Our salary ca …errr, NIL
- Thread starter LaQuintaHawkeye
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The way see it, you’ll need at least two mega studs and three to four standard studs to be a conference title contender.
Mega studs will demand $1.5M each (min)
Standard studs will cost $500K each
That’s about $5M right there.
The remaining roster probably won’t require NIL money, there salaries, sorry, I mean athletic stipends can come straight from revenue sharing. They will probably get about $150K each.
Those are 2025 numbers so keep in mind prices will only go up.
The key will be retaining the studs you recruited and not getting outbid when they decide to test their market value in n the portal.
Mega studs will demand $1.5M each (min)
Standard studs will cost $500K each
That’s about $5M right there.
The remaining roster probably won’t require NIL money, there salaries, sorry, I mean athletic stipends can come straight from revenue sharing. They will probably get about $150K each.
Those are 2025 numbers so keep in mind prices will only go up.
The key will be retaining the studs you recruited and not getting outbid when they decide to test their market value in n the portal.
While having no idea wtf we really need i voted for 5-6.
A run of the mill Mediocre player is not going to get $150K/yr imho---the money will be very heavily skewed towards the Top8. Filling the rest of the roster with common players will be easy as they can portal in as needed from Mid majors where they aren't paid much
Any future guys brought in of the caliber/resumen of this year's Mulvey, Braun, KInsbury wouldn't be getting $150K next year with the new coach, though Brauns a former walk on did end up playing pretty well.
$6million for next year seems about right to be competitve in B1G. Donors patience to keep funding at that high level will be tested, especially if he teams end up flopping.
You are assuming that everyone will gel. Kentucky is a good example- all the talent in the world but not as successful as they hoped (in the recent NIL era). I don't see us achieving this, let alone keeping up. I look at Minnesota- Twin Cities with a 1M population and many Fortune 100 companies, lots of wealth and they aren't doing this. I think the number of colleges doing this is few, but I do understand that more $ the better chance at success. I just don't see Iowa and Iowans getting to a large NIL number, let alone sustaining it.
Or Kansas. They have one of the wealthiest teams and they are not anywhere as good as normal.
I’m going to start selling gold chains in IC if that’s the going rate for players
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What we need NOW, is as much as it takes for next year.
Beth needs to shell out all the cash it takes to have a kickass team in Carver next year! PERIOD(sorry for yelling)
If we can go out with our new coach and be a exciting Top 5 B1G team, then the future cash will flow.
If go for a conservative amount on players, and we falter, we will fall into a gutter that will be incredibly difficult to get out of...
No fans. No donor cash. No motivation going forward.
It is NOW or never for the Hawkeyes. Go Big and win, the money will quickly flow back into the coffers... If not, Iowa Men's Basketball will plunder for years.
Goetz is a sharp cookie. I think she will get it right.
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Everyone wants to point out how good st johns is with the money they spent but it's almost a 1 to 1 ratio of success to complete flop with these big payroll players.
