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Are our NIL capabilities really still this far behind?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:16 am
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:16 am
Or was Ricks leveraging a deal the entire time? I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t concerned about the situation, not because we are missing out on a recruit, but because we are missing out on a guy that seemed to want to be at LSU the entire recruiting process and we couldn’t match Bama’s NIL. In the modern college football landscape, we will have to be able to at least match other schools NIL, or we will continue to miss out on guys like Ricks.
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Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:18 am to burreauxsballz
This far behind? We just signed a top 5 class 
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:19 am to burreauxsballz
If lsu gets a good player = NIL is strong
If lsu losses a player= NIL is weak
You realize how stupid you sound. It can’t be both
If lsu losses a player= NIL is weak
You realize how stupid you sound. It can’t be both
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:19 am to burreauxsballz
How do you think we’ve gotten this class ? If we didn’t have nil capabilities we would be with auburn down there
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:20 am to burreauxsballz
I would say we are competitive but not willing to break the bank for one guy. I think we have a limit we refuse to go over. After a while it shows the character of a player. You either want to be a Tiger or you don’t.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:20 am to burreauxsballz
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or we will continue to miss out on guys like Ricks.
Not always. Not every kid goes to the hgihest bidder. Sure, some are just looking for the biggest payday, but not all of them. LSU signed 3 five stars and the 4th was a five star at one point this year, two of which were OOS. I'm sure they got offers but ended up coming to LSU.
This post was edited on 12/22/22 at 11:21 am
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:21 am to burreauxsballz
We got deep pockets but there are school with deeper pockets
Unfortunately we are going against those school with a large number of our recruits.
Unfortunately we are going against those school with a large number of our recruits.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:21 am to burreauxsballz
Bama had NIL money earmarked for another recruit who ended up signing with another school. I think it’s pretty clear now that they told Ricks to wait until the day after the signing window opened to see if any additional money opened up. It did and now their offer is better than LSU. Ricks’ desire to sign with LSU was only when they had the best offer on the table.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:23 am to burreauxsballz
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we are missing out on a guy that seemed to want to be at LSU the entire recruiting process and we couldn’t match Bama’s NIL
Not a lick of proof that this is the case
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:27 am to burreauxsballz
Message will be more than just NIL
Also, life after football & connections
Also, life after football & connections
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:31 am to burreauxsballz
I think LSU is willing to spend NIL as needed but not willing to get into a NIL bidding war for a single unproven HS player.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:37 am to burreauxsballz
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Are our NIL capabilities really still this far behind?
In my humble opinion, it’s not a wise investment to dump a large sum of money on an athlete who’s unproven at the collegiate level. Yes, throw some money at him, but don’t back up the truck for him. It’s just a huge risk. You saw what happened at A&M. Save the big money for proven athletes who have performed well on the collegiate field and off the field. Pay big money to keep the proven players on the roster and pull proven talent in the portal as needed. Modest sums should go to the freshman class with the understanding that they’ll make big money if they perform well on and off the field.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:04 pm to burreauxsballz
They just signed a top 5-6 class. They also just took a future WR1 from Bama 5* and will sign a freshman all-american CB in Harris. But yes, our NIL funds are behind.
Did you ever think LSU might just shift the money they intended for Ricks elsewhere? Who knows, maybe they can convince Cypress to start alongside Harris. Let it play out. No, we're not behind in NIL. You win some you lose some.
Did you ever think LSU might just shift the money they intended for Ricks elsewhere? Who knows, maybe they can convince Cypress to start alongside Harris. Let it play out. No, we're not behind in NIL. You win some you lose some.
This post was edited on 12/22/22 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:15 pm to burreauxsballz
Jesus Christ, have you paid attention to the recruiting class that actually signed?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:32 pm to burreauxsballz
IMG guys are always out for themselves and have agents etc, doesn’t mean they can’t be great players too but there is a reason so many of them end up at Alabama and Georgia.
It’s going to get much worse, Alabama and Georgia think they have NIL money, Texas can buy them both 100 times over if they get their shite together
It’s going to get much worse, Alabama and Georgia think they have NIL money, Texas can buy them both 100 times over if they get their shite together
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:46 pm to burreauxsballz
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Are "our" NIL capabilities
OUR.... OUR.... what exactly does anyone posting on TD bring to this NIL world?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:46 pm to burreauxsballz
We didn’t lose Ricks because of NIL. He got paid a huge lump sum up front.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 1:24 pm to burreauxsballz
Our capabilities aren't behind at all. We are just as capable as anyone within reason(ask Patrick Peterson). So no. The correct answer to your question is that our willingness to compete with the big spenders is that far behind. Don't mind the strategy we employ but we can't miss much. Kelly is known for building and developing and if he's not willing to play the bidding game he better be ready to continue that reputation.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 1:26 pm to burreauxsballz
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Are our NIL capabilities really still this far behind?
No, but our trophy case and consistency are still at this point
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:31 pm to burreauxsballz
LSU isn't going to win every battle.
Get used to it. Its just the way it is now.
Get used to it. Its just the way it is now.
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