They were much cheaper then. He would still recruit at tge too at isu but i dont think its that hard. He wouldnt do it at UF right now i dont think. Our nil is top 10ish it seems. We arent goingvto outspend the top few teams. Maybe we will find a gew more boosters willing to give away free money.
Are you referring to the Meyer that once was, or the haven't coached football in some years Meyer of today?
Im refering to his ability in todays world which is mainly just the biggest check available. Day recruits just as well at osu. Its not recruiting ability. That's why Saban quit, he couldnt buy the top classes anymore.
It's still more than money. All things that matter being equal, you take the money. Often equal means whatever the recruiting staff can convince a recruit to believe about the staff and program.
I dunno. That dude that owns nike is trying to buy the 5* left tackle to anchor his line for the next few years. When a guy has that kind of money, i dont see sponsoring a college football team to the tune of 20-40 million a year really affecting his financial viability. It's probably not sustainable for the 20-30 teams that are actually trying to compete in the top division, meaning legit playoff contenders , but there are a handful that can and will sustain. Texas is rumored at 35-40 million this year. That tackle is 6 mil minimum and it's Oregon, Georgia, Ohio State and Miami. If the same schools continue to to take all the top talent, the playoffs are going to look very similar every year. I do think many schools/boosters that really cant afford to dump millions giving up.
To be honedt 10 to 12 teams can compete for a title in FB, 10 to 15 in Basketball. About 12 in Womens SB.
To be fair it matters because actual recruiting, at least what we used to know it as is no more. No need to have a silver tongue with the gift to Gab and a resume with accolades for days when you have someone in the shadows writing a check for the player the coach wants. The "recruiter" these days is only good for but so much, in the end the wallet is the closer. I'd imagine we'll before the days of NIL CBN would have crushed it. Just with his ability to connect with the players alone. But now that definitely only plays a small role in a recruitment, among other things$$$$
Gets tricky sometimes when your playing with someone else's money. And in order to get these players, the coaches are certainly playing with others money
