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For example, the University of Texas isn't handing out Lambos to players, the local Lamborghini dealership in Austin is, because they believe there is value in that advertising.  Austin also has a Ferrari dealership, Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls Royce, and every other major luxury brand. 

you just keep telling yourself this is about value in advertising 

and not about big boosters buying players legally 

bama is not a rich state.... Bag men carried around thousands, not tens of thousands. 

I also happen to think, and clearly in the minority, that the kids did not come to play for bama, but saban.  When he left, there was zero loyalty... it became an NIL hunt.

I'd call it an NFL hunt.  That's where their allegiance to Saban starts and ends.  He got all the kids to the NFL.  Period.  It was never about Alabama, history, or anything else.
Saban's gone?  The 2nd-place "HC that will get me to the NFL" is coaching elsewhere, whoever that may be.

Ohio State NIL collective “THE Foundation” announced Monday that Stroud is the first former student-athlete partner to become a “major donor.”

I wonder what Stroud is advertising?

You understand that the collectives are not the same as local businesses advertising, right?  I mean, that's the exact point I was making.

You understand that the collectives are not the same as local businesses advertising, right?  I mean, that's the exact point I was making.

I understand that the vast majority of the money for all universities is coming thru the collectives
I don't feel Bama is falling woefully behind because of auto dealerships or local dentist and law offices

just think what A&M could be paying players if they weren't paying their coach to go away

The Buckeyes have a total of six guys coming in from the transfer portal, and now SEC blogs are comparing them to LIV golf.

A&M's "all-time highest rated class ever" that was purchased with NIL money was more akin to LIV golf. 

SEC fans are just sad because most of the schools and states are actually quite poor compared to your Ohio State's, Michigan's, and Notre Dame's. Outside of A&M, UGA, Florida....and well now Texas... most of those schools are in relatively poor states and don't have anywhere near the kind of fundraising/donor base that a lot of the B1G schools have. They are scared that if it becomes a race to the bottom and we're all just buying players, that they'll fall behind the pack.

show me the Lamborghini of Austin ad using a Horn player or recruit

They show up at promotional events around the city.  Lamborghini doesn't do TV commercials, dude.

I understand that the vast majority of the money for all universities is coming thru the collectives

OK you're arguing around in circles now.  I'll leave you to it.

A&M's "all-time highest rated class ever" that was purchased with NIL money was more akin to LIV golf.

A&M's class was purchased with bags, not NIL.  At the time, Jimbo stated that A&M had almost no NIL deals for football, and he wasn't lying.  Their NIL compliance staff confirmed it.  It wasn't quite the flex he thought it was, though.