AJ Dybantsa to BYU
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I really really don't understand that, but yes, at least not to a blueblood.
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Good and not Alabama or UNC.
The B in BYU stands for billionaire.
Come on down Caleb! That cupboard remains quite bare at UNC for next year. Come to a team that will compete for a title. With a fanbase that is second to no one.
Can't spell Bill-YUnaire w/out the byu
That’s an interesting one. I’ve also been curious about the billions the Mormon church has. Obviously they are putting some towards BYU but also wondering if some might give Pope some through back channels. Having a Mormon coaching a high profile program and doing well looks good for the Mormon church as well.
I have no ties to Mormonism, but I could see adopting BYU as second favorite. They gave us Pope, and I watched tons of their old games during the summer.
The new coach at BYU is an NBA guyI really really don't understand that, but yes, at least not to a blueblood.
Some of yall don’t understand how much money the Mormons just sit on.
It is all about the NIL with most of these kids today.
According to what I’ve gathered they wouldn’t open the checkbook up for Pope but would for Kevin Young.
Rumor has it around 3 to 4 million.
That's because when the Kentucky job came open, Arkansas opened their checkbook, Kentucky opened their checkbook, and BYU was pressured downstream. Almost all major programs with coaching changes have had to offer NIL packages to coaches as an additional benefit to landing high name coaches.
In some ways, if anyone gets credit for AJ Dybantsa to BYU, it's Jeff Enfield going to SMU
You have to try to weed out these mindsets. Collection of mercenaries aren't playing for the name on the front of the jersey, as a general rule of thumb
Goodman said he's getting 7-9 million in NIL. That is insane.
Adam Zagoria says it was close to $7 million.
Kevin Young was not a “big name” in anything but coaching circles.
The fact is BYU fans feel they got an upgrade over Pope and the big money said they’d fund it which they didn’t want to do with Pope for whatever reason.
It is easy to amass amazing wealth when LDS members believe that their salvation is contingent on tithing.
I don't think that's a true statement. Kevin Young was a huge haul for BYU. He was an association head coach for the Phoenix Suns. Couldn't ask for more if you're a BYU fan.
Talented guy but I wouldn't have wanted all the NIL on him.
That's so screwed up it's pathetic. College sports as we know it are dying. This kid is making more than his coach and ours too. This is equal to making 200k/year for 35-40 years to play 1 season of college bb. Amateur sports are gone.
I can’t say that at 18 years old it wouldn’t be about the millions for me or anyone else with common sense. I love my Cats as much as anyone, but not more than millions of dollars in my pocket.
The average college basketball fan has no idea who Kevin Young is. Everyone knows who John Calipari is.
Again BYU fans are happy because they think he’s an upgrade and the big money seems to agree because they are giving him blank checks which they didn’t want to give Pope.
I’m not saying it’s true. I’m just giving you what the consensus is among BYU fans.
Yep. Done. Adapt or die I guess. I'm ok with true Name, Image and Likeness but it's pay for play. I think contracts will be happening soon.
I think the Suns made him the highest paid assistant in the NBA when they hired Vogel so he must know a little bit about basketball
amateur sports were gone once the games were played Infront of 20k fans with 500million dollar tv contracts. you want amateur let a professor coach them and take the games off tv. you want it ran like a pro league, like they have been since the 80s they need to be paid.
Would have been a Cat if Cal had stayed. Probably still would have lost 10 plus games though.
Im excited he didn't come to Kentucky.
AJ Dybantsa is a user. Just like Calipari. Just like most of the players Calipari brought here. I don't want users at Kentucky. I want players that want to represent Kentucky for Kentucky not because it gets them to the NBA before they've even played a game here.
Good luck to all the Dybantsa's coming up, but please, move along. You aren't needed here.
AJ Dybantsa is a user. Just like Calipari. Just like most of the players Calipari brought here. I don't want users at Kentucky. I want players that want to represent Kentucky for Kentucky not because it gets them to the NBA before they've even played a game here.
Good luck to all the Dybantsa's coming up, but please, move along. You aren't needed here.
Well at least it wasn’t Alabama, North Carolina or Kansas.
Speaking of this....
This just in: The University of Tom Cruise Fighting Xenu's have signed the entire class of 2026 and 2027
Business decision. Can't be mad at him. And nothing negative about the kid, but I trust Pope to get the right kids to build a championship team.
The 'church' would get all that money back, and then some. I don't religion bash. To each their own. But Scientology is shady and creepy.
Goodman says $7 million is wrong. He says it was $4-5 million.
AJ and his father made it clear he was going to the highest bidder. He’s a 1 and done whatever he goes so why not.
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