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[QUOTE="pokercuse08, post: 5278830, member: 6535"]
The factories still have a big advantage but with the current landscape there's a lot more parity. A 4 or 5 star recruit can go make some money to play and develop at a lower tier school, put their skills on tape, then portal to a factory or the highest bidder. So $20M may buy the best roster but the depth might be lacking and the gap in rosters won't be as significant as it used to be.

Fran's big advantage is building connections by being genuine on the first round, thus being a big player in the portal when guys he already recruited end up unhappy. Being able to scout talent and character is crucial too. Fran's also able to get more money out of the community for NIL, and probably sell kids on why less money now may lead to more money later either in the portal or NFL.

Maybe you can make a few hundred grand more somewhere else right now, but after a year here you're going to develop more with our coaches and position yourself for a future payday.
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