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I fvcking hope we’re not losing recruits because of Twitter or Instagram “love”Also, I haven’t seen anything to suggest Marquette or the alumni base is winning to step up with NIL money. Consider me in the concerned camp when it comes to MU’s NIL ability vs other schools
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
I can't say 100% that we are losing them for that reason, but I can say with 100% certainty that it was a concern of the previous staff. No doubt, I am not saying this as an opinion.
Not enough athletes blame the Lord when things go poorly, if you ask me."The kick was perfect, but Jesus pushed it into the upright."
Seems like Wojo is even a bigger loser then I thought. Blaming losing recruits on Twitter or Instagram? What a joke! That guy was the king of excuses
Didn't Jesus make Russell Wilson throw 4 picks in an NFC Championship game?
I thought rule #1 was don't tweet at 'cruits?
Right about what? What I've said is NIL was inevitable, and a positive step to compensate the athletes who make college sports possible. And that it won't be a "disaster" for college basketball.Kentucky, Kansas, UNC, etc, already had a significant advantage over Marquette, and an enormous advantage over mid-major and low-major schools. They will continue to have a significant advantage. What I'm optimistic about is that Marquette will come up with creative ways to help our athletes financially, and that our basketball coach will justify the confidence the university has shown in him by attracting, retaining and coaching up outstanding players.
That's MARQUETTE's number one rule. Which has been enforced from Marquette's athletic administration for 10-15 years and I don't know of any other fanbase doing the same. Should the staff do the recruiting? Yes. But when you are a 17-year-old kid that is suddenly getting attention from the Muss Bus, or rabid Illinois fans, or whomever, it makes you feel wanted. So when Marquette's social media types are silent, that speaks just as many volumes as the tweets from other fanbases.These are young athletes that have been raised in a society fueled by engagement. Then when Marquette's fanbase doesn't engage and everyone else does, we're supposed to look down our noses at those fanbases and the kids that care about the exact things the world society has built tells them are important? I often hear complaints about how the lower level sections at the Fiserv (aside from the students) tend to sit on their hands all game long. I'm not sure they are wrong, and we are the same on social media.Personally, I still don't tweet at recruits. I do think there's some creep factor to it. But if there were 15-20 students that decided to make it a priority to interact with prospective recruits, to encourage them and show them Marquette has a passionate fanbase, I think that would be good for the program. We can look down at it all we want, I'm sure our sanctimony will really be effective when kids are committing elsewhere.It wasn't Wojo, but interacting with recruits does have an impact. Especially those top tier recruits who are used to getting hundreds or thousands of views, likes, retweets, and interactions with everything they post. Personally, when I do a good job at something, I'm not one to overly toot my own horn, but I do remember the people that recognize the work I did. And I appreciate their appreciation. And when I do something well and someone ignores that work or forgets about it, it can be just as strong a statement. That's what this is.There are different ways to do this, and I hate seeing fanbases turn when a recruit goes elsewhere (so you have to avoid the negative stuff, maybe having one person controlling 20-30 bot accounts is better), but Marquette's staunch refusal to move fast and break things was a mistake in the past, has hurt us in the past, and will continue to hurt us in the future if we approach NIL the same way.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
There are recruits who love getting hundreds/thousands of replies from fans when they post something (anything) on social media). There are recruits that are creeped out by it. There are recruits who don't give two squirts either way.Marquette will be fine in NIL. They'll be behind the blue bloods as they have always been and a few other rando schools that find a way to pony up big (saw Miami-FL offered Nijel Pack $600K to transfer there), but we'll be in the next tier and competitive with or better than the majority of high major schools. And while buying talent helps, it is not the only way to win.
Does he still get a scholarship? If so is that counted as taxable income?
TAMU, You could be right. But MU has had some unheralded recruits turn out to be pretty damn good over the last 20 years and I hate to think what some of them would have done after their 1st or 2nd years with NIL and immediate transfer.Wade, Butler, Crowder, Deiner, Novak,Markus, etc. MU has to be ready to step up or they will not even have the success we have seen in the last 20 years and for many people that isn’t even considered real success. Come on MU NIL department/fundraisers/organizers/what ever you want to call them! Get the job done!
I think that's why it was wise to hire a coach like Shaka. I think most years we will retain our best players.
$600k-$2 million says otherwise. He may be able to hold on to the average college player just happy to get a free education and play college bball. The goal is to be elite again. Holding on to future pros that will develop under him and lead us to an occasional final four will be the test. Hopefully he is good at hypnotizing players (“look into my eyes, money is bad, relationships are good”).