Quote from: Viper on Today at 09:56:05 AM100%. Hit some shots and we're 8-2. The freak-out factor would be chill
Quote from: Zog from Margo on December 09, 2025, 11:47:02 PMBut was MU competing with BYU or Utah for top players 50 years ago or 10 years ago? Is MU a top 25 payroll?
Quote from: SonOfWarrior on December 09, 2025, 08:45:41 PMThere's two sides to every coin. Say a kid gets a big NIL deal and he has a few bad games. He gets some pressure on the twitter and starts tanking hard. His money is gone next year and he's banished to DIII.100%. Hit some shots and we're 8-2. The freak-out factor would be chill
On the Marquette model you avoid the lightning in a bottle kid who is going to basically use Marquette until a true blue blood comes along or go to the NBA. Shaka is trying to have a stable roster with good timing across scholarship classes. Does that model look great right now? Sure doesn't. But this is a long term strategy. There is going to be growing pains. Is the RGV thing tacky? Sure it is. But look at the mission statement of Marquette. The BOT are focused on a balanced team. NO headlines in the Chicago Tribune about rape. Remember Buzz and the sexual assaults? You don't get a chance to really vet a player, meet his family, do the homework on the character of a player. If Winning was everything you get into the portal. If building a winning culture was everything you start at home and double down on development. Kids who come from families that value being a balanced and good human being will continue to choose Marquette. The trick is that they need to be 40% from the three point line.
Quote from: wadesworld on Today at 08:56:06 AMI'm 100% on board with a salary floor, and that would be necessary with any change to revenue sharing or adding a salary cap. Have never argued otherwise.
But cool. The Brewers could shoot for putting all but 1 penny of their profit back into their roster and they'll almost catch the Dodgers in payroll. They only fall $388MM shy of the Dodgers if you add the $24MM profit the Brewers made all back into their payroll. That'd get them all the way to 29% of the Dodgers payroll! So close!
Think of how absolutely absurd the system is that the Brewers could spend every penny of profit that they make and still only be able to get to 29% of what the Dodgers spend on their payroll.
Quote from: 1SE on December 09, 2025, 10:16:08 PMJayzus, these aren't 5th graders who need participation trophies, they are adult professional athletes who are paid to put a ball through a hoop. Saying something like "we aren't executing like we need to make our offensive scheme work. That's on me and if we aren't able to start executing I'll need to rethink my offensive scheme or my roster construction" is all it takes - and maybe lights a fire under guys to do their JOB or else they'll be shown the door. The price of getting paid like a big boy is you have to take accountability for your performance like a big boy.
Otherwise might as well dish out some NIL to mugsy who can put 80%+ through the nerf hoop.
Quote from: Pakuni on December 09, 2025, 05:21:29 PMSo what you're saying is that Wojo was an elite recruiter.Wojo could definitely recruit. If his coaching matched his recruiting, he'd probably still be here.
Quote from: Viper on Today at 09:41:12 AMdumb? Please explain. As a healthy male with no underlying health issues, I made a choice I absolutely do not regret. And, I've not had Covid.
Quote from: TSmith34, Inc. on December 09, 2025, 10:46:31 AMMorons are gonna moronbold from the basement. Regardless, you do you.
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