Let's just call this current thing what it is: Pay to play.

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Apr 15, 2024
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TheWanderer

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NIL, Collective and donor fatigue is coming. There's going to be a backlash

RockyBalboa

Apr 15, 9:06am

This to the same group that got worse seats at higher prices recently

johnnybyu

Apr 15, 9:08am

It is the 40 year+ season ticket holders screwed out of seats by 1st year donor

Mabuhay Coug

Apr 15, 9:55am

I think fans may start to ask why they have to spend thousands of dollars per

Junior Deputy

Apr 15, 9:09am

Bingo. The problem is you have professional sports (football/bball)

JoeExotic

Apr 15, 9:15am

"...hundreds of millions of dollars... each year"? Are you talking BYU?

Benfica1

Apr 15, 9:20am

I am speaking to college sports as a whole, where there are lots of ADs that

Junior Deputy

Apr 15, 9:21am

because it won't be "the fans", it will be wealthy donors who don't know what

EEcougar

Apr 15, 9:22am

Interesting- I could have sworn Holmoe's IG post over the weekend was to "Cougar

Junior Deputy

Apr 15, 9:23am

I wouldn't be surprised if BYU is distributing its share of those

BlueFever

Apr 15, 9:29am

This is a problem with NIL. BYU has the 2nd highest ticket revenue in the west

johnnybyu

Apr 15, 9:34am

They have been smart lately, sold almost $1M in NIL front row seats to BBall

JOPE

Apr 15, 9:09am

The Athletic Department is shortsightedly going after every donor dollar they

Charles Darwin

Apr 15, 9:10am

Yep and no patience for developing players - you want to get paid , step up and

acougfan

Apr 15, 9:11am

commercialization of amateur sports

FatherOFive

Apr 15, 9:22am

I think there will also be demands for more regulation.

TheWanderer

Apr 15, 9:13am

I like your thinking!

FatherOFive

Apr 15, 9:23am

But that would make it "pay for play". And I say... Make it so then!

BackPacker

Apr 15, 9:48am

Let's just call this current thing what it is: Pay to play.

TheWanderer

Apr 15, 10:53am

Eventually the schools will end up paying players directly

DanSmith

Apr 15, 9:14am

I think this will be true even if your team is winning

Moab Rising

Apr 15, 9:21am

I’m confused why NIL boosters do this like year to year and player specific

Heath Squashwell

Apr 15, 9:25am

If I could allot all my tithing to BYU NIL and still declare myself a full tithe

BackPacker

Apr 15, 9:39am

The last paragraph.

Benfica1

Apr 15, 9:43am

I so agree with the your last paragraph...

Traveling Coug

Apr 15, 10:15am

I already feel it. Why should I give money to students who will still just leave when a better deal comes along.

Niiineteeen84

Apr 15, 10:02am

In a somewhat parallel world, golf viewership is down 20% this year and

Happy As Larry

Apr 15, 10:10am

I got mocked couple days ago for posting same thing. It’s a shame to make fans

MrSandman

Apr 15, 10:28am

NOBODY wants to give $ to players that are just gonna go somewhere else anyway

Croweater

Apr 15, 10:32am

Until there is something like a contract in NIL that forces performance and

Cosmos-beard-card

Apr 15, 11:31am

I like it.

Big-Q

Apr 15, 2:08pm

USC will do great.

Plantagenet

Apr 15, 11:35am

I might just have to become a HS basketball fan.

CougarBreath

Apr 15, 12:16pm

After donating to the Church, buying my tickets, there is not much left for NIL.

Big-Q

Apr 15, 1:23pm

I don't like any changes that negatively impact college sports

Cougrrrs Roll

Apr 15, 1:31pm

I wonder Ryan Smith's thoughts?

Rubble

Apr 15, 2:16pm

I'm sure they realize they'll just have to have the schools pay the players

MyTwoCents

Apr 15, 8:51pm

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