When you wish upon a star makes a lot of difference who you are. Now we have some clout. Still it comes down to compatibility and of course the NIL. Four or five stars may or may not be an issue. However would he fit in here and are we what he is looking for? Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for. We will see. I do not expect a quick answer from him after his last deal.
Since the kids were in Pee Wee football they have been told the are the best. Their young egos have been stroked to the point that everything in their life has a value on it as it relates to feeding their “Better than the Rest” egos.
Their number of stars is part of their identity, and their identity is a product of their ego. Respect is measured by what their ego perceives.
NIL in their mind is just a matter of how much a perspective team respects them. “That school respects me more because the are willing to give me more money.” Of course the value of the money is important, but to their ego, not as much as the respect the money it represents.
I all actuality, the team offering the most money may actually have the least amount of respect for who the kid is, and only respects what the kid can do for them.
So much money has really scheissed up what was nice a really fun sport…