Fan-Collective NIL for Baseball

Guys I really think we as fans need to take charge on some of this NIL stuff. Does anybody on here, maybe homedog, understand If we could collectively use a foundation or some type of nonprofit to sponsor these kids. Hear me out. If somebody trustworthy were to run this I would be more than happy to contribute. $100 per person would add up really quick. Just think if we can get 15,000 fans to donate $100 that's 1.5 million that we can split among the roster players. That would be a really cool bonus. That could be collected over one weekend of baseball pretty easy - I would even be willing just to mail mine in as I live out of state. I will pay a lot of money as an insurance policy so not to have to watch us play like what I've seen this weekend. Is there anything to stop us from doing something like this?

From what I can tell the rules surrounding the NIL are almost impossible to regulate so I'm guessing something could be done. I'd be willing to ante up. We've got to get more talent on campus IMMEDIATELY.

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Originally Posted by Saltydog

From what I can tell the rules surrounding the NIL are almost impossible to regulate so I'm guessing something could be done. I'd be willing to ante up. We've got to get more talent on campus IMMEDIATELY.

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This is my thought as well. And we need to get something done in the next 60 days I think to get them to campus by fall.

May be too late to try this.

https://saturdaytradition.com/big-te...dent-athletes/

I would pony up

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Originally Posted by Mjoelner34

May be too late to try this.

https://saturdaytradition.com/big-te...dent-athletes/

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Honestly, there can be no repercussions from this at this time because there are no rules to enforce it yet

Charlie Winfield has one going called The Bulldog Initiative LLC

I plan on donating to this one.

I want to talk to him when I have time about it.

I wonder if MSU can automatically donate 100 dollars from everyone that buys season tickets to the NIL through their season ticket sales? Have a section when you buy season tickets what the money is being used for so people are aware of what the money is going to so we're transparent and also have it where people can donate more on top of that. I would buy baseball season tickets if that was the case.

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Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer

I would pay $150 for personal 30 min Q&A with a coach. I would even sign an NDA.

Or even a baseball banquet talking about recruiting, the season, and next year would worth 150. They can even serve hotdogs and BYOB (bring your own bourbon)

It would really be fun to try and hit a 97 mph fastball from Mikey Tepper. 15 pitches, $10 per pitch

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I really like those ideas.

Except I don't know if I want to face one of our pitchers after some of the comments I've made this year. I'll probably have to just wear at least one.

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Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer

I would pay $150 for personal 30 min Q&A with a coach. I would even sign an NDA.

Or even a baseball banquet talking about recruiting, the season, and next year would worth 150. They can even serve hotdogs and BYOB (bring your own bourbon)

It would really be fun to try and hit a 97 mph fastball from Mikey Tepper. 15 pitches, $10 per pitch

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I have personally excommunicated a minimum of 4 pitchers from our university so far this season. I have a feeling at least 6 of those pitches would be hunting an ear hole.

Better do it quick. Sankey and the Pac 12 commish already trying to get Congress to regulate it nationally.

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Originally Posted by Cowbell

Guys I really think we as fans need to take charge on some of this NIL stuff. Does anybody on here, maybe homedog, understand If we could collectively use a foundation or some type of nonprofit to sponsor these kids. Hear me out. If somebody trustworthy were to run this I would be more than happy to contribute. $100 per person would add up really quick. Just think if we can get 15,000 fans to donate $100 that's 1.5 million that we can split among the roster players. That would be a really cool bonus. That could be collected over one weekend of baseball pretty easy - I would even be willing just to mail mine in as I live out of state. I will pay a lot of money as an insurance policy so not to have to watch us play like what I've seen this weekend. Is there anything to stop us from doing something like this?

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Bulldog initiative... go

We'd all be ok vs PFS. He couldnt hit water if he fell out of a boat

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Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer

I would pay $150 for personal 30 min Q&A with a coach. I would even sign an NDA.

Or even a baseball banquet talking about recruiting, the season, and next year would worth 150. They can even serve hotdogs and BYOB (bring your own bourbon)

It would really be fun to try and hit a 97 mph fastball from Mikey Tepper. 15 pitches, $10 per pitch

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These are really good ideas

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Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer

I would pay $150 for personal 30 min Q&A with a coach. I would even sign an NDA.

Or even a baseball banquet talking about recruiting, the season, and next year would worth 150. They can even serve hotdogs and BYOB (bring your own bourbon)

It would really be fun to try and hit a 97 mph fastball from Mikey Tepper. 15 pitches, $10 per pitch

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Cash in hand. Where do I sign up?!!!!?

Another idea, my wife has forced me to go on vacations with her Bunco night friends. I have enough time served in 2021 and 2022 to attend a MSU baseball fantasy camp for a few days. I'm talking grown man camp.

(1) Help us get good for Corporate Softball
(2) Get coached up by Geautreau to hit bombs
(3) Get to see legit curve balls like a real 12-6 - and try to hit them
(4) Get to play in the Dude

Seriously, Duke offers exactly this: https://kacademy.com/wp-content/uplo...pions-1024.jpg

Major league baseball fantasy camp costs $3K.

