That’s just a talking point that people use rather than saying “it’s about the money”. Are there some kids who value something more? Yes sure, but it’s mostly about the money. You’re fooling yourself if you believe otherwise.
I heart cash.
What? P4 school, better program, and I am sure more NIL money. I’d say that’s a pretty solid upgrade.
I think countless studies would refute your statement. Gen Z, at least from a work perspective, value work/life balance far more than previous generations. It’s not all about the money from work point of view at least.
I mean I actually do this on a daily basis so it is not like it's my opinion. I see the actual data and anyone who thinks it is money that kids nowadays are after, probably has an issue keeping people and is paying too much. You're fooling yourself if you believe otherwise.
Sort your data to exclude those kids who don’t rely on their parents to fund their excursions and you’ll see the data differently. The ones that don’t care have a safety net that allows them to pretend to care less.
At this stage of his career, Joly is not Likely, but maybe he can improve to become a better player. Likely had much better PFF grades than Joly across the board as he was an elite TE in college. Likely had 1 drop as a senior on 59 catches and last year Joly had 6 on 53 catches. Likely's yards after catch were better. And, Likely was a higher graded pass and run blocker than Joly.
If you're comparing senior Likely to freshman and sophomore Joly then I agree. If you look at their numbers for freshman and sophomore numbers they're pretty similar. But that's not even really my point anyway, just saying he'll have a good opportunity at NC State with a good QB
I don't need to sort by that. My company is a manufacturing and distribution company and most people need the money.
Listen, I agree is seems weird to me, but I am in my 40s. Kids are just different now. But I cannot deny that when we looked at the data, it didn't reflect that and then when we did studies on it, the amount of pay was not that important, and then when we put solutions in place that had nothing to do with raising wages, and mind you this was against what every manager in my company wanted to do, they all wanted to give more money, but we didn't and we were able to drastically reduce the quality people leaving our company. Now maybe where I work is unique, but we are one of the largest employers of working class labor in the country, so I imagine it reflects the larger mood of the younger generation pretty accurately.
Sophomore Likely vs. Sophomore Joly:
As a mid major you need to embrace the fact that UConn is a stepping stone for kids and coaches to get to a Power Conference School.
Money is certainly part of it. For some the only part of it But it also helps if someone loves what they are doing. Don’t want to bore you with my family, but one kid made a fortune out of something he liked doing as a kid and would have done it for far less, and another is also getting paid for a childhood interest and while being compensated ok, could’ve made possibly a great deal more doing something else. The third one is somewhere. in between and once commented that he can’t believe his brothers are making money on their hobbies.
You don't have to market yourself as JUCO basically. The way to do it is what Mora has done. Be complimentary of dudes on their way out the door. Some good ones will stay. You really think Christian Haynes and Jackson Mitchell didn't have NIL money offers out there?
Exactly. And, I would bet that staying at UConn will be valuable to both of them down the road.
