jdub27

So you're saying someone should have followed their own advice?

It would an interesting exercise seeing how upset you could make you biggest and most tenured donors to the actual University, that is for sure. Completely get where you are going with the idea, but until the Champions Club gets enough money to fully support scholarships across the board and get them endowed, probably a non-starter.

If you're going to criticize everyone else, could you fill us in on the whole story?

Different investment types result in different expectations.

Never applied. Or he somehow wasn't a finalist, which I find hard to believe. If he was truly the guy, unless you are doing it for appearances only, why bother with the work of opening it up as an external hire. That makes no sense.

Fairly accurate for the most part. I think you want to make sure the kids are bought in and not immediately looking out for their own interests instead of the team and don't have one foot out the door, but be clear if they buy-in, succeed and want to look at other opportunities after the season, you'll support it.

Football raised some funds real quick doing this...

People can go ahead and blame the AD all they want, so far of base with this. It is going to be a fun one...

Might be on something....or onto something?

Hopefully Sather can use Eaglestaff as a great example of why leaving a year earlier than maybe you should can pay dividends down the road.

Either the talent level a step or two above UND isn't exactly what I think it is or these "agents" are throwing things against the wall and messing with kids, just hoping someone will throw some money at them so they can get a cut of it if some percentage of kids they give "advice" to happen to land somewhere.

I mean, come on. I already beat you to that answer, because it was inevitably going to be your response.

I think you've finally passed gfhockey for the most tired/overused schtick on the board. At least he misspells different words so we know he's at least not copying and pasting everything. And his comes with some originality from time to time and the occasional informational tidbit. We all get your stance (and then some). No need to continue to argue against points no one is making. And yeah, no one is telling you to be quiet or accept mediocritity, because we all know you won't do that. You've made that abundantly clear. And no one is.

There are ways to do it, however they are likely viewed differently at big time schools. A Canadian on a different teams was able to do some things that qualified while back home on break and receive NIL funds for it because they were able to show how it benefited UND and was also done in his home country. UND is doing things on the up and up so there won't be any issues with "market value" or the clearinghouse down the road but I don't think that's the case at all schools. Some appear to blatantly be pay for play but without knowing the details, though to prove.

I'd be wary of anything that isn't the 1883 right now. That may change in time. Plenty of scummy "agents" out there taking 20%+ from players and/or making promises that can't/won't be fulfilled.