NIL

[red death]

Give me 85 kids from Hardy and Pea Ridge then. I don't care.

Those kids are playing at UCA.  You can be a fan of them. 

I joined the Alumni and had a good time.  It's pure and real college sports the way they used to be. 

[FNG]

Those kids are playing at UCA.  You can be a fan of them. 

I joined the Alumni and had a good time.  It's pure and real college sports the way they used to be. 

If I still lived in Arkansas that is exactly what I would do.

As a proud alum, I still care a lot about UCA; my grandfather worked in the athletic department and I grew up playing in the old gym (I think it now houses the Prince Center) for hours at a time on nights and weekends.

It would be nice seeing kids that are there mostly just to keep playing the game they love for a little longer.

[Cornhogio]

I hadn't realized that collectives were 501(c)3's.  I seem to remember that the Razorback Foundation lost it's tax deductible status a while back.

[Lurk]

best NIL vid I've seen:

I hate the new normal more than ever after watching that.

[red death]

If I still lived in Arkansas that is exactly what I would do.

As a proud alum, I still care a lot about UCA; my grandfather worked in the athletic department and I grew up playing in the old gym (I think it now houses the Prince Center) for hours at a time on nights and weekends.

It would be nice seeing kids that are there mostly just to keep playing the game they love for a little longer.

I support them every year.  The people are great.  The parties at the alumni hall are fun.  My step niece works at the alumni hall.  I see people who moved off come back home all the time.  Some of them after 50 years.  It's fun seeing them reconnect and hearing their stories.

It's a special place.  I'm turning more and more toward the Bears the older I get.

And there's none of the bullshit like we're talking about.

Support Layne Taylor and basketball team too.  He's the real deal.

[Trigger7672]

I support them every year.  The people are great.  The parties at the alumni hall are fun.  My step niece works at the alumni hall.  I see people who moved off come back home all the time.  Some of them after 50 years.  It's fun seeing them reconnect and hearing their stories.

It's a special place.  I'm turning more and more toward the Bears the older I get.

And there's none of the bullshit like we're talking about.

Support Layne Taylor and basketball team too.  He's the real deal.

Cal wouldn't play him but Taylor could start for Arksnsas right now. I don't care that he's 5 feet tall.

[Show-Me Hog]

I assume most of you got this.  I am not a season ticket holder and I got it at two different email addresses.  NIL seems to be the right thread, yah?

 

Dear Razorback Nation,

We are deeply appreciative of your continued support of Razorback Athletics. Your investment has helped our student-athletes achieve unprecedented success, including the program's best Learfield Directors' Cup finishes in history, eight NCAA team championships and a conference best 37 Southeastern Conference championships in the past seven years. We are grateful for your generosity!

As successful as our athletics program has been in the past, the changing dynamics within intercollegiate athletics necessitate a revised game plan for our future. Last November, we shared with you some of the challenging aspects of today's intercollegiate athletics. The ever-changing landscape of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), the pending final approval of the House vs. NCAA lawsuit, future revenue sharing with student-athletes and additional scholarship costs will all have a major impact on our program.

We have already taken meaningful steps to help ensure that Razorback Athletics can continue to compete and win in the SEC and nationally, including conducting a comprehensive budget and resources review, adding corporate logos on playing surfaces and implementing a student-athlete scholarship enhancement fee.

In addition, we shared our decision to implement a reset on all seating and parking associated with Bud Walton Arena for the 2025-26 men's basketball season. It will mark the first comprehensive reseating and reparking since Bud Walton Arena opened in 1993.

The Men's Basketball Reseating and Reparking Process will:

Through the implementation of new ticket limits, provide additional Razorback Foundation members with an opportunity to secure men's basketball season tickets.
Create a more equitable process for Razorback Foundation members to select their ticket and parking locations.
Provide an opportunity to recognize the loyalty of current season ticket holders by ensuring they will be guaranteed their current ticket quantity within the arena, as long as they meet the current membership level requirement for that quantity.
Enhance Annual Fund revenue, increasing support to help mitigate increased expenses related to anticipated revenue sharing and additional scholarships for Razorback student-athletes.
Be an essential part of our ongoing commitment to position our men's basketball program and each of our other 18 sports programs for success.
Below you will find more detailed information about the reseating and reparking plan, including an outline and timeline of the process. We encourage you to review this information thoroughly so you can make informed decisions as we move forward. Our team is also available to answer questions and help you throughout this process.

