re: 2026 Recruiting Thread

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it’s obvious they have changed what they’re doing based on what they’re being told by lawyers, etc. Will it workout? I think we will know in August. Even if they’re wrong on their current understanding of the new rev share, they’ll have time to crank up the money talks with recruits like everyone else has been doing.

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I agree, but think that the leadership is handling the transition in a bad way. It seems like they're scared to do anything at all.

I saw a couple weeks ago where UGA just shut it's NIL collective down altogether. I would think that means they have just consolidated and the AD will handle all of the money and where it is dispersed to.
But after seeing that about UGA, I went looking to see if anything had happened, or was going to happen, to On To Victory. From what I can find, it just seems to be status quo even though there will be new regulations and oversight on collectives. Why not just shut it down, bring everything in-house and go from there? Cohen said there were some uncertainties about exactly how collectives will be regulated going forward. If that is the case, shut it down so it is one less problem that may arise.

Maybe I'm wrong and there us a plan in place, but from the outside looking in, it just seems rudderless right now.

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I'm just not going to worry about it. I know Freeze can recruit and i know we have the money to compete in the NIL world. If we have a decent season(8 wins) we'll finish around the top 10 in recruiting

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Some just never learn. We freak out every year and Freeze has proven he can recruit.

Articles coming out making it look like Cohen and Freeze are whining about others “cheating” while we do it the “right way”.

We are a laughing stock on Reddit right now.

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I’m willing to give Freeze the benefit of the doubt based on past recruiting results.

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Same. If we are taking what they are saying at face value, we unfortunately won't know the truth to it for a while. If there is a lot of offers being thrown around that there is no way can be backed up, then we probably start to see a lot of flips happen again when the true offers start coming around. If we start taking a bunch of 3* recruits here over the next month or two, I'll be a little more concerned.

Is it a fun position to be in right now? frick no.

This is my understanding that Auburn is using a $20.5m cap regardless is that is from the university in rev share or NIL. That is the university’s interpretation of the House settlement.

Other schools are working under the assumption that $20.5m can come from rev share and then NIL can be added on top of that as long as the NIL clears the clearinghouse process.

I have no idea who is right and who is wrong but seems at this point we are on the wrong side from everyone else in the conference. Not saying we are incorrect or the others are correct.

Our roster last season was about $14m. So not much room to add to that if we keep our big time players that juniors. To add to it I’m sure our basketball roster wasn’t cheap to rebuild with 10 players plus keep Tahaad.

My personal take was that the House settlement allowed the university to allocate $20.5m to directly play players. Any NIL would just be added money and not associated with the university but the NIL must be a legit “endorsement”. It’s pretty clear the government can’t stop an individual from making as much money as they possibly can. The NCAA can take eligibility away if they deem necessary but would be open to lawsuits which they have proven they will fold on. So who really knows.

That was confusing to me as it said this was all you could pay. However, I’m not an attorney hired by the university to figure it out. All I know is the other schools seem to have it understood so we need to get going

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It is a proven fact that we will be investigated when other Institutions are not.

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No lies detected.

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Title IX Compliance: Schools must ensure that NIL payments and other benefits are proportionate between male and female athletes to comply with Title IX regulations, according to Investopedia.

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Didn’t Trump rescind that (DOE)?

Pretty sure he did.

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There are few guidelines in place for how the money should be distributed across sports. The expectation is that more than 70% of the funds -- around $15 million -- will go to football at power-conference schools. However, individual schools have the discretion to allocate funds as they choose. For example, Kentucky or UConn could decide to spend 50% of their budget on men's basketball.

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Discretion for Schools: While the cap exists, individual schools have the discretion to allocate those funds as they choose across their various sports.

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Looks like I misunderstood the authorization of the 22.5 M for FSU

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Florida State University (FSU) can use up to $22.5 million in auxiliary funds to share revenue with student-athletes. This temporary measure, approved by the Florida Board of Governors, addresses costs from the NCAA House Settlement. The funds, typically used for housing and dining, will cover the $20.5 million annual revenue sharing until 2028. FSU athletics must create a plan by January 2026 to eliminate reliance on these auxiliary funds.

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Didn’t Trump rescind that (DOE)?

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It has nothing to revenue sharing. He is trying to keep transgender athletes from competing against women.

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"Trump’s executive order, in stark contrast, purports to establish a 'policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female,' which the president contends are 'not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality,'" they wrote. "Electing to categorize individuals as male or female based on their cellular biology at conception, the order crystallizes the Trump administration’s position that biological sex — not gender identity — is dispositive in enforcing 'sex-protective laws' like Title IX."

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