MikeSU02
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Can we be competitive with NIL?
I think that is the fundamental question at this point.
If the answer is yes, then Red will have a fair shake at rebuilding.
If the answer is no, then it will likely be an exercise in futility as we languish with 2nd-tier talent and lose any tier-1 talent we develop to higher bidders.
If it's the latter, I can see sticking a fork in it like Jordoo.
I think there are three parts:
1) Being competitive with the NIL. We'll be fine here (imo). We were never UK, Duke or Kansas. But we will be competitive.
2) Can you (the general 'you', not you, Kingtidge) stomach the above the surface mechanisms that we'll continue to be exposed to (eg - the ridiculousness of saying the school and NILs can't be connected, the gross overpays for desperate teams, etc)? Do you want to have to deal with free agency each off season when you are dealing with your college team. That's rough as a fan.
3) Bad basketball.
Honestly, I've never had an issue with what it took to get really good players for Syracuse or any team. I don't have an issue with Cal, don't have an issue with Tark, don't have an issue with JB's two probations. I DO have an issue with K and how he has been deified as a saint, but that's not for this thread. But I'm not going to be able to watch free agency occur and then be subjected to bad basketball, which is what college bball has been... for a while.
I root for and cheer for Syracuse. I was a fan since I was little, I was a fan while I was there and I'll be a fan as I keep growing older. But college basketball, overall and imo, is bad. And it keeps getting worse.
I'm a huge NBA fan, so that's where I get my bball fix.The playoffs have been incredible.