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I work closely with a certain previously committed 5 star QB's father (hint: its Quinn Ewers, for those who haven't been following recruiting closely like I have) and chatted with him a bit this after

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16 hours ago, RGBIII said:

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That's a pretty sick edit. We just announced our first player signing this morning - Ivan Melendez. The football guys have been harder to get ahold of, though I see that Bijan has an email in his insta profile now so I'll reach out. I don't really consider other NFT projects as competition (more on that below) so good for him. 

 

 

2 hours ago, Michael Knight said:

I don't think anyone on earth is qualified to explain what an NFT is or why it is

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This is the slide from our proposal to players/agents that we use to explain NFTs. It's simplified but that's the gist of it. 

This is the NFT video explanation and blockchain video I link in there. 

2 hours ago, NoName said:

This is all super general. Im giving examples that are sporting card ish adjacent. Same concept works for artwork NFTs though.

Basically this is a trading card (Non fungible token) that lives on the block chain instead of in your hands. You "own" it, it lives in a crypto wallet you control and only X are minted of each one. You can sell them, hold on to them or lose access to your account and lose them lol

Some are more rare than others, in this case the Bijan has a 1920? commons, 100 rare and 1 epic. 

Bitski/Candy is significantly behind Dapper Labs/Top Shot when it comes to basically anything from the actual NFTs to marketplace to fully baked concept. This is basically just some digital moving shit With his signature vs TS which is a specific play from the season with the actual footage of said play.

It's not like I'm planning on passing this down to my grandkids but it's a cool thing to have.

We're developing on Dapper Labs's blockchain, Flow, because NoName is right when he says it's way ahead of the pack. They have Top Shot with the NBA and just announced a new partnership with La Liga to create a similar project. We're having to build our app from scratch but I think it will be worth it.

I don't want to get too technical, but Flow is just the best blockchain option for NFTs. If you want to buy a $20 Bijan card from Candy, you could end up paying a $30+ blockchain fee to do so and then wait a couple hours for it to appear in your wallet. Once we get up and running (in about a month hopefully), you'll be able to buy packs for $5-20, all taxes and fees included, and it should be processed quickly. 

That's why I don't consider other NFTs as competition. We'll have a scalable platform for all Texas players, not just the stars. Our royalty % for players is 2-3X what leagues like the NFL and NBA get for licensing deals (and will rise once we can build some capital). Our license is non-exclusive, so guys like Bijan are free to sign other NFT deals that might have higher price points like Candy. I consider those products to be more analogous to signed jerseys whereas ours are more like traditional trading cards - affordable, scalable, and inclusive. And we have plans for gamification so that you actually interact with your NFTs and they have value beyond sitting in your collection.

51 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Thujone could make a killing in the longhorn NFT game

I haven't reached out to him yet but this type of NFT content is something we have discussed 

 

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One also very cool thing about NFTs, and how they could entice players to sign on to a team with a good NFT platform, is that they can create the smart contract to where anytime the NFT is resold the player gets a percentage of that sale.  So for example, say Bijan blows up in the NFL and one of his rare NFTs sells for $50,000 five years from now, he would get a percentage of that resale.

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12 minutes ago, LarryMoeSurly said:

One also very cool thing about NFTs, and how they could entice players to sign on to a team with a good NFT platform, is that they can create the smart contract to where anytime the NFT is resold the player gets a percentage of that sale.  So for example, say Bijan blows up in the NFL and one of his rare NFTs sells for $50,000 five years from now, he would get a percentage of that resale.

Yep, our players get a signing bonus, royalties on primary sales, and royalties on re-sales. 

Unfortunately, NIL contracts have to expire when players leave the program. We're exploring workarounds so that guys can still benefit after leaving campus.

ETA: I don't mean to clog up this thread but I trust y'all will tell me to stfu when the time comes.

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7 minutes ago, Nifty Horns said:

Yep, our players get a signing bonus, royalties on primary sales, and royalties on re-sales. 

Unfortunately, NIL contracts have to expire when players leave the program. We're exploring workarounds so that guys can benefit in the future. 

ETA: I don't mean to clog up this thread but I trust y'all will tell me to stfu when the time comes.

Keep going. Y’all need investors?

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7 minutes ago, Nifty Horns said:

Yep, our players get a signing bonus, royalties on primary sales, and royalties on re-sales. 

Unfortunately, NIL contracts have to expire when players leave the program. We're exploring workarounds so that guys can still benefit after leaving campus.

ETA: I don't mean to clog up this thread but I trust y'all will tell me to stfu when the time comes.

I'm interested in what you're doing.  Maybe we can start a new thread where you can go into more depth and update us with who you sign?

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Keep going. Y’all need investors?

Also, are you sure that existing nfts expire at the end of a player’s tenure? My read on that is you couldn’t produce new NFTs using UT logos, not that they couldn’t still get a piece of the sale of something that technically they light own. 

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6 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Keep going. Y’all need investors?

Potentially. Overhead is low (we're not taking a cut currently) so the only driver for outside funding would be to accelerate the addition of players (i.e. to cover their signing bonuses). I do have one source for that but I'm open to talking about other options. 

4 minutes ago, LarryMoeSurly said:

I'm interested in what you're doing.  Maybe we can start a new thread where you can go into more depth and update us with who you sign?

I had been thinking about doing this. Happy to share more details and it would be great to have another place to get feedback on designs and stuff. We have a discord for that currently but it's my understanding that some people have lives away from their computers. 

I don't have 100 posts so I can't access the NIL talk forum. @immamac could you hook me up?

