With transfers and even HS recruits it’s never going to be close to perfect. For guys already here it’ll be pretty good

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Apr 3, 2024
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puntersarepeople

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I will admit I am a Cougar Club member. But it does seem like if we spend money

kimdaddy35

Apr 3, 12:15pm

If BYU starts providing points to fans for NIL as they do for CC donations, that

LV Mike

Apr 3, 12:18pm

But I think there are enough people that get paid by Cougar Club that it

kimdaddy35

Apr 3, 12:20pm

can we trust that the NIL will get it to the correct players.

claw

Apr 3, 12:19pm

The answer at least currently is no.

kimdaddy35

Apr 3, 12:20pm

That happens in the pros, too.

Brigham

Apr 3, 12:20pm

Yes I looked at a Rockies' box score for the first time and saw that $180 mil

kimdaddy35

Apr 3, 12:26pm

With transfers and even HS recruits it’s never going to be close to perfect. For guys already here it’ll be pretty good

puntersarepeople

Apr 3, 3:41pm

College sports are messed up.

Brigham

Apr 3, 12:20pm

I 100% agree and have posted as much. It is why I haven't joined CougConnect

kimdaddy35

Apr 3, 12:21pm

Players just need to be employees at this point salary cap etc. pro model

kotacoug

Apr 3, 12:24pm

The SEC will never allow a cap

Charles Darwin

Apr 3, 1:55pm

Players won't let a cap happen either.

tamasiaina

Apr 3, 2:47pm

Neither will anti-trust law.

AT Cougar

Apr 3, 3:21pm

It got messed up once we decided the players needed to be paid

boorad

Apr 3, 12:33pm

Not sure I would call suspending a Boise St player for letting a recruit sleep

kimdaddy35

Apr 3, 12:36pm

I think it's fine to say players generate revenue and so deserve a cut. The prob

NumbersGuy

Apr 3, 2:07pm

You’re right and wrong, a lot does go to the players, it just gets spread very

palangi

Apr 3, 2:39pm

This has been going on forever, but the amount of compensation for the players

84 natlchamps

Apr 3, 6:41pm

This is why I wrote where the sport is going.

rcbyufan

Apr 3, 12:26pm

I agree. Hopefully it happens sooner than later as it is a much better model

kimdaddy35

Apr 3, 12:27pm

84 natlchamps

Apr 3, 6:45pm

Dollar for dollar NIL is a horrible personal (to you) ROI. So unless you have a lot of expendable income I would

CSoul

Apr 3, 12:27pm

Fair enough, just hire me as your CFO so I can spend a ton on BYU then.

kimdaddy35

Apr 3, 12:29pm

ROI for donations to the AD are worse. Way cheaper to buy tickets to individual

jvquarterback

Apr 3, 12:38pm

Being able to sit in the same seats all season and have parking without dealing with buying

CSoul

Apr 3, 12:46pm

How much have you contributed to NIL? They're not mutually exclusive and CC does

Jasbo

Apr 3, 12:42pm

Your argument that other programs bring greater recognition to BYU is ridiculous

kimdaddy35

Apr 3, 12:50pm

My point was not NIL, it is that BYU great BYY athletes from almost every other

Jasbo

Apr 3, 7:02pm

What good things do they contribute that we may not know about?

airbug

Apr 3, 2:51pm

You won’t have to worry about this too much longer

CougarCanuck76

Apr 3, 1:36pm

Guess I’m an old school fan, pay for occasional tix to a game, watch them on TV

MrSandman

Apr 3, 1:37pm

This is a healthy take.

Boring

Apr 3, 8:54pm

It’ll actually make a lot more sense if it becomes an official league

puntersarepeople

Apr 3, 9:07pm

No one has answered your question. Tells you what you need to know about the CC

airbug

Apr 3, 2:57pm

I’m happy to support Cougar Club

WaybackCougar

Apr 3, 2:58pm

What makes a solid AD?

airbug

Apr 3, 3:27pm

Won’t the AD be supported by the $25m extra we will get in B12?

Muscle IQ

Apr 3, 3:31pm

This entire thing is so dumb.

COACHdrn

Apr 3, 4:27pm

Half and half

Big-Q

Apr 3, 4:35pm

The big conundrum is ticket selection. I donate quite a bit to CC just to make sure I get good seats to football and

Pollster

Apr 3, 5:03pm

Sounds like a 'shakedown' that worked.

airbug

Apr 3, 6:01pm

This is probably the quickest way to get regulation on it

davidmj10

Apr 3, 10:40pm

There is practically no benefit to being an out-of-state Cougar Club member

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