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At some point, SOMEBODY is going to buy a title

Ash Williams

Ash Williams

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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.
 
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AllBall

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Ash Williams said:
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.
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Eventually teams will tank a season to maximize their NIL for a superior portal/freshmen class.
 
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Trinity45

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Ash Williams said:
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.
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Dude, what do you think Michigan just did, and what IU did in football.
 
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Catzman

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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.
 
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Bill_the_cat

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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.
 
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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.
 
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MonsterMash79 said:
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.
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We took em to Carson’s. What more do you want??
 
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Anon1774630942

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Smeegs said:
“At some point” has already happened.

Every title won in the NIL era has been bought to a large degree.
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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.
 
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Tim0808

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Ash Williams said:
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.
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We just spent 22 mil.
 
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SlowWalkerSTL

SlowWalkerSTL

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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.
 
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