It means there are not a lot of deep pocket donors, who want to provide NIL money for the UConn basketball program
OK, but I prefer Malwarebytes.
If NIL is the primary driver of bringing the best talent then why would Hurley decide to come back to UConn if he knew UConn was under resourced compared to other programs that were interested in hiring him?
Because he’s loyal and we are the best program in the Northeast.
Because the school has done everything it can to be competitive. NIL wasn't the reason why this year's team sucks. It was that we did bad job in identifying the SG we got as being able to play PG effective for us and be a big time scorer from that position.
We have been told many times, including from people involved in the collective, that UConn is very competitive with its NIL. I'll take their word for it.
| TEAM | PERCENTAGE OF BALLOTS TEAM APPEARED ON |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 73.7% |
| Kansas | 43.2% |
| BYU | 30.6% |
| Kentucky | 25.3% |
| Indiana | 16.9% |
| Kansas State | 13.7% |
| Baylor | 11.6% |
| Louisville | 11.6% |
| Alabama | 10.5% |
| Illinois | 9.5% |
| Texas Tech | 9.5% |
| Duke | 8.4% |
| UConn | 6.3% |
| North Carolina | 6.3% |
| Tennessee | 4.2% |
| Memphis | 3.2% |
| Texas | 3.2% |
| Ohio State | 2.1% |
| St. John's | 2.1% |
Yes, unfortunately that is one of a handful of reasons. Getting Tarris was great and they need to keep Tarris after this season, but I will say, I don't think this staff is fully utilizing Tarris' skill set and keeping him fully engaged, and no I don't mean starting him. Tarris needs to be more of a priority in this offense.
Because he loves it here, he wins national championships here, he gets paid a gazillion dollars here, and the school and state will continue to provide him the resources to compete for national championships.
Good points - and there is no question $$ = success going forward as getting the most proven and mature talent will be the blueprint.
Some of the Big East teams we're competing with for players as well. They suck because of Neptune but Nova paid Dixon 1.7 million this season and they paid Wooga Poplar about the same this season. Johnnies players got around 4 million this season and Repole will open his pocketbooks more now that he sees what it gets them.
The first point is spot on.
House settlement is going to help the Big East, well everyone except for UConn.
Last year for example, I know firsthand that a big 12 school poached a kid 3 days before the portal closed and offered him 750k. He would be a marginal starter for us.
So we're sandwiched between Dook and UNC.We have been told many times, including from people involved in the collective, that UConn is very competitive with its NIL. I'll take their word for it.
I'm sure Hurley negotiated some kind of NIL requirement in his contract when he had the leverage for a big contract last year. Coaches have to do that these days.
We just got 3 McDonald's All Americans. I have to imagine they got NIL deals that were enough to convince them to come to UConn. They all had many options of schools to go to although NIL might not have been their biggest concern.
Then there's this from a Candid Coaches article this past August.
Which three programs do you believe have the best NIL situations?
TEAM PERCENTAGE OF BALLOTS
TEAM APPEARED ONArkansas 73.7% Kansas 43.2% BYU 30.6% Kentucky 25.3% Indiana 16.9% Kansas State 13.7% Baylor 11.6% Louisville 11.6% Alabama 10.5% Illinois 9.5% Texas Tech 9.5% Duke 8.4% UConn 6.3% North Carolina 6.3% Tennessee 4.2% Memphis 3.2% Texas 3.2% Ohio State 2.1% St. John's 2.1%
Candid Coaches: Which programs do you believe have the best NIL situations?
We asked more than 100 coaches who they think have the best name, image and likeness programs in placewww.cbssports.com
