John Middlecoff

It's not Los Angeles, but it's really good.

Produces a ton of Division I prospects here in Scottsdale area, in the greater Scottsdale area, down to Tucson, where Bijon's from.

So I don't have the same experience.

And again, I don't have those type people in my life that would even think like that.

So I'm the wrong person to feel that high school football is dropping off a cliff.

What about NIL effects on the money for athletes at younger age and affecting their drive to perform at the highest level?

I'm pro-paying college players, but curious if there will be a trend like moving forward because money can make college students underperform like it can affect pro athletes.

As someone who lost a father at a younger age, it hits different when you become a dad yourself.

I totally agree.

You know what's funny is I ask friends a lot on the scouting...

just grind, if they've seen a huge impact of when they talk to a coordinator at a big school and they're paying guys a ton of money, if it's impacted their drive and their focus.

I haven't heard that, which is pretty incredible.

My generation, if you would have given people I knew hundreds of thousands of dollars, no way they would have worked this hard.

But I have not gotten that sense at all.

Maybe it's because these guys are drinking less, which I guess society is.

I'm not quite sure, like, are college athletes drinking less than guys 20 years ago?

I guess just based on the statistics, you would say yes.

That probably has somewhat of an impact of decision making.

But I've actually heard positive things.

A lot of guys, I think it impacts more guys bouncing around than it does because the expectations once I got you and I'm paying you a lot of money is like, we need you to produce and it's intense.