Shaka's Credibility

[muwarrior69]

Another question. Kudos!

Thanks!

[Scoop Snoop]

we have big donors, it's how we could buy out Wojo.

It's not that we have to compete with Duke, but how about Nova and Creighton?

OK, now I'm in. No reason that Marquette cannot compete with most high majors, especially within the BE. It is the obsession with measuring us against the wealthiest teams and a natty that annoys me.

I think the most important step would be for Shaka to drop his self-imposed rules on working with agents and his pay structure. 

[muwarrior69]

we have big donors, it's how we could buy out Wojo.

It's not that we have to compete with Duke, but how about Nova and Creighton?

Sure, we bought out Wojo to get Shaka, but that was before NIL (or it just started I don't recall) and now revenue sharing. It would be nice to compete against Duke and we should be competing with UCONN. Like you say if we have the donors let get those top 75 recruits and transfers or one of those international "pros" who can actually play ball.

[muwarrior69]

OK, now I'm in. No reason that Marquette cannot compete with most high majors, especially within the BE. It is the obsession with measuring us against the wealthiest teams and a natty that annoys me.

I think the most important step would be for Shaka to drop his self-imposed rules on working with agents and his pay structure. 

Again that step will be answered in the off season and yes, we should be competing with UCONN.

[brewcity77]

Sure, we bought out Wojo to get Shaka, but that was before NIL (or it just started I don't recall) and now revenue sharing. It would be nice to compete against Duke and we should be competing with UCONN. Like you say if we have the donors let get those top 75 recruits and transfers or one of those international "pros".

We have the donors to compete. No, we aren't going to have Kentucky's $22M payroll, but what has that gotten them? We can compete at the top of this league and with most high majors because they are going to prioritize football and you don't have as many scholarships to fill in basketball. Will we need to be smarter with our money? Sure. But that's always been the case.

[muwarrior69]

We have the donors to compete. No, we aren't going to have Kentucky's $22M payroll, but what has that gotten them? We can compete at the top of this league and with most high majors because they are going to prioritize football and you don't have as many scholarships to fill in basketball. Will we need to be smarter with our money? Sure. But that's always been the case.

Does UCONN prioritize football over basketball? That is who we have to compete with and they are winning Nattys more than any other school since 2000.

[Billy Hoyle]

Sure, we bought out Wojo to get Shaka, but that was before NIL (or it just started I don't recall) and now revenue sharing. It would be nice to compete against Duke and we should be competing with UCONN. Like you say if we have the donors let get those top 75 recruits and transfers or one of those international "pros" who can actually play ball.

Here is the reality for most P4 programs with football (this is an interview with BC's AD):

Boston College AD Blake James projects a distribution cap of $21.3M for the upcoming year with 75% allocated to football, 15% to men's basketball, and 5% to women's basketball. While the internal revenue share is maxed, James admitted the program trails top peers like Indiana in "third-party NIL" deals, emphasizing the need to grow that external bucket via partners like Van Wagner.

That's $3.19 million BC basketball has to distribute in rev share. MU definitely has more than $3.19 million to distribute to hoops. If our number is around $6 million total (I think I'm being conservative with that number), and we give 75% to MBB, then that's $4.5 million. Very few P4 schools are giving MBB more than 15%.

But like BC, we need third party NIL to step up, and that's where the donors come in. But, there's no way we shouldn't be able to afford a Drayton Jones or Michael Ajayi like Butler could this past off-season (along with their top portal signee, who is injured for the year). 

[brewcity77]

Does UCONN prioritize football over basketball? That is who we have to compete with and they are winning Nattys more than any other school since 2000.

I would urge you to read the post you quoted to the end. The answer is literally right there.