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Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: Why Cooper Flagg fits UConn’s model of ‘basketball people'

CL82 said:
Alternatively, if you start a rumor about another school paying for a recruiting visit for a kid that has been a fan of your school forever, but end up losing that kid, you look pathetic.

Just sayin'
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then you just double down with “they paid gross NIL money, kids a sell out. Could have been Brotherhood for life, short term decision making stupidity!” Et Al.
 
Still no announcement of a commitment date...Me thinks that if he had committed to Duke this past weekend, something would have leaked by now, or the announcement would have been made.

Maybe that rumor of Flagg taking one more unofficial to Storrs on November 6th is true. Hmmm
 
HuskyHawk said:
Unless it comes out that you paid. Then you look small, like a school that can't compete for recruits without paying them to visit.
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I dunno. I think it actually may be the opposite. The highest stake players are the only ones who can get anything significant (if anything) out of the process. And the highest stake players usually have the same 8 schools on their list. I mean didn't Kansas pay Zion and he still ended up at Dook? I also know Kansas paid Ayton and he ended up at Zona.
 
aburks41 said:
Still no announcement of a commitment date...Me thinks that if he had committed to Duke this past weekend, something would have leaked by now, or the announcement would have been made.

Maybe that rumor of Flagg taking one more unofficial to Storrs on November 6th is true. Hmmm
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Today and Tomorrow are huge. If no commitment announcement, or just a scheduling of the commitment announcement by then (and we have a lot of time to burn in the next 2 days still) it is game on in my opinion. If we hear anything in next two days, I think it favors Duke. But who the heck knows. I don't.
 
August_West said:
I dunno. I think it actually may be the opposite. The highest stake players are the only ones who can get anything significant (if anything) out of the process. And the highest stake players usually have the same 8 schools on their list. I mean didn't Kansas pay Zion and he still ended up at Dook? I also know Kansas paid Ayton and he ended up at Zona.
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Yeah it’s really a game only the big boys play.

Could always be like Michigan and lose guys like Hunter Dickenson and have football recruiting classes that can’t finish top 10 despite going to 2 (going on 3) CFP because they feel like they’re too good to play the NIL game. Lol
 
aburks41 said:
Still no announcement of a commitment date...Me thinks that if he had committed to Duke this past weekend, something would have leaked by now, or the announcement would have been made.

Maybe that rumor of Flagg taking one more unofficial to Storrs on November 6th is true. Hmmm
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If there’s no announcement tonight then I’ll bet he is coming back to Storrs for an unofficial.
 
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HuskyWarrior611 said:
Yeah it’s really a game only the big boys play.

Could always be like Michigan and lose guys like Hunter Dickenson and have football recruiting classes that can’t finish top 10 despite going to 2 (going on 3) CFP because they feel like they’re too good to play the NIL game. Lol
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Yep, Michigan doesn't play the NIL game. Suuuuuuure
 
superjohn said:
Yep, Michigan doesn't play the NIL game. Suuuuuuure
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Michigan doesn’t recruit HS close to as well a you would expect so this is a pretty common CFB take but almost definitely stems from Harbaugh having one foot out the door every off season. They (and FSU) have been dominating the transfer market and there is no way to do that w/out NIL.
 
aburks41 said:
Still no announcement of a commitment date...Me thinks that if he had committed to Duke this past weekend, something would have leaked by now, or the announcement would have been made.

Maybe that rumor of Flagg taking one more unofficial to Storrs on November 6th is true. Hmmm
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There’s rumors he’s coming back? Holy cow, if that’s true the recruitment is over.
 
superjohn said:
Yep, Michigan doesn't play the NIL game. Suuuuuuure
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I’m not sure why you make comments like these without actually knowing what’s going on.

There’s plenty of quotes and facts out there from players (Hunter Dickenson) to recruiting rankings that back that up. They do it well the “clean” way but are not bag droppers.

@runner11 if you actually saw a lot of the transfers they bring in, 90% were former captains at their last program or had a connection with the program through a coach or current/former player. NIL is not really a part of their transfer portal pitch. All this is verifiable and not even an exaggeration.
 
August_West said:
Today and Tomorrow are huge. If no commitment announcement, or just a scheduling of the commitment announcement by then (and we have a lot of time to burn in the next 2 days still) it is game on in my opinion. If we hear anything in next two days, I think it favors Duke. But who the heck knows. I don't.
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I will believe that we are out of it when he says we're out of it. Up until this weekend I thought the kid was Dukes to lose. After this weekend, I wonder if they did just that.

