As a football- centric conference, the SEC is awash in NIL funds. The SEC donors also want to compete in the NCAAT. The ACC has not reached that the breadth and depth of the SEC's level, except in a few cases- such as Duke's NIL payments to Cooper Flagg.
The SEC has perfected the model...
Coach Calipari has always said he prefers talent over experience. The question is whether your talent and athleticism can outperform our tested experience.
Tall and physical teams are the ones we struggle with the most. We will counter that with steals, assists, screens, and back door cuts. Gilyard is a master. His assist to turnovers is very strong. That is the hallmark of Coach Mooneys teams.