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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 4277555, member: 27"]
Great thought.

There are many worthy groups some segment of the fanbase would like to help.   This is new for us, new for the university and we are striving to be a model for future initiatives for SU collectives.

So the plan is to focus on football initially, learn about the process, and then, I think the hope is that we can expand the process.

Get more tailgate groups involved.  Maybe have a competition for who can raise the most money.

Get more athletes in more sports involved.  Maybe get support for SUMB and SSS.  Maybe get support for Orange Girl or the Otto mascots.

It has been forbidden to directly support SU athletes from day one.  NIL is causing a lot of headaches and issues but it is breaking down the barrier between fans and athletes and will make it easier to provide help and support for your favorite sport and/or athlete.

We are trying to figure out how to best do this.  Getting guest athletes from other sports to tailgates is a small start towards expanding support to other sports.  I think the day is coming soon when you can register on a web site and have access to a directory of SU athletes (and others that support sports) where you pick who you want to route money to.

Maybe search for athletes from your high school, or who are majoring in what you majored in, or are from your home town, or have a military background, or play the tuba, or have whatever characteristics are important to you.

This is what NIL was for.  This is where NIL is going to help a lot of athletes and make a difference for many.
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