Arnett

[preachermatt83]

Guys, we need to be patient with this guy. He?s got something different about him. Kids would run through a brick wall for him and the people I?ve heard from said this staff, starting with arnett, has a fresh approach to recruiting that kids are loving. And we are getting better every day with our nil. People whining about selmon are clueless. He?s already made a massive impact in nil and many other areas

[confucius say]

I think most agree on arnett.

My problem with selmon is that it has taken 6 months to allocate a portion of BC personnel to strictly fundraising for NIL. That should have been Bart's only job from day 1 selmon was hired

[EdwardDrayton]

I think most agree on arnett.

My problem with selmon is that it has taken 6 months to allocate a portion of BC personnel to strictly fundraising for NIL. That should have been Bart's only job from day 1 selmon was hired

I didn't think the school can be involved with NIL.

[BigDawg81]

I didn't think the school can be involved with NIL.

They can now

[confucius say]

I didn't think the school can be involved with NIL.

The ncaa changed its rules in January to allow schools to direct donors to give to NIL collectives. Selmon has been dragging his feet

[LibraryDawg]

It was my understanding that the bulldog club was being downsized significantly and they were outsourcing most all of the fundraising. I know personally of one lady that lost her job over there because of it.

[Reason2succeed]

Back to the original topic, I agree. Arnett has IT. I am excited to see what these young hungry coordinators are going to do in the SEC as well.

Even if we don?t have the year I am expecting I will still have confidence that Arnett can recruit and create culture to succeed here.

[TrapGame]

Arnett is a dude. I'd love for him to flip some of the guys going out of state. That would be very impressive.

[ZedFedder]

Arnett is a dude. I'd love for him to flip some of the guys going out of state. That would be very impressive.

It won?t surprise me at all. We won?t get them all, but I?m hoping for at least 2-3.

[Reason2succeed]

It won?t surprise me at all. We won?t get them all, but I?m hoping for at least 2-3.

I would keep recruiting everyone but especially anyone committed to Florida. Napier might not make it through the season.

[gtowndawg]

Arnett seems like a man of few words but this week one of the things he did say was how important it was to give to the NIL.

[BulldogDX55]

The ncaa changed its rules in January to allow schools to direct donors to give to NIL collectives. Selmon has been dragging his feet

He got the job halfway through January. Do you think he could just snap his fingers and get it done the moment it was official? Give the man a minute to move into his office, get his staff together, institute his general plan, and meet everyone.

[confucius say]

He got the job halfway through January. Do you think he could just snap his fingers and get it done the moment it was official? Give the man a minute to move into his office, get his staff together, institute his general plan, and meet everyone.

Yes, I do. That's his job. You don't get 6 months to meet everyone when you take over as CEO of a 100 million dollar company who is paid the way he is. Especially when people are begging you for NIL personnel and resources. It's a Day 1 job.

It appears he finally is coming around to allocating personnel to fundraise for BI, but we've lost the last 6 months and failed to grow our monthly/quarterly BI membership despite an upset egg bowl win, bowl win, and NCAA tourney appearance.

[TheLostDawg]

He got the job halfway through January. Do you think he could just snap his fingers and get it done the moment it was official? Give the man a minute to move into his office, get his staff together, institute his general plan, and meet everyone.

Cohen was lazy. Just hired a company to deal with nil and from what I remember reading I think we got burned at the beginning because of it. Selmon seems to be bringing in people. I agree with whoever said give up to six months to let him see who we have, good they are, and what we have and are lacking. Well is about to be 6 months and he's making moves now. Wasn't sure about how he handled the Lemonis situation but seems like we went after a top pitching coach and got him. Excited to see how we do. I think Rhett really screwed up by leaving. Could have potentially learned a lot from this guy instead of following a dud AD in Cohen.

[Cooterpoot]

I've already said this but will again.
The average fan is not the heavy lifter for NIL. Never were intended to be. It's more on businesses and big boosters. The average fan is not going to make a dent in NIL. We've hired someone to be involved and head up NIL. BI is getting additional help as well. Give what you can. But don't let people shame you because you can't afford it. You were never the focus of NIL. The average fan can barely afford season tickets. The $10 a month thing is reasonable but that's a small piece.

