Tech going forward in the Name/Image/Likeness (NIL) era as well as The Portal
I wanted to start a thread where we can throw around ideas, suggestions for how we will navigate the future now that we are at the beginning of the NIL era. I would love to see constructive and positive ideas but we also have to acknowledge that we are not Texas, A&M, Alabama, USC. Give me reality and and I can make reality based decisions that bring about real improvements.
Im all for free speech and zero censorship, but if its just we suck, all hope is lost is the comment, feel free to start a thread with that title. :)
This said Im sure weve seen the back-and-forth between Jimbo and Nick. As Saban explained, we can see that some schools are going to be setting up collectives which are basically administered by marketing companies, alarm/boosters contribute to these collectives and players are paid. Im not a fan of this, but we here we are.
So .where will Tech fit in in this new landscape? How can we position ourselves to get the best players possible ? Who is our recruit? What is our pitch? Why would a player choose Tech out of high school, or transfer in?
On the other side of the coin, I really appreciate what Deion Sanders is doing at Jackson State down the road. He is building a program that sets guys up to win at life, not trying to buy players. I believe these same type guys are future Tech guys.
Thoughts, comments, ideas?
Im all for free speech and zero censorship, but if its just we suck, all hope is lost is the comment, feel free to start a thread with that title. :)
This said Im sure weve seen the back-and-forth between Jimbo and Nick. As Saban explained, we can see that some schools are going to be setting up collectives which are basically administered by marketing companies, alarm/boosters contribute to these collectives and players are paid. Im not a fan of this, but we here we are.
So .where will Tech fit in in this new landscape? How can we position ourselves to get the best players possible ? Who is our recruit? What is our pitch? Why would a player choose Tech out of high school, or transfer in?
On the other side of the coin, I really appreciate what Deion Sanders is doing at Jackson State down the road. He is building a program that sets guys up to win at life, not trying to buy players. I believe these same type guys are future Tech guys.
Thoughts, comments, ideas?