Something Has To Change..

[anomander]

I'm loving the parity. Miami, Oregon, Ole Miss and Indiana in the Final Four? Two schools that have never won a championship, Miami's been asleep for most of the last 25 years and Ole Miss hasn't won anything since the 60s.

I get that, but those are the schools that are spending the money. Indiana paid top money for a top portal QB. Same with Miami at multiple positions.

Look at someone like Texas Tech. They didn’t make the playoffs playing moneyball. They made it because they are in the top 20 of total roster salaries. They just spend $5M/yr on the top portal QB going into next season.

Been saying it for years. The separation between the halves and halves not will only continue to climb.

 

[SuFTW]

As long as the rich folks are donating and controlling what happens to the IRS, it's unlikely. Lot of little folks get audited first.

I think the rich folks that give are rich enough that they don’t need to worry about the presumed write offs.

 

[OburgOrange]

 

[NKR1978]

I get that, but those are the schools that are spending the money. Indiana paid top money for a top portal QB. Same with Miami at multiple positions.

Look at someone like Texas Tech. They didn’t make the playoffs playing moneyball. They made it because they are in the top 20 of total roster salaries. They just spend $5M/yr on the top portal QB going into next season.

Been saying it for years. The separation between the halves and halves not will only continue to climb.

But there are going to be different haves and different have nots. Or more haves. Who would have thought Texas Tech would be a have?

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I would think somewhere down the line the tax man comes, and starts auditing some of these rich cats as to how they are spending the money. And what kind of writeoff are they using.

Why would the IRS care how they spend their money. No NIL donations are deductible.

 

[Ernj]

I think the rich folks that give are rich enough that they don’t need to worry about the presumed write offs.

Rich people don't get rich by ignoring the tax implications of their money.

 

[SuFTW]

Rich people don't get rich by ignoring the tax implications of their money.

That’s obvious, but different from illegal activities I was referring to. I should have made more clear what I meant by presumed.

 

[javadoc]

No, the schools and NCAA ruined it. They are the ones who chased the money without sharing it with the players.

The value as a player used to be largely in the scholarship and degree.

There wasn't as much money suffusing the sport.

The NCAA was keeping the lid on via TV contract management.

Then schools and conferences got greedy, and a big circle jerk between TV networks and conferences began. Thanks a lot, Oklahoma and Georgia, for being in the vanguard of screwing this up for the sport.

NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[MGDCuse]

TTU just gave their new QB $5 mil, reportedly. Insane. More than Shadeur Sanders is making in 3 years in the NFL.

I was in Lubbock for New Years visiting my Sisiter and Nephew. Nephew is a TTU grad and now runs a couple bars just off campus. He said one oftheir billionaire donors told the university that he would do whatever it takes to get them a championship. They spent $28 million for the 2025 team and that number could easily exceed $40 million in 2026. They have already signed The top QB and DL in the portal. This seems so unsustainable for most schools.

 

[Sdot]

I was in Lubbock for New Years visiting my Sisiter and Nephew. Nephew is a TTU grad and now runs a couple bars just off campus. He said one oftheir billionaire donors told the university that he would do whatever it takes to get them a championship. They spent $28 million for the 2025 team and that number could easily exceed $40 million in 2026. They have already signed The top QB and DL in the portal. This seems so unsustainable for most schools.

Put it this way one player at some of these schools is taking up 1/3 of what we have in total to spend this season. Fran has a hard job to bad we didn’t have him 10 years ago.

 

[HtownOrange]

Once every donor realizes that they cannot buy a championship team every year and that they are paying better than the pros for many players that will not sniff the pros, the money will settle down. Also, once an authority steps on and cleans up the mess, sanctions can apply to violating schools and players. Even the SEC has its limits.

 

[Archimedes]

Once every donor realizes that they cannot buy a championship team every year and that they are paying better than the pros for many players that will not sniff the pros, the money will settle down. Also, once an authority steps on and cleans up the mess, sanctions can apply to violating schools and players. Even the SEC has its limits.

x1000

There's no donor ROI in spending like a drunken sailor if the standard is "We want to buy a championship."

98% of donors are going to be unhappy every season. Even the "silly money" has to realize this.

 

[Newhouser]

well obviously Texas money is insane, and that applies to Oklahoma too.

The rest of the SEC is more about generational wealth/old money vs. new. But those alumni bases are massive that anyone with money went to those schools and even if you didn't go there, if you had money, you were still a fan. So the supporters are just everyone. And even in a poor state like Arkansas, the richest people still support the local U. See Tyson family.

When the spenders inherit the top spot it will be interesting where small schools with papered up alums land. SMU for instance. How long can schools with rich but small alumni bases be a player?

 

[richmondcuse03]

When the spenders inherit the top spot it will be interesting where small schools with papered up alums land. SMU for instance. How long can schools with rich but small alumni bases be a player?

yea, honestly, i've heard a lot about fatigue even from folks at those places. A lot of them are propped up by a few very wealthy families. It's hard to keep asking folks to give money to pay kids. It's a lot easier to sell them stuff and tickets, suites, and ask them to donate to a university. But paying kids directly only works if you have a business and see the marketing value for most people.

The entire thing has a few years before it needs to drastically reshuffle IMO.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

That’s obvious, but different from illegal activities I was referring to. I should have made more clear what I meant by presumed.

Not sure it’s illegal to give people money. Might violate NCAA rules, but not illegal ( some possible archaic state rules excepted)

 

[SuFTW]

Not sure it’s illegal to give people money. Might violate NCAA rules, but not illegal ( some possible archaic state rules excepted)

If you trace back the thread the post that started this chain was referring to illegal or questionable tax deductions and or business write offs.