SRGators:
we will get some of the 5 stars out there no question. we will do fine end of the day. I wouldn't count them out (Baxter and Cormani)
some have a really deep pockets person, or several, who are willing to contribute to NIL. Tennessee has Haslem...owner of the Browns. Gave Tennessee $13 million. Miami has Ruiz and nobody else...I think he crashes and burns soon. Oregon has Phil Knight...we know about A&M. I am confident that the SEC will impose guidelines on this junk soon, then we will have a more level playing field. Our staff will shine in a level playing field situation. We are very fortunate to have Coach Napier. I haven't seen him call a ball play yet, but he is so organized and smart. Has built a phenomenal staff...is extremely competitive. Cares a ton about culture. Kids love him and his staff.
1. "Tennessee has Haslem...gave Tennessee $13 million" - AND? Gaytors were bragging about Hugh Hathnocock giving their collective TWELVE MILLION. So what happened? The extra $1M gave Tennessee a permanent insurmountable edge?
2. "Miami has Ruiz and nobody else" - FALSE. Demonstrably, provably false.
3. "Oregon has Phil Knight" - AND? The program that is well-known to NOT NOT NOT be paying top dollar in the NIL game? And what was Phil Knight's contribution? Was it TWELVE million or was it THIRTEEN million?
4. "We know about A&M" - HOW? Because Saban said so? Look, I'm not denying that aTm is spending money like a drunken sailor, but provide the proof and provide the numbers, because just a couple of months ago, you were assuring the world that you could compete against "anyone" (and "anyone" includes aTm) in the new NIL Era.
5. "I am confident that the SEC will impose guidelines on this junk soon" - MY, what a revealing sentence. Sure, this isn't an NCAA PROBLEM, it's something that Big Daddy SEC should deal with. Because, you know, THE SEC needs a level playing field for itself, fvck everyone else.
6. "Our staff will shine in a level playing field situation" - WHAT? How do you know this? You are talking about the staff that has a COLLECTIVE 32 years of P5 experience (beyond Billy and Corey), with 8 of those years being Vandy/Army years? Again, I don't know how many times this needs to be said, up until a month ago YOU DIDN'T GIVE A ****E ABOUT LEVEL PLAYING FIELDS. You LOOOOOOVED to brag about how wealthy and powerful Gaytor Brandz Nationz was, and how you could compete dollar-for-dollar with any other program.
7. "I haven't seen him call a ball play yet, but he is so organized and smart" - HUH? You know who else was organized and smart? Raymond "Rain Man" Babbitt. And you know what, I haven't seen him hired as a P5 head coach yet (though I heard he has a lot of money). And you HAVE seen him "call a ball play", all throughout Spring practice and the Spring game. Do you think that there will be some magical transformation the first time Sling Blade Billy steps onto the field of dreams to face Utah?
8. "Has built a phenomenal staff" - LIES.
9. "Cares a ton about culture" - SO?
10. "Kids love him and his staff" - REALLY? So much so that MULTIPLE players weren't buying in and had to be cut?
SRGaytor, allow me to quote the great Private First Class William L. Hudson: