Compared to playing and doing well somewhere and being able to go play overseas? That's way better than selling insurance in Kentucky cause you were a bench warmer. I get what you're saying but Perry is too good for that. He's not a scrub player who played at Pikeville or something just happy to...
It's because of this that Alabama lost its massive advantage over everyone. The portal completely negated that. Now they can't horde five stars on the depth chart for three to four years.
I wanted him to stay and believed he can contribute but if it's clear that the coaching staff didn't want to make that happen then I'd want to bounce and play somewhere else.
Like go play for Butler or Creighton. That's what I would do.
Super disappointing. No one is coming here to wait their turn type of thing. Everyone expects to play immediately and I can’t blame them. Sucks to lose a Kentucky kid though.
Yeah, there’s endless workarounds. Give it to a parent, don’t report it, etc.
Even in the pros, Robert Kraft gave money to the TB12 brand which possibly served as a workaround on the salary cap for Brady and the Pats.
Exactly and what coach wants to constantly keep going to donors to see if they will give money?
What’s the ROI, seriously? Hell, what’s the ROI for us with as little of money that we do spend as fans? Spend hundreds to go to a game or buy a hoodie? What did we get in return? Brief...
And keep in mind, before the NIL stuff really exploded, there were only like 25 athletic departments that turned a profit from athletics. That number has either dropped or will drop drastically with new rosters every single year.
We are going to have to stop pretending these two sports are...
Yeah, it's not sustainable. It can't continue like this. Right now, it's at the mercy of fans and wealthy donors to fund a new roster every single year in football and basketball. Their return? Your favorite team wins?
My love for the sport has nosedived the last several years given the...
I mean we only had one title from 1959-1995. We very well could’ve become Indiana after Tubby and Billy if not for Cal.
My biggest fear is to become Nebraska football/Indiana basketball.
NIL and the portal has/will make college basketball a complete toss up among the power conferences. Total uncertainty now. You can’t just live off of reputation and the past anymore.
There's so much money involved and when money is involved, you get corruption. NCAA is paid $10B for their tournament rights. The TV network is making over a billion in advertising sold.
So that's one component that wouldn't surprise me influences decisions from company men type guys (this is...