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Kentucky roster was $20M according to multiple reports
Sure, but $$ for most programs is a the key criteria. Lloyd has the one advantage of being the best program out West, so he'd have an advantage getting the Cali & AZ kids.
Same - he's basically formed a response every way possible around the UNC question without saying "no" directly.I will be absolutely stunned if Lloyd is at Arizona two weeks from now.
It would be dumb of him to commit either way at this point. If you say no even if you 100% want to go back to Arizona, you lose leverage with Arizona and Arizona's boosters.Same - he's basically formed a response every way possible around the UNC question without saying "no" directly.
I keep seeing Houston in these article as one of the top spending teams. So what the heck was Sampson complaining about? Revenue sharing?Same - he's basically formed a response every way possible around the UNC question without saying "no" directly.
This is the quote that matters, and the one that should change with the new rules. "It's not real NIL," one head coach with Final Four experience said, speaking to the obvious. "It's donors just paying out there to get the best team."
I don't think these numbers even reflect "real" NIL, like Solo Ball's Turbo Tax commercial, or the team in the Invesco. Silas has one with Nissan, and Malachi is in a State Farm ad with Sarah Strong. Those aren't "recruiting" NIL, it's the real thing, as intended. To know the actual NIL they'd need access to Instagram payments and other deals they can't see.
Legit question-Why? NIL? Not sayin' your view is wrong. You're a West Coast guy with some insightI will be absolutely stunned if Lloyd is at Arizona two weeks from now.
Let's not forget about some of the scandals he was involved with back at Indiana - deep down, I think he's at least part slimeball and crying for more. He had three NC returners this year and 3 top 25 recruits - that's about as expensive a roster as it gets. He knows if he wants to compete these days, the 5 year Juwan Roberts aren't happening anymore.I keep seeing Houston in these article as one of the top spending teams. So what the heck was Sampson complaining about? Revenue sharing?
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Kelvin Sampson bemoans Houston NIL budget: 'We're poor'
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said his top-10 team can't sign more recruits because the school's athletic department is "very poor."www.espn.com
He's trying to play with the real big boys for 5*s. He lost a couple recruits I think they thought they'd land (Caleb Holt, Bryson Howard). They are likely also buoyed by 1 big booster (Fertitta), and if he's not giving they might actually see a pretty drastic reduction in spending.I keep seeing Houston in these article as one of the top spending teams. So what the heck was Sampson complaining about? Revenue sharing?
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Kelvin Sampson bemoans Houston NIL budget: 'We're poor'
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said his top-10 team can't sign more recruits because the school's athletic department is "very poor."www.espn.com
Legit question-Why? NIL? Not sayin' your view is wrong. You're a West Coast guy with some insight
I can buy that. Time will tell.I don't have any inside information but I've heard what other people have heard - he doesn't have a great relationship with the AD, their basketball coffers aren't as robust as you would think for a school of their profile, Carolina has apparently been putting on the full court press, and he's done about as bad a job as anyone I can remember of putting to bed the rumblings that he's leaving.
Uh hum, Kevin Willard....I don't have any inside information but I've heard what other people have heard - he doesn't have a great relationship with the AD, their basketball coffers aren't as robust as you would think for a school of their profile, Carolina has apparently been putting on the full court press, and he's done about as bad a job as anyone I can remember of putting to bed the rumblings that he's leaving.