FWST: How TCU and a famed Fort Worth football family broke up over NIL money

[TopFrog]

How TCU and a famed Fort Worth football family broke up over NIL money​

Big Steaming Pile

The Brockermeyer family is one of the most prominent football names in the history of Fort Worth, but its connection to TCU was severed over a few hundred thousand bucks.

Center James Brockermeyer should be finishing his final season of college football at TCU, with his twin brother, Tommy, having recently earned his degree from TCU. Older brother Luke would likely still be on staff as an assistant coach.

Instead, all three alums of All Saints Episcopal School no longer have any ties to TCU football.

A relationship that was a natural fit ended over what essentially amounts to exhaustion, and frustration, as college players now routinely keep coming back to coaches and staff members, asking for more money or else they will leave.

TCU head coach Sonny Dykes said enough, even if it was with the Brockermeyers.

Paywall link: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article312680276.html

Full article link: https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-wort...worth-football-family-broke-up-over-nil-money

 

[TopFrog]

Welcome to modern college football.

Pretty [ Finebaum ]ty of the Brockermeyers who showed they completely lack a sense of team, loyalty and relationships. Just a bunch of greedy [ "illegitimate Baylor boys" ] who can't say no thank you when someone waives a dollar in their face. [ get out of here ] and stay out.

I remember Williams doing the same as Muck reported here.

Losing both of them hurt the team no doubt. But at some point Dykes is right, we have limited resources and there is only so much that can be done before you have to say sorry but if you want to leave then good luck and move on.

Will we ever be able to hold on to top talent? Not at the pace the game is currently being played. Guys like Hoover who do have a sense of team, loyalty and doesn't have to have a dump truck full of money left at his doorstep are going to be rare.

 

[Paint It Purple]

In these bidding contests, did the dad stop to consider that Miami was sandbagging the kid with their first offer? If the kid was worth more, then he's worth more at the start. Slimy people all around.

 

[AroundWorldFrog]

scheiss the Brockermeyers

 

[BrewingFrog]

Money has a strange way of revealing character...

 

[Westsider]

On the other hand there’s Hoov….

 

[Big Frog II]

The Brockermeyer's overplayed their hand.

 

[SoonerFrogs]

three schools in five years. dont care.

 

[82 Frog Fever]

Wow an accurate positive article from Big Steaming Pile, refreshing.

 

[Opintel]

This is sad, all around.

 

[Mean Purple]

sad to see. Sonny handled it as well as one could.

 

[Frognosticator]

And now his team just lost to SMU.

 

[SW toad]

And now his team just lost to SMU.

I watched 3 quarters of the SMU Miami game. SMUs Jeff M'ba and Terry Webb on several occasions stuffed Miami's center and LG # 78. They bulldozed those IOL for Miami 2-5 yards past the line of scrimmage and prevented at least 3 3rd down conversions.

 

[4 Oaks Frog]

scheiss the Brockermeyers!!…

 

[Michael Milton's Jaw]

scheiss the Brockermeyers!!…

Back in the day, Fort Worth kids would think twice before pissing off the big $$’s people at TCU/ Fort Worth. Might be hard to find a job in Fort Worth.

 

[Fosterpark Squatter]

And now his team just lost to SMU.

Was there since the Frogs were off.

Awesome game.

 

[Paint It Purple]

Back in the day, Fort Worth kids would think twice before pissing off the big $$’s people at TCU/ Fort Worth. Might be hard to find a job in Fort Worth.

These kids look for jobs when college is over?

 

[Michael Milton's Jaw]

These kids look for jobs when college is over?

Kid will not get an NFL pension like the old man. Better hope dad saved his money and he has an inheritance coming.

 

[TopFrog]

And now his team just lost to SMU.

Hopefully ending their playoff hopes.

 

[HFrawg]

What an ungrateful, greedy family. Sad but this is CFB these days. Sucks.