There has been much debate between Ohio State and college football fans alike concerning name, image and likeness deals and how different universities go about distributing dollars to student-athletes. It seems some programs are just handing out bags of cash to persuade top-ranking players to join them while others like OSU have more of an earn-your-keep mentality.
Ryan Day has said it will take 13 million a year just to keep the current Buckeyes in the fold. Gene Smith has gone as far as to ask fans to join in the giving by making monthly donations to collectives raising money to support Ohio State athletes. Regardless of what side of the argument you fall on concerning Smith’s pitch to raise money, one family has found a way to give and ease the sting just a little at the expense of Michigan fans.
Twitter user @World_B_Free_21 may be on to something; a way to support the Buckeyes financially while at the same time sticking it to your favorite maize and blue fan.
M.A. D’agostino shared a post on Twitter that he and his wife gifted his brother-in-law, a diehard Michigan fan, a donation to “The Foundation” in his honor. D’agostino completed the post with a picture of the family member in Wolverine garb holding the certificate of appreciation from the collective.
For Christmas, my wife and I gifted my brother-in-law, a diehard Michigan fan, a donation to @TheFoundation1_ in his honor. pic.twitter.com/yw5L9lq9pp
— M. A. D'agostino (@World_B_Free_21) December 25, 2022
This idea could really take off. I mean, most of us have a special person in our life that pulls for The Team Up North. What better way to give a gift that keeps on giving while supporting the Buckeyes at the same time? It feels like a win-win.
So go ahead and make those donations regardless of how you feel about NIL … the look on your favorite Wolverine fan’s face will be well worth the price.
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