Saturday: What Will Texas Do Given New NIL Ruling?

Focus on the last sentence.  We will be fine and more than that will be primed to succeed.  

Texas needs to make sure that we don’t spend too much time trying to figure out the nuances of the situation while our friends in B/CS, Oxford, Eugene, Baton Rouge, Norman… are acting.  Say what you want, but a large part of the massive recruiting success of that ‘22 Aggy class was because they were ready to go and taking an active approach while Texas was still talking to lawyers and trying to figure out how they wanted to do things.  The horse is so far out of the barn now that doing anything less than a full frontal assault is really putting yourself at a disadvantage versus the rest of the field. 

2 minutes ago, tsip92 said:

Texas needs to make sure that we don’t spend too much time trying to figure out the nuances of the situation while our friends in B/CS, Oxford, Eugene, Baton Rouge, Norman… are acting.  Say what you want, but a large part of the massive recruiting success of that ‘22 Aggy class was because they were ready to go and taking an active approach while Texas was still talking to lawyers and trying to figure out how they wanted to do things.  The horse is so far out of the barn now that doing anything less than a full frontal assault is really putting yourself at a disadvantage versus the rest of the field. 

That 22 A&M class was a last push effort before NIL and was money under the table and illegal. Please don't confuse anyone into thinking A&M was ahead of the curve in anything but meat judging and male cheerleaders.

5 minutes ago, tsip92 said:

Texas needs to make sure that we don’t spend too much time trying to figure out the nuances of the situation while our friends in B/CS, Oxford, Eugene, Baton Rouge, Norman… are acting.  Say what you want, but a large part of the massive recruiting success of that ‘22 Aggy class was because they were ready to go and taking an active approach while Texas was still talking to lawyers and trying to figure out how they wanted to do things.  The horse is so far out of the barn now that doing anything less than a full frontal assault is really putting yourself at a disadvantage versus the rest of the field. 

Good discussion IMO.

Couple of thoughts:

- Texas, institutionally, is far more engaged and prepared today than they were in '21. Texas was NOT ready for NIL at the beginning. They are now in the way that they want to be. The proof has been in the pudding.

- Allegedly, what A&M and others did at the time was not above board and was what was said to have been prohibited. Texas wasn't going to go there like that.

To your point, this is an ultra-fluid situation. New rules every minute or month.

If you're CDC or Sark, how are you supposed to run an aircraft carrier when rules are changing so quickly? The key will be to adapt quickly. Texas now has more hands on deck than they did in 2021 but execution will still be the key.

"The leader of the Tennessee collective is apparently saying that he plans to send financial offers out to players beginning next week."

You have to think the Tennessee coaching staff doesn't like this. It's not a good idea to have non-football staff making offers (financial or otherwise) independent of the coaches. That basically tells you the coach really isn't in charge. Ask Cowboys fans how well it works to have the money man stepping between the coaches and players.

5 minutes ago, harveycmd said:

"The leader of the Tennessee collective is apparently saying that he plans to send financial offers out to players beginning next week."

You have to think the Tennessee coaching staff doesn't like this. It's not a good idea to have non-football staff making offers (financial or otherwise) independent of the coaches. That basically tells you the coach really isn't in charge. Ask Cowboys fans how well it works to have the money man stepping between the coaches and players.

Or they're in cahoots with the Tennessee staff on some level, sending letters only to players Tennessee staff wants them to.

1 minute ago, Bobby Burton said:

Or they're in cahoots with the Tennessee staff on some level, sending letters only to players Tennessee staff wants them to.

That would make the most sense for the well being of the program. 

This was a preliminary injunction ruling  it was  NOT the final ruling

5 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

It’s my understanding that the rule was  NOT the final ruling

It's a temporary injunction until the case is formally adjudicated by the federal district court. Given the strong language of the Supreme Court ruling that allowed NIL a few years ago, however, there is very little doubt it will stand. That's what everyone said when the NCAA first came out with their attempt to slap the Vols a few weeks ago. They should have known they had no chance to enforce it, but, like Bobby said, they refuse to accept reality and move forward. Hence they probably must go.

I trust Sark and his emphasis on character/team culture to find the best players for the Team.  Hopefully this means finding the right players and then being competitive with NIL, not being ultra-aggressive with trying to buy players for the team.  It may be an antiquated view, but I still say it's hard to win a war with a mercenary army.

That '22 class at aggie didn't prove to be the juggernaut they thought when they went on their spending spree.