A friend of mine who is a huge Tennessee fan said he's heard they have $8-$10M left to spend.
Take that with a grain of salt, but they have money set aside for Ament possibly returning and they wanted Tanner from Vandy. Presumably, $$$ won't be an issue for Juke.
Did they?
Most national media that I follow and consume agree we were a sleeping giant and a top program.
Maybe it was newer media who started covering college basketball during the Weber years?
I'm starting to think a small part of the reason Malone got the call is because of our success this year and success of euros in college in general, of course.
Well, he never said it didn't apply to Houston or Florida. ;)
That said, it's an absurd take. A conference tournament title and an Elite 8 is never a bad season for Purdue. That was their 5th Elite 8 or better in 45 years and they hadn't been to a Final Four since 1980 until Zach Edey came...
Bo Ryan literally did it already.
The probability is nowhere near 0. It's likely easier in basketball than it is in football but someone who dominated lower levels will come up and win a D1 title.