I've always had thousands of loyal, cheering fans at my job and ...

Report problem with this ad

Apr 25, 2024
8:07:29am

KCFan85 Truly Addicted User

I've always had thousands of loyal, cheering fans at my job and ...

a hefty scholarship to study for a degree that would add a million bucks to my lifetime earnings.

Report problem with this ad

KCFan85

Bio page: KCFan85
Joined: Feb 3, 2007
Last login: Jun 1, 2024
Total posts: 11,576 (3 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

as a parent that has spent a fortune in time, effort and money on my kids

qwerew

Apr 24, 9:05pm

These kids grew up in

BYU4eVeR

Apr 24, 9:13pm

Many are but so are the people in charge. They are a product of our society

FT487

Apr 24, 10:29pm

*Old man shakes fist at cloud*

Apr 25, 5:42am

Of course. The only question now is if the fans will continue to pay pro

777

Apr 24, 9:14pm

I don’t see how donors will keep ponying up year after year. It’d be different

palangi

Apr 24, 9:21pm

As long as boosters are motivated by the possibility of winning, it won't change

Lance71

Apr 24, 9:23pm

Interesting perspective, yeah I can get onboard with the gamblers mentality that

palangi

Apr 24, 11:16pm

Something has to give. College sports is great because of loyalty and continuity. School pride. NIL is turning into a

Colorado

Apr 24, 9:57pm

As someone else posted recently, nobody wants to cheer for a team that has a different roster every year. As a young...

Brisco

Apr 25, 12:48am

Yes people do. It’s called pro sports and ppl cheer for laundry.

memento

Apr 25, 8:17am

It's no different than going to a new job for a pay raise.

Jwine21

Apr 24, 9:19pm

Except your new employer isn’t being asked to foot the bill

BYU Fan

Apr 24, 9:31pm

If you go to a new job for a pay raise, your new employer doesn’t foot the bill?

Apr 25, 5:43am

I wish more people could understand this. It’s exactly like leaving the good job for a dollar an hour more. A job which

Blue2thebone

Apr 24, 9:39pm

I've always had thousands of loyal, cheering fans at my job and ...

KCFan85

Apr 25, 8:07am

Well, I can’t fault people I guess for being shortsighted and impulsive and for placing a priority on a quick payout

Blue2thebone

Apr 24, 9:36pm

For sure. The market has shifted in their favor.

BlooCoug

Apr 24, 11:08pm

I think you're wrong. You do all that to help give your kid fun experiences...

COACHdrn

Apr 25, 8:06am

I agree 100%

qwerew

Apr 25, 3:29pm

athletic scholarships was never our goal.Secretly wish son wouldn't keep playing

qwerew

Apr 25, 3:32pm

For some, the NIL money is life changing.

OmahaOmaha

Apr 25, 8:25am

For those that this is true it shows how broken NIL is, what a debacle

palangi

Apr 25, 8:36am

Weird way to brag you are rich flex…

Alan Schaefer

Apr 25, 8:50am

or you spend every spare dime and every vacation doing kids sports.

qwerew

Apr 25, 3:24pm

I’m just giving you a hard time. I get ya.

Alan Schaefer

Apr 26, 5:00pm

With the current model, NILs are only a one year deal with no insurance for next

Rocketman

Apr 25, 9:51am

We go to college for our future financial security. They do not owe it to us to

SwampyCoug

Apr 25, 10:39am

You're pretending that at BYU these guys would earn literally 0 dollars and, ...

COACHdrn

Apr 26, 4:34am

I pretended nor implied anything close to that. I said if there's a better deal

SwampyCoug

Apr 26, 7:27am

Report problem with this ad

Posting on CougarBoard

In order to post, you will need to either sign up or log in.

Report problem with this ad