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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 4414100, member: 833"] All Auburn had going for it was its willingness to completely disregard NCAA regulations, and an alumni base willing to fund its rule breaking. They outbid 5 or 6 other schools for Cam Newton, and won a title. Those days are over. In an NIL world, everyone can pay their players, and there are plenty of alumni bases out there with more money than Auburn's. If Vanderbilt's alums every decided they wanted to have a good team, they could curb stomp Auburn's in a bidding war. Auburn has no local industry to draw from for NIL, nor a wealthy extended fan base beyond their alumni. Put Auburn side by side to Georgia Tech in an NIL world, and it is no contest. The SEC money is great, but that goes to the school. I wouldn't put it past the school to funnel money back out to the players, but there are a lot of claims on that money going into the athletic department, and it is also still illegal beyond a stipend. And what player is going to want to deal with that when they can go to GTech or anywhere else and get paid above board? [/QUOTE]