Quote Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve View Post
They're playing to get to the next level. Just as Jeffrey Simmons was, Dak Prescott was, Fletcher Cox was, Fred Smoot was, Eric Moulds was, probably Johnnie Cooks was. These players do not have the mindset of fans. They didn't before NIL and they don't after. We just don't have a lot of talent right now. This isn't an NIL issue. We will get markedly worse if we start doing earned NIL payments, and btw I do not hate that idea. However, no one worth a crap will be playing for us. We just need to get better players. It's that simple
I disagree. Yeah those guys you list had the talent to get to next level but those guys all had heart and loved MSU. Simmons comes back all the time. That is what is missing now. The apathy about everything but how much I'm getting paid and when. They don't care about anything else.

We can pay more NIL but it will not produce any more wins until it is combined with a give a crap and we actually get some talent for our investment. We getting 0 ROI on our NIL investment. If this is a business (we say it is), we need to give these guys a lesson in business.

ASU and Toledo played with heart and passion, we don't. I see a few players that do but it takes all 11 on the field to produce wins.