rphosu said:
As Robert is, and many others, I am SUPER EXCITED about the win and where the program is headed! I am 76 years old, and many of you guys harp on , " we can't win without a bunch of 4-5 stars- but that just isn't true- we recruit "football players" that are dedicated enough, both physically and academically, to stick around 4-5 years-- which in many cases is 1-2 years longer than a 4-5 star player! We have also shown that we place a stron emphasis on PATIENCE and UPSID, and what a Rob Glass can do with that recruit!! And, the maturity and difference is obvious in the Texas, Ou and ND wins!! However, that is not to say that recruiting is not important- of course it is, and the last 2 classes have really upgraded the talent level- which along with the "Cowboy Culture" is something we can all get excited about!
Now all we have to do is overcome the rediculous NIL - and I think that the answer to that is for us "Loyal and True" alums to dig depper into our retirement funds and commit to a "Loyal and True" NIL fud! a grassroots fund of "giving back" to something we have been BLESSED with over our lifetime! I am far from a rich person, but God has been very good to me, and plan to give a $1,000 monthly to that fund, without sacrificing my relationship with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!!
and ..... there it is... Cowboy delerium sets in.
If I might be so presumptions as to attempt to bring you back to our reality for just a moment, NIL is only the most recent hurdle... if we fix this one, they will erect another, and another, and another.
College athletics (especially football) is corrupt beyond even olympic amateurism in the 70s.
It won't be much longer before the first recruit signs for more than the NFL salary average, and not far behind that the first recruit signing the highest contract in sports history (all sports, all history). The NFL has limits, salary caps, revenue sharing, etc, and must "sell" to raise revenues to meet such payrolls.
College only needs one old man with more money than brains to give a chunk to some kid.
There is no "fund" or fan solution to this.
If I might be so bold, give your money to someone more in need, like a women's/children's shelter, wounded warriors, feed america.
may God bless you further and steer your heart where it belongs, and not into an arms race the OSU cannot possibly win.