What price would you be willing to pay for success?

[C0|dB|00ded]

Let's see...

I'm willing to mortgage everything (including WuShock's soul) to bring in some Lunkers.

I mean... nothing worse than what the ChicKUns would do...

[rjl]

Basically, Koch Industries paying players $100k for playing at WSU. Something like that.

I'd argue that's not bending the rules. Player is making money off of their name, image, or likeness.

Only issue is that Koch isn't the type of company that could use a college basketball player as a spokesman. FedEx is closer. A big car dealer donor, restauranteur, or something like that is probably best.

[BostonWu]

In this new era, If you don’t “bend the rules” you better have the reincarnation of John Wooden because players follow the money or will transfer if they feel “above” the program.

Wooden wasn't clean

[bleed yellow]

Let's see...

I'm willing to mortgage everything (including WuShock's soul) to bring in some Lunkers.

I mean... nothing worse than what the ChicKUns would do...

Speaking of KU it’s definitely an odd time for them and WSU.. It has yet to be seen if WSU will ever recover from losing Marshall and the American collapsing. KU is more of a slow burn. They ironically have not had a #1 overall recruit ever since the FBI wire tapped Bill Self’s cell phone. Their fans know that the 5 infractions are going sting pretty hard and word is all of those cases are supposed to be wrapped up by April. I can’t see Self sticking around if KU is banned from the post season for 2-3 years and loses a bunch of scholarships. In the event of a 2-3 year post season ban they won’t have to start over from scratch. But they will have to start over with a new coach, less scholarships and hopefully no more cheating lol

[ShauXTyme]

Serious question: how good do all of you want to be? Hell, we’ve got Koch money…are we gonna pay enough to beat Duke/North Carolina every year, or are we just needing enough to be top 40?

[BostonWu]

Serious question: how good do all of you want to be? Hell, we’ve got Koch money…are we gonna pay enough to beat Duke/North Carolina every year, or are we just needing enough to be top 40?

We really don't have Koch money. If we did we could still hire just about any coach we desired.

[Dan]

I was told the other day that a group of wealthy donors at Texas basically formed a shell company with the specific direction of putting players on the payroll. I don’t know if NIL rules can even be bent. They are whatever the schools want to allow.

[WuTheOne]

Our best hope is that Chase Koch wants the arena named after his Dad on national TV in a positive way. Charles doesn't seem to be that interested in dropping money on athletics. He will put his name on the wall behind press conferences.

[AZ Shocker]

I was told the other day that a group of wealthy donors at Texas basically formed a shell company with the specific direction of putting players on the payroll. I don’t know if NIL rules can even be bent. They are whatever the schools want to allow.

Yep. That's exactly what it's gonna take moving forward.

The new age is upon us. Wanna stay relevant and continue to pursue another Final Four with National Championship dreams??? How 'bout remaining a Top-50/75 basketball program from here on out???

At a baseline...we will need a payroll budget of 3 scholarship players offered and paid $100,000 per year. Three more players offered and paid $75,000 per year. And three more players offered and paid $50,000 per year.

That's nine players getting a guarantee of $675,000 per year. The bidding wars will of course be pricier than that as time goes on.

Still wanna play this game?

Money...money and more money.

Sad but true.............

[Kung Wu]

I think the NCAA should rescind the enrollment requirement. It's just not fair to put a bunch of rigorously training athletes that are already more highly compensated than their professors at the mercy of said professors. Also, what's with the 5 years to play 4 rule? The income a long-term 10 year athlete could generate for the university and himself far outweighs that repressive rule.

[Topshock]

I think the NCAA should rescind the enrollment requirement. It's just not fair to put a bunch of rigorously training athletes that are already more highly compensated than their professors at the mercy of said professors. Also, what's with the 5 years to play 4 rule? The income a long-term 10 year athlete could generate for the university and himself far outweighs that repressive rule.

LOL, This is just about how ridiculous it is becoming.

[BOBB]

I think the NCAA should rescind the enrollment requirement. It's just not fair to put a bunch of rigorously training athletes that are already more highly compensated than their professors at the mercy of said professors. Also, what's with the 5 years to play 4 rule? The income a long-term 10 year athlete could generate for the university and himself far outweighs that repressive rule.

I know you're kidding, but the veneer of amateurism is being peeled away. I wonder how much longer the athletes will need to be students?

[BOBB]

Yep. That's exactly what it's gonna take moving forward.

The new age is upon us. Wanna stay relevant and continue to pursue another Final Four with National Championship dreams??? How 'bout remaining a Top-50/75 basketball program from here on out???

At a baseline...we will need a payroll budget of 3 scholarship players offered and paid $100,000 per year. Three more players offered and paid $75,000 per year. And three more players offered and paid $50,000 per year.

That's nine players getting a guarantee of $675,000 per year. The bidding wars will of course be pricier than that as time goes on.

Still wanna play this game?

Money...money and more money.

Sad but true.............

Curious where you found the metrics for competitive NIL pay? Glassdoor, BLS, cocktail napkin, your ass? :)

[Dan]

found this article, which basically backs up what I heard a few weeks ago about Texas. $50k for an offensive lineman, the quarterback is getting $1 Million + (he allegedly made over $1 M at Ohio State and never played). I have no clue how this translates to basketball players. My guess is most of the 5* guys are getting paid, many of the 4* guys are either getting paid direct or looking for worthwhile endorsements.

https://apnews.com/article/college-football-sports-football-austin-texas-1578609cf8697681db5a97389a715d3c

[AZ Shocker]

Curious where you found the metrics for competitive NIL pay? Glassdoor, BLS, cocktail napkin, your ass? :)

All the above plus my PowerBall numbers this week.