2023 Five-Star IMG OL Francis Mauigoa... (Announcing July 4th at 3 pm EST COMMITS!!)

[RVACane]

Never felt like this kid was super interested or coming here. Not surprised he headed to SEC.

The money’s too much. I’m told essentially that he’s plenty interested if we have that same $.

 

[rsa coral gables]

That's clearly St. Augustine, mang

*meng

 

[dolpterry]

After almost 20 years we finally get a great recruiter as the head coach and now recruiting is all about NIL$$$$

 

[Fightinibis]

Big miss

We will get ours I’m certain, but those thoughts do cross my mind routinely.

The double edged sword. We likely needed NIL to resurrect this program from Shalala’s ashes, but will NIL neutralize the benefit of having such a stellar recruiter in Cristobal for the top top talent?

Still shaking off those thoughts..

 

[TriStarCane]

The money’s too much. I’m told essentially that he’s plenty interested if we have that same $.

I was told that NIL was going to position Miami and other big city universities to wipe their *** with these hay-seed hickvilles. Wtf

 

[bobbydigius]

I was told that NIL was going to position Miami and other big city universities to wipe their *** with these hay-seed hickvilles. Wtf

And we are in it for more highly rated recruits than ever.

 

[TriStarCane]

And we are in it for more highly rated recruits than ever.

True. My point is that we have a tendency to go to the extreme poles. I think the truth is in the middle: we will be in it for some we otherwise wouldn’t, and we will be eliminated for others that we might have had a better chance with

 

[TC@ne]

I was told that NIL was going to position Miami and other big city universities to wipe their *** with these hay-seed hickvilles. Wtf

In the moral and legal sense of the idea, it would. In its current state, without regulation and it just being another name for bags, it helps whoever likes to drop bags.

 

[Canes Legacy]

Let the market run its course, keep recruiting, and then revisit in late November/early December.

 

[skyman]

After almost 20 years we finally get a great recruiter as the head coach and now recruiting is all about NIL$$$$

Dam and so it continues..

 

[bobbydigius]

True. My point is that we have a tendency to go to the extreme poles. I think the truth is in the middle: we will be in it for some we otherwise wouldn’t, and we will be eliminated for others that we might have had a better chance with

NIL is also still in a nascent stage, I think the big advantages will emerge for schools like Miami and SC down the road. You just saw it kinda happen for Malachi. I think right now NIL is mostly schools reaching out to alumni to help fund this. As we saw with Malachi, and even then Im sure alumni are involved, it showed a business seeing the value of his name. An example down the road would be if Garcia blows up is 21 and all of sudden he has deals with alcohol companies that also coincide with the nightlife in Miami. As well as deals with other corporations who are willing to pay because of his reach in a big market such Miami/Dade. Best belief Harbaugh and Ann Arbor being 40 minutes from Detroit would look to take advantage of car companies throwing money around. Imagine Charles Woodson if NIL was around... I can just see him signing a big deal with Caddy as Woodson is the Cadillac of CBs and so forth.

 

[cway313]

I was told that NIL was going to position Miami and other big city universities to wipe their *** with these hay-seed hickvilles. Wtf

Unfortunately Miami, is still at disadvantage with current state NIL laws. We are in the best position we've been in 15 years but we still are not a top 10 NIL school.

 

[PIPO]

@PIPO Showdown back on set it up.

Super late. I don’t know how I missed this so I’ll hold off for now

 

[cway313]

Super late. I don’t know how I missed this so I’ll hold off for now

 

[calinative umstudent]

I thought the same thing UNTIL I saw Malachi Nelson is getting his NIL money that USC offered him immediately from the company. The 1M a year deal starts his Sr year of HS. Then it started to all make sense. These kids are finding out if they take summer OVs and commit early..there could be a chance they get their first installment of the NIL deal immediately in HS. Who wouldnt want to take that deal? Why wait?

Not legal in all states - Florida for instance

 

[RaisingCane26]

Unbelievable ******* Tennessee is gonna pull the two most talented Polynesians this cycle that have offers from absolutely everyone. We are in the multiverse of recruiting now. Holy ****e.

 

[AUcane]

UT

Yeah, this one has been in the works for a while now. UT was going to throw a lot at him and they finally reeled him in.

 

[bobbydigius]

Unbelievable ******* Tennessee is gonna pull the two most talented Polynesians this cycle that have offers from absolutely everyone. We are in the multiverse of recruiting now. Holy ****e.

Back in the Fulmer days, they used to buy players left and right.

 

[Damiencane86]

Never felt like this kid was super interested or coming here. Not surprised he headed to SEC.

Likely had interest just considerably more interest in that fat ol bag

 

[Damiencane86]

Even if the decision is purely NIL/ motivated its still a miss. But if I had to break the bank for any 1 OL in this class it would be Okunlola.