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College Football Nerds nails it - why Bama fans should be worried
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:41 pm
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The upshot of why Alabama football is doomed in the new NIL model - number of billionaires living in each state:
Alabama - 0
Ohio - 7
Georgia - 18
Texas - 73
Florida - 78
California - 186
And this won't increase parity. It just means a handful of schools will dominate even more.
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Rough guess/sketch of alumni money as of today:
Tier 1: Texas, USC, Ohio St, Texas A&M
Tier 2: Michigan, Georgia, Miami, Oregon
Tier 3: Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, LSU, Notre Dame
Tier 4: Florida, FSU, Ole Miss, Washington, Penn St
Not on the list? You're now a feeder school.
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Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:42 pm to AHM21
LA : 1
Gayle Benson - and it might as well be 0. She could give two shits about LSU
Gayle Benson - and it might as well be 0. She could give two shits about LSU
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:42 pm to AHM21
Golden bears fixing to run cfb
Damn even Kansas has two billionaires
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Alabama - 0
Damn even Kansas has two billionaires
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:43 pm to AHM21
Auburn is doing just fine. Rich people living in your state doesn’t mean they are involved with your cfb program…
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:43 pm to AHM21
We all see how well it’s worked out for A&M
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:44 pm to AHM21
The State of Alabama has a billionaire in Jimmy Rane, and another close in Harbert. Problem for UA is they both are Auburn boosters.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:44 pm to AHM21
Some of that is overblown.
Auburn is recruiting very well despite shitty seasons and the same amount of billionaires in our state.
I would assume most billionaires aren’t boosters that are super interested in football.
Auburn is recruiting very well despite shitty seasons and the same amount of billionaires in our state.
I would assume most billionaires aren’t boosters that are super interested in football.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:45 pm to Covingtontiger77
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LA : 1
Gayle Benson - and it might as well be 0. She could give two shits about LSU
Meh. We have Todd Graves.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:46 pm to Covingtontiger77
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LA : 1
Gayle Benson - and it might as well be 0. She could give two shits about LSU
Todd Graves is a billionaire apparently
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Louisiana's richest person is Todd Graves, the founder of Raising Cane's, according to the newly released Bloomberg Billionaire Index.
Driving the news: Graves has a net worth of $7.6 billion, which is up $52.5 million so far this year, according to Bloomberg.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:46 pm to Weagle25
The richest man in the state is also a hardcore Auburn fan.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:47 pm to AHM21
Auburn has numerous rich powerful boosters and so does alabama.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:47 pm to Covingtontiger77
Louisiana has Matt Stuller billionaire. Think he is more ULL. Also has the Raising Canes owner. Think he is more LSU. He is a billionaire. That puts 3 in La.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:48 pm to Covingtontiger77
You’re an idiot. Todd Graves is a billionaires also.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:49 pm to Weagle25
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Some of that is overblown.
It is. The majority of these kids aren't making obscene money, it's about the same as it was before when everything was under the table.
That's why you're not seeing non traditional schools recruiting in the top 10 consistently.
The market is already correcting itself and changes are coming soon.
Alabama just doesn't have the advantage of having tGOAT any longer, and despite their history, they have no advantage over any other elite program.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:50 pm to AHM21
Billionaires aren’t funding NIL. It’s more about who has the most rabid fanbase with people that are willing to donate their money.
Alabama will have that just fine.
Bama fans should be worried because they hired an outsider with no SEC experience or ties and he’s doing a piss poor job of communicating with current players and current recruits.
Alabama will have that just fine.
Bama fans should be worried because they hired an outsider with no SEC experience or ties and he’s doing a piss poor job of communicating with current players and current recruits.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:50 pm to AHM21
Why would living in the state matter?
Billionaire alums don’t always settle back in the state they went to school.
Stupid stat that doesn’t mean anything in regards to Bama’s NIL
Billionaire alums don’t always settle back in the state they went to school.
Stupid stat that doesn’t mean anything in regards to Bama’s NIL
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:51 pm to PrairievilleTiger
Matt Stuller of Stuller Setting in Lafayette is also a Louisiana billionaire.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:51 pm to AHM21
Untrue. Billionaires run national or multinational businesses and few but Phil Knight seem too interested in regional sports or NIL.
Mizzou had two SOBs (sons of billionaires) starting on their BBall team in the last 25 years and look at our team now. Got a decent arena though.
Mizzou had two SOBs (sons of billionaires) starting on their BBall team in the last 25 years and look at our team now. Got a decent arena though.
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:52 pm to AHM21
I think it's a bit misleading. You don't need billionaires to support your NIL stuff, but you do need a handful of rich guys who are willing to continually pour money into it. And it needs to be organized. Alabama will eventually get their money guys moved in that direction, but that was not the focus under Saban. We were able to get "discounts" as some have said and it wasn't an essential element to our operation. Rich donors were giving money to the NIL, they were giving it for facilities and other stuff Saban directed them to give it to. So while other schools already went through their figuring it out phase, Alabama is going to be doing that now - which puts them at a disadvantage.
It's going to take Alabama a bit to turn the giant ship. And they're going to be behind because of it. And even once they get everyone going in the right direction they still won't be at the top of the heap, but they won't be in the scraps, either.
It's going to take Alabama a bit to turn the giant ship. And they're going to be behind because of it. And even once they get everyone going in the right direction they still won't be at the top of the heap, but they won't be in the scraps, either.
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:52 pm to AHM21
Ehh this is dumb and a huge stretch that there is a any real correlation here.
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