Maybe this post isn't in the correct thread. Based on the numbers, we don't have a good QB. Well, we don't have good players in all positions due to severely inadequate NIL. The current transfers are from vastly smaller programs and probably don't have the talent to win in the Big 12.
Anyway...As I predicted when the NIL era began, OSU football is over and done with. That’s almost verbatim.
Say what y’all will about Gundy—he had an unbelievable 18-year winning streak. Who thought OSU football would’ve been that successful? I thought that would never happen. Gundy proved me wrong. I know we only won three games, but no one can ever forget about that astonishing 18-year run. Can't fully blame Gundy for that... We simply do not have the required amount of NIL we'd need for successful above .500
Gundy achieved that success by developing under-recruited and overlooked players. He took rosters filled with only two- and three-star rankings and turned OSU football into one of the most successful programs in all of college football.
I predicted the downfall of OSU football because of NIL. And sadly, I’m probably right about that. Gundy will never have developed juniors and seniors again. If there are juniors and seniors on the roster, it now means they weren’t good enough to be picked away by richer football programs.
OSU will never come close to offering the NIL money needed to be successful in this era. It’s over. We’ll never have success again... unless something changes the current madness.
Hopefully, I’m wrong, and successful seasons will come sporadically—maybe winning seasons every 3–5 years. I think that’s all we can hope for.
Regardless, I’m a die-hard OSU football and basketball fan. I’ll never be a bandwagon fan. I sure wish we could win a national championship before my time is over... but the 2011 season will forever remain the closest we’ll get to playing in a national championship game.
Y’all can react negatively to my post—I gave my opinion, that’s all. After the conclusion of the 2025–2026 season, I’ll be sure to tag those who reacted negatively. It won’t be fun to say “I told you so.”
I have a box/club seat (thanks, Bitcoin). Y’all are more than welcome to stop by and listen to the conversations happening there. My friends and I donate a significant sum every year. Believe me when I say this: fundraising efforts have been fruitless. In the Big 12, OSU ranks last in NIL money. Unless NIL funding quadruples—and even that may not be enough—OSU football is in dire straits.
My friends and I have tried to buy a QB capable of winning in the Big 12. We’ve tried to secure a talented O-line, to no avail. These players cost a fortune, unfortunately. And we’re nowhere near close to acquiring the talent needed to win in the Big 12. $125,000 for a QB is insane. O-linemen are asking for $25,000-$100,000+ to come to OSU. This NIL era has destroyed football—and it's severely impacted programs like OSU.
Regarding QBs: Rangel isn’t the guy, nor is the QB who followed Doug Meacham from TCU. Flores and Smith are the front-runners so far, but they’re going to have to run for their lives every passing play. The O-line is just bad—worse than the 2024–2025 O-line. Obviously, there’s still time for improvement… but it’s going to take a miracle.
I could go on and on. Unless a miracle occurs, by the end of the 2025–2026 season, both the offense and defense will likely rank between 100th and 130th.
In the 2024–2025 prediction thread, I predicted a 4-win season. My donor friends and I are privy to the state of the football program—and it's not good. At all.
Y'all are absolutely free to join my box/club any time during the 2025-2026 season. N Bookmark this post and send me a message during home games and I'll let you in my club. Seriously... Let me know and you're more than welcome to join my friends and I.
Oh and just a mere $3,000 will get you a spot in the EXTREME CAMP where you get to spend three or four days with the Coaches and Players during fall camp before the season!!!
