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2023 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

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Bestbuck36 said:
It's recruiting so there's always going to be room for improvement. I'm falling into the category of gaining from the portal more than just high school at this point. I don't want these kids who haven't done jack shit to earn money for their schools to dictate paydays. The whole point was for them to get a piece of the pie that the universities get from advertising their Name, Image and Likeness right? Eliminate slave labor which I'm all for. How these kids can say they are worth all this money and haven't even been to a training camp yet is what bothers me. You can lose any of them at any time with no contributions to the school and no compensation for lost investment. I say crank out the big bucks for the JTs and Harrisons, Eichenbergs and Johnsons of the world and show people what they can earn while incentivising work ethic and stability over possible potential. The same feelings I have always had in business. Don't give big hiring bonuses to sharp kids who have never worked when you can reward the guy who's helped build your company and has proven ability.
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I'm all for putting new people on a "prove it" plan. Problem is the market that's throwing around hiring bonuses like it's monopoly money right now. I've said in many threads that I think the NIL's just need to make better agreements to avoid losing the investment in a kid that bolts.
 
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Poe McKnoe said:
I did not realize Oregon had a Georgia/Kirby disciple at HC. Seems like he took some “tricks of the trade,” and I’m not talking work ethic, along with him to Eugene.
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Didn’t need much tricks of the trade,when the biggest athletic apparel company in the free world is in your backyard. Was only a matter of time before Oregon woke up and started laughing at CFB
 
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Abenaki said:
At least until Uncle Phil kicks the can.
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If Oregon sees success, even when Phil passes, those execs will still love winning too much and sticking it to the southern schools. Oregon was always the sleeping giant, that when they got the NIL game going, they could keep up with any school in the country
 
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calibuck said:
Oregon cares more about putting it to USC (west coast variety) than the south. Will be moreso when USC and UCLA pull up stakes and call the B10 home.....write it down.
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Wrong,you don’t sign a former SEC assistant as your HC if you don’t have your sights set on the SEC. And they went from the 14th to 7th class in the span of less than 24hrs. Lanning in no way is content with only beating USC, or just winning the PAC 12.
 
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pnuts34 said:
If Oregon sees success, even when Phil passes, those execs will still love winning too much and sticking it to the southern schools. Oregon was always the sleeping giant, that when they got the NIL game going, they could keep up with any school in the country
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Maybe. I wonder what the actual ROI for NIL looks like though. Large corporations are notoriously risk adverse and NIL is more like venture capitalism. I wonder if they'll see the ROI without Uncle Phil championing the program.
 
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RuGettinIt said:
But is that money coming from the brand Nike or from uncle Phil? They are different things. Right now you don’t see brands jumping into NIL.
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CEO’s of public companies can’t just spend company funds on whatever they want.

If he’s throwing around any kind of real money it has to be his own.
 
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RuGettinIt said:
I don’t think we are. Eventually there will be guardrails. There will be “performance agreements” where your play will dictate your pay. Paying a player who sits on the bench or transfers in a year is not going to last long.
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I've always thought there would be a couple years where it was the wild west, then things would settle down.
 
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