I have had some additional discussions with Orange United and the AD's office. At this point I cannot confidently say that OUC will continue as the preferred collective or even continue to operate. To be clear, nothing definitive has been disclosed, but there are many of you who contributed to the SyraCRUZ Tailgate NIL Initaitve in the past either directly through me, or through Orange United. Several have reached out to me asking for guidance. At this point I would suggest pausing or canceling if you are on a monthly subscription with Orange United. I will share more information as soon as I can, but if you want to continue to contribute and be assured that your money is being used as intended you can contribute to SU Football NIL for football only, or ChampionCuse through the Cuse Athletics Fund if you want to support other sports. It is my understanding that if the partnership is dissolved, all remaining funds would be turned over to CAF, but the transition may be a drawn out process.
I am deeply disappointed by this development and apologize for any confusion I may have contributed to and unfortunately I will be retiring from the NIL portion of the Fine Mess. We have been greatly appreciated by all of the student athletes we have worked with and I am especially disappointed that we will no longer be able to help them with appearance fees and other transactions, particularly the non-revenue sports athletes who will not be reaping much or any benefit from revenue sharing or corporate sponsorships.