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The shooter was killed in a separate incident weeks later.

We’re so back. Infinite 4,999 deals

Does the dollar amount from the “collectives” still need approval of NIL Go Fund and Deloitte?

If I'm understanding this - a sponsored business nil deal has the review burden, but, a direct payment from a collective is exempt? Or the collective passes money through the school? As a real world example - I've seen speculation that Felix signed Techs deal before July 1 with half paid by Tech and half by TBD, but haven't seen it confirmed. So assuming he signed after the 1st, now he doesn't have to worry about justifying the value of the TBD source?

Just the beginning. This "agreement" signals the CSC is already admitting they can't win in court. The only way to get the guardrails they keep clamoring for is to make athletes employees.

So they spent years litigating this, paying an estimated $750,000,000 in lawyer fees, and the CSC / NIL Go part of the settlement lasted 22 days. Told ya this would get overturned (or modified enough to be emasculated) with the first wave of Collective lawsuits. Good day for the rich schools with fat cat alumni, like Texas.

It looks like CSS (governing body of NIL) just reversed course and will now allow NIL deals from booster-backed collectives — as long as they involve real activities like merch, autographs, or appearances. This fixes a major issue where valid deals were previously being blanket rejected (just because they were being facilitated by a collective), threatening the main way non-star athletes get paid. Now, schools like Texas with strong collectives can legally support more athletes, giving them a major NIL edge moving forward. Most athletes not named Arch Manning rely on collectives to source NIL opportunities. Only the superstars like Arch likely negotiate directly with big brands like Vuori, Red Bull, etc, and therefore don't necessarily need the help of a collective. This should open the door for the Texas One Fund (our collective) to flex its muscles to help us separate from the pack financially.

So in other words, no one really knows what the rules will be in a few months so, for all intents and purposes, there are no rules even though the House settlement provided a basis for rules.

LFG

Oh baby! We back up! This opens the door again for us to have a much bigger payroll. Trenton Henderson you are a Texas Longhorn!

I believe if I’m not mistaken he had mentioned a player committed elsewhere that found themselves in some serious trouble but out of respect for everything wouldn’t say the name as it would come out.

What a fuster cluck 🐔!

Unfortunately, it looks like he’s going to fit right in at Georgia

Somebody died

Would you send the link to the pod? Or was it just one of the OTF YT shows?

Not ideal for their compliance teeth moving forward that the CSC blinked at the first hint of confrontation.

Just ask 007!

Wow Landry don't look the same in the AUSL, they pulled her after 17 pitches.

Bark at the Moon🤘

But Calicutt was recruited by Georgia to play CB???

Wow, @Chacedacash will be a great culture fit at Georgia.

So they have now eliminated one of the two checks and balances for school related entities - (1) legitimate business purpose and (2) compensation range. a collective only need to establish a compensation range which Deloitte will some how formulate (and lose if challenged in court). So we’ll be back to unlimited payments from a collective in the next 6-months.

It's sad. Unfortunately, Chace Calicut isn't the first football recruit to jeopardize their otherwise bright future, and he won't be the last. With great power comes great responsibility.