Confused as to why we're behind regarding NIL.

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Whatever you were paying under the table, now you just do it openly and funnel it through some business for "marketing." Should be easy AF. What's the problem?

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Because you have to find a legitimate business and find a legal way to funnel the money to them. So Joe's Tire Shop and washateria can sponsor an LSU player. That does not happen overnight.

Especially since we have a female gymnast that’s signed the biggest NIL deal than any athlete in the country thus far.

That's literally not it at all.

Not every business or alumni likes to cheat. NIL allows people and legitimate business the opportunity to pay players, without cheating.

The dollars are also astronomically higher. You aren't asking for $1,000 bucks in a McDonald's bag.

It comes down to putting money on the line.

Boosters going to their companies to write big checks.

I'm not certain this is a good time presently for Oil Companies.

Has BBQ.com done an NIL for LSU? They are based in Baton Rouge and starting to advertise on TV.

Unlike other universities, LSU has never paid players before. It’s obvious we are behind because this is new to us and not so much to others.




/sarcasm

All the donors are paying the buyouts, they’re out of money this year to give

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Whatever you were paying under the table, now you just do it openly and funnel it through some business for "marketing."

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I think the issue is that, now, with how much easier and more widespread it's become, the same amounts that were "enough" under the prior set-up are now insufficient.


So it's not just a matter of finding people to be the "front" for the money you were already giving out--you've got to find a way to actually give out (a lot) *more* money.


I actually think this is an area where our natural Louisiana recruiting advantages will REALLY shine through. There are a lot of kids out there who want to play for LSU regardless of what they get paid. It's certainly not all of them, but I would hazard a guess that we have as many or more of those kids than just about any other school. This is illustrated by the fact that we really didn't lose much of our recruiting class after firing our coach.


Obviously, if we want to keep rocking and rolling with top 5 classes, we are going to have to pick up the NIL game... But I think we've got a pretty good situation regardless--and we won't have to rely SOLELY on NIL for commits like some schools (cough, aggy)

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It's not that complicated.

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If I’m a business owner with money to spend, tell me why I would want to spend it on an 18,19 year old kid that can enter the transfer portal the next spring!

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Agree 100%. LSU/Louisiana still have the money to compete. Relationships still matter, though, and we just changed our coach. Everyone is freaking out about Texas, but their average star ranking isn’t that great. And everyone assumes that NIL explains A&M’s class, but Jimbo recruited very well as FSU as well.

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When you lose your DC and not one recruit bats an eye at him leaving, tells you exactly what's going on

Compliance.