Re: TNET: Portal Combat: Bakich prepared to go to war to keep his players

Agree, very true. But where I think a lot may get confused, is baseball isn't a full ride like basketball and football. You can get those kids that want to play in his culture, but if they're out of state, 1/4 scholly won't cut it.

I must apologize to some posters a few weeks ago when Taylor was discussed. I didn't think he'd go that high until he proved he could make it thru a season injury free as well as prove himself at the plate. Perhaps it was more hope than anything. Hoping he'd want to come back because I still can't see him going higher than his hs draft of 19th round. Still, I think a kid like will would be an ideal candidate for NIL helping him make close to his draft status.

It'd be nice to get an interview with coach and ask him about certain players after he does the 2nd round of exits.

Is there a way we can pony up nil as a fan and designate a certain program or player. No doubt coach will get 110% out the team, but until he and other programs (golf etc) get the money, there's no way we can realistically get back to the glory days.

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Jun 11, 2024, 11:11 PM

smillsap1 said:

Like basketball and Brownell, I suspect Bakich knows and engages with the deep pocket supporters of baseball. What I bet he needs more of is NIL contributions to offset scholarship money gaps for the bulk of the roster. Right now that’s whatever 110 Society has done to build a donor base of smaller monthly contributions.

I have a little insight in the NIL space. Clemson’s Collective is The 110 Society. You can give and designate to a specific sport. The poster is correct that one of our challenges is that in college baseball schools only get 11.7 scholarships total. Schools with large endowments have an advantage of using endowed funds that are available to all students to make sure their baseball team needs are met. We have some very good players that actually have to come out of pocket to play for Clemson. One NIL goal is to make every baseball player at a minimum have the equivalent of a full scholarship. Candidly, that will not be enough to keep some of the more NIL rich schools from coming after our talent. It is also not enough to be competitive in the portal. I was told by a very reliable source that last year Coach Bakich went on the donor fundraising circuit and raised less than 50K in NIL money. He deserves better. The last two weeks were electric. Lets find a way to raise NIL money for baseball and head to Omaha next year. Link to 110 Society attached
https://www.110society.com/shop/DONATION

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TNET: Portal Combat: Bakich prepared to go to war to keep his players