Hunter Yurachek

[Show-Me Hog]

Details, followed by ticket limits that range from 2 for Razorback ($50-99) to 14 for Broyles-Matthews Diamond ($40,000+).

 

All Razorback Foundation members and 2024-25 Men's Basketball season ticket holders will have the opportunity to participate in the Men's Basketball Reseating and Reparking process.

Current Men's Basketball Season Ticket Holders will be guaranteed their 2024-25 season ticket quantity, as long as they contribute at the Big Hog ($500 level) or higher and meet the new ticket limit guidelines outlined below. However, no specific location will be guaranteed.

In order to be eligible to participate in the Seating and Parking Selection process, you must be a Razorback Foundation member. Click here to join online.

All fans who are interested in season tickets will be required to complete the Season Ticket Request form to be eligible to receive a Seating and Parking Selection appointment time.

At the start of the Seating and Parking Selection process, all seats that have been designated for public season tickets will be available for selection (excluding seats retained by the new Broyles-Matthews Diamond members).

All fans who completed the Season Ticket Request form will have the opportunity to select seats based on availability and their Razorback Foundation membership level and priority points ranking.

Membership level ticket quantities and parking pass maximums have been adjusted.

Fans will select their new parking location (pending availability) after they complete the seat selection process. No specific parking location will be guaranteed.

[Natty_Ice]

"a student-athlete scholarship enhancement fee"


 

[DrMongoose]

Arkansas Edge is looking for a new director.....again.

https://x.com/hogsonsi/status/1889489600164376989

[aaron]

Arkansas Edge is looking for a new director.....again.

https://x.com/hogsonsi/status/1889489600164376989

That whole article and the link to the failed holiday auction shows how out of touch we seem to be. 6 of the 8 auction items failed to sell. Nobody wanted Cam Littles stinky shoes?

[Cornhogio]

I wonder how HY will respond if about 30% of basketball season ticket holders tell him to GFY.  He seems to be struggling mightily to manage NIL messaging.

[buff2.0]

https://arkansasedgenil.com/pages/our-team

I don't have the time right now to get into it but I'd be curious how other schools are filling out there NIL collective staffs. I feel like most of these people are are a bit green which goes toward the idea that it's not being funded very well at all. less than a 1000 members even after hiring Cal is pretty much a fucking joke. But I think it's also just a sign that money is tight.

It's almost like we don't know what we're doing.

(I have zero answers myself)

[BASS]

Since it is the wild west and there are no rules we ought to be leading the pack with pushing the limits

[Sus-Scrofa]

Did anyone get the "please join the foundation" email this week?

It had a chart of how many people are in each tier.  I really thought there were more foundation members than that.

You cannot view this attachment.

[Son of Spam]

Did anyone get the "please join the foundation" email this week?

It had a chart of how many people are in each tier.  I really thought there were more foundation members than that.

You cannot view this attachment.

Good grief. I thought there were a LOT more foundation members than that. Sad.

[Sus-Scrofa]

Good grief. I thought there were a LOT more foundation members than that. Sad.

it really makes some of those target numbers for individual NIL donors look pretty laughable.

[Show-Me Hog]

it really makes some of those target numbers for individual NIL donors look pretty laughable.

Maybe fans don't want to pay for college players beyond tickets and concessions.

I know I sure don't. If that means Arkansas athletics dies, so be it.

The system is not something I want to buy into.

[BleedinRed]

Maybe fans don't want to pay for college players beyond tickets and concessions.

I know I sure don't. If that means Arkansas athletics dies, so be it.

The system is not something I want to buy into.

We got a t-shirt fan over here!




Agree 100%.

[mde114]

Aggy gets richer.

https://x.com/billyliucci/status/1895501331642958224?s=46&t=FHt3TXiQXntEfO1EaA49XQ