Let's Build a Final Four team through The Portal

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Originally Posted by Cajunrunner

Yeah…if it were THAT easy…

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Correct.....if were only that easy

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Originally Posted by babysitter

One problem. We don't have the money.

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Cut Big Guppy’s salary in half and create an. I’ll collective. That would be $400k to go out and get 8 players.

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

Think about how many failures are out there. There has been TWO public non power programs win the NCAA tournament since the Bo Lamar days. TWO. So with a solid 240-250 non power programs, do the math. Even use 200 for early days. 50 years x 200 teams. About 10k chances, and only 2 winners.

Should we aspire for such, absolutely. But it’s more DAL for public non power conferences to win it all than any coach.

Espouse what positives can be done (like raising NIL money).

And money doesn’t always deliver. Most people’s default, “why can’t we be like Gonzaga”…over 30 years, heavy private school investment, zero titles. And still play in a cracker box gym. I’ll looking for them to fade away soon, especially if Timmie goes pro. The ROI is fading.

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The Zags aren’t going away anytime soon. People have been saying that for ages. The McCarthy Center holds double what our average attendance is and is sold out all the time. In fact we should build a damn replica of it where Blackham sits. Call it the Kendal Regis Center and name the court after Beryl Shipley.

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

Cut Big Guppy’s salary in half and create an. I’ll collective. That would be $400k to go out and get 8 players.

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The athletic department can't put money into the NIL collective.

I don't expect nor believe that we could build a National Championship program in basketball once in a while.

I do expect and believe that we could build a Sweet 16 program once in a while. Like every 4 or 5 years.

We should be capable of doing this here.

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

Cut Big Guppy’s salary in half and create an. I’ll collective. That would be $400k to go out and get 8 players.

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That’s not how it works.

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Originally Posted by cjr3888

The athletic department can't put money into the NIL collective.

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Does the RCAF contribute to basketball?

Outside money.

There are ways.

RCAF needs to be independent, now more than ever.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

Does the RCAF contribute to basketball?

Outside money.

There are ways.

RCAF needs to be independent, now more than ever.

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Money is to athletes already on campus. Many on here think the administration and coaches can set all this up before the player is on campus.

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Originally Posted by Million$Mullet

That’s not how it works.

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The university pays him $202k the rest is raised by RCAF.

So please tell me how it works. Tell me that those donated funds couldn’t be diverted into NIL deals instead of to Big Guppy?

The same businesses that donate to pay for Marlins salary could create an NIL collective and use that money there.

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Originally Posted by cjr3888

The athletic department can't put money into the NIL collective.

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No ____ing ____! Man some of y’all choose to be obtuse.

Again, Marlin’s state provided salary is $202k the last time I looked. That is the only money that UL pays him. The rest are donated RCAF funds.

Take those funds out of RCAF and create a NIL collective from the major sponsors. Divide those funds and get lucrative NIL deals for players.

But here we go again with “We can’t do that here”.

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

No ____ing ____! Man some of y’all choose to be obtuse.

Again, Marlin’s state provided salary is $202k the last time I looked. That is the only money that UL pays him. The rest are donated RCAF funds.

Take those funds out of RCAF and create a NIL collective from the major sponsors. Divide those funds and get lucrative NIL deals for players.

But here we go again with “We can’t do that here”.

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I never said "We can't do that here", just reminding of those things that the NCAA selectively enforces against smaller programs. You know..... the rules. The RCAF is under the UL Foundation, it's not a separate entity to funnel payments to recruits.

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

No ____ing ____! Man some of y’all choose to be obtuse.

Again, Marlin’s state provided salary is $202k the last time I looked. That is the only money that UL pays him. The rest are donated RCAF funds.

Take those funds out of RCAF and create a NIL collective from the major sponsors. Divide those funds and get lucrative NIL deals for players.

But here we go again with “We can’t do that here”.

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………Just wondering what would happen at any school……a $million dollar NILer fails to make the grades academically…….an anti athletics prof fails to change the grade and the st-ATH is ruled ineligible….. A.) the grade is changed and the prof fired… B.) the prof gets 50k from the kid to change the grade and he does….. C.) The business funding the NIL pays the prof…. D.) the NCAA does or doesn’t investigate…. D.) A NY city DA brings charges!