re: Now is the time. This is the wake-up call in my opinion.

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We don't have the money to keep up with the OU Texas and Aggies.

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Yah, we do. TAF is the envy of the SEC and while Bayou Traditions war chest isn’t on par with UT’s or A&M’s, it’s certainly enough to keep lsu competitive with those schools.

The poor mouthing that Tiger fans engage in is a little odd, IMO. There is enough money flowing in to compete on the recruiting trail. If we’re getting clobbered on the recruiting trail then that most likely falls on the personnel that BK is hiring.

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We don't have the money to keep up with the OU Texas and Aggies. If we do have the money folks don't want to put it out for college football .

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I see this repeatedly said on here. What sources do you have to back this claim?

Texas and A&M I will give you, but OU?
There is plenty of money to be had for LSU NIL. It was just posted earlier this year that since 2003, LSU athletics has received second most overall donations behind only Georgia (IIRC) in the SEC. Yes even Bama and A&M and even OSU were behind LSU. There is plenty money for LSU to use.

I think the issue is that BK either doesn’t know how to use NIL (vestiges of Orgeron all over again) or he flat out won’t do what’s necessary. Either would make sense since he talks non-stop about taking lower ranked Louisiana transfers to LSU rather than going hard in the paint for the big fish.

ETA: found it here. According to this, LSU is 7th nationally in athletic donations since 2005, but behind Texas, A&M, UF, and UGA in conference.