NIL

[DRYANKNPULL]

Someone posted today that Georgia Tech guaranteed a player $800k a year for three years. I don't think we just bought a sec championship with that donation.

[Pig Benis]

Someone posted today that Georgia Tech guaranteed a player $800k a year for three years. I don't think we just bought a sec championship with that donation.

Right. We need a $500k check from them every month in addition to all the individual donations. I don't ever expect us to spend $20MM like Ohio St. but we'll need at least half of that to even be competitive.

[hit_that_line]

Right. We need a $500k check from them every month in addition to all the individual donations. I don't ever expect us to spend $20MM like Ohio St. but we'll need at least half of that to even be competitive.

Lol

[Pig Benis]

Lol

Dynamite drop-in, Monty.

[hit_that_line]

The Saracen guy is being disingenuous. I stand with Oaklawn despite beers going up to $7 and shitting on us horseplayers. That $2.5mm trackside house isn't gonna pay for itself.

[jdcatty]

The Saracen guy is being disingenuous. I stand with Oaklawn despite beers going up to $7 and shitting on us horseplayers. That $2.5mm trackside house isn't gonna pay for itself.

It's certainly clear Little Wally is "standing" with Oaklawn after this morning's column.  I really don't know how to feel about this issue.  But I am not worried about Cella's ability to pay for the new trackside house.

I wonder how many states now allow unlimited casino games over the phone.  I wouldn't play them but I guess a lot of people would.

[hit_that_line]

It's certainly clear Little Wally is "standing" with Oaklawn after this morning's column.  I really don't know how to feel about this issue.  But I am not worried about Cella's ability to pay for the new trackside house.

I wonder how many states now allow unlimited casino games over the phone.  I wouldn't play them but I guess a lot of people would.

I do not believe for one second Saracen is going without taking a cent from this.

[Keyser Soooie]

I do not believe for one second Saracen is going without taking a cent from this.

Does it really matter? Who cares if someone really has "ulterior motives" as long the NIL gets the money they're promising?

We need this or something very similar to survive. Arkansas football already has one foot in the grave, without this you can go ahead and bury it 6 foot under.

[DirkPiggler]

I do not believe for one second Saracen is going without taking a cent from this.

They aren't taking a cent directly from it.  That part is legit.

What they are getting are 1) essentially free advertising and goodwill and 2) a backdoor ability to run casino-type gaming on mobile apps. 

[vegashog]

a backdoor ability to run casino-type gaming on mobile apps. 

i think that is their primary motivation, and using nil as a huge carrot is pretty damn good strategy.

[Keyser Soooie]

i think that is their primary motivation, and using nil as a huge carrot is pretty damn good strategy.

Yep. And if you can believe him, Saffa (the Saracen guy) said that the Edge came to HIM with this idea.

[hit_that_line]

Does it really matter? Who cares if someone really has "ulterior motives" as long the NIL gets the money they're promising?

We need this or something very similar to survive. Arkansas football already has one foot in the grave, without this you can go ahead and bury it 6 foot under.

Fuck NIL. I don't care if the players get a dime.

[DirkPiggler]

Fuck NIL. I don't care if the players get a dime.

I don't think any of us care if they get paid.  But we should all give a damn if we're losing out on a potential competitive advantage, or at least on a chance to reduce a massive disadvantage. 

As long as we're going to field a team we need to do all we can to make that team as successful as possible.  If we aren't willing to do that, cut expenditures to next to nothing, hire some high school coach for $250K per year to run it, and funnel any and all revenues to basketball and baseball, as well as any other sports where we are competitive.

[Keyser Soooie]

Fuck NIL. I don't care if the players get a dime.

That's cool. We just won't have an athletic department or any sports teams anymore.

And we can talk about firing Sam all we want, but without a competitive NIL deal in place we aren't hiring any coach worth a shit to replace him. We had no clue what to do about a basketball coach until Tyson stepped up with his cash and Cal fell in our lap.

[hit_that_line]

I don't think any of us care if they get paid.  But we should all give a damn if we're losing out on a potential competitive advantage, or at least on a chance to reduce a massive disadvantage. 

As long as we're going to field a team we need to do all we can to make that team as successful as possible.  If we aren't willing to do that, cut expenditures to next to nothing, hire some high school coach for $250K per year to run it, and funnel any and all revenues to basketball and baseball, as well as any other sports where we are competitive.

Works for me. They've ruined college sports.

[Pig Benis]

Yep. And if you can believe him, Saffa (the Saracen guy) said that the Edge came to HIM with this idea.

Seems like a win for all involved except for Oaklawn so let's not do it.

[Keyser Soooie]

Seems like a win for all involved except for Oaklawn so let's not do it.

That seems to be the way it's trending.

We get this easy, free money deal offered and we're too stupid to take it.

[BASS]

Broyles would have been at the statehouse yesterday shaking hands, kissing babies, and threatening the life of any motherfucker that didn't vote to get the law changed to allow this to happen.

[DirkPiggler]

That seems to be the way it's trending.

We get this easy, free money deal offered and we're too stupid to take it.

Never underestimate the amount of influence Oaklawn has in state government.

If they want this issue blocked, blocked is likely what it will be.

[BASS]

Never underestimate the amount of influence Oaklawn has in state government.

If they want this issue blocked, blocked is likely what it will be.

Broyles vs cella would have been an interesting fight to watch