Now think about the Illinois football program.
As far as NIL goes we've basically decided we're a football school.
Itās time to pack up and head to Indianapolis with the rest of the family. No one wants to invest in NIL with the program being as apathetic as it is right now under Fran. Itās time for new and fresh blood to lead the program.
Fans pay enough. The schools should be paying the players as FTEās to level the playing field. NCAA fumbled this in the name of greed.
I'm sure the Nebraska adds are nice kids, but a mediocre center from the Summit league that only had Minnesota as the only competition is whatever to me. Griffiths has potential, but shot 28% from 3 as a primary shooter and only averaged 5 points per game at Rutgers as a full time starter. Worster is a decent add, but again, he's a shooting guard who shot 27% from 3 which isn't a recipe for success in modern basketball. And again, Nebraska still has 4 more open scholarships even after adding 3 players--they're going to remain active in the portal just to be able to field a roster.
The more Fran speaks (about the portal/NIL) the more he needs to be hereā¦heās the only sumbitch who gets it!
You're right that it is insanity. Unfortunately lawsuits have already been won that'll keep things as is. I'm not judging one way or another, but we either want a competitive NIL at Iowa to compete or we don't. If we don't have competitive NIL just know that Iowa sports will be pretty frustrating moving forward I'm afraid.
They are gonna do it without my $$. This bullshit is the āline in the sandā for meā¦itās a phuquināā game played by kids on a Saturday afternoonā¦It already costs $200-300 and 8 hours a gameā¦I believe my time can be better spentā¦as my money.
You donāt have any money anyway. You canāt even take care of yourself.
You wish you were one millionth the man I am.
Or the future of college sports.
I am a lot more optimistic about next year than I was this past year. If they stay healthy, Iowa will have a more complete line up than they have had, with no one using up a lot of playing time without contributing. Thelwell fills a huge hole, and gives us what seems to be an experienced true PG. If we can get another guard for depth and an experienced interior player with some toughness, next year could be more fun to watch than you apparently think.
I think the lack of NIL for basketball is more of an indictment on Fran than it is the boosters/supporters of the program. The guys (and gals) giving money want to be fairly sure that those dollars are going to result in some sort of improvement in the product/results. Even with multiple NBA talents on the roster, Fran has not shown the ability to get past the 1st weekend. Most rich folks are rich because they understand ROI. As long as Fran is here, there is no ROI, hence no NIL funds.
Totally agree. We are almost 40 years as a season ticket holder. Between tickets, donations, travel to games (we have not lived in-state for 38 years), nine bowl games (2 Rose bowls), we are coming to the end also.
Other than prison/ jail, whereās that talent going?
If this is true and it applies to NIL, then I would suspect that the money would start to dry up. As I would define it, the ROIs do not look promising.
ROIs in a 19-20 y/o kid? And that āexpectationā is a reasonable expectation of a āsuccessful businesspersonā? Give me a phuquinā break! At best, itās a crap shoot!!
Nah, they just no longer wanted the responsibility of dealing with it.
People should never be surprised that big time - or even middle-tier - transfers (& recruits) are choosing schools like Illinois [& the higher tiers] over Iowa.
And why shouldn't they?
