This is exactly what's wrong with the sport today. You're talking about buying players like they're commodities, not young men who should choose a school for the program and the education. I remember when LaDainian Tomlinson chose TCU because he believed in what Dennis Franchione was building, not because of some multi-year contract. Now you want to lock kids down before they even take a visit? That's not recruiting, that's a hostage situation. The Augustanas of the world? Son, I've been watching football since the Southwest Conference days, when a rivalry with Baylor or Texas A&M meant something you couldn't buy. This NIL revenue sharing is just pay-for-play with a fancy name, and it's gutting the soul of the game. Our collective shouldn't be focused on winning bidding wars against D3 schools, it should be about building a team that plays with heart, like the 2010 Rose Bowl team did. You can't purchase that kind of chemistry. The minute you start guaranteeing money for four years to a kid who hasn't taken a snap, you've lost the plot entirely. This isn't a sustainable model, it's a gold rush that's going to leave the sport in ruins.