Some schools getting desperate for money

[Tuco Ramirez]

Tennessee adding “talent fee” surcharge to season tix.

https://sports.yahoo.com/tennessee-to-add-talent-fee-surcharge-to-season-tickets-in-2025-in-anticipation-of-player-revenue-sharing-161909512.html

[Tuco Ramirez]

Arky passing the collection plate around the trailer parks.

https://sports.yahoo.com/arkansas-ad-says-school-needs-12-million-more-per-year-in-nil-donations-to-be-competitive-220652750.html

[HenryJames]

[FatherofMinky]

23 minutes ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Arky passing the collection plate around the trailer parks.

https://sports.yahoo.com/arkansas-ad-says-school-needs-12-million-more-per-year-in-nil-donations-to-be-competitive-220652750.html

Outright ridiculous. Them people barely have enough money to pay for their food and their meth up there!

[Dread-headed Texan]

58 minutes ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Arky passing the collection plate around the trailer parks.

https://sports.yahoo.com/arkansas-ad-says-school-needs-12-million-more-per-year-in-nil-donations-to-be-competitive-220652750.html

As much as Walmart is charging for groceries Arky should have the highest NIL in the NCAA

[horns96]

2 hours ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Tennessee adding “talent fee” surcharge to season tix.

https://sports.yahoo.com/tennessee-to-add-talent-fee-surcharge-to-season-tickets-in-2025-in-anticipation-of-player-revenue-sharing-161909512.html

I read that this morning.  Almost as bad as OSU's QR codes on helmets.

[Bobby_Batronic]

Makes me wonder if there might be sports divisions based on an NIL range, because the number of schools that can really play this game to it’s fullest extent is quite small. 

[Burnt Orange Horn]

5 hours ago, Bobby_Batronic said:

Makes me wonder if there might be sports divisions based on an NIL range, because the number of schools that can really play this game to it’s fullest extent is quite small. 

I wonder what that count is now? Before COVID, I think it was about 16 programs were truly self-sustaining.