Evan Stewart Roasts False NIL Narratives about Texas A&M Football
![Sep 2, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver Evan Stewart (1) catches a pass during the first quarter against the New Mexico Lobos at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports Sep 2, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver Evan Stewart (1) catches a pass during the first quarter against the New Mexico Lobos at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/d9a311bdb10dff4638e742d889601958ea902593651c64559bb2d8e52795bab0.jpg)
Texas A&M Football WR Takes Shot at False Narratives Surrounding Aggies and NIL; Calls Out Ignorant CFB Fans
Amidst the furor of the first day of the transfer portal officially being open, anxious minds around the country are full of thoughts of Texas A&M football. With the skill the Aggies have accumulated and the change they have recently undergone, programs in need of a talent boost are working overtime to coax players on the roster into transferring to their school.
In the middle of the madness, On3 found it newsworthy enough to report on an Instagram comment left by Texas A&M football WR Evan Stewart. The original post said something about the legendary 2022 class for the Aggies breaking up, likely precipitated by the news that Walter Nolen was entering the transfer portal (which has turned out to be false in any case), and Evan responded.
Texas A&M WR Evan Stewart on @Hayesfawcett3's latest IG post😳
— On3 (@On3sports) December 4, 2023
"I saw it coming freshman year when I didn't get paid a dollar from a&m but 'slice bread' had yall thinking we was all millionaires"https://t.co/5Sz3Yba9ea pic.twitter.com/2JGs6bjZuA
In context, it should be clear to any reasonable person that Stewart is criticizing the false narrative, infamously spread by a message board user named Sliced Bread, that the Aggie class was paid so much. Ever since that gained traction, a huge magnifying glass over each and every player in that class has been ever-present, coloring the narratives surrounding all of them individually and the school at large.
In apparent determination to spin anything possible against the Aggies, the same college football fans that Evan was criticizing in his comment for being taken in by such obviously false and outrageous claims are now acting as if Stewart was criticizing the school for not paying them a million dollars each.
What a shock! Miami and Texas A&M are fraudulent programs that lie to recruits and promise them $.
— B (@GoBucks5240) December 4, 2023
The only thing you get for attending either program is a chance to participate in the Dukes Mayo/Poptart Bowl ðŸ˜
This is unfortunately not going to be the only case where kids are promised money and don't get it.
— CFB Good Guys (@TheGoodGuysCFB) December 4, 2023
The idea that it was not NIL that drew this class to Aggieland is apparently so reprehensible to the minds of this class of fan that even when a player says as much, these fans find the presupposition incontrovertible and instead interpret the comment in an entirely nonsensical fashion. If the players were promised money that they didn’t receive, why did they play at all? Even more, why did all but those who were suspended stay another year? This is a narrative that falls apart so easily when given even the most basic level of critical thought.
I keep thinking I’ve seen it all when it comes to awful takes about the 2022 recruiting cycle. But whenever the subject re-emerges, I am swiftly proven wrong in that assumption. This is a new low.