Dave maybe you can follow your man crush CDM at Eastern Washington.
No money at LBS unless they find corporate sponsors. Maybe Smitheran can find them?
Let's wait to hear Smitheran and Acker's plan. They hinted on the 562 podcast that they are working on something that makes sense for LB State.
Acker was very open in hinting that it's needed and that everyone has to adjust to the current collegiate sports landscape.
GO BEACH
Without NIL money the mid-majors cannot compete with the P-4 conferences. Players who excel at LB and make all-conference teams will be picked off and lured by the $ they get paid to sign and commit. I cannot blame a player for getting paid a lot more than LB can offer and for raising his status at a P-4 school. Going forward, LB will have a new team every year or two. Players are now free agents every year unless the NCAA can come up with a remedy or form new divisions such as Div 1 (P-4 schools), Div 1A (successful mid-majors) and 1-AA which would essentially be Div2. The good ole days are gone when a fan could watch an athlete play for 4 years at one school.
And I am told that AT and LT will announce where they are going within the next few days or a week! Very sad, but it was expected!!!