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Because we nuked that group in 1982 with the 1-AA fiasco. You basically killed off alums who still did care about the school's athletics that had graduated any time before 1995. And even then, it wasn't until the 00's that we ever showed a hint of being able to actually win as a FBS squad, albeit against the dregs of the CFB world. The BMDs we need are ones who graduated during the nuking of the program. I mean, seriously, there's a reason there was the UNT 17, when we need about a UNT 1700. So, now, when we will see what almost everyone else has in place, probably won't be until 2045 or later. if then. Having your administration show everyone that you'd rather host a faculty fajita lunch at the Super Pit than host a NIT game here against Oklahoma State is not exactly helping to cultivate BMDs for athletics. Businesspeople with UNT degrees are mostly pro sports fans or t-shirt fans of the Power Teams. There's a reason that 2% of the UNT alumni base cares enough to donate to athletics, and that was before NIL and the Portal began killing the college sports world. Today, I'd be shocked if its 1%.

Morris has 100% leverage to send people packing for in-season holdouts given these types will be packing anyway.

UNT is a big school with no shortage of graduates who make money. Our schools of business and engineering have over 12,000 undergraduates combined, higher than the entire enrollment of SMU. You don't major in those disciplines without an eye towards getting paid. What we lack is that old boy's club of rich donors getting rich people perks that make them want to stay associated with their alma mater and open up their checkbooks on a consistent basis.

Yes, but we didn't snag a starter at Miami by offering him more NIL dollars.

Morris coached Cam Ward. I think he knows if a QB can see the field or not, more than you do.