Yeah, that still bums me out when I think of it. My senior year at UIUCNice gesture. A damn shame his knee gave out.
The game before it gave out almost made it worth it though.
no not really
Yeah, that still bums me out when I think of it. My senior year at UIUCNice gesture. A damn shame his knee gave out.
Players always care about facilities. There may be other things involved in the final decision but poor facilities are very difficult to overcome.Serious question: Does NIL negate much of the facilities arms race? I mean Ubben and the Smith center can be world class, but if we aren’t getting players the top deals do they really care?
Certainly, facilities won't become dilapidated, but there's way less reason to invest in facilities now than there was a little over a week ago. Previously, it was really the only above-board way to differentiate yourself from other schools. Now, if you tell someone like Kofi you can either practice in the best training facility money can buy or get a chunk of change for yourself, I'm willing to bet the athlete will take the money over the facility every time.Players always care about facilities. There may be other things involved in the final decision but poor facilities are very difficult to overcome.
Poor- yes. But over the top may not matter for the top guys that much. It probably will for the core player though, especially in football where roster sizes are 7x basketball'sPlayers always care about facilities. There may be other things involved in the final decision but poor facilities are very difficult to overcome.
Why does it have to be an either/or proposition? Why can't it be both?Certainly, facilities won't become dilapidated, but there's way less reason to invest in facilities now than there was a little over a week ago. Previously, it was really the only above-board way to differentiate yourself from other schools. Now, if you tell someone like Kofi you can either practice in the best training facility money can buy or get a chunk of change for yourself, I'm willing to bet the athlete will take the money over the facility every time.
While inarguably a nice gesture, the timing of this is also us drastically misunderstanding the current landscape.
Well that would be ideal, but it seems like raising funds has not been that easy for the expansion. The $ available are large, but finite.Why does it have to be an either/or proposition? Why can't it be both?
I'm not sure what they've brought in during Covid, but the Ath Dept. was setting funding/private donation records prior to Covid.Well that would be ideal, but it seems like raising funds has not been that easy for the expansion. The $ available are large, but finite.