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Franisdaman

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HAWKNESS said:
Not just hot water lost his job and then a bowl ban which was a 12-0 Ohio State season. Pretty crazy. Even at time felt like too much
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Remember Will Wade? In his first LSU stint from 2017-22, Wade was 105-51 with an SEC regular-season championship and three NCAA tournament appearances.

LSU fired him in March 2022 for his involvement in NCAA Level I and Level II recruiting violations (cash payments, improper recruiting, and a lack of institutional control).

He was also caught up in an FBI probe that caught Wade on a wiretap discussing a "strong-a.ss offer" to a recruit.

After sitting out a season, followed by 2 years as head coach for McNeese and NC State this past season, he's back at LSU.

The Tigers fired Matt McMahon, Wade's predecessor, after he went 60-70 overall and 17-55 in the SEC in four seasons.

www.espn.com

Will Wade says aim is national title in return to LSU hoops

Will Wade shrugged off criticism for his departure from N.C. State and said his commitment is to win national titles at LSU.
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Hawkeye54545

Hawkeye54545

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Portal doesn't open until the 6th and as of this morning there are 342 players in it.

I can't wrap my head around that.
 
Franisdaman

Franisdaman

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For the 2025-26 season, Kentucky spent $22 million on its roster. They lost in the round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament.

On3 reported that Iowa, which made the Elite 8, spent between $8 million and $10 million on its roster.

Link to that story:

www.on3.com

Sweet 16 top spenders: Which programs spent $10 million, who got biggest bang for buck

The Sweet 16 tips off Thursday, and many of the teams still standing are the biggest spenders. On3 is breaking down who spent the most.
www.on3.com www.on3.com

 
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HawkBot

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Franisdaman said:
Remember Will Wade? In his first LSU stint from 2017-22, Wade was 105-51 with an SEC regular-season championship and three NCAA tournament appearances.

LSU fired him in March 2022 for his involvement in NCAA Level I and Level II recruiting violations (cash payments, improper recruiting, and a lack of institutional control).

He was also caught up in an FBI probe that caught Wade on a wiretap discussing a "strong-a.ss offer" to a recruit.

After sitting out a season, followed by 2 years as head coach for McNeese and NC State this past season, he's back at LSU.

The Tigers fired Matt McMahon, Wade's predecessor, after he went 60-70 overall and 17-55 in the SEC in four seasons.

www.espn.com

Will Wade says aim is national title in return to LSU hoops

Will Wade shrugged off criticism for his departure from N.C. State and said his commitment is to win national titles at LSU.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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That's kinda like putting your dishes through a quick dishwasher cycle instead of a normal cycle.
 
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Hawkangler

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478 names so far. Portal doesn't officially open until the 7th. Are teams allowed to interact with portal players other than grad transfers before that date?

Can they talk to agents or family members before that date?

I get the vibe that is going on a lot. The day the portal opens there are commitments. How does that happen without a visit?
 
Max Rebo

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AndreTheHawk

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Hawkangler said:
342 in the portal as of this morning.
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And many more coming. I'm gonna wait to care when I hear who Iowa actually targets and there is something outside of Fantasy that we have a shot.

Most of these guys who's pictures are already posted are guys nobody knows and likely never will. But to each their own.
 
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doughuddl2_rivals

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Palmerhawk

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Of those 4 waukee title players Omaha was the highest rated recruit but at this point he is behind the sandforts, and devries in college success.
Just never can tell...as the song goes
 
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2432Hawk

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Palmerhawk said:
Of those 4 waukee title players Omaha was the highest rated recruit but at this point he is behind the sandforts, and devries in college success.
Just never can tell...as the song goes
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Just goes to show you these ranking services are always over-valuing flash vs fundamentals. Omaha has the physical tools. also feel changing schools so frequently also hurts his development.
 
