Correct. The way it was explained to me (by someone who would absolutely know), was that the NIL stuff was figured out, and the # that was presented to him didn’t match up with what him/his family were hoping for. When he came back with a much bigger ask, we declined to go that high. It was reiterated to me that the limit was Jesse specific.
??? The school doesn't pay NIL The revenue we bring in for hoop has nothing to do with NIL. I wish it did but it doesn't. There was no NIL back then. Players stayed 4 years all the time. Pat Ewing stayed 4 years. Mullen stayed 4 years. Different world.
TBF, listening to a podcast was not needed to come to that conclusion.
You forgot the quotation marks around "sane".
He used to post here and has inside information. Now you have to pay for his information.
I harbor no ill will against the guy, but I also won't follow him with any particular interest in his future endeavors. He (and Dad) made a choice, and it's to play at one of the 350 or so programs I don't care about at all.
It's important to recognize the full truth:
I'm in complete agreement. If you wear orange, you're my friend, wear any other uniform, good luck to ya I guess but I hope the team you go play for ends up sucking. I'm a damn fan. That's all I am.
Same. I loved Jesse as a bball player and as good person, but it was because he played for Cuse. If he committed somewhere else out of IMG I wouldn't have ever cared about him. He's choosing to leave and that affects how I'll think of him when his college career comes to a close. He's a member of whatever program he transfers to, not Cuse. It's frustrating, but I may have done the same thing given the money he can earn. Invest next year's earnings and he'll have a whole retirement fund in 40 years in his low 60s. But that doesn't mean I have to root for him. He has the freedom to leave and likely put Red in a bad spot to start his career, and I have the freedom to no longer be a fan.
Yeah, I think this concern is more valid than other concerns that have been shared. In this new era, some programs have the mindset of “let’s just spend whatever is needed to compete”. Miami is an example. We are not one of those programs. So does that make it tougher for us? Absolutely. But after speaking to those in the know, I do feel better about the staffs handle on this.
I don’t know the exact # but I think that is in the range.
John Ruiz's company is in deep trouble. I'm not sure they will be spending just to spend anymore.
This player is not a first round draft pick or future NBA player. The coaching staff has to be smart in the amounts given to players. They obviously felt he isn’t worth the money he was asking. If that’s the reason, kudos to Autry. Even the pros have to draw lines in the sand.
This is why I feel a bit torn here. Yes it’s overall a gut punch. But did they make the wrong call? I honestly don’t know if I blame them for walking away. Almost like in the NFL if your team doesn’t re sign someone, and he gets overpaid elsewhere. It’s more annoying than anything that this is the reality.
