re: 5 star WR Jalen Brown CBd to Miami just 3 days after a CB to LSU

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The kids in this first batch of NIL bullshite better be sure fire hits because a few 5 star busts will level this shite out.

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this is such a hilariously bad take that continuously gets repeated as if it’s true.

Do you really think people shelling out millions of dollars don’t understand the inherent risk of players being busts? CFB recruiting isn’t a new phenomenon. If you are paying for players, you’re doing so with an understanding that they all won’t pan out and that’s it’s just part of the game.

I listened to a podcast with a CFB writer who said that a lot of the NIL money is coming from the same people who were already paying players under the table anyway. He mentioned the sentiment a lot of fans have, and that you are referring to, where people think a few busts will tighten up the NIL money flow. He said it’s simply not the case as these guys know the risks already and that, if anything, the risk of busting is already baked into the money they are giving players.