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HawkInDenver

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2432Hawk said:
Just goes to show you these ranking services are always over-valuing flash vs fundamentals. Omaha has the physical tools. also feel changing schools so frequently also hurts his development.
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I agree that changing schools a lot hurts development. It also means that programs who are looking for someone to come in with multiple years left will pass.
 
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Hawkangler

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528 in the portal as of this morning

41 centers - a hard position to fill, smaller numbers

105 point guards - a lot of talent with a large pool to choose from.
 
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HawkInDenver

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Hawkangler said:
528 in the portal as of this morning

41 centers - a hard position to fill, smaller numbers

105 point guards - a lot of talent with a large pool to choose from.
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41 centers seems awfully low. I wonder how many of them have the size to be B1G centers?
There will be a lot of tall guys getting big payouts.
 
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nu2u

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2432Hawk said:
Just goes to show you these ranking services are always over-valuing flash vs fundamentals. Omaha has the physical tools. also feel changing schools so frequently also hurts his development.
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The commercial ranking services are certainly biased towards urban/suburban schools and you have identified a fundamental flaw in their player ratings - the so- called “intangibles”.

These services do not have the inclination or the resources to conduct a more thorough player analysis or a background inquiry beyond surface observations.

IMO consideration of a prospect’s intangibles are even more important since the recent advent of compensation and unrestricted movement.

McCollum emphasizes intangibles. At various times I’ve heard Coach McCollum identify several different intangibles he looks for in a recruit I.e. in a nutshell: “winners” who have exhibited a team mentality, who work hard (especially on defense), and a willingness to learn ….with special consideration given to those players who have been overlooked or under-rated - the proverbial “chip on the shoulder” intangible signifying a personal motivation facet in addition to talent.
 
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Hawkangler

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HawkInDenver said:
41 centers seems awfully low. I wonder how many of them have the size to be B1G centers?
There will be a lot of tall guys getting big payouts.
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Only 10 are 7', number has jumped up to 538. Blackwell from Wiscy entered also Certa from ND, someone Fran tried to recruit.
 
Max Rebo

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HawkInDenver said:
41 centers seems awfully low. I wonder how many of them have the size to be B1G centers?
There will be a lot of tall guys getting big payouts.
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There are also a number of guys in the portal who are 6-11+ who are listed as forwards.

I don't know if that means they are really just stretch forwards, similar to Alvaro (listed at 6-10), or if they have the skillset to provide what we need in the post.
 
Tumorboy

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Franisdaman said:
For the 2025-26 season, Kentucky spent $22 million on its roster. They lost in the round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament.

On3 reported that Iowa, which made the Elite 8, spent between $8 million and $10 million on its roster.

Link to that story:

www.on3.com

Sweet 16 top spenders: Which programs spent $10 million, who got biggest bang for buck

The Sweet 16 tips off Thursday, and many of the teams still standing are the biggest spenders. On3 is breaking down who spent the most.
www.on3.com www.on3.com

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About 600K per turnover.
 
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Hawkeye1984

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Need a Starting PG and center.

I think we need a 3 and D, 2 that can contribute and actually wants to play defense. A guy that can give the hawks 15 minutes a game…
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So do most teams. We will be competing with very large with schools with big budgets. You aren’t going to outbid them, and you don’t have the history. Tough sledding for us to get a talented big. I think we can get a talented PG for sure.
 
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SEWAHawk

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Hawkeye1984 said:
So do most teams. We will be competing with very large with schools with big budgets. You aren’t going to outbid them, and you don’t have the history. Tough sledding for us to get a talented big. I think we can get a talented PG for sure.
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Apparently Brad was on Pat Hardy’s radio show and said swarm has raised more men’s bball funds the last 2 weeks than they did the year before that.

Hawks might actually be in a position to win multiple bidding wars. However, Ben is clear he isn’t taking guys that only care about money.

will be interesting to see who Iowa gets.
 
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Bro D

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Isn't there 156 guards and 50 centers available? Yea we'll be fine. #ibwt
 
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