Notre Dame targeting $75 million annual media rights payout in quest to remain independent (Dodd)

[TerryD]

I don’t know why it is, but college basketball coaches seem to have their biggest runs earlier in their careers before they hit the big money. You can buy big names, but you can’t necessarily buy success.

The big football schools have always had more resources, but the money tends to go back into football. Basketball, not so much. Notre Dame has been to 1 Final Four in school history. Same with Texas and Penn State. Oklahoma has been to 2. LSU to 3. Alabama, Auburn, Miami, Nebraska, and USC, none. Not a NC in the bunch

Correct. Men's basketball is pretty much treated as a minor sport by ND.

It is just something to watch in the winter between football season and the beginning of spring practice.

Many ND football fans are fans of other basketball programs.

ND basketball plays in an arena built in 1968.

ND didn't even have a dedicated basketball practice facility until a few years ago when donors stepped up.

Mike Brey had been begging for it for years. He had to wait.

Given those limitations, winning the ACC title in 2015 and back to back Elite 8's in 2015-16 was a great job by Brey.

 

[Kolumbo]

Correct. Men's basketball is pretty much treated as a minor sport by ND.

It is just something to watch in the winter between football season and the beginning of spring practice.

Many ND football fans are fans of other basketball programs.

ND basketball plays in an arena built in 1968.

ND didn't even have a dedicated basketball practice facility until a few years ago when donors stepped up.

Mike Brey had been begging for it for years. He had to wait.

Given those limitations, winning the ACC title in 2015 and back to back Elite 8's in 2015-16 was a great job by Brey.

and he is such a fashionista, cutting edge

 

[Billy Jack]

Top basketball players like to go to schools where they’re the big men on campus, not to schools where they play 2nd fiddle to football players.

 

[billybud]

Top basketball players like to go to schools where they’re the big men on campus, not to schools where they play 2nd fiddle to football players.

Could be true...but FSU had three BB players drafted in the 2021 draft and three lottery picks between 2020 and 2021.

 

[dayooper]

Top basketball players like to go to schools where they’re the big men on campus, not to schools where they play 2nd fiddle to football players.

Top basketball players go where they will get a chance to showcase their stuff so they can be high draft picks. Most never step on campus to be the big man on campus. Many take all virtual classes for the 1st semester and work on their craft.

 

[Billy Jack]

Top basketball players go where they will get a chance to showcase their stuff so they can be high draft picks. Most never step on campus to be the big man on campus. Many take all virtual classes for the 1st semester and work on their craft.

Of course. I thought that went without saying.

 

[Rufus]

Future top basketball players will go to whoever pays them the most from NIL deals and possible revenue sharing agreements as the B1G is discussing now.

 

[Billy Jack]

Future top basketball players will go to whoever pays them the most from NIL deals and possible revenue sharing agreements as the B1G is discussing now.

Yes, but those are also the players most likely to be one and done. As Villanova and Baylor demonstrated in the past few years, a team of 22-23 year old veterans can beat teams of 19 year old former high school all Americans.

 

[CL82]

Yes, but those are also the players most likely to be one and done. As Villanova and Baylor demonstrated in the past few years, a team of 22-23 year old veterans can beat teams of 19 year old former high school all Americans.

Tough to hold onto a kid and develop him in the age of the portal.