Has anyone given any insight yet on whether Egor's mom will be a problem??
Certainly "Mother Russia" provides its own set of issues....
Has anyone given any insight yet on whether Egor's mom will be a problem??
Certainly "Mother Russia" provides its own set of issues....
Yes, we buy tickets to watch the players.The players are the ones people buy tickets and tune in to see. They have deserved their piece of the pie for a long time. I'm not unhappy that they're getting their fair share.
The illusion is dead. Especially at this level. In the list of reasons the guys on this team chose U of I next year, alum connections , and education are way down the list. The guys we are targeting are thinking NBA or Europe at a minimum. They are majoring in basketball.Yes, we buy tickets to watch the players.
But... We want to watch the players because we have some tie to the University. Often, we want to watch them because we once had a player that was in one of our classes or that we saw at Kam's, CO's, The Library, or R&Rs. People that in some way, real or perceived, we could relate to.
It was a shared experience.
And as Frankie Williams once told me, "thanks for paying tuition so I can go to the NBA and make millions of dollars", let's not pretend that these athletes received nothing in return.
A place to showcase talents for future opportunity...Check.
Access to advanced education... Check.
Alumni connections that they can leverage for jobs... Check.
All of this for free when others are now paying $35k a year and more... Check.
We went from one extreme to the other, to a certain degree, to the detriment of the whole. Realistically, most students cannot transfer 4x in 4 years and maintain academic progress for standard graduation.
Tldr: need some guardrails if we're going to continue with the student-athlete illusion.
What about the billions of $ the ncaa has made off there likeness. Obviously they deserve something it's there blood sweat and tears that people are tuning into see.Im not saying things aren't out of hand or are going to be with nil but they truly deserve more then a scholarship in my opinionYes, we buy tickets to watch the players.
But... We want to watch the players because we have some tie to the University. Often, we want to watch them because we once had a player that was in one of our classes or that we saw at Kam's, CO's, The Library, or R&Rs. People that in some way, real or perceived, we could relate to.
It was a shared experience.
And as Frankie Williams once told me, "thanks for paying tuition so I can go to the NBA and make millions of dollars", let's not pretend that these athletes received nothing in return.
A place to showcase talents for future opportunity...Check.
Access to advanced education... Check.
Alumni connections that they can leverage for jobs... Check.
All of this for free when others are now paying $35k a year and more... Check.
We went from one extreme to the other, to a certain degree, to the detriment of the whole. Realistically, most students cannot transfer 4x in 4 years and maintain academic progress for standard graduation.
Tldr: need some guardrails if we're going to continue with the student-athlete illusion.
If the current system leads to a lack of interest from fans and causes the revenue to dry up, then sure. But the one-and-done schools haven't lacked fan interest in the past, so it isn't clear that yearly transfers will affect things that much.Yes, we buy tickets to watch the players.
But... We want to watch the players because we have some tie to the University. Often, we want to watch them because we once had a player that was in one of our classes or that we saw at Kam's, CO's, The Library, or R&Rs. People that in some way, real or perceived, we could relate to.
It was a shared experience.
And as Frankie Williams once told me, "thanks for paying tuition so I can go to the NBA and make millions of dollars", let's not pretend that these athletes received nothing in return.
A place to showcase talents for future opportunity...Check.
Access to advanced education... Check.
Alumni connections that they can leverage for jobs... Check.
All of this for free when others are now paying $35k a year and more... Check.
We went from one extreme to the other, to a certain degree, to the detriment of the whole. Realistically, most students cannot transfer 4x in 4 years and maintain academic progress for standard graduation.
Tldr: need some guardrails if we're going to continue with the student-athlete illusion.
Clearly an addicted Red Bull drinker. Kinda obvious, Dude!His eyes look messed up...
Maybe I am old. I remember when St John’s was a problem….. EVERY year.I mean, how does he get the massive bag at St. John's of all places? And why isn't our bag way bigger than theirs? Or maybe it already is, but anyway the bottom line is Richmond is going there and he's not going here. That's a miss. I really hope we go all out for Demin. Anything less and we're looking at a 6 to 8 seed caliber team.
The one and done schools have been very good, all these schools won't be. That's the big what if.If the current system leads to a lack of interest from fans and causes the revenue to dry up, then sure. But the one-and-done schools haven't lacked fan interest in the past, so it isn't clear that yearly transfers will affect things that much.
And the previous system involved state school presidents (and presidents of private schools that receive lots of government funding in various ways) colluding to severely restrict student athletes from getting paid in any way by anyone for their sport. In my opinion, that's a very improper thing for government officials to do.
Not saying there isn't a better solution to the problem, but the "good ole days" look pretty corrupt under the surface to me.
Here’s the way I look at it:If the current system leads to a lack of interest from fans and causes the revenue to dry up, then sure. But the one-and-done schools haven't lacked fan interest in the past, so it isn't clear that yearly transfers will affect things that much.
And the previous system involved state school presidents (and presidents of private schools that receive lots of government funding in various ways) colluding to severely restrict student athletes from getting paid in any way by anyone for their sport. In my opinion, that's a very improper thing for government officials to do.
Not saying there isn't a better solution to the problem, but the "good ole days" look pretty corrupt under the surface to me.
A lot more difficult nowadays filling in the tail end of the roster. I still think they somehow end up at 12 scholly players tho
so how does making the fans pay the players make things right?Here’s the way I look at it:
In 1946 the highest earning NBA basketball player made $16,500 (just shy of $250k inflation adjusted) and he was also the team’s business manager and publicity director. Even in the 70s, the average salary was $90k/yr for NBA players.
In those yrs, a scholarship for college athletes made sense as payment for their services.
Once college sport revenues started getting into the millions, that system no longer made sense and it was only a matter of time before it came crumbling down.
Someone coming in halfway through the semester is pretty crazy. wouldn't that likely be another euroballer?I think we very well could up end with 13 for the spring semester …
Wait a minute…I think we very well could up end with 13 for the spring semester …
People are beating the "the NCAA and schools made a fortune drum." I'd like to know where the money went. UIUC sports is in deep debt. Their earnings will never pay it off.Here’s the way I look at it:
In 1946 the highest earning NBA basketball player made $16,500 (just shy of $250k inflation adjusted) and he was also the team’s business manager and publicity director. Even in the 70s, the average salary was $90k/yr for NBA players.
In those yrs, a scholarship for college athletes made sense as payment for their services.
Once college sport revenues started getting into the millions, that system no longer made sense and it was only a matter of time before it came crumbling down.
Could we start seeing kids enrolling early and redshirting? Like Fears for example. Would give them a chance to get in the weight room and practice at the college level for close to a year before playing as a freshman.I think we very well could up end with 13 for the spring semester …
I think we very well could up end with 13 for the spring semester …
The illusion is dead. Especially at this level. In the list of reasons the guys on this team chose U of I next year, alum connections , and education are way down the list. The guys we are targeting are thinking NBA or Europe at a minimum. They are majoring in basketball.
It’s another layer of pro sports, just much more regionally specific.
The sad irony is that things haven’t changed all that much in that front. You might have had a few Luke Goode type exceptions, but …