The good news for the Ags is it looks like the money flow has opened back up on the recruiting trail so expect some good news to follow. Word on the street was these guys got a little gun shy after Saban called them out and they got all the attention for having the #1 class but the gloves are off now.
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Why so?Originally posted by Snapperhead94 View Post
That is a very good thing for the Ags and no shade being thrown. In today's world, it is the name of the game. Their are recruits that had already told Aggie no are now coming back in for visits already.Comment
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That is how bank robbers get caught. They get a little to comfyOriginally posted by Heath View Post
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Well the good news is there is nobody to prosecute as the NCAA is basically powerless. As long as everyone stays off the IRS radar, its a wide open world.Originally posted by Bayouboy View PostThat is how bank robbers get caught. They get a little to comfyComment
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Ags have had a top ten class four years in a row, we will be fine recruiting NIL or not. Please baby Jesus just let one of our three QBs be awesome.
Vegas always knows more then all of us. Here is who they currently have winning national championship odds.
1. Alabama +200
2. Georgia +325
3.Ohio State +450
4. Clemson +1400
5. Texas A&M +2200
6. USC +2800
7. Oklahoma +3500
8. Notre Dame, Michigan, Utah, Oregon, Wisconsin, Florida +4000Comment
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You must not read this site very often. Dudes were claiming the earth is flat!Originally posted by Snapperhead94 View PostComment
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So the Ags stopped spending because of public opinion? And what's now wide open? Just a few weeks ago one particular team didn't have to spend, and another team was only successful because of spending.Originally posted by Heath View Post
Recruits changing their mind? That'd be like a QB committing, decommitting, the transferring back to the original commitment a year later. Almost like it was wide open.Last edited by Snapperhead94; 07-28-2022, 11:54 AM.Comment
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Originally posted by Heath View Post
We haven’t had our pool party yet! That’s when it’s gonna pop off [emoji106]
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Not public opinion, but the attention it was given to the what was going on. It very well known that A&M didn't produce the class they got with NIL last year. It was a bag game with a lot of promises. There have been some talk about those promises not being paid out as some of the big donors got nervous with the attention and the IRS talk (this was the biggest hold up).Originally posted by Snapperhead94 View Post
With that attention, A&M has been scrambling to cover their tracks, get NIL setup publicly (legitimately) as a a lot of FOIA request were / are happening and pressure on A&M to show their cards in the NIL game. A&M is going through the process of setting up NIL programs like what Texas, Tech, and others currently have. This a very tedious and legal process to make sure all the t's are crossed and i's are dotted plus get it approved by compliance. I know the guys that setup several of the Texas NIL and the process was crazy. This is important when it is as public when these programs are public. Saban knew exactly what he was doing for taking that fight public.
From the A&M side, there has been a lot of pressure on what is going on in recruiting (Class is currently sitting at #59 with only 6 kids - The average per player is higher than Texas though). Jimbo even had to answer it at SEC media days with what is going on. Now it seems the donors who funnel that part of the program have committed to pushing their chips back in the game and are becoming a player in a lot of recruitments now to try to turn the tide. This is great news for A&M. Money whipping kids is the name of the game now. Before NIL, 10-20% of your class was taking money to come to your school. Now its almost 100% of the class asking what they are getting as they can legally take money. That is what has changed.
I am not bashing A&M at all, as they put their balls on the table last year. I have said what I have seen from A&M is an all-in commitment to be good in football and I am **** jealous of that commitment. With what they are building there is reason they shouldn't be competing year in and year out now. I am just providing some information I have heard and it comes from two different sources on both sides of the table (A&M and Texas).
Edit - Just wanted to add, I am not saying Texas or any other school are not dropping bags (paying a kid under the table) as well to their NIL games. A good chunk of what is going on is on the up and up with the NIL programs that have been run through compliance but I am sure it is going on. The known NIL programs are there to offer compliance protection from the school. Every NIL deal that gets done has to be signed off of it by the school.Last edited by Heath; 07-28-2022, 01:29 PM.Comment
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Except that the majority signed in Dec 21 not Feb 22. [emoji6]Originally posted by Chad C View Post
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BBQ and chunky dunking on the forty, wonder if it'll pop off for Sark.
there's a few croots running around.
2023
QB, Arch Manning, Isidore Newman (New Orleans, LA)
RB, Tre Wisner, DeSoto
WR, Johntay Cook II, DeSoto
OL, Jaydon Chatman, Harker Heights
OL, Andre Cojoe, Mansfield Timberview
OL, Payton Kirkland, Dr. Phillips (Orlando, FL)
OL, Connor Stroh, Frisco Wakeland
DT, Markis Deal, Garland Naaman Forest
DT, Sydir Mitchell, Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ)
DT/DE, Jamarious Brown, Moss Point (Moss Point, MS)
DE, Ta'Derius Collins, Northwood (Shreveport, LA)
DE, Dylan Spencer, Houston C.E. King
DE, Colton Vasek, Austin Westlake
DE, Billy Walton, Dallas South Oak Cliff
LB, S'Maje Burrell, North Crowley
LB, Derion Gullette, Marlin
CB, Jordan Matthews, Woodlawn (Baton Rouge, LA)
CB, Malik Muhammad, Dallas South Oak Cliff
2024
QB, Anthony Maddox, Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, MS)
RB, Derrick McFall, Tyler High
RB, James Peoples, San Antonio Veterans Memorial
WR, Freddie Dubose, Jr., Spring Branch Smithson Valley
WR, Dre'lon Miller, Silsbee
OL, Daniel Cruz, Richland
OL, Ashton Funk, Katy Tompkins
OL, Ory Williams, San Marcos
DT/DE, Dealyn Evans, Longview Pine Tree
DT/DE, Xadavien Sims, Durant (Durant, OK)
LB, Davhon Keys, Aledo
LB, Payton Pierce, Lucas Lovejoy
CB, Jaden Allen, Aledo
CB, Kobe Black, Waco Connally
CB, Aeryn Hampton, Daingerfield
S, Ka'Davion Dotson, Duncanville
S, Corian Gipson, Lancaster
S, Jaydan Hardy, Lewisville
S, Kenyan Kelly, Denison
2025
WR, Dakorien Moore, Duncanville
OL, Logan Schram, Boerne High
DT/DE, Landon Rink, Cy-FairLast edited by Chad C; 07-28-2022, 12:51 PM.Comment
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Originally posted by Snapperhead94 View Post
Lol
Grow some bark on ya, bud.
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