We'll know when we'll know. In the meantime, I am hopeful, but I'm not worrying about it.
 
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Guys. No one pays for a visit. Maybe they throw cash to entice. But just to visit? lol.

UConn won the national title. Is ranked sixth in the nation. Has another top 20 recruit possibly headed here…

They don’t have to pay to get a kid to campus. I mean, are you serious? If I gotta pay you to come take a look, why even bother? Lol.

Cooper’s family isn’t that shady. No chance.

Message board people. 95% of it is BS.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
From my understanding, I think pretty much all NIL money comes from the collectives. How exactly it works to make sure it’s ‘legal’ I have no idea.

I agree that college sports is turning into pro leagues except a little more crazy because there’s no contracts to keep you on a team. An open transfer portal makes it a little messier.
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It doesn't come from the collectives either. The collectives are just a loose group of companies that agree that they may have NIL deals available for student athletes of those schools. The collective helps arrange the deals, promote opportunities. Instead of just randomly hoping to get a deal, the player can work with the collective, which would reach out and see what deals are out there.
 
JohnFSilver said:
Guys. No one pays for a visit. Maybe they throw cash to entice. But just to visit? lol.

UConn won the national title. Is ranked sixth in the nation. Has another top 20 recruit possibly headed here…

They don’t have to pay to get a kid to campus. I mean, are you serious? If I gotta pay you to come take a look, why even bother? Lol.

Cooper’s family isn’t that shady. No chance.

Message board people. 95% of it is BS.
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Duke fans are beyond delusional with this entire recruitment.
 
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CL82 said:
I don't think the school can pay for it.
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I know it’s a joke and a shot at the alleged UConn fans who might think the defending national champions would have to pay to get Cooper to visit. If they really think we have that little to offer, are they even true die hard fans that believe in this program?
 
TheHorde said:
I know it’s a joke and a shot at the alleged UConn fans who might think the defending national champions would have to pay to get Cooper to visit. If they really think we have that little to offer, are they even true die hard fans that believe in this program?
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HuskyHawk said:
It doesn't come from the collectives either. The collectives are just a loose group of companies that agree that they may have NIL deals available for student athletes of those schools. The collective helps arrange the deals, promote opportunities. Instead of just randomly hoping to get a deal, the player can work with the collective, which would reach out and see what deals are out there.
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He believes Michigan doesn't play the NIL game, there's no sense in wasting your time.
 
FWIW, my best source on all things Duke said, ”I would not make any bets on him coming back to Storrs”.
 
FYI - syracusefan’s top insider said on Friday, Flagg to UConn “is trending that way”. Who knows how plugged in they are outside of Syracuse, but possibly relevant.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
It doesn't come from the collectives either. The collectives are just a loose group of companies that agree that they may have NIL deals available for student athletes of those schools. The collective helps arrange the deals, promote opportunities. Instead of just randomly hoping to get a deal, the player can work with the collective, which would reach out and see what deals are out there.
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I agree. I saw it as still coming from collectives in that way.

It’s not directly from them but theyre gathering funds to cut the deals.
 
HuskyNan said:
FWIW, my best source on all things Duke said, ”I would not make any bets on him coming back to Storrs”.
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Well that can mean just that he's not coming back to Storrs for another visit, or that he's not coming back to Storrs ever. I assume the latter is what's being implied.
 
superjohn said:
He believes Michigan doesn't play the NIL game, there's no sense in wasting your time.
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Directly from Jim Harbaugh’s mouth.

www.maizenbrew.com

Daily Brews: Jim Harbaugh firm on Michigan’s stance on NIL

The head ball coach solidified where he and the school are at with NIL.
www.maizenbrew.com www.maizenbrew.com

Here’s a quote:

“Also, to profit off their name, their image and their likeness, I support it. You just support anybody’s ability to do that. That’s all in the positive light and the way we’re approaching things here at Michigan.”

Harbaugh remained firm in his stance that when you come to Michigan to play football, you’re coming for a “transformational experience, not a transactional experience.” He explained, “What that literally means exactly, is we’re not going to pay signing bonuses for players to come onto the team. We’re not going to pay recruits to sign here.”

If you want more proof look at their recruiting classes that he really means that. Now, do you have proof of the contrary in any way or are you just talking out your rear? All of this is verifiable.
 
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