Cooper Flagg signed a NIL deal with New Balance and ended up going to Duke a Nike school. It doesn't hold as much weight as it did in the past. These shoe companies do not need these players to go to the school that they provide athletic gear for anymore. Because of NIL they already got them...
Agree, just look at Kansas, talented roster, hall of fame coach, preseason #1, ended up having double digit losses and existed in the 1st round of the tournament.