True, but that just restates the problem for the Gaels. No one actually wants them. They want to cast longing eyes at the Gaels so that Memphis will stop waiting for the ACC implosion and commit already.
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The only people I’ve seen who think SMC is heading to the P12 are SMC alums.
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Good article in the USA Today by Dan Wolken.
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So, what are the chances SCU allots $20 million to athlete compensation? And, whatever the total number is, what percentage would go to men’s hoops versus all of the sports (especially women’s and men’s soccer)?
The article says that one conference will require a minimum contribution amount for each school. What are the chances Stu implements such a policy in the WCC?
AD Owens talked about the $20m cap at the last chalk talk. I’m going from memory, so please someone correct me if I get this wrong. She acknowledged that SCU would not likely spend the $20M, but I think she spoke about investing in the $5M range for men’s basketball. Again, if someone has a better memory (not difficult, trust me), please chime in.
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$5 million would be enough to make SCU very competitive, I would think, with most West Coast programs.
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As someone has mentioned on this board before: SCU is in quite possibly the wealthiest metropolitan area in the U.S., both individual wealth and corporate wealth. How can the school not attract big dollars to fund NIL? I think most kids in college hoops realize that it is unlikely they will play in the NBA, so this might be the last chance to capitalize on their athletic careers.
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Thanks for the clarification, Lucas. I knew I couldn’t trust my memory!
St Francis is pulling out of D1 and going D3 b/c of NIL, $$, etc. The did go out in style. First NCAA appearance since '91 and almost made it out of the First Four.
Saint Francis, after First Four loss, moving to Division III - ESPN
I assume this won’t be the last domino to fall.
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Is that 5-7.5 Million number ONLY for men’s hoop? Or does that include other sports?
Only for men’s basketball. The priority for the Athletics department is Men’s Basketball.
That figure includes the expected House Settlement money. But I’m unsure how or if Title IX might come into play
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Absolutely. That’s great.
It will be interesting to see if Santa Clara hires a basketball General Manager. It seems to be the “in” thing to do. I have heard some head coaches say they don’t even want to know what a player is making so they can just focus on coaching them as hard as possible while the GM deals with the transactional/NIL issues.
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Needs to be only for bball if they wish to compete.
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So what’s the truth? There’s enough $$ to keep Mahi, but not enough for Tilly or Bryan?
Talk is cheap. When marquee players leave for greener pastures (amid todays landscape) it seems like there’s a shortfall for retaining talent.
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It isn’t as simple as how much money a school or program has in regards to retaining talent.
In the last few seasons there have been numerous high profile players transfer from one high profile program (who presumably had a ton of $ resources) to another high profile program. Caleb Love (North Carolina to Arizona) and Hunter Dickinson (Michigan to Kansas) are two out of numerous examples. Or even Ryan Nembhard, from Big East’s Creighton (where he was a star and had two good seasons) to GU. Their former schools presumably had the funds to encourage them to at least consider staying…and yet they still departed.
And there are reasons players leave aside from $.
There are also egos involved and everyone loves being wanted. Players (and their handlers and parents) enjoy being courted by other programs, having money thrown at them and having multiple programs telling them how awesome they are and vying for their services.
In our case I’m perfectly fine with us not breaking the bank to keep Tilly. I’ve shared my opinion on what he is…and more importantly what he isn’t. If other programs want to overpay for him, so be it.
College hoops and football now have to operate like a pro team and the best pro teams make value judgements all the time on what they are willing to pay and what a player is truly worth to them.
I don’t like at all how things have changed and the direction of college football and basketball. But it is what it is for now. For mid majors to survive and succeed they are going to have to make good business decisions, and sometimes the right business decision is to let a player depart rather than overpay.
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If you’re thinking it’s about anything other than money, you’re thinking too hard. What 20 year old kid would settle for less financially (and I personally wouldn’t suggest they do)?
Not that hard of thinking for me at all…maybe it is for you???
No question $$$ is a huge influence…but so is playing time, the chance/opportunity to go the NCAA’s, playing at higher profile school with more fans, support facilities, etc., Others are solid on a system fit, the coaching’s staff’s ability to develop them in to an NBA players, desire to be closer to home, etc.
How did Jovan Porter end up at LMU last season??? It certainly wasn’t because LMU had the deepest pockets. And now he’s leaving for Missouri, his family home, and parents connection to the program and school. I imagine he’s getting some $$$ but surely there are others who would offer more on the open market.
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Porter is a poor example. Pretty much nobody interested in him (I doubt he gets any NIL $). Guys that leave because they haven’t got enough PT is completely different as well (besides they aren’t on the NIL radar either).
When your stars leave it speaks volumes.
Porter is 100% getting NIL, and certainly more than at LMU.
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