IMG academy was part of the famous IMG sports agency.
The movie Jerry Maguire is based on this sports business.
IMG fills the most college scholarships in America, the agency then locks down the talent.

The school that can perfect the agency model is going to have a better chance at locking down talent, that attract and retain players.

Recent A&M headline -saving a spot for a indecisive player, indicates A&M is not in this model.

The Nike brand is weakening and the regulatory governance of college sports is still being debated.

Contracts that stick
Perks for finishing
Punishments for wavering and costs to back out.
The best offers for the best players.

Get Tony B to create it.

No 5 star player is going to sign a contract where they don't have all the control. They want the guaranteed money, the ability to transfer on a whim for more money, no consequences if they don't live up to the hype, etc. If we do this then any chance we have for top talent will dry up and we will have a lot of money to spend on 2 and 3 star players and remain Texas 8&4 forever.

I honestly cannot imagine a dumber use of a dollar than giving it to these moron kids to maybe or maybe not play some football.

All I can think about when I hear IMG Academy is the overrated players we have had that came from there.

Johnny Boyziel 2 said:

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All I can think about when I hear IMG Academy is the overrated players we have had that came from there.

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They also produce a ton of D1 athletes in a bunch of sports. Seems like they're doing something right.

Who besides Mond went to IMG? I don't really track what schools our players come from.

Currently agents can't negotiate with schools. I believe the House agreement necessarily resets that expectation…

Johnny Boyziel 2 said:

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All I can think about when I hear IMG Academy is the overrated players we have had that came from there.

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It also makes me think of maroonthrunthru's inside sources. Thanks, Zoo.

Johnny Boyziel 2 said:

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All I can think about when I hear IMG Academy is the overrated players we have had that came from there.

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Who are some of them? (Genuinely curious)

Dezz Ricks maybe? I can't find anyone who committed to A&M from there in the last 5 years.

Kids like JC Latham, JJ McCarthy, Jihad Campbell went there and didn't choose A&M

This would require the university to actually have a desire to win something. We spent less than tu and made 3x the profit. As long as the top brass sees that, they're changing nothing. Easy money is easy.

im trying to think why i should care abiut this

TheDecadeSapling said:

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This would require the university to actually have a desire to win something. We spent less than tu and made 3x the profit. As long as the top brass sees that, they're changing nothing. Easy money is easy.

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I keep seeing this here. It is untrue.


Based on data from the last available fiscal year 2024 data (covering September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024) for the football programs specifically:

Texas A&M Football: Texas A&M's football program generated $118.5 million in revenue and incurred $90.8 million in expenses, resulting in a profit of $27.7 million. University of Texas Football: The University of Texas football program earned approximately $205 million in revenue with expenses of $65.8 million, yielding a profit of $139.2 million.

"Del Conte said the biggest reasons for the increase in revenue were the school's first year in its new arena, the Moody Center, "an incredible job by our development team" in restricted and unrestricted gifts and the first year of a new local media-rights agreement with Learfield."

Not to rain on OPs parade, but the agent/agency Jerry Maguire was based on wasn't IMG.

TXAG 05 said:

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Not to rain on OPs parade, but the agent/agency Jerry Maguire was based on wasn't IMG.

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That's pissing in his Wheaties…