The Bobcat Nation

We’ve got some exciting stuff coming up, and we want to make sure you’re in the loop. Check out what’s ahead:

Member Appreciation Event – Friday, 6 PM @ The Ponderosa Club
This Friday, we’re gathering to celebrate YOU, our incredible members! It’s going to be a great night at The Ponderosa Club—make sure to join us.

A huge shoutout to Mike Hope and The Ponderosa Social Club for generously donating all the food and beverages for the event. Mike has been an amazing champion for the Collective, and we’re so grateful for his continued support. Full event details are here:
https://bobcatcollective.com/events-new/

Can’t attend? No worries! Our online silent auction is open to everyone, and you can still bid on some fantastic items:


Sunday Player Roundtable – Get to Know the Players
Join us this Sunday for another Player Roundtable with:


Tommy Mellott
Tayden Gray
Rylan Schlepp
Ryan King
These roundtables are a great way to connect with the players and hear their stories. If you miss it live, don’t worry—recordings are available on our website https://www.fanspire.co/bobcat-collective-media using the view code sent to your email. If you need help with your code, reach out, and we’ll get you set up.

Bobcat Breakdown Podcast with Danny U
We’re excited about our new weekly podcast, Bobcat Breakdown, hosted by Danny U. Danny has done a great job with these player to player interviews and even after a career-ending injury, Danny has committed to finishing the series through the season.


You can find all episodes in the Watch section of our website. It’s a must-listen for every Bobcat fan!
https://www.fanspire.co/bobcat-collective-media

Skyline Sports Partnership
A big thank you to Skyline Sports for being a fantastic business partner. They recently featured our Football Liaison Clevan Thomas in an interview—check it out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m ... 0674221180

Help Us Keep the Momentum Going
We’re committed to providing quality NIL opportunities for our athletes and hosting meaningful events for the community. To keep this going, we need your support! If you or someone you know wants to pitch in, here’s the link:
https://bobcatcollective.com/support/

Awesome! Thanks!

Not sure how plausible this is for NIL in Bozeman but Oregon has a relationship with Fanatics now for individual NIL-linked jerseys to customize for each player.

https://www.fanatics.com/college/oregon ... 3812261872

PapaG wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:09 pm

Not sure how plausible this is for NIL in Bozeman but Oregon has a relationship with Fanatics now for individual NIL-linked jerseys to customize for each player.

https://www.fanatics.com/college/oregon ... 3812261872

We are actively working on a jersey option. Thanks for the link!

When I picked up a case of Tailgater at Map the opening weekend the nice people with the collective handed me a Tailgater trucker hat. Long story short, I now need to acquire a second one but I can't find it on the NIL shop or on the Map Brewing website. Is it possible to buy these anywhere?

We have a shirt and hoodie option at The NIL Shop: https://thenilshop.co/?s=tailgater

I will get that hat up on the site as well.

bvancleeve wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:16 pm

PapaG wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:09 pm

Not sure how plausible this is for NIL in Bozeman but Oregon has a relationship with Fanatics now for individual NIL-linked jerseys to customize for each player.

https://www.fanatics.com/college/oregon ... 3812261872

We are actively working on a jersey option. Thanks for the link!

Would probably spend way too much money if we got a jersey option figured out.... so probably should definitely post on here if you get it figured out!

bvancleeve wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:16 pm

PapaG wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:09 pm

Not sure how plausible this is for NIL in Bozeman but Oregon has a relationship with Fanatics now for individual NIL-linked jerseys to customize for each player.

https://www.fanatics.com/college/oregon ... 3812261872

We are actively working on a jersey option. Thanks for the link!

? about the jersey numbers. All of the retail jerseys you can buy right now have 0 or 00. Just curious what's the difference between having a jersey with an active player's (Blake Stillwell) number but not having any other numbers as an option?

RUACAT wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:30 pm

bvancleeve wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:16 pm

PapaG wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:09 pm

Not sure how plausible this is for NIL in Bozeman but Oregon has a relationship with Fanatics now for individual NIL-linked jerseys to customize for each player.

https://www.fanatics.com/college/oregon ... 3812261872

We are actively working on a jersey option. Thanks for the link!

? about the jersey numbers. All of the retail jerseys you can buy right now have 0 or 00. Just curious what's the difference between having a jersey with an active player's (Blake Stillwell) number but not having any other numbers as an option?

There are other sites where you can purchase jerseys with different numbers.

AFCAT wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:57 pm

RUACAT wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:30 pm

bvancleeve wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:16 pm

PapaG wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:09 pm

Not sure how plausible this is for NIL in Bozeman but Oregon has a relationship with Fanatics now for individual NIL-linked jerseys to customize for each player.

https://www.fanatics.com/college/oregon ... 3812261872

We are actively working on a jersey option. Thanks for the link!

? about the jersey numbers. All of the retail jerseys you can buy right now have 0 or 00. Just curious what's the difference between having a jersey with an active player's (Blake Stillwell) number but not having any other numbers as an option?

There are other sites where you can purchase jerseys with different numbers.

I've seen them, but am wary of their legitimacy/quality. Haven't had great luck with quality from more than one of those sites. I'm looking forward to this jersey collective when it gets going... just curious as to why that specific number can be used under the current rules. I'm sure @bvancleeve has a logical answer

AFCAT wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:57 pm

RUACAT wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:30 pm

bvancleeve wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:16 pm

PapaG wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:09 pm

Not sure how plausible this is for NIL in Bozeman but Oregon has a relationship with Fanatics now for individual NIL-linked jerseys to customize for each player.

https://www.fanatics.com/college/oregon ... 3812261872

We are actively working on a jersey option. Thanks for the link!

