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re: Cody Campbell (TTU super booster): Alabama, Auburn too poor to compete
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:36 pm to 3down10
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:36 pm to 3down10
quote:bingo, plus the Dems are gonna enact socialism when they win in November, so enjoy that money while you have it fella.
Texas Tech is #14 in the overall recruiting ranks.
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Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:41 pm to TexasWranglers
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it would be interesting to see if Elon could win a title giving a coach unlimited resources to truly see if coaching and culture matters over talent acquisition
I'm guessing we all know where this leads.
That experiment works, then someone else tries it with Jeff Bezos, and a few programs drop out because they can't afford it.
Eventually you're left with a small conglomeration of owners, coaches, and elite players competing throughout the country, partially subsidized by merchandising and broadcast rights.
We'll call it the National Football League, sponsored by Bud Light.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:44 pm to SEC Doctor
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Alabama, Auburn too poor to compete
That’s too simplistic of an answer. There are millionaires all over from every university. It becomes a question of the big donors if the juice is worth the squeeze. I don’t know enough about Bama’s and Auburn’s collective to say either way.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:45 pm to mckibaj
Mark Cuban has bragged about how much he gave them along with how much he is giving them again this year
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:51 pm to Taurus 357
Contributions are not tax deductible. You best have deep pockets to give the kind of money these guys are willing to give.
A cap on salary spending like the NFL model may be the way to go but not sure the legal issues since these guys are not considered employees.
A cap on salary spending like the NFL model may be the way to go but not sure the legal issues since these guys are not considered employees.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 6:03 pm to jangalang
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Count em up. 9 national championships
Posted on 1/20/26 at 6:54 pm to SEC Doctor
What do the portal rankings actually prove? It seems it is at worst a wash for Alabama. While also signing a top 4 signing class. I think we will keep trying at football.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 7:03 pm to CapstoneGrad06
You have to take like 30-40 transfers to be ranked 1st, so if you don’t need transfers, you aren’t ranked. Broken logic that get preached as if it’s better than HS recruiting that makes up most of the rosters.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 7:09 pm to SEC Doctor
Who?
Posted on 1/20/26 at 7:14 pm to SEC Doctor
Don't bash on Auburn, they aren't a serious football school.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 8:02 pm to SEC Doctor
Watching a common man body up traditional powers is refreshing.
Cody is the Rant poster who woke up with billions.
Cody is the Rant poster who woke up with billions.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 8:05 pm to SEC Doctor
Lubbock, TX, too crappy of a town to compete.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 8:27 pm to mckibaj
Remember, LSU is the greatest program in history! Bama, and auburn should go shite down.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 8:59 pm to SneezyBeltranIsHere
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This won't be an overnight change. It will take 3 - 5 years. But, the declline has begun. Cody is correct. Schools like Alabama, Auburn and Oklahoma don't have the resources to sustain their programs at a competitive level in this era. We will likely need to see a tiered system, with schools like Alabama and Oklahoma playing their financial peers with lesser players. It isn't fair to have them competing against well-funded schools in the long term.
Cody Campbell didn’t say anything about Oklahoma. Last I checked, Bama and OU made the playoffs just fine. Texass didn’t despite spending 30-40 millions on their roster last year.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:02 pm to rtr72
It’s not just about money, especially when there’s not a huge amount of difference. It’s not MLB we are talking about, at least not with the top 30-40 schools.
Texas tech stadium holds 58,000. Indianas under 55,000. School location, student body participation and hype, history, etc are all factors to some degree. Certainly money is likely #1 for over 90% of guys. But it’s not the one and only factor.
Texas tech stadium holds 58,000. Indianas under 55,000. School location, student body participation and hype, history, etc are all factors to some degree. Certainly money is likely #1 for over 90% of guys. But it’s not the one and only factor.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:19 pm to TexasWranglers
Maybe this sounds better- UT has the same number of national titles as AU since gas was 36¢/gallon.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:40 pm to Everclear2000
How long untill state lottery games start funding programs ?
Posted on 1/20/26 at 11:16 pm to Everclear2000
At least we don’t make bs up and claim bs just cause our rival does.
Posted on 1/21/26 at 12:59 am to 14&Counting
And the courts will strike it down.
Posted on 1/21/26 at 4:52 am to SneezyBeltranIsHere
What a horrible take.
How did UTx finish the season after throwing big money around? What? No playoff wins? Huh. So I guess big money doesn’t translate into wins.
I would have thought you geniuses from Austin would have figured out the effectiveness of money ball after watching A&M’s billion dollar roster debacle a few years ago.
How did UTx finish the season after throwing big money around? What? No playoff wins? Huh. So I guess big money doesn’t translate into wins.
I would have thought you geniuses from Austin would have figured out the effectiveness of money ball after watching A&M’s billion dollar roster debacle a few years ago.
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