Appearing on Another Dooley Noted Podcast, the former Florida and South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier said that he feels "a little bad" for Mississippi State due to the "huge NIL fund" that their in-state rival Ole Miss have to work with.

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“In a way, I feel a little bad for Mississippi State because Ole Miss has a huge NIL fund,” Steve Spurrier said. “I don’t know what they’re spending but they’re spending right there with Ohio State and Texas and all those schools. And poor Mississippi State, I don’t think they’re spending much. They don’t have it to spend.”

(The Spun)

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MC5601•17 months

CFB is living in a world with unlimited salary cap. We're already starting to see about 5-10 teams that can afford to pay on a whole different level than the rest. Championship winners will directly correlate to spending and if this remains unchecked it will be the downfall of the sport

Clark14•17 months

Yep, seems like Saban was ridiculed for speaking up about it.

Datbayoubengal•17 months

@Clark14 it wasn't the message, it was the messenger with Saban.

theballguy•17 months

Yep. Humans are petty. Water is wet.

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HonoraryCoonass•17 months

Schools should not be able to participate/facilitate in NIL. No fundraising, no brokering deals, no promising money. All that should be up to the player to solicit and manage.

austiger•17 months

It is ridiculous. State has been competitive for years, and now they're at a terrible disadvantage. Not good for the sport.

InVolNerable•17 months

Lol, no it's not. Who gives a frick about Mississippi State? If they can't keep up, that's on them; let their football team and university crumble.

DeafVallyBatnR•17 months

I feel sorry for College Football

QB•17 months

there has to be a cap to the NIL, and then the schools can get back to cheating again.
If there is no salary/spending cap for players, then it will be less than 5 years that there will be a perpetual top 5 every year, and football will lose its luster to most fans.

Morpheus•17 months

Yeah it’s on a non sustainable plane right now. For anyone, without implosion.

InVolNerable•17 months

Americans love communism in their sports.

TooFyeToFly•17 months

The Yankees, Lakers, and Cowboys say hi.

wesman21•17 months

If they don't have a cap on NIL, college football can easily become like the MLB where you can spend to win (for the most part).

Jay Quest•17 months

NIL makes players free agents after every year. It's not a smart way to keep fans interested in the product.

Dingeaux•17 months

there will have to be a limit eventually. It will be like the NFL before the salary cap.

However, a lot of changes will have to occur before a cap can be introduced and enforced

Ace Midnight•17 months

And then the Bamas of the world will cheat the "limit" and get away with it. Sure, LSU and aTm will cheat, too, but will get caught and punished.

:meetthenewboss:

EvrybodysAllAmerican•17 months

Its dumb that this is supposed to be a competition and we have an unequal playing field. Need a salary cap and narrow it down to whatever schools want to play in a pro league, and everyone else play in a different league

lastfan•17 months

Then teams would just pay them under the table to supplement the NIL cap. The schools who were best at cheating before would rule the roost once again.

morganwadefan•17 months

I just rewatched the ‘92 game when Shane Matthews was giving away interceptions like Oprah gives away cars. Funny watching Spurrier give up coaching and just pick blades of grass off the field, lol.

Lock,Stock•17 months

Poor State?? lol they have been paying players for years, just like the majority of the SEC. Don’t feel sorry for them.

BigTigerJoe•17 months

Free enterprise baby.