designed by an Arab Shiek! No wonder players are attracted to that place (along with their NIL budget). Our facilities are pretty nice, but theirs are ridiculous!

Facility upgrades don’t interest recruits anymore, NIL money does.

The entertainment district with generate millions of dollars a year that will benefit the athletic budget.

Doing one thing does not take focus from another. Danny White isn’t running the department himself like it’s 1985. He has a large staff that helps him maximize his time.