re: Do you participate in NIL for your team?

I’ve been donating since they announced the High Tide Traditions collective. Unimpressed with their communication, but glad to be able to contribute.

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I find it extremely tacky and tasteless to ask average fans to foot the cost for this.

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The University hasn’t directly solicited anything. And there are a lot of “average Joe’s” who absolutely eat up the opportunity to donate $10/mo or whatever their tier is to be able to say they contribute to NIL.

I don’t have a problem with it, as it frees up some capital for the big money donors to contribute to other ventures.

I do not. If we don't suck anymore, what will I complain about?

Does ebt count

I probably would if I knew how but I ain't sure that the $500 or so annually I'd be willing to part with would be much help LOL. To be honest were I a billionaire and a UGA alumni I would probably donate to the university and do so in decent amounts but I do not know that would be a super booster of UGA athletics because it seems kind of creepy to me....sniffing jocks as a regular fan is creepy enough but paying 20 somethings to play for my team seems awfully close to prostitution LOL. Each to their own though...if someone has it like that and does it more power to them.

I think the image thing will work out for things like birthday parties and local grand openings etc but running an ad campaign state wide with a star from UGA in Georgia is a bad idea because UGA fans may be the biggest single fan base in Georgia but there are a heaping pile of folks who ain't UGA fans and the ones who are fans of other programs are seriously warped and may refuse to do business with anyone using UGA players. CFB ain't like the NFL where you can be a fan of one team but admire the ability of an athlete on another team....CFB fandom requires emotion and fanaticism unkown in most circles....it is not unusual at all for perfectly sane people to seriously HATE a 21 year old person who happens to wear the wrong jersey on Saturdays....having that same 20 year old sell buicks for your lot ain't going to work long term. I know there are some serious money deals being made currently but I do not think it is remotel sustainable....as soon as Raising Canes, for instance, realizes that only STetson Bennett fans are buying chicken fingers but the other 300 million or so CFB fans in the world suddenly discovered Zaxbys those deals will go away. College athletics is vastly different than pros in that respect....in my opinion.

no, would for baseball though

Yes, Garnet Trust

Did at first, but never again. Pooled collectives provide zero "buying power" to individual contributors. Additionally, until market rates are established, you're just throwing money away.