So Russell’s interesting comments on the “player’s value” splits is the most striking.
5.7-5.8 recruit values (80% ball/20% school):
50% NIL
30% PT/winning
20% academics/location
Top 100 recruit values (85% ball/15% school):
70% NIL
15% PT/winning
15% academics/location
To all the white knights out there let this serve as a caution that this needs to go full employer-employee farm business model to be successful. Just because we recognize the value of a GT degree here, it is disingenuous to say in the overall landscape of CFB that the priority is getting the degree at all. Even for your above average recruit making money for 4 years is more than double of a priority than the degree that will make you money for the next 40. It’s time to move to a farm system/youth academy or risk becoming irrelevant. The fact is the teams - not going to say universities because there isn’t much education going on - that behave more like the European model in today’s landscape are simply more successful.
5.7-5.8 recruit values (80% ball/20% school):
50% NIL
30% PT/winning
20% academics/location
Top 100 recruit values (85% ball/15% school):
70% NIL
15% PT/winning
15% academics/location
To all the white knights out there let this serve as a caution that this needs to go full employer-employee farm business model to be successful. Just because we recognize the value of a GT degree here, it is disingenuous to say in the overall landscape of CFB that the priority is getting the degree at all. Even for your above average recruit making money for 4 years is more than double of a priority than the degree that will make you money for the next 40. It’s time to move to a farm system/youth academy or risk becoming irrelevant. The fact is the teams - not going to say universities because there isn’t much education going on - that behave more like the European model in today’s landscape are simply more successful.
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