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The OL is for sure a major issue for the team and I'm not making excuses here but Oregon State didn't play OSU, Michigan and Penn State. I'd like to see how the Beavers OL handles those three teams. Because those three teams combined accounted for 17 sacks, almost half of the total amount. Competition level of IUFB compared to Oregon State's is far more superior if you're being honest with yourself. But yeah, I get it, the line was awful this year and I would be focusing on that as well if I were calling the shots. Let's hope Coach Bostad is able to get that bunch to develop and improve.

First bullet point: It is. Not so random thought. IUFB still doesn't have enough cash in their collective(s) and the IU athletic department needs to focus on this.

Since we're watching players transfer out of IUFB this off season I thought I would bring up this website to provide a different point of view on how some of these players might be looking at choosing a school. on3.com is ahead of the game by providing a NIL Valuation regarding a recruit/transfer. The site has a NIL 100 list as well. Currently the IUFB 2023 recruiting class is ranked last in the conference with an Avg. NIL Value of $8.2k. This avg surprisingly isn't ranked last. ILL and Maryland are tied at $7.1k and Rutgers is sitting at $8k. Top 5 are OSU - $98k, PSU - $50k, MSU - $47k, Iowa - $27k and UM - $22k just in case any of you are wondering. I'm not trying to promote the site. But since NIL is a brand new variable in the recruiting game I don't see why these valuations will pop up on various other sites and this will become a tool to use for the player to use during his/her recruitment. This is now part of recruiting and isn't going away unless things change at the legislative level. I don't have an opinion on whether or not NIL should be allowed; I just know it's here and part of recruiting.

Announcement of NIL cash from two collectives and all of the sudden players in the portal are committing to IUFB. Huh, go figure. IU Athletics need to focus on collectives producing revenue, period. It's no longer amateur athletics.

Still not enough.

He essentially joins the Big Ten. And the weather. Man does it do the dance. That wonderful weather.

Bob Bostad

Dasan leaving? Looks like he might be an EDGE.

Yeah man, it looks like the priorities are elsewhere for sure. But it doesn't have to be that way. It's actually possible to run a well oiled machine for the entire athletic department.

So, the HC at Michigan is taking full advantage of the transfer portal and building his team. Definitely a strategy I would be doing as well if I'm HC of a P5 school.

IUFB doesn't stand a chance until business strategies and priorities are set with the collective(s). This can actually work because Indiana University is an institution that has some business savvy alumni.

Makes sense, he's from Louisiana. IUFB was his only P5 offer.

Here's the thing though, Jones knows about on3 and his valuation. He's the one that currently has the leverage. Also, Cincy might actually be shelling out that kind of cash. They played in the CFP last year for crying out loud. IUFB, not so much. All of this is just so new and unknown. It's a bit frustrating if I'm being honest. But that's where we are now and this is part of the recruitment process.

I'm saying the collective dropped the ball. He was wanting 300k or whatever the value was. If Dasan plays at OU he's not guaranteed his jersey sales will show the same numbers in a smaller market football program like IUFB. Heck man, it's not a guarantee he even steps foot on the field next year. But it was almost a guarantee he was the future and face of the defense in Bloomington. Not so much in Norman. He can become all that by producing but he was already doing that at a Big Ten school in a division that currently has 2 of its schools playing for all the marbles. The collective(s) messed up on this, big time. To be fair, it's possible Dasan just wanted out. Which might be the case. But in opinion you at least have to make sure you meet his demands.

I was thinking the same. I just remind myself that this is a valuation and by no means a concrete value. This website might be way off. Or it might be spot on. All of this is uncharted waters so I have a feeling these types of websites might be trying to figure things out themselves.

Emory Jones' NIL valuation is $275k. I'd be surprised if he lands at IU.

What I'm getting at here is the current collective associated with IU is dropping a lot of balls. Case in point, Dasan McCullough, a regional marketing dream (Like IU Bloomington) for companies like Adidas.

https://www.on3.com/nil/news/about-on3-nil-valuation-per-post-value/

I don't agree. This guy's valuation is higher than JHS (Also on Adidas contract) and Dasan McCullough. Penix's 2020 season alone would have been enough to get the proper attention in my opinion. I do agree IUFB needs to produce in order for more attention. But that's the case for anything sports. Especially when money is involved.

There's some truth to what you're saying for sure. However, sitting at 62 of the top 100 is probably IU's most marketable player at the school and it was Adidas (Notice there's another IUBB player in that deal) that inked the deal to help him make the list. Also on the list sitting at 91 is this cat. I have no doubt if IUFB produces a product worth watching there would be IUFB players on this list. Especially if Heisman is being discussed regarding the player. I would imagine Adidas jumping on that kind of opportunity. Could be wrong though. Adidas, Nike, Under Armor, etc. etc. see marketing dollar value for every contract they ink. And if I'm a HC, I fully understand this before I even start the job on day one. I don't talk or even suggest NIL. My folk running the collective/NIL program does though. They mention contracts from Adidas. And the collective's staff is bigger than 2-10 employees. It's a well oiled machine. It keeps in touch with Adidas and Nike and fill in the blank. It understands how many Dasan McCullough jersey's are being sold and explains to Adidas the value of a player that was a true freshman and his market value at IUFB. And if Adidas doesn't listen I call Nike. So on and so forth. The collective fully understands that before I even take the HC job I fully comprehend coaching at IU is the relationship between the two of us. And the appeal to it. And if anyone associated to an IU collective is reading this, take notes. This will work only if everyone in the collective treats the collective as a fulltime job.

That’s interesting man. That’s effin interesting. So like trade NIL contracts to other NIL contracts? I’m not sure how that would work unless it’s a collective and I don’t think every school is doing collectives? But I really like the idea of it.

He's current valuation is 70k. Just saying. https://www.on3.com/db/dasan-mccullough-31202/nil/

Make no mistake, if I'm a HC at a P5 school all of my recruiting efforts are going straight to the transfer portal. My entire roster will be built from the portal. My entire strategy would be using whatever type of NIL system the school setup, collectives in IU's case, and pimp the crap out of it in order to keep the money flowing. The school's NIL system would be priority number 1. Those running it or involved with it will be on the same page as me. They would know exactly how to raise and allocate the money. I would use the resources of the school to help facilitate it. I would try my darnedest to scoop up transfers the way Dasan McCullough did. And I would do it all within the rules of the NCAA. Also, the NCAA is in big trouble if this NIL trajectory continues. I could be wrong but man, money talks and NCAA bs rules walks.

Keep in mind, these values are averages of the entire class. One recruit can really mess up the Avg. NIL Value (ANV). For Campbell it was a couple of recruits ($11.5k and $8.7k) that help jump the value and for IUFB it was one ($14.5k). Also these are just valuations. But what it really exposes is the lack of funds IUFB has or the amount of funds Campbell is willing to discuss during the recruitment. Either way it's part of the recruitment now.

Yes, and that should be a telltale for all of us IUFB faithful here.