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Would you support a fan supported NIL cooperative, if it helped LSU land more talent?

Posted on 1/6/24 at 8:51 am
Posted by SwampyWaters
Member since Apr 2023
1309 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 8:51 am
I've been reading on Tiger Rant about how LSU can't compete with other schools in terms of NIL, so would you contribute to fan NIL cooperative?

Lord knows we all spend a lot of money on LSU stuff every year, so it would seem like a no-brainer if we each contributed $20, $50 or whatever amount you could afford that we could build a pretty substantial amount of money is a short time.

Let me make this clear: This is just a generic question and I don't know the ins and outs of a cooperative, but with new cooperatives popping up all over the country to assist other programs land more talent, I thought it was worth a discussion.

I would gladly give a few dollars if it could truly help LSU land more talent. So would you support something like this?
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
64262 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 8:54 am to
I gave em twenty bucks for a cold hot dog and stale popcorn. I'm done for the year.
Posted by StevieG504
Metairie
Member since Jun 2013
3480 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:04 am to
They literally have Bayou Traditions
Posted by lsu4life77
Member since Jun 2010
985 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:06 am to
This just shows how bad LSU is at advertising. What you ask for literally exists and it's called Bayou Traditions
Posted by BornAndRaised_LA
Springfield, VA
Member since Oct 2018
5228 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:07 am to
The teams that are trying to make up for a lack of mega-boosters are doing so with setups using large numbers of monthly donations.

To each their own. If 5,000 fans want to throw $20/month at a collective so LSU gains another $1.2M/year to improve the roster, and they think that’s a better entertainment investment for them than going to a movie or getting an appetizer, then they should.

If LSU is winning, then all LSU content (podcasts, message boards, watching the games, etc) is just better. If massed micro-donations improved the experience for those fans, it’s worth it.
Posted by caliegeaux
Member since Aug 2004
10124 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:08 am to
A % of beer sales would put LSU atop the collective ranks!!
This post was edited on 1/6/24 at 10:22 am
Posted by CleanSlate
Member since Nov 2020
1681 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:09 am to
No. I don’t think players should be paid in college
Posted by Tiger in Texas
Houston, Texas
Member since Sep 2004
20857 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:13 am to
I don't think they should be paid either, but that is where college sports is today...so either pay up or lose out on talent.
This post was edited on 1/6/24 at 9:14 am
Posted by KRS
Member since Jun 2022
265 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:17 am to
LSU and other SEC schools each received a payout of around $49.9 million. From the SEC 2022. So NO!

LSU earned $199 million in operating revenues during the 2022 fiscal year, $77.4 million more than last year's total, according to the school's annual audit reports in 2021 and 2022. So NO!
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
41862 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:17 am to
They should do a few fundraising events & get creative

100% of monies to NIL
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
57152 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:20 am to
Posted by Geauxldilocks
Member since Aug 2018
2433 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:20 am to
You really think we’re getting the top qb, rb, and wr in America for 2025 without a viable NIL?

Should we all contribute, yes if you care about LSU athletics. Any perceived disadvantage is by BK design not to disrupt a locker room. The way he handled Heard speaks volumes (and I agree it was right approach).

Posted by dmatt2021
South LA
Member since Aug 2021
1515 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:21 am to
If the NCAA wants them to make money they should just let the schools pay them. Im not donating shite to some 18 year old who will transfer the following year if he isn’t on the cover of Sports Illustrated, while the school makes 100s of millions. It’s a dumb system getting abused already so just cut the red tape and let the schools dish their money out, they have plenty.
Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
30463 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:23 am to
NO - That genie needs to go back in the bottle. But at the end of the day if you look at who is paying LSU NIL's .... one way or another fans are paying for it.
Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
67706 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:25 am to

TAF is only $100 to join.
Posted by LSUfan2008
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2005
2462 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:33 am to
quote:

TAF is only $100 to join

TAF isn’t doing NIL deals. Bayou Traditions is our NIL collective.
Posted by SPT
Member since Jun 2014
857 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:36 am to
Waste of money!
Posted by Tigerinasia
Natchitoches
Member since Jan 2008
1706 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 10:02 am to
No
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
38943 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 10:10 am to
quote:

No. I don’t think players should be paid in college


There is no development league for football…the colleges giving money to players only helps their development. Went to a camp this week of college players and it’s damn nice that they have the money for personal development.
Posted by Geauxgurt
Member since Sep 2013
10444 posts
Posted on 1/6/24 at 10:10 am to
No. LSU makes enough money and I am not paying college athletes that already get a free education, housing, meals, tutoring while other kids can’t even afford to go to college anymore without significant loans.

NIL is the worst thing to happen in college sports and should likely just end it and create real minor leagues for pro sports to pay for on their own.
This post was edited on 1/6/24 at 10:11 am
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