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The folks that are clinging to the old model of college

Posted on: May 20, 2022 at 07:48:16 CT

Rabbit Test MU

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athletics crack me up.

This is unfettered capitalism.

Any team with deep pockets (Walmart, Koch money) can compete.

Hell if kU had the money, they literally could buy themselves a relevant team. 2 million a year per player would change things quick. That amount is pocket change for someone with 50 billion dollars.

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A&M bought every kid. - Converted Tiger MU - 5/19 20:40:37

So did Bama, A&M just paid more and has deeper pockets - bcoop199 KC - 5/20 17:24:21

Of course they did(nm) - Iron DUKE - 5/20 14:50:07

Just wait until the Ivy League decides they want to dominate - TigersHateCinnamon MU - 5/20 14:45:40

Illiterate athletes graduating will dilute their brands - Columbian Gold MU - 5/20 16:18:18

The folks that are clinging to the old model of college - Rabbit Test MU - 5/20 07:48:16

You've mentioned a few times the notion of - Fool on the Hill MU - 5/20 09:46:31

Why would we drop to complete irrelevance? - Rabbit Test MU - 5/20 11:20:52

I guess I'm saying I don't know if that's true. Maybe it is, - Fool on the Hill MU - 5/20 11:44:32

the WILLING to fund as a recruiting tool is the key. I - SabertoothTiger MU - 5/20 11:54:58

I think MU's attendance issues might be telling in that - Fool on the Hill MU - 5/20 12:02:09

I agree something in the equation doesn’t make sense - Genco98 MU - 5/20 20:59:28

BYU, Utah & Utah State could be the new Alabama, - BigTime SEMO - 5/20 09:40:37

exactly - TigerMook MU - 5/20 11:29:01

"Let's?" Are you taking advantage of it? Who exactly are you - Fool on the Hill MU - 5/20 11:46:10

I can't but even if I was a billionaire I wouldn't. I - SabertoothTiger MU - 5/20 11:58:47

I like Rakestraw's comment, NIL is ruining friendships, nm - MU-TULSA MU - 5/20 07:32:17

They just handed 18 years old thousands of dollars for - tigertix MU - 5/20 07:00:37

Ummmm. Aren't all teams trying to do that, at least to a - HDTiger MU - 5/19 22:02:59

These NIL deals now have the crooks attacking the criminals(nm) - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/19 21:29:09

it is like black on black crime - meatiger MU - 5/19 22:12:32

RE: it is like black on black crime - Dawg UGA - 5/20 07:00:09