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

Apr 24, 2024
9:21:06pm

palangi Truly Addicted User

if they were getting paid from generating revenue through tickets or tv but they’re not. It’s all booster money and they might get sick of it

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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*

CommodoreCoug

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?

CommodoreCoug

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

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