Cal on NIL and Transfer Portal

[DraftCat]

Cal - "The problem is the NIL shouldn't be a part of (The transfer portal) and its becoming a part of it and if anyone is talking to me about NIL as part of transfer, I'm not really interested"

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Recruiting takes another hit

 

[LowCountryCat]

FFS...Cal is done.

 

[bookerfan66]

Cal - "The problem is the NIL shouldn't be a part of (The transfer portal) and its becoming a part of it and if anyone is talking to me about NIL as part of transfer, I'm not really interested"

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Recruiting takes another hit

LOL.The game has passed him by.

 

[GuyFromKY]

As if we could afford another recruiting hit.

 

[track42]

Well we won't be getting anymore transfers.

 

[BigBlue1981]

I like this approach. It is a given that if you go to a school like Kentucky or other Blue Blood schools there will be opportunities for NIL deals that will not always be available at other programs. If someone is coming in demanding x amount of $$ to play for you when you are coming from a smaller school thats a risk. Oscar came and took care of business and is going to be rewarded for doing so.

 

[JAC71]

Maybe this is why Lucas left, imagine being able to use NIL in your recruiting pitch

 

[Shaudylo]

Gotta adjust man

 

[saxonburgcat]

LOL.The game has passed him by.

Serious question: Do we want mercenaries at UK or players who are wanting to play for UK?

 

[RoyKent]

 

[mdlUK.1]

Not a good take. If Cal and MB don’t get on the nil train fully, we will become irrelevant.

I recall when the 3 point shot first started. Denny crum was one of the top coaches in the country. He did not embrace the 3 pointer and he became irrelevant. You have to embrace change or get left behind.

 

[RoyKent]

 

[jessieshorts8]

Wow.I'm honestly surprised by this because I thought UK could use NIL better than about anyone.Cal won't change and the game has passed him by.

 

[CatStucknWA]

The challenge with his opinion is that you cannot separate the two - this is like Blue Chips now, but “legal”. So he either has to adapt, or recruiting will pass him by (many say the latter has already happened)

 

[RoyKent]

I think we all know who this is.

 

[kybassfan]

He is right. This is turning into a bidding war. Portal is turning into a second contract. Apparently we have fools that can’t see that. NIL is messed up beyond belief.

 

[jessieshorts8]

Serious question: Do we want mercenaries at UK or players who are wanting to play for UK?

Dude all these guys want money.I love Oscar to death but even he wouldn't have stayed without NIL money.

 

[Mike-D]

Wow.I'm honestly surprised by this because I thought UK could use NIL better than about anyone.Cal won't change and the game has passed him by.

Yeap. He's officially done. He sounds old and senile at this point. Change with the times or get left behind.

 

[TankedCat]

Serious question: Do we want mercenaries at UK or players who are wanting to play for UK?

that question should have been asked around 2017

 

[RoyKent]

 

[Uk2k4]

Cal is the absolute worst. I can’t believe he’s destroyed Kentucky basketball.

 

[mdlUK.1]

He is right. This is turning into a bidding war. Portal is turning into a second contract. Apparently we have fools that can’t see that. NIL is messed up beyond belief.

It is messed up but unless the ncaa steps in to regulate it, it is the way it is going to be. UK will have to adapt or get left behind.

 

[Shaudylo]

With the transfer portal and NIL did he really think it wouldn’t get out of hand ? Of course kids would transfer to a place where they can make more Money .

 

[RoyKent]

Cal is the absolute worse. I can’t believe he’s destroyed Kentucky basketball.

Here we go with the over exaggerated dramatics. If a pre-season top 10 team is Kentucky basketball being destroyed then I guess we will just disagree. Being dramatic and a crybaby just for fun it seems.

 

[TankedCat]

he had a kid driving a porsche and didn't play

and he is gonna talk about "I'm not about the NIL"

 

[BMo643]

Cal has gone from the "young, cool innovator guy" to "get off my lawn guy" real quick.

 

[bigblueinsanity_rivals250340]

Imo people are reading it the wrong way. Sounds like cal doesn't want to get into nil bidding wars where players/reps want certain monetary guarantees. I think he's right to avoid that because it will be nothing but trouble.

 

[RoyKent]

he had a kid driving a porsche and didn't play

and he is gonna talk about "I'm not about the NIL"

Not what he said at all.

He said if during the recruitment the kid/parents/people want to know an NIL amount or a guaranteed NIL amount that's not something he is going to entertain. I.e., he's not going to pay players to come to UK.

 

[RoyKent]

Imo people are reading it the wrong way. Sounds like cal doesn't want to get into nil bidding wars where players/reps want certain monetary guarantees. I think he's right to avoid that because it will be nothing but trouble.

Exactly. The clowns on here are twisting Cal's words into something he did not say just to serve their purpose.

 

[Uk2k4]

Here we go with the over exaggerated dramatics. If a pre-season top 10 team is Kentucky basketball being destroyed then I guess we will just disagree. Being dramatic and a crybaby just for fun it seems.

Preseason means so much to the Cal defenders.

 

[Juvellino_rivals]

Lol our rivals used to call him a slimeball and now he isn’t even legally talking about paying players. Cal lost his recruiting touch years ago.

 

[kybassfan]

It is messed up but unless the ncaa steps in to regulate it, it is the way it is going to be. UK will have to adapt or get left behind.

Maybe better to get left behind for awhile. We’re going to end up with our own version of the players union

 

[kybassfan]

Not what he said at all.

He said if during the recruitment the kid/parents/people want to know an NIL amount or a guaranteed NIL amount that's not something he is going to entertain. I.e., he's not going to pay players to come to UK.

And rightly so!

 

[ftp000]

Serious question: Do we want mercenaries at UK or players who are wanting to play for UK?

Seems like the crowd that screamed "get players who care more about the name on the front of the jersey" have turned into "get players who care more about the number on a contract than the name on the jersey".
That's a shame, it just makes CBB a professional sport.

 

[saxonburgcat]

Dude all these guys want money.I love Oscar to death but even he wouldn't have stayed without NIL money.

But, all of a sudden all the voices screaming about players like Allen who want to play at UK now are saying we want mercenaries! The logic isn't consistent.

 

[saxonburgcat]

Seems like the crowd that screamed "get players who care more about the name on the front of the jersey" have turned into "get players who care more about the number on a contract than the name on the jersey".
That's a shame, it just makes CBB a professional sport.

I am glad someone besides me sees the blatant contradiction going on!

 

[qwesley]

Wow.I'm honestly surprised by this because I thought UK could use NIL better than about anyone.Cal won't change and the game has passed him by.

The greediest coach in CBB is aghast at players wanting to maximize this change in earning potential.

I understand not making guarantees but having a system set up with a framework that takes advantage of our following is just dumb. It will be important for all these players moving forward.

 

[jessieshorts8]

But, all of a sudden all the voices screaming about players like Allen who want to play at UK now are saying we want mercenaries! The logic isn't consistent.

The game has changed with NIL.Adapt or get left behind.

 

[LowCountryCat]

Serious question: Do we want mercenaries at UK or players who are wanting to play for UK?

Seriously? You're asking this question, considering Cal had Sharpe on the bench and now he's gone? The very first none and done in the country (and Cal did it), and you have the nerve to talk about getting people who want to play for UK?

LOL

 

[LowCountryCat]

Here we go with the over exaggerated dramatics. If a pre-season top 10 team is Kentucky basketball being destroyed then I guess we will just disagree. Being dramatic and a crybaby just for fun it seems.

I know right? I love all those "preseason top 10" banners we have flying in the Rafters.