Chief told him he would have to back it up, but at this point if it gives him some swagger, it is what it is.
Chief posted the AJax NIL thing for a reason. Notice how they left after that. If you don’t get paid, you go to coach and say where is my money? Coach responds AJax is a starter - So what do you do if you aren’t - work harder in practice blah, blah or be perceived to be a starter somewhere else and get some NIL.
Read that Clemson article and the Catholic School Coach proto-type thing that I posted and the pieces of the puzzle start to fit.
And one more thing, going back to their mutual RI days, Cooley and Hurley don’t like each other. So yes this rivalary is simmering!