Ryan Puglisi - QB - Avon Old Farms

[Scrutineer]

Some excellent points made in this discussion but those that make the most sense right now seem to be that JM should:
-identify talent that fits his schemes;
-develop a rapport with those players while recruiting them;
-wish them well if they initially choose to go elsewhere;
-sit back and wait till they realize they're not getting the playing time they expected or were promised;
-swoop in and get them in year two or three.
But, we have to remember, the NIL money may be the biggest factor keeping the highest rated kids from coming to UConn. Look at DICKinson in basketball. Supposedly making $1M at Michigan. Even if we wanted him, do we have the well heeled supporters we'd need to make him an offer that would beat that or the supposedly higher offer he got from Kansas?

 

[Waquoit]

You do realize the kid was on campus multiple times right?

I'm thinking he didn't.

 

[Greg]

"Tighten up the program's relationships with CT prep schools" and beat Nick Saban head to head for talent are two VERY different things.

Yeah. $EC money, weather, and ease of academics are not easy to compete with. Have any of you guys seen the coeds dow there? Not easy to beat that long with being in the picture for a Natty every year.

 

[Greg]

Some excellent points made in this discussion but those that make the most sense right now seem to be that JM should:
-identify talent that fits his schemes;
-develop a rapport with those players while recruiting them;
-wish them well if they initially choose to go elsewhere;
-sit back and wait till they realize they're not getting the playing time they expected or were promised;
-swoop in and get them in year two or three.
But, we have to remember, the NIL money may be the biggest factor keeping the highest rated kids from coming to UConn. Look at DICKinson in basketball. Supposedly making $1M at Michigan. Even if we wanted him, do we have the well heeled supporters we'd need to make him an offer that would beat that or the supposedly higher offer he got from Kansas?

But Coach Cal says the Kentucky guys looking at NIL are "tripping over nickels". Of course too many 4 and 5 stars on the bench wind up needing those nickles. I think zUCONN has plenty of well heeled fans. This is a very wealthy state

 

[Scrutineer]

But Coach Cal says the Kentucky guys looking at NIL are "tripping over nickels". Of course too many 4 and 5 stars on the bench wind up needing those nickles. I think zUCONN has plenty of well heeled fans. This is a very wealthy state

It may be a very wealthy state but are the well healed people UConn fans?

 

[Mora4Prez]

It may be a very wealthy state but are the well healed people UConn fans?

No. Because most of the money is in Fairfield county which barely considers itself part of Connecticut. Most of those kids go to private schools and the places like Indiana, Michigan, Penn State, etc.

This has always been our issue and why we don’t have a bigger endowment.