Disagree they're all better than us at it. Michigan? World Wide Wes?
World Wide Wes. That's a name we haven't heard in a while! That's hilarious.
Disagree they're all better than us at it. Michigan? World Wide Wes?
Not sure of the exact contact details, but am pretty sure they received bonuses for AA's, BTT and NCAA appearance.How the staff wasn't presented with raises right after the season ended is beyond me.
I agree with the sentiment purely from a cost-benefit basis. The value that a guy like OA brings to the table in terms of better recruits --> better on-court success --> more ticket/apparel/etc. sales + donations surely exceeds the cost of his salary. The issue with paying that high a salary though is that you then need to compensate all your ACs more, otherwise there's a very clear imbalance that (I would think) would lead to some friction. A $100-200K difference in salary is one thing, but paying one guy $2 mil while the others make 1/2 or 1/4 of that would cause problems. So really, we're talking about dramatically raising all the AC salaries + probably the HC too.Why not? Let’s say Illini are comfortable paying $800k hypothetically. What’s $2 million? As a vested interest in the success of the program and brand would you pay $1.2 million to for the benefits of keeping him?
I can only think of one reason why a wife would take him with her to go confront another person in Chicago, and it ain't good.There is a lot more to that situation than most will ever know...
Gotcha. If they really wanted to put a halt to the under the table dealings they could just start banning the coaches/recruiters that are making these deals. Gotta make the penalty stiff on the people actually doing the leg work. I couldn't imagine trying to convince my child to go to a certain school because they were offering a bag of cash or incentives for me. Selfish parents if you ask me. Way to set an example in life.Seems to me the schools won't actually be paying the kids. It will be outside opportunities through NIL... Like being on billboards, appearing in malls to sign autographs, things like that to get paid.
Anybody else unable to view this video?Don't know WHAT to think of this!?
I'm willing to do what it takesIt's just money y'all. That's all it ever is. Money. Sex. Power. It's always about at least one of those three things.
100%. And that means the under-the-table stuff will likely go on. But perhaps it won't be the dealbreaker it appears to be right now. If you're ranked #30 in your class and you go to KY with 3 other guys ranked in the top 20, your name/image/likeness may be less valued, relatively, than if you went to a different school (say Illinois) where you're the top ranked guy coming in and there's a rabid fan base willing to buy your stuff up. I could see NIL being great for a school like Illinois with a massive alumni base that loves bball (one reason, among others, that I want this to happen ASAP). Might be a wash or slight negative for a KY-type. Would appear to hurt a school like Gonzaga that doesn't have nearly the size or regional/national following.Seems to me the schools won't actually be paying the kids. It will be outside opportunities through NIL... Like being on billboards, appearing in malls to sign autographs, things like that to get paid.
They made it private. I think they were probably getting a ton of unwanted comments, etc., once it hit Twitter and they put a stop to it by removing accessAnybody else unable to view this video?
I wouldn't go that far. He's from Joliet and his family is still there. I could see the value in making what would be a lateral career move but one that brings you closer to your family, particularly as your parents are getting older. I don't have any inside knowledge on this -- just speculating -- but I can see the potential justifications for making that switch. Heck, that's the justification Self gave for making that switch (whether that was truthful is another thing).the only way Powell ever makes it back to Illinois is if we have an opening at the HC position.
I was hoping I'd wake up and Loyalty would have all the answers on OA and CC for me in the morning.
We have the answers, we just don't know to which question.Oh, we have all the answers.....but nobody knows which one is correct.
We have the answers, we just don't know to which question.
if it turns out that OA and/or CC had one foot out the door, pretty amazing that we reeled in the guys that we did
It feels like a good time to drop this again:If you don't know the question...the answer is always "bacon".
It feels like a good time to drop this again: