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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
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I had ChatGPT whip up a summary of everything published about how the Fair Market Value test will be applied. Spot checked the sources and feel good about the accuracy, but take with a grain of salt. What we actually know so far about Deloitte’s fair-market-value (FMV) test Level What gets checked How it works Key references Trigger Any third-party NIL agreement worth $600+ and involving an “associated” payor (booster, collective or other donor-linked entity) Athletes must upload each qualifying contract to NIL Go no later than three business days after signing. Non-associated or sub-$600 deals skip the FMV screen. (nilrevolution.com, swimswam.com, cbssports.com) Step 1 – Payor Association Verification Is the company/individual primarily supporting the school? Have they donated ≥ $50 k? Do they employ a trustee, coach or collective officer? If “yes,” the payor is deemed associated and the deal moves to Step 2. (nilrevolution.com, burr.com) Step 2 – Valid Business-Purpose Verification Does the payor have a genuine commercial reason to use the athlete’s NIL (ads, appearances, content, etc.)? Schools must examine payor identity, invoices, deliverables and timing; blatant recruiting inducements are flagged. (burr.com) Step 3 – Range-of-Compensation Analysis Deloitte applies a 12-factor matrix (see next section) to see whether the payment falls inside a data-driven “reasonable range.” Past college and pro-athlete deals supply the comps; roster value and recruiting bounties are explicitly excluded. (nilrevolution.com, laborandemploymentlawcounsel.com, burr.com) Outcome labels Cleared · Information needed · In review Anything short of “cleared” lets the athlete ① renegotiate, ② cancel, ③ proceed at their own eligibility risk, or ④ appeal to a neutral arbitrator (target 45-day turnaround). (nilrevolution.com, essentiallysports.com) The 12 factors Deloitte says it weighs Athlete’s individual marketability & social-media reach Athletic performance and overall public profile Type, scope and frequency of deliverables (posts, appearances, etc.) Geographic market size and local demand Deal duration Any exclusivity terms Possibility of renewals or extensions Comparable market benchmarks for similar athletes and activations Degree of donor/booster involvement Timing relative to recruiting, transfer windows or eligibility decisions Quality and completeness of supporting documentation Red-flag indicators of inducement or sham purpose (laborandemploymentlawcounsel.com) A handful of practitioner memos bundle those into three broader buckets—athlete metrics, deal mechanics, and market context—but the raw dozen above comes straight from the settlement guidance Deloitte circulated in May. (elawfirm.org) What hasn’t been published Weightings & formulae. Deloitte calls its scoring model “proprietary” and has not disclosed how the 12 inputs are weighted or what percentile constitutes an “outlier.” Exact comparables database. We know it blends Opendorse, INFLCR and pro-athlete licensing data sets, but not the relative proportions. Arbitration precedent. No FMV decision has reached arbitration yet, so there is no public case law to show how often NIL Go can be overturned. Bottom line Everything public to date points to a three-step gateway focused mainly on associated (i.e., booster-funded) money rather than mainstream brand endorsements. The 12-factor grid is meant to mimic how talent-valuation firms price professional sponsorships, but until the first round of deals (post-July 1) cycles through NIL Go and the new arbitration track, the real-world thresholds remain an educated guess.
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My understanding is the money given to TOF rolls into AD revenue and will be allocated to the $20.5M allotted for rev share. Happy to be corrected, but that's my understanding.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
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Heitner is a great source. There's a bunch linked in the NIL thread. Just a reminder that Deloitte is only reviewing NIL deals coming from payor's associated with the University (donated >50k, employ trustee, coach or collective officer). If that cannot be established, the process stops right there. Texas will continue to find and solicit the corporate money and be entirely above board in doing so. -
Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
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There's no way. The buyout will be $75M+. Could still put them in buckets 1 and 4, though. -
Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
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Blake started 34 games (also in 3 years), was all SWC twice, an AA and Outland trophy finalist, and was around the program quite a bit after the NFL. Finley was 2nd team all B12 one year and has been tangentially associated with Texas after his career. Not exactly a Longhorn legend. Additionally, (fuck) the Brocks spurned us as we wandered the desert with no hope of landing that caliber (in retrospect, lol) of trench player without those advantages. This is really about you and your exhausting belief that everyone who has ever attended Texas should hold it in the same esteem you do. They wont. -
Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
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I don’t think any of these kids watched TT softball grind Canady into a fine powder over the course of a season and the wcws run. They hired her to play savior, and while it worked with her, guys not built that way are going to struggle. Like Hudson. Overworked, underdeveloped, and expected to carry a team. That gets ugly fast. Which is why LSU is trying to sell jersey ads. The casinos and children’s hospitals must be tapped. -
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Lots of divine fallacy in here. -
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GTs dark alts are the definition of GFGS. Where is the blue that is actually in their brand kit? I will never understand why Miami insists on this nonsense and left FIU the vice alts.
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This one. Gerry has said since the beginning of the last cycle that Turntine is the best prospect in Texas, irrelevant of class. -
What new UT gear are you looking to buy this year?
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Yeah...happy for you and all...but those logos look like the awful raised helmet bumpers that got so popular. Not for me. -
What new UT gear are you looking to buy this year?
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What new UT gear are you looking to buy this year?
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SO MUCH GD BLACK. They basically took every licensed logo in every color and slapped it onto every one of their templates. There's like 13 design elements and 85 hats. I like their templates though. I just wish the emblems were stitched, especially on the rope styles. For me, the golf club hats are perfect aesthetically. Would be nice if they had more of the standard logos and wordmarks. Also, if you're a fan of Homefield and that vintage style, check out '47s Texas stuff. It's pretty great. https://www.47brand.com/collections/texas-longhorns
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