It's Time for MSU to get serious about Football

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With help of Google and AI.. fan donations only make up 2-4% of NIL value. It also goes on to explain that while it is helpful and generous (lol), fan donations really don't move the needle with NIL.

What does move the needle are boosters and commercial companies that account for almost 20% with the rest coming from rev share.

If you can give as a fan.. that's great. Every penny helps. But if we are truly lacking in NIL then the issue isn't fans that work every day and just want to enjoy a win on a Saturday. If our boosters give all they can and our administration has tapped into every resource possible to get commercial NIL then we are just shit out of luck. But I doubt that's the case.

Your first paragraphs are on the money. States Achilles heal is being in a rural area with little commerce relative to our sec peers. You need many businesses making 50k-100k donations per year. The rank and file could pitch in a few million as a whole. However anytime I travel and see state fans. The conversation is usually "I have not been to campus in years". The alumni could do better, much better. There is some room for growth there.


However I am afraid the big boosters and those of us that care are trying. I think it is obvious by the recruiting and portal signees for football and basketball they past two years.... we are maxed out. Watching that game yesterday and many other sec games, it feels helpless because we are so behind in talent and size. S-O-L.