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have they tried hiring any of his relatives??And you don't think they haven't tried everything to get him here?

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have they tried hiring any of his relatives??And you don't think they haven't tried everything to get him here?
The problem I have with this line of thinking is, what makes anyone think Nebraska can do more than other schools when it comes to NIL? This program has been a dumpster fire for about 25 years. Why should Nebraska be able to afford more than peer schools, who have had more on field success? And to complain that we aren’t doing enough is really saying our big donors need to kick in more. I’m not about to act like people that are already contributing 5-6-7 figures that they need to be doing more.The bolded sums it up, a combination of those two things to some extent. We were good for decades because we had an advantage over everyone else, to make up for our geographical location disadvantages. This feels like our chance to gain that advantage back, which means we must do MORE than everyone else to theoretically gain an advantage. It won't be good enough to simply be in the middle of the pack here unless we are just cool with being in the middle of the pack overall. Maybe we are and this is just my last ditch wishful thinking before I accept reality that what's gone is gone. Yes, I understand we must develop, and it doesn't guarantee anything, but you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
I also do not trust the Peeds/Davison as far as I can throw them.
Bingo!It’s other people’s money, who I am to question anything about it?
The unparalleled fan support we supposedly have, and it's been a narrative that we could/would/should be major players in NIL.The problem I have with this line of thinking is, what makes anyone think Nebraska can do more than other schools when it comes to NIL? This program has been a dumpster fire for about 25 years. Why should Nebraska be able to afford more than peer schools, who have had more on field success? And to complain that we aren’t doing enough is really saying our big donors need to kick in more. I’m not about to act like people that are already contributing 5-6-7 figures that they need to be doing more.
And I assume that many of those big NIL contributions also have some strings attached. I don’t know much about Peeds etc. but I’m guessing they are fairly active in directing exactly how their money is used. I just don’t get why people would think Nebraska can run with or exceed the big dogs when it comes to NIL. Maybe if Warren got involved but as far as I know he isn’t and won’t be to that extent. It’s other people’s money, who I am to question anything about it?
Well sort of. Money donated for NIL purposes is not the same as football program revenue. AFAIK the university/football program really can’t have anything to do with the NIL money. Those are funds donated to one of the collectives and the people contributing can specify where and how they want it spent and the collective is just a middle man that assures everything is done in a kosher manner. I mean it’s still not pay for play (with a wink wink anyway).The unparalleled fan support we supposedly have, and it's been a narrative that we could/would/should be major players in NIL.
Also, it's money being donated to the football program you're a fan of. It's ok to question this. It's a wierd hang up to worry about what people do with this money. It isn't a personal small business like some keep acting. Spending this money that is donated for this purpose is a part of the game now, get over that.
It's mostly me lamenting that this was our chance to get a leg up on the competition, and it isn't working out cleanly/easily/quickly, and I can feel in my bones Nebraska is truly never coming back to anything close to what we were.Well sort of. Money donated for NIL purposes is not the same as football program revenue. AFAIK the university/football program really can’t have anything to do with the NIL money. Those are funds donated to one of the collectives and the people contributing can specify where and how they want it spent and the collective is just a middle man that assures everything is done in a kosher manner. I mean it’s still not pay for play (with a wink wink anyway).
And from all I’ve seen, we are a major player in NIL. I’d say at a much higher level than we should be at this time. That’s why I push back on the thought that we should be doing so much more. Besides nobody really knows what we are or aren’t doing to begin with.
Still significantly better than +90% of the country and most of our opponents. So the NIL argument is essentially a moot point. Comes down to the coaching and development.Check out this link (set it to show 100 rows instead of 10). https://graphics.wsj.com/table/NCAA_2019
so Nebraska is 15th. Too far below the top teams but still a player.
Check out this link (set it to show 100 rows instead of 10). https://graphics.wsj.com/table/NCAA_2019
so Nebraska is 15th. Too far below the top teams but still a player.
What makes this season sort of worse is that we see how horrible the West really is, like, we always knew it was super lame but this year is even lamer.Personally I agree with @Mavric: 4-8 vs. 5-7 doesn't do much for me, even if that additional win was against a perceptibly good opponent. Bad teams beat good teams all the time in college football, so if a team is in the 3-5 win area it all feels roughly similar to me.
Because I like charts, this is approximately how many wins would correlate with my football happiness in relation to the current state of Husker football. 1.00 representing an incapability to be any happier. At the moment, 6 wins would be a huge boon.
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I think there was this idea that with so many NU fans there would be tons of NIL money. I don't know anyone that has donated though.The problem I have with this line of thinking is, what makes anyone think Nebraska can do more than other schools when it comes to NIL? This program has been a dumpster fire for about 25 years. Why should Nebraska be able to afford more than peer schools, who have had more on field success? And to complain that we aren’t doing enough is really saying our big donors need to kick in more. I’m not about to act like people that are already contributing 5-6-7 figures that they need to be doing more.
And I assume that many of those big NIL contributions also have some strings attached. I don’t know much about Peeds etc. but I’m guessing they are fairly active in directing exactly how their money is used. I just don’t get why people would think Nebraska can run with or exceed the big dogs when it comes to NIL. Maybe if Warren got involved but as far as I know he isn’t and won’t be to that extent. It’s other people’s money, who I am to question anything about it?
I believe that the NIL collective for NU should literally post "jobs"Well sort of. Money donated for NIL purposes is not the same as football program revenue. AFAIK the university/football program really can’t have anything to do with the NIL money. Those are funds donated to one of the collectives and the people contributing can specify where and how they want it spent and the collective is just a middle man that assures everything is done in a kosher manner. I mean it’s still not pay for play (with a wink wink anyway).
And from all I’ve seen, we are a major player in NIL. I’d say at a much higher level than we should be at this time. That’s why I push back on the thought that we should be doing so much more. Besides nobody really knows what we are or aren’t doing to begin with.
Oh believe me, I understand. I may start worrying about NIL when we finally start posting results in the same zip code as our recruiting rankings. On paper we’re recruiting at a higher level than all of the B1G West and most of the East yet….3-9. That tells me getting talent in the door hasn’t been the problem. Although I’d be hard pressed to prove we have much talent on the current roster. QB and WRs seem like they’d be at the top of the list and nada. I’m just going to be patient (once again) and hope Rhule gets it straightened out.It's mostly me lamenting that this was our chance to get a leg up on the competition, and it isn't working out cleanly/easily/quickly, and I can feel in my bones Nebraska is truly never coming back to anything cloae to what we were.
I'm mourning man! :lol:
And from all I’ve seen, we are a major player in NIL
How do we know we are a major player yet also nobody really knows to begin with? Not trying to pick directly towards you JJ, you just happen to be the latest one to say what others have been saying.Besides nobody really knows what we are or aren’t doing to begin with.