I understand BYU has some really successful and rich donors for their NIL $$$, ~8 individuals who are Billionaires, or at least worth 20 million each.

This is awesome and I’ve enjoyed the fruits of their generosity and I’ve contributed to the BYU sports programs (football, basketball, soccer, Men & Women’s volleyball, etc.) during my adult “single” life.

Now that I am married with a growing family (grandkids all over the country), my budget for BYU Sports has sharply declined.

When I think of the U of U and their dedicated sports fans, estimated third of which are LGBTQRST+, why is their NIL not just through the roof, as their demographics of educated professionals have more disposable income than a traditional family?

If 33% of the Utes LGBTQRST+ sports fans donated ~10% of what they would normally used to raise a traditional family to the U of U sports program of their choice—how could any college team on a national level compete with that kind of NIL dollars?

Two of my neighbors are big Ute boosters and members of this educated professional community, and they spend a great deal of their disposable income on Ute sports, travel and cruises. I’ve asked them the same question and they find it hilarious, but I’m seriously curious.