“Adapt or die” - Billy Beane

NIL isn’t a bad thing. Fighting it will end in frustration and irrelevance. The stupid Aggies aren’t unhappy right now. Because, they’ve accepted and adapted. And, for a short period of time, they deserve the rewards for taking the initial risk.

LSU will get there. It’s just a new norm. And, not a bad one. I’m actually okay letting the Aggies be the guinea pigs.

Gone are the days of the bagmen, $100 handshakes, fat arse barbers, arc. The old system rewarded those programs willing to go to the edge of the NCAA rule book and live to talk about it.

Now, it’s out in the open…kind of like legalization of marijuana.

LSU will just have to rethink capital allocation. We aren’t as wealthy as Texas, USC, etc. But, we do have boosters will to invest in the program. Those dudes just need to start investing in our collective rather than in facilities, etc.

Facilities, etc were a means by which to recruit. Now, NIL is the means to recruit. Once recruits are secure, success on the field is secured, and the football program is making a ton of cash, THEN spend that cash on facilities. Just need a 180 in thought process.

We’ll get there. And, we can do out in the open and not worry about Saban handing out Dodge Chargers or the fat arse Amite barber anymore.