As has been talked about many times, these kids just aren’t getting anywhere the kind of money that they are originally promised. But the players and their families aren’t able to see through the lies and fallacies.
I wonder if Bathea’s NIL deal is more than what the Cavinder twins got?
We will get good players. Let Red and the rest of the staff get a track record first. He hasn’t even coached a game.
Yeah, I agree. Missing out on Jalil stings, but Miami has been on him just as long and has the Team Final connection. Reaffirmed Elijah. Got Donnie (who is trending toward top 25). Let's see how Red does on the court and then with the 2025 class, lots of studs in play there
I didn’t say we wouldn’t get good players. We‘re just not going to get top ten players.
Agree and Sam Perkins for me.
Based on what? Red has no track record. If there’s a top 10 kid from Team Takeover we will be in the mix.
Looking back we should have saw the Miami connection with the Team Final AAU coach and realized they were a bigger threat.Yeah, I agree. Missing out on Jalil stings, but Miami has been on him just as long and has the Team Final connection. Reaffirmed Elijah. Got Donnie (who is trending toward top 25). Let's see how Red does on the court and then with the 2025 class, lots of studs in play there
I hear ya. It's a bummer, don't get me wrong, but I just feel like Autry & Co. did EVERYTHING humanly possible to land Jalil. Just didn't work out. Doesn't mean the SU staff won't fare well in recruiting at the HS level and in the portal
What do you mean by “it’s like SU didn’t exist”
Amen all around.
I tend to agree. The university just isn’t willing to do what is necessary to land top ten kids. I don’t blame them, it’s dirty business.
NIL isn’t always the reason we lose kids and might not have been the reason here. I think it’s used as an excuse far too often.
Agreed. Plus, a new NIL collective launched today in Syracuse, Orange United, and the founder of the organization that runs this collective told me they have a goal of $6M to $9M in NIL deals annually for Syracuse players. I don't think NIL should be a huge issue at SU moving forward as far as remaining competitive...
We were his first offer from an historically elite program and were recruiting him hard before Miami really got involved. He visited the campus last fall for the ND football game. Agree with the rest.Yeah, I agree. Missing out on Jalil stings, but Miami has been on him just as long and has the Team Final connection. Reaffirmed Elijah. Got Donnie (who is trending toward top 25). Let's see how Red does on the court and then with the 2025 class, lots of studs in play there
"No longer?" As in forever?
Actually, Villanova, UCLA and many others, including Miami, offered Jalil before SU...and yes, he definitely took an OV to the Hill the month after SU offered him.
Miami also had an assistant from Philly who coached the Team Final AAU program where Bethea played. Kind of how we had Straughn to get Freeman.
We have not landed a top ten recruit in twenty years. Carmelo was the last one.
Means we are due
Technically it was Paul Harris
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