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https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2022/07/18/matador-club-offers-25k-contracts-to-100-tech-football-players/65375501007/

The Matador Club, a non-profit collective organized by Texas Tech donors, plans this week to sign 100 Red Raiders football players each to one-year, $25,000 contracts.

Cody Campbell, a founding member of the Matador Club board of directors, said all 85 scholarship players and 15 of the top walk-ons will be covered under the agreements. In return, they'll be expected to do community service and charitable work around Lubbock and, in the future, possibly other West Texas cities.

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$25,000 is enough to influence kids to join Texas Tech. They are also the first ones to give some money to walk-ons that contribute. These kids get nothing from playing, not even meal money. It will be interesting as the Group of 5 programs start pulling together money to insure they are in the mix for quality players. The private schools will have a leg up for sure!

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1 hour ago, Okiefan said:

$25,000 is enough to influence kids to join Texas Tech. They are also the first ones to give some money to walk-ons that contribute. These kids get nothing from playing, not even meal money. It will be interesting as the Group of 5 programs start pulling together money to insure they are in the mix for quality players. The private schools will have a leg up for sure!

Agree.  I think for someone like KD, he would get more money at a Texas A&M but could he have the same stats and results that he gets here at UNT?  The key thing I see is can a player still have a valid shot at the NFL if they are at a G5?  That is a much better prize for these young men.

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4 hours ago, Okiefan said:

$25,000 is enough to influence kids to join Texas Tech. They are also the first ones to give some money to walk-ons that contribute. These kids get nothing from playing, not even meal money. It will be interesting as the Group of 5 programs start pulling together money to insure they are in the mix for quality players. The private schools will have a leg up for sure!

That donated money will dry up real fast if they don't produce as a team.  One year of 6-6 in that conference and boosters will stop giving and start calling for a new HC.  Sarkisian at Texas is already said to be on the hot seat after one year of 5-7. 

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1 hour ago, NT80 said:

That donated money will dry up real fast if they don't produce as a team.  One year of 6-6 in that conference and boosters will stop giving and start calling for a new HC.  Sarkisian at Texas is already said to be on the hot seat after one year of 5-7. 

Wrong. Cody Campbell and Jeff Sellers are both former players at Tech and sold their oil company (Double Eagle) for 6.4 billion. I'm pretty sure they won't be leaving after a .500 season. 

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9 hours ago, Green Crazy said:

Wrong. Cody Campbell and Jeff Sellers are both former players at Tech and sold their oil company (Double Eagle) for 6.4 billion. I'm pretty sure they won't be leaving after a .500 season. 

Both are good dudes and committed for the long run...also it was the 3rd successful PE backed exit they've had, so pockets are deep.

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