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I like A&M, always have. Great school, etc., but they can't seem to buy a break despite all the moolah they seemingly have. Bless their collective hearts.... LINK

This sort of thing becomes a real problem when aggy (and other programs, you know who you are) truly didn't understand the difference between the old school bag game and NIL. Giving a kid a small amount of money for a visit to your school and then again to NOT visit another school is bag game, not NIL...not to mention it's always a bad idea for coaches or anyone employed by the university to throw out dollar figures to players even if it's just speculation. If a prospective transfer or especially a high school recruit asks the coaches about NIL they can direct them to people who can discuss it with them, but any coaches or school admin who try to involve themselves are making a huge mistake that will come back to bite them.

I see references to "players being bought" here all the time as if coach from school A calls up coveted player from school B and says "hey, we really want you here and are willing to pay X amount to get you to sign with us". Any coaching staff dumb enough to actually do that will get exactly what they deserve. NIL opportunities are just that, opportunities for players to use their star power to earn money while in college. Collectives are a bit different, especially the ones targeting specific position groups. All they have to do make a press release stating what they offer said position group as well as their terms. Of course getting money from a collective (as long as it isn't tied to the school itself *coughTexAgscough* isn't against any sort of rules, and players getting collective money are still free to pursue further opportunities.

The old school bag game is still the bag game, and any school still trying to use that model (or incorporate it into "NIL") is simply setting themselves up for eventual fallout like we've seen at some programs already.

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Posted by Hugh McElroy

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Posted on 1/18/24 at 11:54 am to 49 to nada

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This sort of thing becomes a real problem when aggy (and other programs, you know who you are) truly didn't understand the difference between the old school bag game and NIL

Just a heads up to the small non-retarded contingent on the rant who might not be accustomed to just how delusional Texas fans are: they really think that they don't play the same recruiting games as people like A&M or Ole Miss or LSU or OU. They honest-to-God can hear, for example, that Arch Manning is making 3.2 millions dollars at Texas , and STILL think it's OTHER schools who are paying.

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Posted by Windy City

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Posted on 1/18/24 at 12:33 pm to 49 to nada

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This sort of thing becomes a real problem when aggy (and other programs, you know who you are) truly didn't understand the difference between the old school bag game and NIL. Giving a kid a small amount of money for a visit to your school and then again to NOT visit another school is bag game, not NIL...not to mention it's always a bad idea for coaches or anyone employed by the university to throw out dollar figures to players even if it's just speculation. If a prospective transfer or especially a high school recruit asks the coaches about NIL they can direct them to people who can discuss it with them, but any coaches or school admin who try to involve themselves are making a huge mistake that will come back to bite them.

I see references to "players being bought" here all the time as if coach from school A calls up coveted player from school B and says "hey, we really want you here and are willing to pay X amount to get you to sign with us". Any coaching staff dumb enough to actually do that will get exactly what they deserve. NIL opportunities are just that, opportunities for players to use their star power to earn money while in college. Collectives are a bit different, especially the ones targeting specific position groups. All they have to do make a press release stating what they offer said position group as well as their terms. Of course getting money from a collective (as long as it isn't tied to the school itself *coughTexAgscough* isn't against any sort of rules, and players getting collective money are still free to pursue further opportunities.

The old school bag game is still the bag game, and any school still trying to use that model (or incorporate it into "NIL") is simply setting themselves up for eventual fallout like we've seen at some programs already.