re: Dave Portnoy

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Strictly football, he picks LSU.

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What fricking reality are you living in?

Real life? Get the frick on somewhere

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If it’s bad or not is a different argument. In this reality it’s all about money. Michigan paid. We didn’t match. Checkmate

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Yup

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*** Bryce Underwood's family had attorneys look over LSU's side of the agreement on Sunday, sent it back and the adjustments needed were made by the LSU side, multiple sources confirmed tonight, including two not connected to LSU football. The same sources outside the program tell me the Underwood's then went over Michigan's agreement sent to them, whatever revisions needed to be made were handled, sent it back to Michigan this afternoon and shortly after, Underwood announced his flip to Michigan. LSU was not told ahead of time, with word coming in to the staff from a member of the Underwood camp moments after the news went public, multiple sources tell me.

*** I am not privy to the NIL offerings from each side, but that will obviously come out in time. I was told by multiple sources who would have knowledge of the NIL packages that it was north of $10 million from Michigan, and ESPN 104.5's Matt Moscona - who I trust when it comes to NIL-related knowledge - said "Michigan got to $12 million". Whatever the final number and incentives were, it was clearly enough to sway the Underwood camp after being committed for more than 300+ days and going on record multiple times about being solid to LSU, which was certainly the case behind the scenes even as recently as today when Bryce and the Underwood family talked with multiple staff members prior to news breaking, multiple sources tell me.

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Real life?

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Sorry, you ain’t there with this take.

Someone has to buy and get screwed by the first "Jamarcus Russel" type buy in college football. No reason why it shouldn't happen to a team like Michigan.

I'm not really sure stacking a talented team with money is the best option.