@RezClone Hansen going to Penn state?
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This, I would assume so.
https://x.com/mat_with2ts_/status/2003639772724748454?s=20
That one might hurt the most
Flipped from Ohio State to FSU outta HS.
May or may not have started following ISU staff (and vice versa) on X today. ISU also may or may not be installing a pro-style offense and looking for a pro-style QB, which he may or may not be.
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Wittingham to Michiganā¦ 
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Lol utah.
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This one hurts Iowa state
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Wish u was smart enough to grade oline
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Oh yes. Nightmare scenario. Literally everyone who mattered at all is gonzo. (except the kicker)
Idk whatās taking them so long if literally every single one is leaving. At a certain point, the whole āthis was the toughest decision, from the bottom of my heart, ill alwaysā shtick just simply starts to not hold water anymore.
And thatās just purely from a mathematical standpoint . You canāt flip a coin and it come up tails 25-30 times in a rowā¦let alone 65.
I saw an article in Sporting News that Colorado has 19 players hitting the portal. I donāt know how you can build a program or be successful with that kind of turnover.
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New reality. Does not seem to hurt Tech this year.
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If thereās a glimmer of hope to get this under controlā¦itās that everyone not named Texas Tech actually seems to be struggling with the pay for play stuff.
Colorado is nearly going bankrupt. Arizona State is getting bailed out with even more public money again only 1 year after committing to their subsidies plan. It didnāt pay the bills by a long shot.
Even Ohio Stateā¦yes friggin Ohio Stateā¦ had to take out a 37 million dollar loan because thatās how much they went into the red in just two seasons.
You donāt hear a lot about it because 99% of ADās donāt wanna talk about the problem. Thatās because itās bad for the brand, bad for morale.
And they are right about that. Iowa State takes a crap ton of heat from local AND national media for being poorā¦ precisely because our AD is nearly the only one who has been open and honest about it. Iowa State simply refuses to make promises if thereās even a chance it canāt be kept. Not for moralityās sake either, but because Jamie Pollard believes it will put us at a competitive advantage in the long run. @BYUcougarfan
How?
Because thatās exactly what these loans, public subsidies, student fees really representā¦ promises that were made and not REALLY keptā¦ At least in the ways we all assume. Yes, they were kept in the sense that the players got their money. This time. Under the old rules. For one year.
On the backend tho? ADs are scrambling to try to save face and avoid accountability knowing the money simply wasnāt there. Nearly to a man, they all went in the red. Itās the same math as to why the concessions or parking or tickets donāt get cheaper when we sign a bigger TV deal. Thatās not how this works. We all know that, but thatās not the point.
The extent to which ADs knew this would happen ahead of time, but simply refused to be the only one saying āhold on, wait a minute, what are we doing here?āā¦and the extent to which it is strategic by some at the expense of others in order to bleed the have-nots dryā¦ is the real hidden story here no one even considers.
Even today, the average 1-for-1 NIL transaction for football and bball is only $7,000 a pop. These are the only type of deals that are theoretically legal under the clearinghouse that allows you to go over the cap.
Penn State promised Campbell to fill that over-the-cap warchest to the tune of 30 million a year. Legally tho (according to the rules)? They are only allowed to do it, under the current average, essentially 7K at a time. Are they going to be able to keep their word that way? Does anyone even care? Nope.
Itās the same math as to why the concessions or donāt get cheaper when we sign a bigger TV deal. Thatās not how this works. We all know that. BUT THIS TIME? Theyāre trying to outbid the next guy on who can screw the fan over more recklessly. Thatās the broken promises aspect.
And yes, as fans weāll take it. The white whale donors will take it. The students and taxpayers will probably even take itā¦ for a while? But what happens when it starts trickling down to the players consistently trading legacy and stability for these promises? What happens when the checks get smaller, or donāt even clear? What happens when the market is simply overflooded for your services and teams run out of bailout options? What happens when the NIL clearinghouse decides maybe a backup left guard actually shouldnāt be allowed to 50K for 1 hr autograph sesh and call it NIL, and Ohio State and others like them actually endorse that decision because theyāre tired of taking out loans every year or two?
And before you call me naive or brush this off like itās nothingā¦No, Iām not optimistic that reckoning will ever come. But it IS a little more complicated than most ppl realize. Thatās why ISU canceled projects and let Campbell walk. Because we intend to keep our promises. Not just to the players, but to employees, non-rev atheltes, donors, taxpayers, etc, etc.
The ārulesā changed on July 1st, 2025. Texas Tech and Kentucky basketball emptied their OLD NIL warchests by June 30th, 2025. And they were FAR from the only ones. If they truly 100% knew they could just keep doing what they were doingā¦they wouldnāt have done that.
Now you got all these players flooding a buyerās market for promisesā¦not a bag, but a promised one. More power to them, but we already have plenty of data that those promises are not financially solvent. Not by a long shot. And thatās why our AD wonāt let anyone else make those decisions.
Coaches (or GMs) are fully authoritied and capable to manage promised spending as they see fit within the cap. Beyond that? Itās far from cut-and-dry. And these numbers being thrown around canāt possibly stay under 20.5 mil this year in the context of an 85+ man roster. Thatās math even an iowa grad can understand.
Is Lane Kiffin really qualified to make that decision financially and not cause problems down the road (or his GM @AU1906) ? No, absolutely not. But thatās what everyone has decided they need to allow their coaches (or GMs lol) to do in order to compete. The over-the-cap spending is what Iām talking about, specifically. @EndlessPurple
Weāre not rounding 3rd on this thing. Weāre barely getting outta the box. Thatās all Iām saying.
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If LSU has a GM, why would Lane Kiffen be concerned with making financial decisions?
Well i guess that negates everything then, doesnāt it?
Your team is exempt from any of these problems anyways. At least as long as the oil flows. So youāre gucci.
Anyways FIFY 
If you donāt know the answer, itās okay to say so.
Speak for yourself. BYU hasnāt lost an OOC game since before they were a member in the big 12. Theyāve beat SEC teams, ACC teams, playoff teams, heisman winners, and regional rivals. 
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I am worried itās not clear I was joking. This was TIC
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I know, i know. I had to get my pre-pop tarts/houston/houston nap in, so I was away lol
The NIL era has also been Iowa Stateās best combined overall sportās era in history, so Iām ironically less concerned about their ability to continue to win games, per se.
That could be coincidence or just dumb luck, but Iād like to think thereās something to that. (I.e. increased synergy, collective determination, attention to detail etcā¦ that actually ends up paying off competitively.)
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