And So it Begins; Players Announcing Transfer

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IIRC, Dollar Bill did this exact thing on Billions?

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Don’t think chevron is for money - memorial hermann is already entrenched in the area as they’re building suburban sports parks so this gets them inside the city

Places where we eat and assume will spend money such as Pappadeaux are tighter than a pair of jeans on folks - way more of that in houston than ones that’ll open the banks

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I’m not talking about the billionaires.I’m talking about the middle class donors that may or may not even have their own retirement funds set yet let alone Generational Wealth

An how many Billionaires are there int he US anyway
and how many care about College football?

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Middle class donors aren’t the ones getting these kids to commit.

For example. Larry Ellison is responsible for Bryce Underwood flipping to Michigan. Do you think he is worried about $12m over 4 years?

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That’s the very reason Stanford, despite having more billionaire alums and donors than just about any other school, is so handicapped NIL-wise.

In my first career, I worked with three Stanford grads. All three couldn’t give a flip about Stanford football or basketball. In fact, I’ve noticed that if you are a Stanford non-jock, you openly proclaim and take pride in the fact that you got into Stanford as a non-jock.

There seems to be a matter of pride among non-jock Stanford alums to be exactly that; the presumption being, of course, that if you got in as a non-jock, you are truly smart, but if you got in as a jock
then THAT’S the main (if not only) reason you got in.

HENCE
the ambivalence of Stanford alums, including its rich alums, to college athletics/supporting college athletics.

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What causes the ambivalence of UH alums lol

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This board cracks me up. First the word is about what UH must do in the new age of the NIL, then it is all about what UH CANNOT do
 WTF?

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So when are we going to hear about players entering the portal?Which this thread was designed for
haha

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Some of us are more realistic than others.

The minute the USSC decided its NIL case, I got a lump in my stomach knowing that this would be the ultimate boon to “high dollars from the fan base” schools, and the ultimate handicap to schools that don’t generally get big bucks from their fan bases.

UH is more than latter than the former. I’d like to believe that that can change, but it won’t be easy.

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I guess compared to what UH has been getting, the word huge can be used.

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upper Middle class donors definitely are.

They are pooling their money together.

I’ve gotten into many arguments with posters here
if you have a college degree and do NOT have a net worth of at least a Million dollars
you are doing something wrong.

A million dollars is often viewed as the minimum you need to retire.

Now we throw in some of those minimum nest egg meddle class type donating to NIL pots, year in and year out so their 'Aggies" can land a 5 star, and we are talking disaster!

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I honestly believe UH’s alums WANT to be fans. I also believe Houston is ready for a college team that is a winner.
Our efforts post SWC have been handicapped by where we were, and odd circumstances. CUSA and the AAC didn’t light anybody’s fire- East Carolina et. al. are a hard sell in Houston. The move by the cows and boomer sooner didn’t help us either. I flew to Houston to see Houston play Oklahoma during the Herman era, but that may not happen again for a while.
But I have seen things change fast if things fall right.
I remember when you could walk up to the Dome, buy OILERS tickets on game day, and sit in the mezzanine. (That was before all that luv ya blue stuff)
I lived in LA when the Rams left and USC took over that whole town. Watching USC become THE ticket in LA was amazing! The same thing happened with the LA Kings.
Methinks that had we been in the Big 12 when we had Case Keenam this conversation would be completely different. People would donating money and angling for tickets right and left.
Personally, I detest the NIL and think it will be the end of college football as we know it. BUT If we don’t adjust we’re going to be left behind AGAIN.
The city of Houston is ripe for picking- the money is there.

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Not with PRO sports in Houston being the main focus of the casual sports fan, combined with our mostly non-traditional and athletically ambivalent alumni/fan base that is far less likely to donate.

It’s universally acknowledged that NIL is a handicap here. I’d like to believe that that can change in the future, but it won’t be easy.

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I thought this was his last year. He is free to do whatever he wants afterward including NIL.

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Who are they spending it on then? Cause it ain’t with the colleges on a consistent basis -

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I still think it’s doable. It will take brains and ballzz but it is still doable

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Off course it is.

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The only way it is sustainable is if the NIL is a multi year contract that keeps the player at a school for three years.

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The key words here are “consistent basis”. Companies know “client entertainment” is a tax write off. So is “advertising”. So is a buttload of other stuff. You can’t tell me somebody at UH isn’t smart enough to figure the angles.
Once a donation starts it tends to perpetuate. That is true with individuals too. My tax guy writes mine in and reminds me when to start writing checks EVERY year, and not once has he told me to stop donating to a cause.
The hurdle is to get people to START donating.

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Are there any college athlete agents yet? Is that a thing yet?