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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by D-Wreck » Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:14 am

AFCAT wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:03 am
I'm willing to give Ludwig the free use of a 1995 Ford Explorer (He has to pay the insurance) and I'll purchase him one free Pickle Barrel sandwich a week for four years, if he signs with the Cats.
Let me dig through the couch for some change and I can probably swing a liability policy...


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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by PapaG » Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:16 am

D-Wreck wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:14 am
AFCAT wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:03 am
I'm willing to give Ludwig the free use of a 1995 Ford Explorer (He has to pay the insurance) and I'll purchase him one free Pickle Barrel sandwich a week for four years, if he signs with the Cats.
Let me dig through the couch for some change and I can probably swing a liability policy...
If Hardee’s brings back $.49 cheeseburgers like they were when I was a student, I will pitch in 10 of those a week.


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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by RockyBearCat » Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:20 am

AFCAT wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:03 am
I'm willing to give Ludwig the free use of a 1995 Ford Explorer (He has to pay the insurance) and I'll purchase him one free Pickle Barrel sandwich a week for four years, if he signs with the Cats.
I think he has to do something....can't "pay to play". He could model your mini-helmet collection on a Champ figurine to draw people to your website.



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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by Colter_Nuanez » Fri Dec 12, 2025 11:00 am

BelligerentBobcat wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 8:47 am
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Would be surprised if he went anywhere but Texas Tech. Heard they are offering high 6 or low 7 figures.
That’s a ridiculous amount to pay a 4* true freshman from Montana.

Good for Moose if that’s true but that’s a crazy number for a guy who will likely play limited games and then redshirt next season.
Word is they have $300 mil (or more) in NIL $$. So…$3 million per player is nothing.
Colter. Come on now. Common sense tells us their NIL budget isn’t a third of a billion dollars. I’m guessing somebody added an extra zero on to what it actually is.
It's essentially an endowment, so $300 million could conservatively earn $15 to $25 million per year. Plus, the present value of a $3 million contract to play would be substantially less. Also, there are non-cash items of value in the contract, like free use of a car and other things like that. You may be right, but I think the number Colter quoted is most definitely within the realm of possibility for a school like TT.
That would make more sense. I thought he meant $300 million per year, which would be ludicrous.
Yes, sorry, it is an endowment. But they had two brothers who are former players with oil money give them $100 million each. And they said if they needed more that the checkbooks were wide open… same thing at Oregon… Phil Knight said that the only thing he wants before he dies his Oregon national championship, therefore Oregon has a blank check to spend as much NIL money as they want…



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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by BigBruceBaker » Fri Dec 12, 2025 12:10 pm

AFCAT wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:03 am
I'm willing to give Ludwig the free use of a 1995 Ford Explorer (He has to pay the insurance) and I'll purchase him one free Pickle Barrel sandwich a week for four years, if he signs with the Cats.
Is this deal still available? I’m thinking of reopening my recruitment if this is the type of sweet incentives that are out there.


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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by CodyCat » Fri Dec 12, 2025 12:13 pm

BigBruceBaker wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 12:10 pm
AFCAT wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:03 am
I'm willing to give Ludwig the free use of a 1995 Ford Explorer (He has to pay the insurance) and I'll purchase him one free Pickle Barrel sandwich a week for four years, if he signs with the Cats.
Is this deal still available? I’m thinking of reopening my recruitment if this is the type of sweet incentives that are out there.
Those deals only exist for Matt Moose not Big Bruce Bumblebee :D


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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by nanacat » Fri Dec 12, 2025 2:22 pm

Apparently the offer of the Ford Explorer wasn't quite enough incentive.

https://www.montanasports.com/category/ ... 2Vvi-O07-A



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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by luckyirishguy25 » Fri Dec 12, 2025 2:40 pm

nanacat wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 2:22 pm
Apparently the offer of the Ford Explorer wasn't quite enough incentive.

https://www.montanasports.com/category/ ... 2Vvi-O07-A
Wonder what the size of the pile of cash he's getting form Tech.



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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by AFCAT » Fri Dec 12, 2025 3:42 pm

BigBruceBaker wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 12:10 pm
AFCAT wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:03 am
I'm willing to give Ludwig the free use of a 1995 Ford Explorer (He has to pay the insurance) and I'll purchase him one free Pickle Barrel sandwich a week for four years, if he signs with the Cats.
Is this deal still available? I’m thinking of reopening my recruitment if this is the type of sweet incentives that are out there.
Well, if you are a 4-star recruit that's 6-4, 250 pounds with an 80”+ wing span with huge hands and can run and the Cats are willing to sign you, then heck yeah!


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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by allcat » Fri Dec 12, 2025 4:05 pm

PapaG wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:16 am
D-Wreck wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:14 am
AFCAT wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:03 am
I'm willing to give Ludwig the free use of a 1995 Ford Explorer (He has to pay the insurance) and I'll purchase him one free Pickle Barrel sandwich a week for four years, if he signs with the Cats.
Let me dig through the couch for some change and I can probably swing a liability policy...
If Hardee’s brings back $.49 cheeseburgers like they were when I was a student, I will pitch in 10 of those a week.
I forgot the name of the place, but there was a burger joint across the street near the high school that had 10 for a dollar.


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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by Cledus » Fri Dec 12, 2025 4:29 pm

allcat wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 4:05 pm
PapaG wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:16 am
D-Wreck wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:14 am
AFCAT wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:03 am
I'm willing to give Ludwig the free use of a 1995 Ford Explorer (He has to pay the insurance) and I'll purchase him one free Pickle Barrel sandwich a week for four years, if he signs with the Cats.
Let me dig through the couch for some change and I can probably swing a liability policy...
If Hardee’s brings back $.49 cheeseburgers like they were when I was a student, I will pitch in 10 of those a week.
I forgot the name of the place, but there was a burger joint across the street near the high school that had 10 for a dollar.
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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by catmannu » Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:39 pm

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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by Cat4LifeHouseDivided » Fri Dec 12, 2025 6:42 pm

luckyirishguy25 wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 2:40 pm
nanacat wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 2:22 pm
Apparently the offer of the Ford Explorer wasn't quite enough incentive.

https://www.montanasports.com/category/ ... 2Vvi-O07-A
Wonder what the size of the pile of cash he's getting form Tech.
Rumor around Billings is like Colter said....7 figures



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Re: Matt Ludwig - reopens recruiting

Post by CatBlitz » Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:30 pm

Selfishly, a bummer it's not here or Oregon.

But he'll be a good one in Lubbock.


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