NIL

[buff2.0]

I bet they didn't even do an integrity audit of Playfly first.

[Keyser Soooie]

Aggy gets richer.

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

Meanwhile, HY is over here looking under the couch cushions for spare change...

[BleedinRed]

Meanwhile, HY is over here looking under the couch cushions for spare change...

What if there ins't someone holding a big bag of cash just waiting for HY to take it?

We act like there is this bag man just waiting for HY to exploit. 

[Guardrail]

Yall need to pony up you're not real fans!!

[flash23]

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.

Not that I have the cash to give ~$100/mo, but I'm not excited about pitching in to have kids come here only to hold the fans hostage for more money next year then end up transferring anyway. This off season in football really didn't sit well with me with guys like Kutas pinky promising that he wouldn't go anywhere if he got a redshirt and going back on his word. Not only that, he went to a school that he himself said he grew up hating.

Then you had the RB, Russell or whoever, who flip flopped about 3 or 4 times. I know we need all the talent we can get, but there's no way in hell this kid finishes his college career at Arkansas.

We have so many guys come and go now that I only remember a handful of their names. We had that one asshole from Michigan State who said we couldn't afford him, then he comes here and sucks it up. The players aren't likable and it's even worse when they suck.

[Hognrock]

That'll buy a bunch of sheep or fake army guys to fuck

[Vito Porkleone]

That'll buy a bunch of sheep or fake army guys to fuck

And they will still go 8-4.

[mde114]

And they will still go 8-4.

and beat Arkansas.

[BleedinRed]

and beat Arkansas.

That's everyone dude.  

[FNG]

I'm a boomer (sorry HTL) and I grew up in an era when Hog players knew they represented the University of Arkansas and, just as importantly, the state of Arkansas and they played like it. The only publicity they received was maybe a few mentions in the Sunday sports pages if they played really well but every kid on every peewee, junior high and high school knew them and idolized them. Even fans of local in-state colleges still rooted for the Hogs.

I know those days are gone forever but I treasure the fact that I was able to enjoy them. I'll still root for the Hog teams if for no other reason than the memory of what they used to represent but I'll no longer waste emotional or financial resources on hired mercenaries who have no attachment to the team other than as a source of income.

[mde114]

I'm a boomer (sorry HTL) and I grew up in an era when Hog players knew they represented the University of Arkansas and, just as importantly, the state of Arkansas and they played like it. The only publicity they received was maybe a few mentions in the Sunday sports pages if they played really well but every kid on every peewee, junior high and high school knew them and idolized them. Even fans of local in-state colleges still rooted for the Hogs.

I know those days are gone forever but I treasure the fact that I was able to enjoy them. I'll still root for the Hog teams if for no other reason than the memory of what they used to represent but I'll no longer waste emotional or financial resources on hired mercenaries who have no attachment to the team other than as a source of income.

Well said. We enjoyed the golden days of college athletics.

And, DITTO.

[Lurk]

I'm a boomer (sorry HTL) and I grew up in an era when Hog players knew they represented the University of Arkansas and, just as importantly, the state of Arkansas and they played like it. The only publicity they received was maybe a few mentions in the Sunday sports pages if they played really well but every kid on every peewee, junior high and high school knew them and idolized them. Even fans of local in-state colleges still rooted for the Hogs.

I know those days are gone forever but I treasure the fact that I was able to enjoy them. I'll still root for the Hog teams if for no other reason than the memory of what they used to represent but I'll no longer waste emotional or financial resources on hired mercenaries who have no attachment to the team other than as a source of income.

Very well put. I'm pissed that moneys influence has taken my last two circuses. I lived for Hog football since birth and basketball since I was a teenager. I just don't watch or keep up with them any more except out here. I've found it's better on my health also.

[Son of Spam]

Well said. We enjoyed the golden days of college athletics.

And, DITTO.

Same. And I am debating on whether to make my annual contribution to the foundation. Leaning towards no.

[DirkPiggler]

Same. And I am debating on whether to make my annual contribution to the foundation. Leaning towards no.

We kept contributing for baseball's sake, but they're getting a big HELL NO on the football ticket renewal. 

[Son of Spam]

We kept contributing for baseball's sake, but they're getting a big HELL NO on the football ticket renewal. 

Yeah, we will designate ours for baseball. No football or basketball tickets.

[DrMongoose]

Aggy gets richer.

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

I will be shocked if that contract works out.

Playfly is jumping into the market so they have to throw crazy money at some schools to get started.
If A&M was worth that $$$$ in multi-media rights then IMG College would keep that account.

Also when IMG College took over Razorback Sports Properties they signed a deal with the UofA for what was then a little crazy money though not guaranteed. Needless to say, IMG had to redo that deal with a25--35% lower return along with a lot of other schools when they started to loose their a$$.

non-tv media rights and sponsorships have always been a tough sell for what schools want to bring in, the market keeps shrinking and now you have NIL deals competing for the same shriking dollar (not mention the folks just turned off by the whole NIL thing anyway) which makes that deal financially stupid on Playfly's part and of course, you sign it if you are A&M but they would be wise to not spend that money yet. Also, if A&M needs that money then college atheltics is really in trouble because that's the last school that needs more money right?

it will be really interesting to see what college athletics looks like in 5-10 years and if the TV deals are still worth the money that is keeping college athletics afloat.

The smartest PR move Hunter and Sam and Cal could make but won't is to do like Norvell and other and donate half of their multi million dollar salary back to the school for NIL. Instead the AD making $1.7 million a year will continue to beg Arkansans making less than $70,000 a year to dig deeper while he drives around in one f his 2 UofA issued vehicles while wearing that dumas $45 razorback blazer from walmart with $200 tennis shoes.

[Zeke]

Same. And I am debating on whether to make my annual contribution to the foundation. Leaning towards no.

I didn't.  I've not been able to stomach the sellout suckage since we lowered ourselves to hire our current OC as HC to wreck the program some years ago.

I mean, I wrote some cheques since then but not anymore.  NIL has fully decimated college sports and the semblance of it being anything but mercenary.

[DirkPiggler]

I didn't.  I've not been able to stomach the sellout suckage since we lowered ourselves to hire our current OC as HC to wreck the program some years ago.

I mean, I wrote some cheques since then but not anymore.  NIL has fully decimated college sports and the semblance of it being anything but mercenary.

You're still on the same train that made you look like a fool 13 years ago I see. 

The current OC is the only SEC level head coach we've had since joining the league.  The records before and after prove this. 

And before you jump in with the "it's his fault it tanked", "we had to fire him because LAWSUITS", or any of the other retardation originating from Jeff Long's cockholster, just understand that you are once again horribly wrong and were taken in by people who had something other than the program's best interests at heart. 

I was hoping you had seen the light and recovered from your BPDS.  Everyone deserves a shot at redemption. 

[jdcatty]

Yall need to pony up you're not real fans!!

They aren't serious about football.

[Guardrail]

They aren't serious about football.

At all. Which is sad given the tradition of razorback football. Well, up until Chad. That was the nail in the coffin. That's when the PTB just said F this F'n game. I sound like boondoggle.