If MSU accounting department plays ball, that $3K can be a straight donation for the participants. Like, they buy all the SWAG from NIL participants, hotel at NIL participant, food from NIL vendors, etc.

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Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer

Another idea, my wife has forced me to go on vacations with her Bunco night friends. I have enough time served in 2021 and 2022 to attend a MSU baseball fantasy camp for a few days. I'm talking grown man camp.

(1) Help us get good for Corporate Softball
(2) Get coached up by Geautreau to hit bombs
(3) Get to see legit curve balls like a real 12-6 - and try to hit them
(4) Get to play in the Dude

Seriously, Duke offers exactly this: https://kacademy.com/wp-content/uplo...pions-1024.jpg

Major league baseball fantasy camp costs $3K.

If MSU accounting department plays ball, that $3K can be a straight donation for the participants. Like, they buy all the SWAG from NIL participants, hotel at NIL participant, food from NIL vendors, etc.

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A MSU fantasy baseball camp would be a guaranteed sell out. That's another great idea.

Cohen isnt going to push the envelope on anything. His focus will be on cost cutting.

where is he currently planning to cut costs?

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Originally Posted by Leeshouldveflanked

Cohen isnt going to push the envelope on anything. His focus will be on cost cutting.

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The exact opposite actually.

The school can't arrange or contribute money to these collectives like The Bulldog Initiative. But Cohen is on board with them.

Reach out to Charlie, he is taking donations. You can even request your money be allocated to a certain position or player. There is really no reason we all shouldn't give 100-200 dollars at least. Probably a couple of times a year. We can all spare $25 a month.

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Originally Posted by confucius say

The exact opposite actually.

The school can't arrange or contribute money to these collectives like The Bulldog Initiative. But Cohen is on board with them.

Reach out to Charlie, he is taking donations. You can even request your money be allocated to a certain position or player. There is really no reason we all shouldn't give 100-200 dollars at least. Probably a couple of times a year. We can all spare $25 a month.

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This exactly! Thank you for bringing this up!

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Originally Posted by confucius say

The exact opposite actually.

The school can't arrange or contribute money to these collectives like The Bulldog Initiative. But Cohen is on board with them.

Reach out to Charlie, he is taking donations. You can even request your money be allocated to a certain position or player. There is really no reason we all shouldn't give 100-200 dollars at least. Probably a couple of times a year. We can all spare $25 a month.

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Don't know about $25 a month.....we must have the poorest alumni base in the country. You would think the best job our graduates get are at fast food joints.

NIL Status Feb 1 2022. Texas AM NIL collective $25 Million. Ole Miss 3 major NIL collectives. MSU efforts are not yet as organized and MSU Boosters are still trying to galvanize and understand everything in a legal way. Who should be organizing MSU Boosters and helping them understand everything in a legal way?

Go ahead and fill us in sir. And explain Mr. Cohen's role in cutting overall costs, since you brought it up.

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Originally Posted by AROB44

Don't know about $25 a month.....we must have the poorest alumni base in the country. You would think the best job our graduates get are at fast food joints.

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We've got a few that have already pledged 6 figures.

There is really no reason we can't get 50k people to bankdraft $25 a month. That would be 15 million a year.

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Originally Posted by confucius say

We've got a few that have already pledged 6 figures.

There is really no reason we can't get 50k people to bankdraft $25 a month. That would be 15 million a year.

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That's $300 a year. We don't have 50k that give $100 a year to the bdc. So that's quite ambitious.

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Originally Posted by Homedawg

That's $300 a year. We don't have 50k that give $100 a year to the bdc. So that's quite ambitious.

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Yeah, that isn't going to happen. Needs to but it won't at that level.

I think you will be surprised at how many fans will not give anything for NIL. There are 1000?s pulling away from College Athletics now because the amateurism is gone. Watch and see how hard it will be for grassroots fans of a school with no Medical School or Law School to get on board. First they were priced out of taking their family to games. Then for those who have a little expendable income, they got priced out of their seats. Close Parking is getting cost prohibitive. The product on the field and court has been less than pleasing except for one memorable baseball season where the average State fan mortgaged their homes to with was history. I can afford to go, but I only went to one football game, 2 basketball games and 2 weekend baseball series this year. I know most of y?all are 6 figure plus income earners and have money to burn, but the average Joe Fan of MSU never earned more that $70,000 in a year, maybe $100,000 as two wage earner families. It is correct when people say we are a poor fan base. Because we are!

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Originally Posted by Homedawg

That's $300 a year. We don't have 50k that give $100 a year to the bdc. So that's quite ambitious.

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Maybe so. I think a lot of that is failed marketing too though. We don't push bulldog club membership. I've never seen a single thing marketing it. No social media, no billboard, no mass emails, nothing.