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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 4078412, member: 10"] I agree it might be a reason, but I don't think it will be a major reason why recruits will commit to UConn over another school. Mostly because it's not what Hurley is trying to sell. Can you post Karaban's and Clingan's quotes where they talked about NIL? I can't remember either mentioning it but I could be wrong. I just spent a few minutes going through all the articles on each committing and couldn't find anything on NIL. Maybe in an audio or video interview? Here's a quote from Karaban after he committed. Straight out of the Hurley playbook. [I]“UConn was the spot just because my relationship with coach [Dan] Hurley and everyone was just amazing,” Karaban told ESPN. “They felt like forever-type of people. The opportunity I have there, the way they want to use me, staying home and playing for a historic program was so hard for me to pass up. The style of play they want to use me in, the way they develop and get their guys to become pros, like they just did with [2021 No. 11 overall draft pick] James Bouknight.”[/I] A couple quotes from Clingan after he committed. Both sound like Hurley type kids. [I]“My relationship with that staff was the best of any of the schools I was visiting or being recruited by,” Clingan, the 7-foot-1, 265-pound center from Bristol Central High, told Hearst Connecticut Media on Saturday morning. “I feel like it felt like home, it felt right. I got along with the team very well. Coach Hurley’s bringing in a lot of good players that are gonna be around me. I see us doing good things in college.” “I don’t want to sound cocky or anything but they told me I was their biggest target in my class. And they said if I came there, other players would follow,” Clingan said. “They also said they weren’t recruiting another big, that I was their top priority.”[/I] [/QUOTE]

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