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OT: Utah NIL collective gifts all 85 scholarship players Dodge Ram 1500 trucks

LIUCHusky said:
There is absolutely nothing stopping you from providing your skillful leadership in a project like this. Start your own collective and lead the charge.
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I would love to contribute to a collective - unfortunately I think there are others who have far greater reach to get support for something like this. Hmmmm I wonder who? Who would be best suited to encourage and work with a collective?
 
Chin Diesel said:
Old man yelling at clouds warning......

These kids would be way better served with a $25k IRA or something.

They get nothing out of the truck other than a ride while in college and promoting a dealership.

I'd like to see the dealer resell the vehicles and as part of the sale promote which player's truck is being bought. Set a baseline price for a truck and if the value of the resale goes up due to who drove it, the player pockets that money.
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The punters truck? who'd buy that shit
 
Do they come with unlimited gas credit cards? or fleet cards?
 
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huskysupporter said:
Giving players cash and leasing them automobiles is definitely about the kids. And it’s long overdue.
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How Sway?! said:
A tad bit unrelated but I never get people's obsession with trucks. 90% of the people that have them do not need them, and the people that do would save a lot of money getting one of those smaller Japanese trucks.
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You're right that is unrelated.
 
Stuff like this is even worse than UConn's horrible play in driving me away from CFB.

I'm OK with players getting paid for their NIL- but where's the oversight? Where are the guardrails? Does any sane person think this is healthy?
 
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huskysupporter said:
Giving players cash and leasing them automobiles is definitely about the kids. And it’s long overdue.
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Those vehicles are essential to getting those scholar-athletes to class more efficiently. Beyond obscene.
 
husky429 said:
All I want is a small body-on-frame truck so I can mulch, bring my mower/blowers to my parents house, pull stumps, and do other basic yard work. Even Tacomas are too big for the job and that's about as small as you can get 'em. I miss the old Rangers/S10s... perfect size.

The average guy with an F-150 would be better off in a Camry, but he needs the ego boost due to a sad, lonely life and small... hands.
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I don’t have a truck, I am dying for one for Home Depot runs, furniture transport, and to bring my snowblower and mower for service.
 
It's sad to think that any players would consider a truck lease to be an incentive. Bottom of the depth chart, non-skill position players maybe, I guess. Can't wait for the data to start pouring in on how many of these trucks are involved in police blotter incidents. With cash on the other hand, regardless of the motivation behind the giving, it's totally up to the player to use it to set himself up for life after football. Or not.
 
JohnFSilver said:
I don’t have a truck, I am dying for one for Home Depot runs, furniture transport, and to bring my snowblower and mower for service.
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Trying to bring back a 1.5 acre lot from 40 years of neglect and bring an 1850 farmhouse up to snuff before I'm too old to stand up straight. Bought a used Nissan Frontier with a V6. Indispensable.
 
JohnFSilver said:
I don’t have a truck, I am dying for one for Home Depot runs, furniture transport, and to bring my snowblower and mower for service.
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That sounds exactly like the reasons I want a truck, lol.
 
RioDog said:
Trying to bring back a 1.5 acre lot from 40 years of neglect and bring an 1850 farmhouse up to snuff before I'm too old to stand up straight. Bought a used Nissan Frontier with a V6. Indispensable.
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Reliable? Price seems right on used ones.
 
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superjohn said:
None of NIL is about the kids or their futures.
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Or "name", "image" or "likeness" for that matter. Would wager most cfb fans (and maybe even the dude that is funding the truck deal) couldn't name 3 of the 85 that got trucked.... How much longer til there's a salary cap?
 
superjohn said:
This type of stuff is so stupid that it will hopefully lead us back to some sort of common sense. The liability is enormous.
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I'd love to believe a dealership which can afford this type of cost has good lawyers and has thought this through. I also am realistic enough to know successful people can do stupid things once they become successful.

There will be lawsuits based off of some of the choices the players makes while they have custody of these vehicles. Whether it's them driving it themself, loaning it out to friends or something else, at some point this will become newsworthy for the wrong reasons and this promo will end.
 
Chin Diesel said:
I'd love to believe a dealership which can afford this type of cost has good lawyers and has thought this through. I also am realistic enough to know successful people can do stupid things once they become successful.

There will be lawsuits based off of some of the choices the players makes while they have custody of these vehicles. Whether it's them driving it themself, loaning it out to friends or something else, at some point this will become newsworthy for the wrong reasons and this promo will end.
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But it's awesome cuz it makes the kids happy!
 
RedStickHusky said:
Hopefully before some Tallahassee gun dealer gets his interest piqued...
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I'm going to play along and pretend I get the link between Tallahassee and Utah.
 
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Agree that the promo is likely to end abruptly. Does the truck deal make it thru this semester? Past next semester? If I play this year, and come back next year, can I trade it in for something cool instead? If the truck deal ends, and it's not my fault, can I transfer? Can I negotiate a different paint job? So many questions...
 
huskysupporter said:
Reliable? Price seems right on used ones.
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Yup. Also my daily driver. 80k miles runs great. Really not bad milage if I don't stomp on it. Good condition was 15k 2 years ago. Would have liked to get a Tacoma but couldn't justify the extra 25% in price for essentially the same vehicle. Been very happy with the Nissan.
 
How many of these renewable leases do not get renewed after the season?
 
husky429 said:
All I want is a small body-on-frame truck so I can mulch, bring my mower/blowers to my parents house, pull stumps, and do other basic yard work. Even Tacomas are too big for the job and that's about as small as you can get 'em. I miss the old Rangers/S10s... perfect size.

The average guy with an F-150 would be better off in a Camry, but he needs the ego boost due to a sad, lonely life and small... hands.
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Look at a Santa Cruz or Maverick
 
No way is a Tacoma too big. My dad has one and it doesn’t fit much, but it’s just big enough most of the time. It’s a great truck. Regardless, a Tacoma is a far better use of funds than a Maverick etc. It’s a real truck, an off-road beast and it will last you 30 years if you want it to. It’s a smart buy financially because someone will always want it should you want to sell it.

I’ve had a Ram 3500 and an F-150. Both are great trucks, especially for real work (I’m in construction). However, the convenience of truck ownership pops up weekly at home too. Once you have one, it’s hard to go without it.
 
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