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BYU NIL Deal for 36 Walk-Ons

Posted on 8/12/21 at 10:52 pm
Posted by DocBugbear
Arlington, Texas
Member since Mar 2008
7956 posts
Posted on 8/12/21 at 10:52 pm
So much for scholarship limits...

BYU's 36 walk-ons
Posted by Chalkywhite84
New orleans
Member since Dec 2016
26942 posts
Posted on 8/12/21 at 10:56 pm to
He must love byu or he thinks it's going to get him 1mil worth of advertisement.
Posted by BornAndRaised_LA
Springfield, VA
Member since Oct 2018
5227 posts
Posted on 8/12/21 at 11:09 pm to
Great for them, but it’s pretty clear we’ve crossed the Rubicon regarding a level(ish) playing field.

This is pretty much just Blue Chips now.

Posted by LSU03
Tiger Mecca (aka Baton Rouge)
Member since Dec 2003
514 posts
Posted on 8/12/21 at 11:15 pm to
This is Bear Bryant territory. Offering "scholarships" to every potential quarterback in the country to make sure Alabama was the only team in the country with a decent quarterback. I am not against it because I think even walkons deserve some kind of compensation for their time, but LSU needs to be prepared.
Posted by ChunkyLover54
Member since Apr 2015
6526 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 12:03 am to
BYU could (apparently is) benefit tremendously from NIL.
Posted by TheDeathValley
New Orleans, LA
Member since Sep 2010
17133 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 12:47 am to
It is what it is now
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
34597 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 1:43 am to
I thought this was about the restaurant at first and was wondering why the cares so much about BYU
Posted by PurpleExile
Member since Dec 2020
449 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 3:45 am to
Who needs scholarship limits when your boosters can just foot the tuition bills?

I wonder what's going to happen, though, when these walk-on kids realize they have to pay taxes on that $40,000 income every year?

Posted by Screaming Viking
Member since Jul 2013
4428 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 5:39 am to
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when these walk-on kids realize they have to pay taxes on that $40,000 income every year?


I have said this for a while. Gonna be some busy IRS people in the near future.
Posted by mwade91383
Washington DC
Member since Mar 2010
5637 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 5:49 am to
They’re gonna pay their taxes. Just like everyone else.

I know, it’s crazy.
This post was edited on 8/13/21 at 5:51 am
Posted by I20goon
about 7mi down a dirt road
Member since Aug 2013
12824 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 6:35 am to
I've thought from the beginning this is the best way to maximize the use of the NIL rules in recruiting.

Get your "walk on", who happens to be a 4*, a NIL deal that pays more than the value of a scholarship... times 4.

25 limit would no longer be a problem.
Posted by TBoy@LSU
Member since Sep 2012
5473 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 6:41 am to
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It is what it is now


Yep Toto I have a feeling we are not in Kansas anymore. Neither is Les Miles but I digress ...
Posted by DocBugbear
Arlington, Texas
Member since Mar 2008
7956 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 6:53 am to
quote:

Who needs scholarship limits when your boosters can just foot the tuition bills?


My point was that scholarship limits are now irrelevant.

So we should try to find a good QB in the transfer portal that wants to come in as a walk-on.
Posted by xGeauxLSUx
United States of Atrophy
Member since Oct 2008
20937 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 6:55 am to
quote:

Who needs scholarship limits when your boosters can just foot the tuition bills?

Definitely caught everyone's attention and this is where we're headed for sure.
Posted by mudcat tiger
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2018
218 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 7:57 am to
I tolt y’all they done opened Pandora’s box.
This post was edited on 8/13/21 at 8:00 am
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 8:34 am to
Bama gonna have 200 players
Posted by Tiger1988
Houston
Member since May 2016
24177 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 8:40 am to
Matt Flynn needs to step up his game!!!
Shaq is a master in marketing. Hell, he would look like a nascar driver if he wore patches for all the brands that he represents.
I say hire Shaq (and his people) as a consultant for the NIL department
Posted by lynxcat
Member since Jan 2008
24118 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 8:57 am to
They could literally gross up the payment so the taxes are also covered. People acting like there aren’t easy solutions around it.
Posted by BYULSUalum
Salt Lake City, Utah
Member since Jan 2008
259 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 9:25 am to
The line between "scholarship athlete" and "walk-on" just got blurred... Recruits not gonna care so much whether they're getting the scholarship, if they're getting the gouda.
Posted by Indiana Tiger
Member since Feb 2005
4057 posts
Posted on 8/13/21 at 9:31 am to
quote:

taxes

The takes on taxes is so stupid. Like if I win Powerball, I'm not gonna take it because I gotta pay taxes stupid.
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