3 hours ago, bugatti said:

Let me pull back the curtain for you a little bit. The whole thing has been a scam for decades. There is a reason we are the only country on planet earth with this bizarre university culture masking as a minor league system where 99% of student-athletes earn pennies, while the school earns much more off of them.  The value of the "kids" (I would say, young adults), of playing college basketball at a university far exceeds the value and level of investment of the education they receive at a university. Taking 6 credit hours of online classes ain't exactly priming the next generation for greatness. They're majoring in eligibility, and the highlight of their resume was playing X, not taking Y courses. 

I view all of the upheaval right now as a market overcorrection to the inequities that have existed for years.

Please just leave the curtain shut on me.

1 hour ago, FatNate said:

NIL is only a problem for mid-majors.  When you have the basketball cash UK has, NIL isn’t the problem. 

How do we know the NIL deals are legit? I seen a new one with Prizepick or Fanduel, but with Ai anything could be posted.

3 hours ago, bugatti said:

I've learned not to get too worked up when it comes to recruiting, unless you are on target for one of THE guys. UK is in the hunt for Stokes, but it does not feel promising. That said, aside from Stokes, UK is most likely not going to land any of the top 100 high school recruits in the country (ESPN rankings). I get that relying on Freshmen is not sound in practice, but there has to be some level of development. 

No sense to get worked up over recruiting today.  You're at a dead end today with the portal and NIL.  You can recruit a lower level kid and develop him and here comes the money.

2 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

No sense to get worked up over recruiting today.  You're at a dead end today with the portal and NIL.  You can recruit a lower level kid and develop him and here comes the money.

That's the name of the game, but in order for this to work, one needs to have a good coach able to develop talent. And while we can have this sentiment, the top 100 are still going to big-boy schools. The fact UK is not on the list at all is troubling.

In this new age, I believe it separates the coaches who can REALLY coach, and those who cannot. The early returns on UK having that are not good.  

30 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

These kids only have 4/5 years to earn this big play money, so to earn the maximum amount you'll have to keep relocating . Hence, kids playing at 3/4 different schools.

I worked for 40 plus years, and not one time did my employer ever offer to double my salary.  How many times have you been doubled?

You're making my point for me. 

Mo Dioubate to enter the portal.

29 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

You're making my point for me. 

You have a different way of seeing things. LOL

1 minute ago, 4 Quarters said:

You have a different way of seeing things. LOL

Clearly. I think these athletes should be compensated, you don't.

I was talking with someone who pays a lot more attention to UK than I do - he is optimistic about the Keegan Brown hiring. He thinks  Brown will be a big boost to roster building and talent evaluation. We can only hope.

1 minute ago, TheDeuce said:

Clearly. I think these athletes should be compensated, you don't.

Honestly I don't have a problem with a form of moderate compensation, but when hundreds of thousands of dollars starts changing hands, it's sickening.

5 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

I was talking with someone who pays a lot more attention to UK than I do - he is optimistic about the Keegan Brown hiring. He thinks  Brown will be a big boost to roster building and talent evaluation. We can only hope.

Tell me, what did Brown do for Pope at BYU?

24 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

Tell me, what did Brown do for Pope at BYU?

Got him enough players to get the UK job?

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Kentucky forward Mo Dioubate will enter the transfer portal per KSR. Never mind my post I didn't see the other Mo Dioubate post.

53 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Got him enough players to get the UK job?

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That's debatable, UK was desperate.

Moreno to test NBA Waters with plans to return to UK.