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NYTimes has a good article on ND and NIL. Author talked to some GMs and agents around the game about ND, spending, etc. Not sure if its anything people on board unaware of.

www.nytimes.com

Notre Dame’s $40 million question: How much does a 2026 national title contender cost?

GMs at other schools project Notre Dame to be in the mix for one of college football's top five priciest rosters. How does the math work?
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Cliff notes - ND has probably 3x NIL spending since 2024-25. Money really not an issue. Notre Dame will not lose in current environment because they wont spend. Notre Dame a bit unique in terms of retention relative to peers. Some kids will stay for academics. Some additional info on alleged bubble forming for FCS/G6 players. 10x growth in a year or two.
 
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I'm sure ND has done their due diligence on this before backing the act, but I'm interested if the bill passing would have a negative effect on our flexibility. ND has always had the ability to play the "maybe I'll join if you play nice" card. If I understand the bill correctly (I probably don't), the B1G and SEC would be unable to expand further. This might be a good thing for ND because they would have no more reason to pressure us into joining, but it also removes our ability to jump in if we decide the water is warmer, so to speak.
 
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NorthDakota said:
NYTimes has a good article on ND and NIL. Author talked to some GMs and agents around the game about ND, spending, etc. Not sure if its anything people on board unaware of.

www.nytimes.com

Notre Dame’s $40 million question: How much does a 2026 national title contender cost?

GMs at other schools project Notre Dame to be in the mix for one of college football's top five priciest rosters. How does the math work?
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com

Cliff notes - ND has probably 3x NIL spending since 2024-25. Money really not an issue. Notre Dame will not lose in current environment because they wont spend. Notre Dame a bit unique in terms of retention relative to peers. Some kids will stay for academics. Some additional info on alleged bubble forming for FCS/G6 players. 10x growth in a year or two.
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Looks like an interesting read, and I’ll probably read it when I’m not in the car.

I feel like the argument or push for a bigger playoff has something to do with the middle class of college football not going extinct because of the top heavy/money heavy schools at the top would potentially dominate an 8 to 12 team playoff.

As much as the middle class and even some of the bottom peters seem to dilute the product sometimes I feel like the Big Ten and the SEC no, they are needed to some degree.
 
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Blazers46 said:
Looks like an interesting read, and I’ll probably read it when I’m not in the car.

I feel like the argument or push for a bigger playoff has something to do with the middle class of college football not going extinct because of the top heavy/money heavy schools at the top would potentially dominate an 8 to 12 team playoff.

As much as the middle class and even some of the bottom peters seem to dilute the product sometimes I feel like the Big Ten and the SEC no, they are needed to some degree.
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Typical Sampson thesis project. I'll summarize for you: ND's not afraid to spend anymore and their roster probably cost them around $40 million this year.
 
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Typical Sampson thesis project. I'll summarize for you: ND's not afraid to spend anymore and their roster probably cost them around $40 million this year.
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I guess I’m more interested in the perceived bubble that NIL and even the transfer portal could potentially be created.
 
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As a North Dakota State alum, I am pro carrying the minimum number of sports and our shameless use of Title 9 to avoid adding women's sports.

I'll butcher the explanation in some fashion but the gist of it is surveys...from what im told. Every year or so the university sends out surveys to students about their interest in programs on campus, including varsity athletics.

Regular girls on campus aren't interested in being college athletes. If they were, they would probably have attended a different school. The girls on campus who are interested in playing sports are probably already on the team of the sport they are interested in. So the survey ends up telling us that NDSU is offering basically every sport the student population is interested in having, at least on the women's side.

End result, grossly disproportionate participation/scholarships to men's sports since their is no analog to the football team.
 
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