It's so overblown thinking the southern schools won't be able to come up with money for NIL deals. LSU currently has the 7th most NIL deals in the country. Something like 6 of the top 10 NIL money schools are from the south.
Just using LSU as an example.
They rank 5th in NIL revenue sharing for the 2025-2026 season
They rank 3rd in NIL collective funding
However, I am also aware that numbers can and are likely manipulated both ways on this. There is no way the common fan can get a true accurate picture of any of it because the numbers are so all over the place. One thing we know or should know, is that the idea that the southern schools cannot compete in the NIL times that we are in is completely overblown.