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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1028531" data-attributes="member: 18006">Wealthy and influential boosters are alowed to form a "donor collective" to gather funds from donors and businesses, like the "Yea Alabama Collective", or the "Gator Collective", or Wisconsin's "Varsity Collective". Some schools even have more than one. They can be either 501(C)3 non-profits or LLC, and they are technically independent of the schools. It's basically a massive money-laundering scheme, existing for the sole purpose of raising money from as many sources as possible and funneling it to the athletes. They're the party that makes the deals with the athletes, paying them to endorse specific products, etc.  Some college coaches don't even hide behind the "wink-wink", and just come right out and beg wealthy donors to pour more of their money into these collectives so they can "recruit" better players. It's just rotten to the core, and I don't blame Hafley for seeing the writing on the wall and getting the hell out.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.on3.com/nil/news/what-are-nil-collectives-and-how-do-they-operate/[/URL]</blockquote>

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