4 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Also, are you sure that existing nfts expire at the end of a player’s tenure? My read on that is you couldn’t produce new NFTs using UT logos, not that they couldn’t still get a piece of the sale of something that technically they light own. 

The contract can't extend beyond their participation in the program. So for us, when a guy leaves the program, we stop producing new NFTs of them, using them for marketing, and pay out any unpaid royalties. Peer-to-peer sales continue, but the contract is terminated. It would get unruly keeping up royalty payments for thousands of guys after a couple years anyways, but I do have some ideas for alternatives. That's something for the other thread. 

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4 minutes ago, Nifty Horns said:

Potentially. Overhead is low (we're not taking a cut currently) so the only driver for outside funding would be to accelerate the addition of players (i.e. to cover their signing bonuses). I do have one source for that but I'm open to talking about other options. 

I had been thinking about doing this. Happy to share more details and it would be great to have another place to get feedback on designs and stuff. We have a discord for that currently but it's my understanding that some people have lives away from their computers. 

I don't have 100 posts so I can't access the NIL talk forum. @immamac could you hook me up?

The contract can't extend beyond their participation in the program. So for us, when a guy leaves the program, we stop producing new NFTs of them, using them for marketing, and pay out any unpaid royalties. Peer-to-peer sales continue, but the contract is terminated. It would get unruly keeping up royalty payments for thousands of guys after a couple years anyways, but I do have some ideas for alternatives. That's something for the other thread. 

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4 minutes ago, Leanderman said:

"Can someone share the visitor list for this weekend?"

For the game, or to South Austin moms house?
 

  • CB Ronald Lewis (OV)
  • OLB Derrick Brown
  • QB Maalik Murphy
  • 2022 Utah LB Lander Barton (OV)
  • 2022 LB Harold Perkins
  • 2024 CA QB Julian Sayin

 

  • 2022 Brenham CB Eric Hemphill
  • 2023 Liberty Eylau DB Tracy Revels
  • 2023 Nimitz DB Cory Huff Jr.
  • 2023 Lewisville OL Qua Davis
  • 2023 Lake Belton DB Javeon Wilcox – one to watch
  • 2023 Frisco Wakeland OL Connor Stroh
  • 2023 Katy Morton Ranch OL Zach Session
  • 2023 La Vernia OL Barrett Eddlemon
  • 2023 Austin Westlake QB Marson Monsivais
  • 2023 Frisco Wakleland TE Tripp Riordan
  • 2023 Leonard ATH Cameron Armstrong
  • 2024 Brandeis QB JC Evans
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Looks like Arbor is heading to Columbus... What a weird recruitment..one of the hottest recruits in the state.. then his lean backs off him completely.  Bama said no thanks, and aggy has him on the back burner.. meanwhile, we seemed to have moved on too.  Wonder if we'll get more clarity once the articles behind the scenes of the 2022 class come out next February.

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  • CB Ronald Lewis (OV)
  • OLB Derrick Brown
  • QB Maalik Murphy
  • 2022 Utah LB Lander Barton (OV)
  • 2022 LB Harold Perkins
  • 2024 CA QB Julian Sayin

 

  • 2022 Brenham CB Eric Hemphill
  • 2023 Liberty Eylau DB Tracy Revels
  • 2023 Nimitz DB Cory Huff Jr.
  • 2023 Lewisville OL Qua Davis
  • 2023 Lake Belton DB Javeon Wilcox – one to watch
  • 2023 Frisco Wakeland OL Connor Stroh
  • 2023 Katy Morton Ranch OL Zach Session
  • 2023 La Vernia OL Barrett Eddlemon
  • 2023 Austin Westlake QB Marson Monsivais
  • 2023 Frisco Wakleland TE Tripp Riordan
  • 2023 Leonard ATH Cameron Armstrong
  • 2024 Brandeis QB JC Evans
  • 2023 Katy Paetow LB Alex Kilgore

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Pretty sure TFB is missing some people. Never know what's real but there have also been reports on:

Kris Ross OV
Matayo Uiagalelei
Denver Harris
Jaleel Skinner (maybe, that was an older report)
Kevin Coleman (same as Skinner)

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39 minutes ago, Nifty Horns said:

Potentially. Overhead is low (we're not taking a cut currently) so the only driver for outside funding would be to accelerate the addition of players (i.e. to cover their signing bonuses). I do have one source for that but I'm open to talking about other options. 

I had been thinking about doing this. Happy to share more details and it would be great to have another place to get feedback on designs and stuff. We have a discord for that currently but it's my understanding that some people have lives away from their computers. 

I don't have 100 posts so I can't access the NIL talk forum. @immamac could you hook me up?

The contract can't extend beyond their participation in the program. So for us, when a guy leaves the program, we stop producing new NFTs of them, using them for marketing, and pay out any unpaid royalties. Peer-to-peer sales continue, but the contract is terminated. It would get unruly keeping up royalty payments for thousands of guys after a couple years anyways, but I do have some ideas for alternatives. That's something for the other thread. 

You’re doing God’s work, Sir. Keep it up. 

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4 hours ago, Thiefery said:

Looks like Arbor is heading to Columbus... What a weird recruitment..one of the hottest recruits in the state.. then his lean backs off him completely.  Bama said no thanks, and aggy has him on the back burner.. meanwhile, we seemed to have moved on too.  Wonder if we'll get more clarity once the articles behind the scenes of the 2022 class come out next February.

Wondering this also. Did he go to camps and perform poorly or get into trouble off the field?

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