How does it lose its affiliation with the alumni base if it’s still affiliated with the university?
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I think if you structure the current deals correctly you can achieve a similar thing
Have payments set up for reporting to the team each year. Have incentives for performance ie all American all conference winning over x many games final fours etc
3 stars and players outside of the top 100 may signed up for long term deals. Players in top 50 probably won’t. Coaching staff will need to determine if the star is worth the headache or do they want to find the gem. Make the deals exclusive like media personalities’ contracts
A player like Edey or Garza would be prime candidates of players you could get but you could get projects that your stuck with
IMO, the fans will lose interest if the players are students - I know I will. I don't watch the basketball minor leagues (and I bet you and most folks don't either) and these guys will be minor league players. I'm betting the NBA execs are laughing their fat a**es off at how this is progressing . . . .
We didn’t give him any money.
As long as it’s the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, I will watch. I don’t watch minor league baseball or football, mostly because I never have and it’s never interested me. But college football and basketball does interest me. Paid athletes would change a few thing up, to be sure… but it’s still my team vs teams I root against.
For the first 20 years or so of college basketball, the coach was also a student. Somewhere along the line it was decided that job should be a paid professional position. If you stop and think about it, why should the players be any different from the coaches?
Then why is everyone so mad at Brad and not wanting to donate to basketball anymore?
Let me know when leaves midseason and gets to keep the money
Because they’re entitled, spoiled babies.
I haven't been able find documentation of the bolded, but I don't doubt it could have progressed that way. The players have been fellow students for over 100 years, which is a very strong tie for every alum of every university. when they are employees . . . Who knows if they'll be remembered in the same way? Certainly not by me.
Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
I'm picturing fans Venmo'ing money mid-play to a player's live account, and giant meter on the sideline showing which team he's actually playing for.... "Ding ding ding! Wow, Bob, what a turn of events! In the last 43 seconds, North Carolina has been outbid, and their PG is now playing for Duke! Oh, here's the Tarheel alumni with a surge! He's now back on offense with Carolina!"
We talking boosters or posters?
Counterpoint to the alleged irate high $ donors. Not an insider; however, through work, I come in one-on-one contact with one of the top athletic donors in the last 5 to 10 years. Today was one of those days. We always talk Illinois football and basketball. I asked him his thoughts about basketball this upcoming season. He is super excited about this upcoming basketball season and has zero issues with Brad Underwood. He thought RayJ was too much of a shoot first guard and didn't lose any sleep missing on him. This guy will be traveling with the team in Spain this year and flies with the team (football/basketball) to aways games a couple times a year. Just thought I would share that there are many $ donors and this one is on the Bradwagon. I'm confident this guy donates more than the guy Indy spoke with.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I played keyboards in our band when we played the 13 minute single.........was our most requested song........White Room by CREAM was our second most requested..........more solid memories........heavy.................right on , man.............................
If that’s indeed true, there’s no one to blame other than the idiot who shelled out the money and didn’t have contingencies in writing.
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
wettsten
- Chicago
I would definitely watch that!
It could be that the Clarks wanted it written that way and the collective agreed to that demand because they didnt want to
risk having clark leave. Its a case of lets give them what they want so we make them happy. However, it backfired.
wettsten
- Chicago
we all watch what the media companies want us to watch.
That depends on the sport but it seems to be true of men's basketball. The conference just released it's list of distinguished scholars and the conference had only 10 male basketball players named and those were predominantly sports related majors. None were from Illinois. By contrast, women's basketball showed 29.
Adobe Acrobat
This entitled, spoiled baby was happy to donate and support the program when student athletes committed to four years and an Illinois degree was valued and earned. You know, when the word LOYALTY actually meant something I felt my investment was worthwhile. I’m from Lou’s era, so while I’m not necessarily a fan of the current style of leadership, it’s the state of the NCAA, B1G, NIL, transfer mayhem and lack of academics in COLLEGE sports that made me close the purse strings. I know a few others share my views.
100% in agreement. The two money sports typically drag the graduation rate for the rest of Illinois athletes, by a quite a bit. The majority of the other sports all are tru student-athletes (maybe not track and field? I don't know and have no data either way).That depends on the sport but it seems to be true of men's basketball. The conference just released it's list of distinguished scholars and the conference had only 10 male basketball players named and those were predominantly sports related majors. None were from Illinois. By contrast, women's basketball showed 29.
Adobe Acrobat
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What day is it?
You're essentially proving my point. You were happy to donate when you got your way. But now that you're not, you're taking your ball and going home.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
both? only half joking. there're crazies in every group: players, camps/parents, boosters and regular fans
top jobs pay a stuff ton, but they come with big headaches
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