1876er said:

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We signed the greatest recruiting class of all time 4 years ago. Those guys are now seniors. We are about to reap the rewards of that class.

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Apparently, the previous staff had zero clue on how to develop elite HS talent into NFL-level talent.

NEW: LSU’s NIL budget has more than doubled in recent months, now north of $18M, @PeteNakos_ reports📈

"If Bryce Underwood’s decision to flip to Michigan was a flashpoint, it’s resulted in a flush of NIL dollars."https://t.co/bA2gH7M5Tx pic.twitter.com/cgqFnI5j09

— On3 (@On3sports) March 12, 2025

Florida decided that retaining QB DJ Lagway outweighed paying Billy Napier a $27.7 million buyout and hitting the reset button on the program.

More and more schools are following suit. Oklahoma has brought in new pieces for Brent Venables.

More: https://t.co/leyY1iTAw3 pic.twitter.com/DTmRniCAat

— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos_) March 12, 2025

sjsmith23 said:

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College football is no longer college football.

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They've been paying players since before you were born. They're just not lying about it now

Citizen Reign said:

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1876er said:

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We signed the greatest recruiting class of all time 4 years ago. Those guys are now seniors. We are about to reap the rewards of that class.

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Apparently, the previous staff had zero clue on how to develop elite HS talent into NFL-level talent.

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Which previous staff?

Cause we've had a bunch of coaches waste NFL talent here..

Aggie Dad 26 said:

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sjsmith23 said:

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College football is no longer college football.

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They've been paying players since before you were born. They're just not lying about it now

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Can we please stop saying this. Have they been paying players forever? Of course.

Has it been anywhere near this level of pay for play in the past? No, never. Not even remotely close. It has fundamentally changed the sport, and only a blind idiot would pretend otherwise.

Aggie Dad 26 said:

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sjsmith23 said:

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College football is no longer college football.

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They've been paying players since before you were born. They're just not lying about it now

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My tu friends say that they weren't and that the proof is that they didn't get the kinds of players and recruiting classes in the past that they are now and will continue to get under the current system. They say that if they'd been paying players they would have been getting every Arch Manning under the sun. That's what they say.That's their arrogance.

Aggie Apotheosis said:

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Aggie Dad 26 said:

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sjsmith23 said:

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College football is no longer college football.

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They've been paying players since before you were born. They're just not lying about it now

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My tu friends say that they weren't and that the proof is that they didn't get the kinds of players and recruiting classes in the past that they are now and will continue to get under the current system. They say that if they'd been paying players they would have been getting every Arch Manning under the sun. That's what they say.That's their arrogance.

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Do you remind them of ricky williams coming bsck senior year? Or mack brown era recruiting? Or despite winning 5 games under charli strong they recruited top 5 classes?

The difference now is players were kept for a few years because transferring was hard. Now its much harder with players having free reign with no contracts

Saban has been cheating his whole career paying vast amounts under the table in college football...NIL took that advantage away from him and leveled the field a bit. It's what got Fisher in trouble with the media as he knows Saban's dark secret methods while at LSU.

Granted, Saban would get the players and then coach them (sort of -- berate and control college kids as his so-called coaching greatness sure did stink at Miami). But, statistically, if you have consistent large numbers of 5 star and high 4 star recruits, you are bound to get players who will drive themselves regardless (self-weeding of the incorrectly ranked with depth to cover).

Saban also lost control when kids became millionaires (so yes, that's definitely a part of it) as he doesn't want to be their friend and overpaid will change hierarchical power. Sark and Lane will pay and be your buddy.

Jury is out on Elko as he's trying to navigate by paying, but not necessarily at full market (or overpay) while wanting high-character recruits who are willing to be 'coached' (a bit of old school). Personally, like Elko's formula, but unsure if it will win or pay off 'soon enough' vs. other schools in SEC (many running rampant with payouts including UT, UF, LSU, Bama, UGA and of course tu).

Time will tell, but college football has changed and probably with it becoming only blue bloods controlling the landscape. For satire, will not be surprised if CFP will be setup to only be top 20 historic blue blood programs and all get pushed aside (A&M willl not be in that echelon ).

the most cool guy said:

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It has fundamentally changed the sport, and only a blind idiot would pretend otherwise.

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well the internet persona you're replying to might as well be. It's a top 10 recent worst poster account for sure.

We cannot compete with horns money. I thought we could but we are just fooling ourselves. We will always be second fiddle. It's really a sad sight to see. But we all have watched it for years. We are always the brunt of the lakes.