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There are 8 billionaires in the state – 4 of them have ties to byu (Flat brim, his brother, his dad, and one of the two scumbags who run PACS [who are in hot water with the government]) with the crumbl guy not far behind. If they pooled their money to endow an NIL fund collectively of 500 million they could conceivably easily afford $20 million a…[Read more]

Good point, but billionaires typically have more than just one billion dollars. And it’s not like their fortunes are just sitting stagnant. They continue to grow their wealth, whether it be from their business ventures, investments, or simply from accruing interest. Unless they are paying tens of millions of dollars in NIL each year, they aren’t…[Read more]

I read in years past the NBA had some workaround for the tax and monetary rate, but that could be changed with all the recent squabbling and the “51st state” nonsense. I liked it better when we just called Canada “America’s top hat”…

What these players are asking for is not spare change. Let’s take a billionaire, for example. A billionaire only has 1000 million. I know that sounds like a lot, but AJ was 7 mill. That is almost 1% of a billionaires net worth. If it was a one time thing, it might be ok, but to have to make donations like that every year, as those players…[Read more]

I agree proud Ute. My point is they turned a blind eye on the HC when McMahon was clearly breaking it. The HC violations are kept in house for a reason. The JR case was national news and therefore had to be enforced. If the lawsuit was not filed Jake would be the starting QB. You can’t tell me players don’t get caught occasionally having sex and…[Read more]

I think you are right about the donors paying big money if they continue to win. However, what I was referring to are the folks in Salt Lake putting a stop to “pay for play” if they see the values of their flagship school changing. They will not tolerate BYU becoming a party school. Just my opinion.

If you’re winning and gaining national attention (McMahon era) that trumps values. If your losing (Crowton era) values matter. As long as BYU is winning the donors will continue their support.

Utahs success in football for the past 20+ years has been hard for BYU and their fans. As a long term (old) Utah football fan I know exactly how it f…[Read more]

It appears to me that BYU donors are focusing mostly on basketball. This makes sense because you don’t have to get as many star players. The one donor said, “We will not be outbid.” Utah is going to have a difficult time competing with this.

What will stop this BYU NIL money? More issues like Retlaff. The powers that control BYU will not like…[Read more]

Haha what a coincidence

Let’s just go full Wisconsin/Stanford/Iowa. This might be unpopular because it’s the opposite of flashy, but hear me and the caffeine in my system out: great offensive line, with a fullback (ideally from a dairy farm in Idaho or Iowa, wrestling background is a bonus), two tight ends with one being a glorified receiver, and we just live in 2nd and…[Read more]

Thanks for sharing – this is awesome news. OL line U

Smart kid. We will put our 2 OTs in the league after this season, so Obot will be competing for a starting position as a true freshman.

Thanks for sharing. We just have to hope that the ROI is so bad that these donors stop spending on their program.

Canadian taxes are brutal but he should be ok.

He’s entering his prime and is basically a double double every night.

I’ve talked about this with my best friend, who went to Cal and his wife Stanford. Both institutions could be monsters with alumni, but they struggle with understanding the ROI. Other than just wanting to see your team win, you get nothing in return from an individual standpoint. At some point, like you said, it’s just too much money to give away…[Read more]

I believe for BYU donors, this is the equivalent of a shiny new toy. They are in the Big 12, they are allowed to openly fork over money indiscriminately to buy players, and it is a fun thing to do right now. I personally think a lot of this is pent-up emotion from having watched Utah’s success in the PAC12. They want that for BYU and they are…[Read more]