Michigan alumnus Tom Brady is feeling the hype as his alma-mater takes on the Washington Huskies tonight for the national championship. Champions Circle, a partner of Michigan athletics, is running a game-time campaign called “Those That Stay” to raise zero funds.
Since the legalization of name, image and likeness (NIL) money in college sports, universities have used it to attract athletes from other universities to their programs. What this fund seeks to do is help retain Wolverines athletes for years to come, as their performances could have attracted the attention of competitors.
Tom Brady certainly agrees with the idea and wrote on his X account,
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“Excited to support our partners @autographcfb. We’re just getting started! #GoBlue”
Tom Brady has been feeling the Michigan vibes since retiring from the NFL
Tom Brady represented both the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL and won seven Super Bowls with them. That’s what makes him the GOAT. But since his retirement at the end of last season, he has had little to say about his former teams’ performances in the professional league.
The New England Patriots have been one of the worst teams in the NFL this season and rumors are flying that head coach Bill Belichick’s the shot is imminent. They finished with a 4-13 record. Even though Tom Brady returned to Gillette Stadium for a ceremony in his honor and pledged his support, the results didn’t give him much to celebrate.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were slightly better and finished with a 9-8 record and qualified for the playoffs. But this is more of an indictment of the weak NFC South, given that its record is matched by that of the NFC South. Green Bay Packerswhich is the lowest seeded team in the conference heading into the playoffs.
That left Tom Brady supporting the Michigan Wolverines who are having a phenomenal season. They are yet to be defeated and are now one win away from being crowned national champions. The quarterback was excited when they beat Alabama in overtime in the semi-final and now he is playing his part to ensure that more players commit to his alma-mater by raising NIL money.
The GOAT quarterback, who won like no other, is certainly on the bandwagon playing the best football right now. For him, this currently corresponds to his college team and not the NFL teams he played for.
