re: Are our NIL capabilities really still this far behind?

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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.

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I think you hit it out the park here. Going NIL for a class did not work well for Aggie last year. Who knows the locker room issues that caused. I wouldn't be surprised if Bama had some of that this year.

Use NIL strategically. Once a player gets on campus and proves he is an elite player at the SEC level, you work to increase his NIL earnings. Perkins, Taylor, Campbell and Jones from the 2022 class have already demonstrated they are worth more NIL earnings based on their performance on the field.