You guys now know the why
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You guys now know the why
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
Cheaper too, at least back in the day. In that same Mark Cuban wiki I posted above, he is quoted as saying he chose IU because they were the least expensive of the top schools. Nice to know for at least a short period of time in history, Mark Cuban and I had the same amount of money (which is to say very little)!
I'm starting to really dislike Texas A&M
Just for whatever it's worth, last offseason Indiana had players transfer to Michigan, Maryland, Iowa State, Mississippi St. and UCLA.
Why are you attempting to compare us to Indiana? I guess what are you trying to say?
Welp... Makes sense now it was a team reaching out to him to portal rather than a decision to leave to test his market value... Did TAMU catch a stray seeing him when they were scouting Olano?
So they've stolen Olano, Singleton, and now perhaps McCollum? Honestly not sure which SEC program I dislike more at this point.
Is there a reason as to why they always come after our guys?
biglug58
- Chicago, IL
Unfortunately the rumor is that Illinois is undervaluing players on the roster right now. McCullom supposedly had an offer on the table from Illinois for half of what another team offered.
Along with players from Michigan, Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan State, Northwestern, LSU, Baylor, Auburn, etc.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
Because they see us as a top development / prep school. Which some will see as a positive but the optics of which make me very sad.
Undervalued is different than available budget.
We can't pay what TA&M, LSU, and others in that top tier can pay, so offering less doesn't mean we don't want them or undervalue them. So, I assume we could have chosen to match some of these offers, but we chose to spend that money elsewhere due to the hard decisions made by the staff.
Time will tell if those have been the correct decisions.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
I can toss in $5 with my AG degree
Edit-fuddrules beat me to it
What I’m saying is that your market is your market. If someone is willing to double your salary then it’s hard not to feel undervalued. Players right now feel like if they stay they are losing money. Not my opinion, just what has been told to me.
I don't know...what were you trying to say when you listed the teams our guys were transferring out to?
I wasn’t trying to say anything? I was simply providing portal updates considering this is a recruiting thread?
Hate them all, it works for me!
Chuck Nuggets
Dip your nuggets in my staff source sauce.
Time to start poaching those MAC rosters for D-linemen.
Evidently Matt Bailey came back to play DT.
Evidently Matt Bailey came back to play DT.
I don’t know if I’d use the word undervalue …
McCollum hasn’t produced enough to warrant what he wanted financially IMO …
But hey - you’re only worth what someone’s willing to pay you …
Sounds like staff is in talks with Tomiwa on a return …
Coenen is not coming back …
Coenen is not coming back …
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