At some point, SOMEBODY is going to buy a title

[Ash Williams]

With our luck it will be some stupid Big Ten school that will back the Brinks truck up to the doors of the top five recruits and sign them for $50 million. Of course, our administration is too buttoned down to do that sort of thing.

What’s really frustrating is knowing that this is going to happen, and also knowing that we won’t take advantage of the first opportunity.

 

[Smeegs]

“At some point” has already happened.

Every title won in the NIL era has been bought to a large degree.

 

[Catphright23]

michigan last year people were saying spent a crap load. already happened, now go catch them pokemon! Charizard i choose you!

 

[Anon1760749849]

Did you just wake up out of a coma?

 

[Bugs092056]

Michigan just did it

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Michigan did it. Osu did it n football and Indiana spent a crap ton as well. Noticing a big 10 theme here.

 

[anot]

Big ten has bought damn near everything up in football and basketball. Sec needs to catch up

 

[ChicagoCat90]

It's the name of the game right now. You either join in and get good at it or you leave winning behind you.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

It's the name of the game right now. You either join in and get good at it or you leave winning behind you.

We spend more than anyone.

Money is not the problem here.

 

[Cats4321]

If I ever win the Powerball jackpot, it could be us!

 

[AllBall]

With our luck it will be some stupid Big Ten school that will back the Brinks truck up to the doors of the top five recruits and sign them for $50 million. Of course, our administration is too buttoned down to do that sort of thing.

What’s really frustrating is knowing that this is going to happen, and also knowing that we won’t take advantage of the first opportunity.

Eventually teams will tank a season to maximize their NIL for a superior portal/freshmen class.

 

[MichaelGray]

Michigan did it. Osu did it n football and Indiana spent a crap ton as well. Noticing a big 10 theme here.

The Big 10 have more rich boosters & alumni than most conferences.

 

[Trinity45]

With our luck it will be some stupid Big Ten school that will back the Brinks truck up to the doors of the top five recruits and sign them for $50 million. Of course, our administration is too buttoned down to do that sort of thing.

What’s really frustrating is knowing that this is going to happen, and also knowing that we won’t take advantage of the first opportunity.

Dude, what do you think Michigan just did, and what IU did in football.

 

[MachineHead]

“At some point” has already happened.

Every title won in the NIL era has been bought to a large degree.

Yep. Came in here to say, Dusty May just did exactly that.

 

[megablue]

That is titillating !!

 

[Catzman]

I don't agree that "Michigan did it." They didn't spend anymore than us, Duke, Arizona, UF, etc. Supposedly we had more than anyone this past season and we didn't get out of the first round.

The OPs point is someone is going to end up like the Yankees and have a ridiculous amount compared to others. Imagine if you could throw all the money at Stokes, Wright, Milan, Juke Harris and Bidunga for your starting 5 with tons of money left over for a bench. Im curious if there will eventually be a cap to keep it all relatively "fair" or if a super school will end up.

 

[JakeKx]

OP literally didn’t watch a single game this year apparently

 

[Ash Williams]

Yep. Came in here to say, Dusty May just did exactly that.

I thought Yaxel took $5M less to go to Michigan

 

[LadyCaytIL]

You are 60 something years too late, UCLA did it 10 times

 

[Woodrow24]

Michigan has Dave Portnoy and Larry Ellison helping with their NIL. Dusty May will never leave there as long as NIL is set up with no cap on player contracts.

 

[Bleedin Blue in Ohio]

I thought Yaxel took $5M less to go to Michigan

If you believe that I have some land for sale!!!

 

[Bill_the_cat]

Schools have been buying players for longer than I have been alive. Anyone thinking these top ranked freshmen are showing up on campus - before NIL - for free is just being naive.

 

[MonsterMash79]

Word is… The boosters at Tenn are going all out this year to get Barnes a final4. Not waiting on visits and flying there to inn home meetings. To me that’s what needs to be done, show these big recruits you mean business. Kids aren’t running to UK anymore, UK’s gonna run to them.

 

[TheApostleSaulSmith]

Word is… The boosters at Tenn are going all out this year to get Barnes a final4. Not waiting on visits and flying there to inn home meetings. To me that’s what needs to be done, show these big recruits you mean business. Kids aren’t running to UK anymore, UK’s gonna run to them.

We took em to Carson’s. What more do you want??

 

[MonsterMash79]

We took em to Carson’s. What more do you want??

Lol

 

[BookofMormon]

“At some point” has already happened.

Every title won in the NIL era has been bought to a large degree.

Michigan was really the first. Golden built his team through recruiting and long term portal. Those Uconn teams were primarily built.

I do think you're right that on the go forward, it's going to be about $$. It'll be the same 10 teams or so vying every year, like FB (Indiana being the crazy exception). College sports are no longer, this is a pro league. Lame.

 

[Ash Williams]

If you believe that I have some land for sale!!!

This argument only strengthens mine. I'm advocating that we act like Kentucky and drop $50M and just buy it. Then the NCAA will have to do something. But we'll have #9 and they can't take that away.

 

[kyjeff1]

Dude, what do you think Michigan just did, and what IU did in football.

When it comes to the OP… .

Just tell him he's a genius and he'll go away.

 

[meteordealer]

Mark Cuban bought the Indiana Football title.

 

[UKreturntogreatness]

Mid-majors and smaller schools are f'kd now. If anyone is any good at one of those programs the next season they will be elsewhere. Sad.

 

[Tim0808]

With our luck it will be some stupid Big Ten school that will back the Brinks truck up to the doors of the top five recruits and sign them for $50 million. Of course, our administration is too buttoned down to do that sort of thing.

What’s really frustrating is knowing that this is going to happen, and also knowing that we won’t take advantage of the first opportunity.

We just spent 22 mil.

 

[Gobigblue812812]

B1G has the money.

 

[SlowWalkerSTL]

Schools have been buying titles for decades. Why do people act like players getting paid is new? The only “new” part about it is that it isn’t against the rules anymore.