re: Jimbo is a bigger clown than Dabo

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Why not just say “yeah, we have a great NIL network and appreciate our donors supporting our players” and be done with it.

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Not to defend his temper tantrum, but he couldn't say that because he'd be admitting to violating Texas law.

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A student athlete participating in an intercollegiate athletic program at an institution to which this section applies:

2. may not enter into a contract for the use of the student athlete’s name, image, or likeness if:
(B) the compensation for the use of the student athlete’s name, image, or likeness is provided:
1. in exchange for athletic performance or attendance at the institution;
2. by the institution;
3. in exchange for property owned by the institution or for providing an endorsement while using intellectual property or other property owned by the institution; or
4. in exchange for an endorsement of alcohol, tobacco products, e-cigarettes or any other type of nicotine delivery device, anabolic steroids, sports betting, casino gambling, a firearm the student athlete cannot legally purchase, or a sexually oriented business;

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He didn't need to say anything. He could have just responded saying he wasn't going to comment on the allegation his program spent $30M on the class and moved on