latest recruiting rumors
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Contract details still being worked out? So basically he is saying pay me what I want or I am going elsewhere.
If Collins isn’t signing until the Spring, then other schools aren’t out. Just an asinine statement from Trilly.
I'm REALLY starting to not like NIL. Am I the only that feels that way? I know I'm the grumpy old man on the porch.
Said for weeks Collins is coming to UK. Thats a big fish. Will be good to see.
Need to figure out the rest.
Need to figure out the rest.
I hate NIL. I hate the transfer portal. I hate one-and-done's. Hell, I hate everything right now. Sorry.
No one, and I mean NO ONE should be surprised at this.
And they get hurt after a couple games. Red shirt, and roll out the contract demands again. Show me the money with zero accountability. It will change eventually-
My wife use to tell me I had to much hate in me, and it wasn't good for me.
And damn if she wasn't right again
On Rob Bromley’s Discord someone said they were working on a huge NIL package with Old Folks Country Sausage but since Al passed away they are scrambling to rewrite the ad campaign. Had a cool high concept campaign set up where Collins would sit in a rocking chair and ask Al questions about sausage. Probably going to have to use AI now.Contract details still being worked out? So basically he is saying pay me what I want or I am going elsewhere.
I hate the NIL and it will cause problems within a team very quickly. Someone makes more money than someone else so they’ll pout and not care about winning games. Sounds familiar to me.
I believe “Trilly” is reveling in Pope’s historical strikeout streak with 5*’s, currently sitting at 0-15, and is just hanging a carrot out there in the form of Collins to troll our ever dwindling faith!
NIL is actually quite simple… Write the checks, and the players will come!
Simply look at literally any other high major or Blue Blood as a point of reference
My best guess is it’s more on the timing of the payments, obligations from the NIL components, which part is rev share from the school/which part from NIL, etc. much more than the money.
Feels like the total money paid part is what was figured out when we jumped to the top from all these insiders.
Would be our luck Nike signs Stokes and he goes to an Adidas school.
I am pretty sure if he does not sign with Nike, he would already sign with Kansas/Louisville long ago.
It is only Nike that keeps us the hope with Stokes
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I am not sure, until he is actually committing/signing, anything could happen...
I don't think Al has passed away. I can't find an obituary anywhere. I believe a "Bob" Purnell passed away, and an Aurelia did.
Contract details still being worked out? So basically he is saying pay me what I want or I am going elsewhere.
BYU is a prime example. One post I read, was questioning why Pope didn't get the recruits like Young has, but young came from the NBA, and had ties there, and he has a billionaire doner, that has publicly stated, that he won't be out bid for a player. AJ Dybantsa was the first big buy for them, and many other good ones to go with him. If the Craft family had that same attitude, wouldn't that be nice.NIL is actually quite simple… Write the checks, and the players will come!
Simply look at literally any other high major or Blue Blood as a point of reference
I think if Pope could get a big commitment he might relax a little. You know it’s getting to him also. I want to see him get one and then coach his current team to a respectable year.
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I asked him in his discord last year if he had ever been to Male high school and he gave a really awkward response and mentioned Louisville wothout me saying i was talking about Louisville Male. which makes me think you are correct. Evan graduated from Male high school. and then went to Western Kentucky and was an admitted UofL fan.
I don’t think the Craft family has the level of “**** you” money that the BYU guy has.
It would be really nice if we could get the support of the local bourbon and horse racing industries and not be so dependent on the Crafts.
The guy that owned Winstar farms tried to help with recruiting before. He had that AAU team in texas at one point. Pretty sure he played a role in us getting Julius Randle. Would be awesome if he threw his hat in the NIL ring. Maybe he already has for all we know.
The problem is that players have to want to play for coaches. If two teams are offering the same amount then the player will go to the one with the coach he likes.
It’s likely why our NIL is so high. Teams offered only so much for role players and Pope had to offer a little (or much) higher. The opposing teams probably felt they could just find a substitute for the same amount or less.
Players just don’t seem to want to play for Pope for some reason.
We spent the most money in CBB on this mediocre roster. Your point on the Crafts not being able to sustain this long-term is true, but this year is proof that it's not just a spending issue. The money that is available (and there is enough) needs to be budgeted and leveraged and distributed in much smarter ways.
Which news we talking about now??? I'm more tore up about whether or not Al Purnell is still alive now!!!
Just an fyi pope also had said donor and more. Mormons aren't exactly lacking for money. Also fyi we spend plenty and aren't being outside unless it's duke.
Its just a different system. NBA dreams still matter. Our system doesn't display talent like many others'.
Isn't nil greatContract details still being worked out? So basically he is saying pay me what I want or I am going elsewhere.
Regulated it would probably be pretty good. Just like anything left unregulated, it becomes the wild wild west. Which is what is it right now.Isn't nil great
I can write a check for any amount......you just couldn't cash itNIL is actually quite simple… Write the checks, and the players will come!
Simply look at literally any other high major or Blue Blood as a point of reference
Maybe the BYU guy, just has bluer blood then the Crafts, he is for sure a big fan to put out that statement about not getting out bid for players. That has to give a coach a really good feeling.