Lnghrn

Good point. The $20m cap is a bit of an equalizer. Not sure if a lot of current players are under deals outside of the cap, which would allow us to allocate more of the cap $ to 2026 recruits. However, I would suspect it’s the same for other schools also.

Gerry said it was the highest bid on Thursday. I am sure there was back and forth since.

Yes “ct” is central time

Saw on 247 that time is probably 1:30ct now

Explosive. His film reminds me of Malcolm Brown coming out of Brenham.

Any idea on time of announcement

Obviously Steve is a supporter of Florida and anything he can do to create controversy at UT helps Florida.

Overpaying when you have a salary cap under the new house settlement is going to catch-up over time.

Thanks for the update.

Not totally sure how the house settlement works for 2026 recruits. I believe if contracts are written before July 1st you can throw out all “pay for play” deal that doesn’t have to adhere to the house settlement. If that is the case A$M may have offered him too good of package to pass up.

NIL changes recruiting.

That a bit of an assumption

Good question on #3

Deloitte is supposed to be the independent organization that monitor whether NIL is legit going forward. The idea is to get rid of “play for pay” and instead pay players for true marketing of their name image likeness. In other words nil would be more like pro athlete endorsement deals.

Not sure rev vs non-rev matters to the donor. I don’t give to Texas one fund to help generate more $ for UT football. I give to help make the program successful. What matters is the whether the people that give the money feel like they received the return on their investment. In the case of NIL, donors are not looking for a monetary return but instead satisfaction from the success of the program they donate to.