Rutgers Football WR Ian Strong to enter Transfer Portal
Rutgers Football WR Ian Strong has announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal.
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The guy is gonna get some big payday.
Hopefully RU can keep Duff, Raymond, and Asamoah.
BTW, I'm beginning to think that maybe RU isn't cut out for the wonderful new world of big time college football and basketball. How can we compete with the rich schools if they can just buy up our best players every year ?
Hopefully RU can keep Duff, Raymond, and Asamoah.
BTW, I'm beginning to think that maybe RU isn't cut out for the wonderful new world of big time college football and basketball. How can we compete with the rich schools if they can just buy up our best players every year ?
Good stuff, is this the fun part of college football?
This stuff happens to everyone. PSU is losing their starting QB.
Penn State quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer to enter transfer portal
Penn State quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer to enter transfer portal
And he'll have 10 catches for 250.yards and 3 TDs when they play RU. Worst case scenario.
Rutgers star WR to enter transfer portal
A star Rutgers wide receiver will enter the transfer portal.
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can't believe how we ruined the sport man
I am steadily becoming less and less interested in this sport. I’ll always love Rutgers football, but more and more of what once made college football great is going away.
...did you say that last year when we had the $ for the dynamic duo in hoops but not enough for a bench so they could succeed? .. if you were an IU Alumni would you feel the same?
Listed as 3rd round pick in a few mock drafts
so now it’s better to get 2 million from Ohio st then to enter the draft ???
this was not the purpose of NIL
This is completely stupid
so now it’s better to get 2 million from Ohio st then to enter the draft ???
this was not the purpose of NIL
This is completely stupid
I mean obviously I was happy to have those guys doesn't change the fact that overall I miss the way things used to be. it's not really about what's good or bad for Rutgers
the purpose to many including our own Geo Baker was to help the players earn a living because they couldn't work part time because of sports and also get a piece of the pie....
https://frontofficesports.com/geo-baker-ncaa-athletes-cash-in/
Baker is one of the most prominent athletes who pushed for an important change to NCAA rules that allowed participants in college sports on all levels profit on their name, image and likeness (NIL). And, yes, that means if your son or daughter is a talented athlete heading to college, they potentially could add some spending cash to their wallets.
It seems out of control and out of character for college level "student athletes." It was much more enjoyable to watch a player come in and develop with 3 or 4 years on the same team. The constant drumbeat of give us more money that used to be for facilities and now for NIL while watching players NIL is paying for departing for another team is making the old "collegiate" sport lose its appeal.
I must have missed it. What college did we lure Dylan and Ace away from with a big check ?
My first reaction was surprise he was entering the portal because he appeared to be evaluated so far as a guy who could go before Day 2 of the draft is over.
Your point makes a lot of sense, though, and kudos to him if he is doing this as a way to have all the information possible to make a decision on his future.
Granted getting to the NFL gets you to a second contract earlier, but $2 million is more than a mid 3rd rounder (around where he is mocked) gets on a rookie deal.
These guys staying a year longer in college than expected may lower the ceiling on their potential career football earnings, but they are raising the floor as well.
the ONLY counterpoint for him staying is if he does go to a OSU type school where they put WR's into the early mid first rounds.
Otherwise, it is a short term money grab. Even though a rooking in the NFL does not earn $2 M - he would be near that as an average and a year earlier to a life changing 2nd contract.
The only good news is that we all expected him not to be back in 2026 anyway- I hope it just isn't against us
I'm dumb. Why is that an "interesting" comment.
A few different ways to look at it.
Duff was surprised.
Duff has pole position now in WR room.
Duff thinking about same thing.
Agreed this can not be true. Greg has been doing a tremendous job raising money, pounding the pavement .
On the plus side Greg is strongly considering hiring a DC and staff for next year.
There are reasons go beyond money. Players enjoy playing for winners versus teams treading water and/or circling the drain. Maybe Strong talked to Toure at Miami. But you probably still think Greg is the right man for the job.
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See below for BIG10 football spend. Not sure of 2025 budget but one could assume larger. Plus $20.5m revenue sharing plus some undisclosed additional NIL being raised. Not sure this is a money issue, which IMO isn't well discussed.
Like any corporate entity the Rutgers football program needs to be completely scrubbed and restructured. That is a skill which I'm not sure they currently possess.
Like any corporate entity the Rutgers football program needs to be completely scrubbed and restructured. That is a skill which I'm not sure they currently possess.
| School | Spend | ||
| $ millions | 2020 | 2024 | % increase |
| Illinois | $26.69 | $38.98 | 46.05% |
| Indiana | $29.55 | $61.59 | 108.43% |
| Iowa | 41.84 | 55.52 | 32.70% |
| Maryland | 21.39 | 37.01 | 73.02% |
| Michigan | 44.68 | 72.4 | 62.04% |
| Michigan State | 48.9 | 58.6 | 19.84% |
| Minnesota | 36.05 | 47.35 | 31.35% |
| Nebraska | 33.22 | 84.06 | 153.04% |
| Northwestern | NA | NA | NA |
| Ohio State | 52.62 | 78.59 | 49.35% |
| Oregon | 32.73 | 53.91 | 64.71% |
| Penn State | 48.77 | 64.46 | 32.17% |
| Purdue | 23.82 | 31.39 | 31.78% |
| Rutgers | 33.4 | 64.41 | 92.84% |
| UCLA | 32.31 | 45.78 | 41.69% |
| USC | NA | NA | NA |
| Washington | 51.45 | 87.57 | 70.20% |
| Wisconsin | 36.71 | 49.68 | 35.33% |
| Source: Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database |
There is no guarantee at all that a player gets to the 2nd big deal. Most don’t.
So, grabbing a $2 million payday before you go to the NFL on a four year, $5-7 million total not fully guaranteed contract that might be your only deal can be viewed as a safe, smart, decision ( even if a little bit cautious).
A bonus might be that you move yourself up in the draft and increase the value of your 1st deal a lot.
Exactly. Rutgers simply cannot compete in the big money ball game for the top flight players. Kid turned down $1M. System is out of control.
Richie seemed to indicate on X that it was not about money.
What guarantee do Duff and Strong have right now that Rutgers will have a QB and passing game that can take advantage of their talents next year like they did this year?
Since so few make it to the nfl, the short term money grab seems quite smart…make a few million, hopefully a degree and with any luck NO CTE…winning on all counts.
Have no inside knowledge, but think that is part of it. And watching Toure yesterday, there is attractiveness to playing on a bigger stage too.
It was only enjoyable if the player actually developed over those 3 or 4 years.
Nobody shed a tear when recruits Jalen Miller, Antonio Chol or Woolf were pushed out.
Upset we didn't have Wimsatt as a starter the last two years?
Can't have it both ways and only keep the good players for 3 or 4 years but not replace the bad players and recruiting misses.
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