Relationship over transactions

[Lock n Horns]

Relationship or transaction?  A commitment is like winning Love Island and “signing” a pre-nup! I will increase your annual allowance as long as you still look good and put out, other wise you can portal back to the island if you think you can do better. There is always another pretty face that can take your place.

[Rocky P]

everyone using the lambos on recruiting as evidence we lead with NIL - I give them this analogy.  If you go on a first date with a woman, she may wear something super skimpy and make sure her top and bottom are on display - doesn't mean she wants to lead with talking about sex.  Same with the lambos.  Just because they out there doesnt mean we are talking about it first and foremost.

[Jeff Howe]

On 7/18/2025 at 4:16 PM, Deep in the heart said:

@Jeff Howe Thank you for your passion on this topic. I would have a post full of asterisks if I said how I feel about these butt hurt fans and coaches. It's a new era of recruiting so EVERY school is doing this. Just because you got beat out for a recruit in your backyard doesn't mean he it's just because of money. He's been in Austin for a month training and had the opportunity to see the city. Athens and Austin are not on the same level when it comes to a kid with an entrepreneurial spirit. The crying is getting old and it's something I would expect from fans, not site moderators and coaches. Hell, we got beat out because of NIL but I don't see Sark making a spectacle about it. Sorry, rant over. 

Thanks for hearing my take, Deep in the heart!

It's the sanctimonious attitude I can't stand. Kirby Smart is one of the last coaches I'd consider holier than thou when it comes to how he recruits prospects. There is no moral high ground to be had in this situation.

If Georgia fans should be upset about anything, it's that NIL and revenue sharing have leveled the playing field. Everybody now gets to see how the sausage is made. There's no more plausible deniability when it comes to buying players.

[4thandFive]

19 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Thanks for hearing my take, Deep in the heart!

It's the sanctimonious attitude I can't stand. Kirby Smart is one of the last coaches I'd consider holier than thou when it comes to how he recruits prospects. There is no moral high ground to be had in this situation.

If Georgia fans should be upset about anything, it's that NIL and revenue sharing have leveled the playing field. Everybody now gets to see how the sausage is made. There's no more plausible deniability when it comes to buying players.

Problem for teams playing them is that, but NOBODY, plays the fake outcry and underdog with “the world doesn’t believe in us” like Kirby & Georgia.

Edited 14 minutes ago by 4thandFive