There's some. Reports are we may actually use the transfer portal this year beyond back up players that used to play here. I'll believe it when I see it though.
Now is not the time for Dabo to change his tune. It’s important that he sticks to his guns and keep his integrity.
WVU podcast had our basketball director of ops on last week. Asked him about NIL and the portal. Said we reached out to a guy who would commit to the SEC. First meeting he said he wasn't playing for anything less than 750k. Dir said our NIL budget was 700k. Just for reference
Yea. Schools are paying kids to enter the portal but not go to their school. Because it makes all the sense in the world to pay someone to leave their current school without a guarantee they come to yours. What a fucking dumb ass this guy is.
And there's no guarantee your original school takes you back. Since the portal started, about 25% of players don't find a new school and don't go back to their old one
Sonnonsense!!!, ladies and gents guy's source is Josh Newberg.....and Newbergs source is doo doo dicks
The guys he's talking about don't have that problem. These are going to be the drake mayes of the world.
You can chose to believe it or not, idc. But let's say the market for maye is $1m/year. Would it blow your mind if a bama type threw $50k at him to enter if they thought they had a decent shot at landing him? Wouldn't blow mine. It's like an option contract.
Yes because just like Caleb with OU and Jordan Addison at Pitt, the transfer location and NIL deal were all worked out before the kid ever entered the portal. Everything else was smoke and mirrors to make it look good. Bama isn't going to give drake maye 50k to put his name in the portal. They are going to put that million dollar offer on the table before word even gets out that Maye is in the portal. Then when after a week or so he picks Bama, nobody is surprised and there is no way to prove that they put the offer on the table before he entered the portal.
it's not only schools' nil groups that are paying players. there are scenarios where someone just being in the portal and getting another nil deal would benefit certain folks. i'll give you 20k now to enter the portal, but i get the agent percentage of your next deal(s), etc. It's an investment if i think you are underrated and a potential star at this level or the next.
FWIW - I dont think he's Deions guy. Reed is a former HS coach in StL. He likes to think of himself as a power broker for StL kids. He's not nearly as influential as he thinks he is. He's a complete hanger on type who is certainly trying to get in good w Deion. And im sure Deion is using him as a mouth piece.