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ScriptOhio said:
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College football transfer portal: Power Four teams with most 2026 departures

A shortened window has accelerated roster churn, even among Power Four teams without a head coaching change
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College football transfer portal: West Virginia, Florida State among teams with most departures in 2026 cycle​

A shortened window has accelerated roster churn, even among Power Four teams without a head coaching change​

Below is a closer look at those Power Four teams without a coaching change that have seen the highest portal attrition so far during this shortened window, and what those departures actually mean beyond the raw numbers.

West Virginia -- 46​

Florida State -- 38​

Colorado -- 35​

Mississippi State -- 34​

Baylor -- 30​

UCF -- 30​

Other Power Four programs without a coaching change that have already reached the 25-departure mark include Ohio State (29), Louisville (28), North Carolina (27), Syracuse (26), Illinois (25), Kansas (25), Oklahoma (25) and Tennessee (25).
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Personally, I think this is a horrible look for College Football and by extension the NCAA. It’s a freaking mess.
 
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billmac91 said:
I disagree but understand why people say that.

I don’t think we’re nearly athletic enough at the position personally. Pierce struggled a lot against Michigan and didn’t show a lot in coverage.
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Jaxbuck said:
They(OSU) need to do a better job of the marketing of this. People feel like their $10 doesn't matter.

Be clear on how much you need it, where we are at in the process and how it's being spent...just give clarity. You want the money, work for it. Engage the fanbase. Nobody donates anything into the abyss. I was only half kidding when I said they should make a crypto coin.

We could erase the federal deficit a few bucks at a time from each person in America too. What's the first thing you think of that? "They'll just waste it/my money doesn't matter" type of thing.
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It takes over 8300 donors @$10/month to generate $1 million. That is assuming no one skips a month or 3. A portion of that would be needed for maintenance (website, access to "inside information", marketing, etc.). Now you are looking at a minimum of 9000 donors and probably closer to 10,000 to generate $1 million annually. Phil Knight and Mark Cuban and their buddies consider that pocket change.

It is easier to find, cultivate, and retain 1 mega donor than several hundred thousand small donors. That is not to say you don't cultivate small donors, but the answer in the NIL climate is to find your mega donor who gives $5-$10 million, and have him challenge his buddies to pony up similar amounts. The peer pressure from the mega donor should generate what is needed. The key ingredient becomes the ego of the mega donor.

It is more complex than that in reality, but that is the short version.
 
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buckeyeintn said:
It takes over 8300 donors @$10/month to generate $1 million. That is assuming no one skips a month or 3. A portion of that would be needed for maintenance (website, access to "inside information", marketing, etc.). Now you are looking at a minimum of 9000 donors and probably closer to 10,000 to generate $1 million annually. Phil Knight and Mark Cuban and their buddies consider that pocket change.

It is easier to find, cultivate, and retain 1 mega donor than several hundred thousand small donors. That is not to say you don't cultivate small donors, but the answer in the NIL climate is to find your mega donor who gives $5-$10 million, and have him challenge his buddies to pony up similar amounts. The peer pressure from the mega donor should generate what is needed. The key ingredient becomes the ego of the mega donor.

It is more complex than that in reality, but that is the short version.
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I wasn't proposing anything. I simply grabbed a number as a point of reference. Point is they don't seem to do a very good job of engaging the fanbase in any attempts to monetize it.

Maybe that is by design. Who knows? The most any sport monetizes their fanbase is merch and ticket sales really.
 
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I’ll admit this has been a concern in my mind once I look at the “new money” landscape of college football. Maybe I’m missing someone but Ohio State doesn’t have the Oil tycoon, or tech bro, or…whatever Miami has (real estate/drugs) that want to truly put their thumb on the sports scale. Who is bankrolling the Bucks? Schottenstein? Car dealers? With all respect to the fine University - I know there are plenty of high level execs in Columbus - but it doesn’t seem sustainable without a few mega sports boosters (multi billionaires).

Not ready to panic but there’s been moments where I’ve questioned are we “broke boys” in this new world? It’s definitely added parity because every school has someone that can overpay and chip away at OSU’s roster. It’s simply impossible to stack talent like we used to enjoy. Every team is feeling that.

What OSU does have is a massive, passionate fanbase and brand. It’s up to Bjork to convert that into revenue. Probably why he’s exploring sponsors on jerseys. And when do we re-up with Nike for $50M/year? I certainly wouldn’t bet on Joe Buckeye being able to make much of a difference long term (and to others’ point, maybe most fans shouldn’t put OSU into their family budget).

Who knows, eventually this probably all disappears to full revenue sharing and a cap where everyone is equal. Then it’s just a GM/Coach that sets you apart from any other school (franchise). Blech.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
I wasn't proposing anything. I simply grabbed a number as a point of reference. Point is they don't seem to do a very good job of engaging the fanbase in any attempts to monetize it.

Maybe that is by design. Who knows? The most any sport monetizes their fanbase is merch and ticket sales really.
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I’m just thinking what are they going to do, run an add on one of the games? How many actual Ohio state fans watch a game? A million maybe. So you run the add and home 1% pull out their phones and scan a qr code to donate $10. That’s $100,000 minus what it cost to create and run the add. Then by the 3rd game everyone who wants to donate has already done it.

I’d leave it to the billionaires.
 
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TampaBuckeyes said:
I’m just thinking what are they going to do, run an add on one of the games? How many actual Ohio state fans watch a game? A million maybe. So you run the add and home 1% pull out their phones and scan a qr code to donate $10. That’s $100,000 minus what it cost to create and run the add. Then by the 3rd game everyone who wants to donate has already done it.

I’d leave it to the billionaires.
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I'd look at tv contracts and work from what you see in baseball. Why do big markets teams have 2-3x the payroll of small market teams?

Then work forward from that.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
I’ll admit this has been a concern in my mind once I look at the “new money” landscape of college football. Maybe I’m missing someone but Ohio State doesn’t have the Oil tycoon, or tech bro, or…whatever Miami has (real estate/drugs) that want to truly put their thumb on the sports scale. Who is bankrolling the Bucks? Schottenstein? Car dealers? With all respect to the fine University - I know there are plenty of high level execs in Columbus - but it doesn’t seem sustainable without a few mega sports boosters (multi billionaires).

Not ready to panic but there’s been moments where I’ve questioned are we “broke boys” in this new world? It’s definitely added parity because every school has someone that can overpay and chip away at OSU’s roster. It’s simply impossible to stack talent like we used to enjoy. Every team is feeling that.

What OSU does have is a massive, passionate fanbase and brand. It’s up to Bjork to convert that into revenue. Probably why he’s exploring sponsors on jerseys. And when do we re-up with Nike for $50M/year? I certainly wouldn’t bet on Joe Buckeye being able to make much of a difference long term (and to others’ point, maybe most fans shouldn’t put OSU into their family budget).

Who knows, eventually this probably all disappears to full revenue sharing and a cap where everyone is equal. Then it’s just a GM/Coach that sets you apart from any other school (franchise). Blech.
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We have one of those but it's better he stays far away from the sports and university considering the allegations of the last decade or so... Probably older than that

If NIL existed when Stienbrenner was donating to OSU it would interesting to see what happened there.
 
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