Texas A&M boosters paid $30 million for the top-overall 2022 class

[BusSport]

NIL is transforming the playing field.

Texas A&M boosters paid $30 million for the top-overall 2022 class

The Texas A&M football team has been recruiting at a higher level than any program that we’ve seen in… well, ever. The Aggies are one official letter of intent away from having the greatest class in the history of college football in 2022 — that letter should be signed by Harold Perkins, who recently committed to Texas A&M.

But after an 11-year stretch that saw Georgia and Alabama swap blows atop 247Sports’ recruiting rankings, how did the Aggies take the next step? Money.

The Texas A&M football team’s boosters allegedly paid upwards of $30 million for the top-overall 2022 class

 

[Boglodyte]

But I was told allowing money to be paid to college players wouldn’t affect the game.

 

[Locke888]

Might bring some parity?
TexasA&M scheduled to win NC in 2025.
Schools will learn from this. It sucks but it’s a shake up

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Alabama: "BUT, BUT!!!!" Fuck off, let the NCAAF, the most corrupt sports organization in the US bury itself. It's about f'ing time.

 

[BamaDude]

NIL is transforming the playing field.

Texas A&M boosters paid $30 million for the top-overall 2022 class

Yeah, but how many of those players are going to stick around long enough to make a major difference? A&M has a habit of having players leave after a year or two. Especially quarterbacks.

 

[PIBuckeye]

NIL is transforming the playing field.

Texas A&M boosters paid $30 million for the top-overall 2022 class

Honestly. I don't like it. Its gone too far.

a wide open with no restrictions transfer portal and NIL just too much........... It needs to be reigned in.

 

[texaggie95]

Yeah, but how many of those players are going to stick around long enough to make a major difference? A&M has a habit of having players leave after a year or two. Especially quarterbacks.

Huh? The last QBs to leave the program due to issues with the coach were Kyler Murray and Kyle Allen, both due to shit Sumlin pulled. In case you missed it he has not been our coach for quite some time.

Bama on the other hand has had a considerable number of transfers out of there program this year, whereas we are losing a marginal QB (13th is SEC) who is going to get lost in the depth chart due to King being healthy and incoming 5* and 4* transfer.

But yeah keep telling yourself they'll all leave if it makes ya feel better

 

[fredmccallyRTR]

That's a lot money to not win your division.

 

[Mebert]

But I was told allowing money to be paid to college players wouldn’t affect the game.

The argument for me was never that things wouldn't change, it was that you don't get to deny fair pay to protect some bullshit narrative of "purity of the game".

 

[BTHOtu]

No they didn’t.

 

[Boglodyte]

No they didn’t.

It was even more?

 

[BusSport]

Couple interesting statistics that I saw on the Internet highlighting just how much TAMU has taken advantage of NIL:

Jimbo Fisher recruiting classes at Texas A&M:

- 2018 - 0 five stars
- 2019 - 2 five stars
- 2020 - 2 five stars
- 2021 - 1 five star
*** NIL introduced ***
- 2022 - 7 five stars and the highest rated class of all time

#1 recruiting classes on 247Sports:

- 2011: Alabama
- 2012: Alabama
- 2013: Alabama
- 2014: Alabama
- 2015: Alabama
- 2016: Alabama
- 2017: Alabama
- 2018: Georgia
- 2019: Alabama
- 2020: Georgia
- 2021: Alabama
*** NIL introduced ***
- 2022: TAMU