[Cooterpoot]

Cohen was lazy. Just hired a company to deal with nil and from what I remember reading I think we got burned at the beginning because of it. Selmon seems to be bringing in people. I agree with whoever said give up to six months to let him see who we have, good they are, and what we have and are lacking. Well is about to be 6 months and he's making moves now. Wasn't sure about how he handled the Lemonis situation but seems like we went after a top pitching coach and got him. Excited to see how we do. I think Rhett really screwed up by leaving. Could have potentially learned a lot from this guy instead of following a dud AD in Cohen.

Rhett lol. Glad he left.

[confucius say]

I've already said this but will again.
The average fan is not the heavy lifter for NIL. Never were intended to be. It's more on businesses and big boosters. The average fan is not going to make a dent in NIL. We've hired someone to be involved and head up NIL. BI is getting additional help as well. Give what you can. But don't let people shame you because you can't afford it. You were never the focus of NIL. The average fan can barely afford season tickets. The $10 a month thing is reasonable but that's a small piece.

I agree on the original intent but disagree that's where we are now. We have 14k bulldog club members and less than 1400 BI members. OM has over double that. If we just had 5k monthly BI members giving $50 a month (the average giver gives more than that actually) then that's 3 million yearly before even getting any large donations. We can be okay with 4-5 million yearly. If we want to get players, we have to do our part, and there's no reason everybody can't give at least $10 a month.

We can't rely on the big donor and business only model. We are the smallest fanbase in the league minus Vandy. We will never have the amount of big donors other schools have. Plus you can't keep going back to the same donors over and over again. The message needs to be everybody do your part.

[BulldogDX55]

Yes, I do. That's his job. You don't get 6 months to meet everyone when you take over as CEO of a 100 million dollar company who is paid the way he is. Especially when people are begging you for NIL personnel and resources. It's a Day 1 job.

It appears he finally is coming around to allocating personnel to fundraise for BI, but we've lost the last 6 months and failed to grow our monthly/quarterly BI membership despite an upset egg bowl win, bowl win, and NCAA tourney appearance.

Gotcha, so you have major university athletic director experience and know exactly what the timeline should be for everything to get done. I'll defer to you then, boss!

[gtowndawg]

I agree on the original intent but disagree that's where we are now. We have 14k bulldog club members and less than 1400 BI members. OM has I've double that. If we just had 5k monthly BI members giving $50 a month (the average giver gives more than that actually) then that's 3 million yearly before even getting any large donations. We can be okay with 4-5 million yearly. If we want to get players, we have to do our part, and there's no reason everybody can't give at least $10 a month.

We can't rely on the big donor and business was model. We are the smallest fanbase in the league minus Vandy. We will never have the amount of big donors other schools have. Plus you can't keep going back to the same donors over and over again. The message needs to be everybody do your part.

Totally agree. $10 a month - just start with that. That's less than a McDonald's combo!

[Cooterpoot]

I agree on the original intent but disagree that's where we are now. We have 14k bulldog club members and less than 1400 BI members. OM has I've double that. If we just had 5k monthly BI members giving $50 a month (the average giver gives more than that actually) then that's 3 million yearly before even getting any large donations. We can be okay with 4-5 million yearly. If we want to get players, we have to do our part, and there's no reason everybody can't give at least $10 a month.

We can't rely on the big donor and business was model. We are the smallest fanbase in the league minus Vandy. We will never have the amount of big donors other schools have. Plus you can't keep going back to the same donors over and over again. The message needs to be everybody do your part.

Bulldog Club is a little less than that $10 per month. For many that's an either/or. The fans carrying the weight isn't going to happen. It's not happening anywhere. It's about boosters and business. The smallest fan base argumenet is exactly why we as fans cannot and will not carry the weight of the NIL money. We'd be so far behind everyone if our fan base was our primary support. We're only behind in football. The $10 people put up is going to specific sports. Says a lot about our fans and we've got to get the big money for football somewhere else.
I'm not saying not to contribute. I'm saying if that's our business model, we're screwed.