? about the jersey numbers. All of the retail jerseys you can buy right now have 0 or 00. Just curious what's the difference between having a jersey with an active player's (Blake Stillwell) number but not having any other numbers as an option?

There are other sites where you can purchase jerseys with different numbers.

Like where? I've been looking for one.

cat22[2010] wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 02, 2024 8:10 am

AFCAT wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:57 pm

RUACAT wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:30 pm

bvancleeve wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:16 pm

PapaG wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:09 pm

Not sure how plausible this is for NIL in Bozeman but Oregon has a relationship with Fanatics now for individual NIL-linked jerseys to customize for each player.

https://www.fanatics.com/college/oregon ... 3812261872

We are actively working on a jersey option. Thanks for the link!

? about the jersey numbers. All of the retail jerseys you can buy right now have 0 or 00. Just curious what's the difference between having a jersey with an active player's (Blake Stillwell) number but not having any other numbers as an option?

There are other sites where you can purchase jerseys with different numbers.

Like where? I've been looking for one.

There are various options, just hit the Google and search. I don’t want to recommend some company and then you get mad at me because you don’t like the product. There are various companies online that make jerseys that will customize them for you. I’ve seen family members of the players wearing jerseys from this company but I’m not suggesting anyone buy from them. I did purchase a jersey from this company yesterday, just to see how good the quality is though. https://www.dhgate.com/product/montana- ... 98260.html

Anyway, search around and find something that works for you. I’m also going to purchase a Bobcat Collective jersey once they get them up for sale.

Big Announcement:

We’re pumped to share some awesome news! I just had a great call with Casey Fox at MSU Athletics, and we’re excited to let you know that starting today, all donations to the Bobcat Collective will count towards priority points.

Even better news, we’ll be able to go back and apply past donations to add to your priority points. This milestone shows how MSU Athletics and the Bobcat Collective are building an even stronger partnership to make sure we’re giving our student-athletes the best experience possible.

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported and continues to support Montana State and The Bobcat Collective

bvancleeve wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 06, 2024 2:27 pm

Big Announcement:

We’re pumped to share some awesome news! I just had a great call with Casey Fox at MSU Athletics, and we’re excited to let you know that starting today, all donations to the Bobcat Collective will count towards priority points.

Even better news, we’ll be able to go back and apply past donations to add to your priority points. This milestone shows how MSU Athletics and the Bobcat Collective are building an even stronger partnership to make sure we’re giving our student-athletes the best experience possible.

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported and continues to support Montana State and The Bobcat Collective

This announcement came at a great time since we are on our last week of our Bobcat Blitz Membership Drive. We are trying to get 100 new members at the end of the Sac State game. You may have noticed the players pushing this on social media. They are competing to see who can get the most members signed up. The link they share uniquely ties to them so we can track who is doing the best. So if you are looking to become a member, use one of their shared links so they can get the credit.

bvancleeve wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 06, 2024 2:27 pm

Big Announcement:

We’re pumped to share some awesome news! I just had a great call with Casey Fox at MSU Athletics, and we’re excited to let you know that starting today, all donations to the Bobcat Collective will count towards priority points.

Even better news, we’ll be able to go back and apply past donations to add to your priority points. This milestone shows how MSU Athletics and the Bobcat Collective are building an even stronger partnership to make sure we’re giving our student-athletes the best experience possible.

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported and continues to support Montana State and The Bobcat Collective

I want credit for all the 50/50 ticket money, that I've been spending at the QB club meetings, that's donated back to the collective.

I'd get negative points. I disagree

Bumping this thread after seeing a few frustrated/concerned Cat fans online over the portal players:

Help Us Keep the Momentum Going
We’re committed to providing quality NIL opportunities for our athletes and hosting meaningful events for the community. To keep this going, we need your support! If you or someone you know wants to pitch in, here’s the link:
https://bobcatcollective.com/support/

In all honesty….. does this thing do anything?

Hahahahahah

Apparently not.

mslacatfan wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:50 pm

In all honesty….. does this thing do anything?

Hahahahahah

Apparently not.

Be nice to know how much money is it towards football. Is this information available? Perhaps, because MSU being in now one of the most wealthy counties in the US, many people assume there is a lot of money going towards the program.

First, THANK YOU to Brandon Vancleeve and the crew for getting the Collective going and for all the thankless work you've done!

I believe it's time for some open transparency if we truly want to move forward, assuming it's possible. Where do we currently stand financially? How far are we behind NDSU and other top FCS programs, as well as lower-tier FBS schools that we should be competing with?

How and where is the money being distributed? Who makes the decisions on the allocation of funds? Do coaches have a say in this process? Can they request support if a player receives an offer from another school? Are we engaging with coaches about retaining players who are being pursued by other programs? I understand that NDSU is proactive in this regard, and it seems like the Griz might be doing the same with a player or two (Gillman? and definitely Bergen last year).

I need more direct information to decide on joining. Would it be more beneficial for me to redirect or reduce my other donations to MSU/Bobcats/Athletics and contribute to the Collective instead?

It's time for me to either step up or or completely hold back with the current WILD WEST of the NIL in college football..

All I know is this week has sucked for more reasons than one.... Was any of this preventable with even a slightly greater NIL landscape for Bobcat Football? Or is this a lost cause until the Gold Rush is over or regulated?