Totally ruined college athletics. Spoiled paid babies. Just like NBA. Mark Pope is a good man but may not have a strong enough personality to deal with this. Coach K, Bruce Pearl, Saban to mention a few who got fed up with the new pay for play.
Product of NIL
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Every team is product of nil and they are beating us.
Plenty of teams like UL and Michigan St. doing perfectly fine. Got any other excuses?
I agree, but I also don't see it changing. There's no reason Kentucky basketball still can't be at the very top in this era. There's no excuse.
Why didn’t NIL monies keep Mich St and UL players from playing hard?
Nothing but excuses and cope while other blue bloods and elite teams are thriving.
In reality you are correct. We should have hired a proven winner and should be bringing in more talent for 22 million dollars . Football has always been below average. The state of KY and it’s insane and incredibly loyal and Wild fan base should never have to accept mediocrity in men’s basketball. The coaching staff and roster needs a complete overhaul for 26-27
I agree nil sucks. But why are we feeling it worse than other major programs?
Makes for a convenient story, especially if you already had preconceived notions of NIL being bad, but all the other teams who were considered preseason contenders are paying it too. Something else is going on for us to be such disarray while most of those other teams at least look capable of playing on the same court together.
Big difference when your teammate makes a million dollars more than you like at UK and $50,000 more than you at like UofL or Mich St
Thats not it at all. Duke has guys making 5mil and guys making 100k. BYU same thing.
And kentucky was fine with this model last year. Not an ounce of issues with one guys pay over another.
But this year is different. Maybe its NIL, maybe two guys just dont like each other. But there no reason varying NIL paydays cant work. Just look at professional sports.. every team functions with tremendously different salaries.
But so are college players now. Theyre more immature, and thats a problem for sure. But.. there are NBA and NFL players making $10mil a year at ages as young as 18-21.
Oh I agree. But even in professional leagues, that have entire organizations dedicated to this stuff, its tough to pull off. Every single professional team has guys not earning their pay, and guys not being paid enough.
It would be nice if we can start to do NIL deals that tie some of the money to wins.
Semi-professional. Nor are they contracted to actually play and perform as basketball players. They are *wink, wink, nudge, nudge* still student atlhletes.