Has been discussed many times here....the revenue sharing won't necessarily help us in relation to other Big Ten programs but we should be in a better position than a majority of non Big Ten schools which will give us an advantage over them....and there are lots of players out there.
I saw an article last week quoting an unnamed ACC coach who said you need a minimum of 4.5 -6 million for a top 25 basketball roster. 4.5 million if your coaches are unbelievable talent evaluators who rarely miss on evaluations.
I don’t know if anyone knows the exact numbers, so take it for what it’s worth. Ruesse mentioned on Michael Rand’s podcast today the Gophers were at 1.2 this year with Garcia receiving 500k.
Another example:
Plus at least $5M for a competitive roster.
Maybe deduct $5000 if he takes a local high school job.
Got dang it!
I get the general idea of this for sure. That said, they have a TON of money, when building a team of essentially 10 guys, that's a lot more doable for the right coach. Nebraska needs like 40-60 football players, basketball you can go from average to amazing in a quick hurry if you pair their money with an elite coach.
THIS is the mentality that needs to be employed once here at the U. Put a surge on it. Get behind the coach with everything- this is a sport you can succeed and win big in. Let's hope Niko is elite.
Its estimated numbers for power 4 basketball rev share are in the 3-3.5 million range. If Minnesota leans toward the high end as Coyle has indicated and they can get NIL up to around 1.5 million then your up around the 5 million area. Hopefully that would allow a decent roster but it still is on the coaching staff to find the right fits in the portal. Kansas, Kansas St, and Indiana had high priced rosters that didn’t fit.
Great point! Having a good amount of money to compete with the top 30 or so teams for pay and then putting together a roster that fits. Do that and you can win big.
I think folks forget that we’re part of the Big Ten right now which means we have a ton of money. We’d also have a lot more if we sold another 8000 tickets per basketball game so let’s get this thing going.
Wisconsin spent between $2.5M and $4M on its roster. They will have to increase that number to remain competitive, especially if a new gopher coach can shut off the MN pipeline. I couldn't find a number for Purdue, though I found an article that said Purdue is one of the top NIL schools in the country. Given that hoops is preeminent on that campus, I'm confident that Painter took good care of his roster.
Both Wisconsin and Purdue are in college towns where an athlete endorsing a business or product could be money well spent for a business. What NIL really is. I could easily see that being a source for them. That’s a separate issue than pay for play. Larger metro areas are less likely to see the value of a college athlete advertising for them, thus creating an environment that may lead to an advantage to smaller market areas. Unless businesses think chipping in for pay for play is a good idea business wise or to inflate egos.
You have to have a great coach and money.
I’m pretty sure I read a quote from Gard before the season saying he expected their NIL to be between 2.4 and 4 million.
If so, that is a ton of money for the way they put their rosters together. Beyond Tonje, there is just no one that jumps out at you as a guy that would rake in a ton in the portal. They just have a bunch of good sound basketball players that play the right way and can shoot it.
I think they should also distinguish between pay for play and NIL. They are significantly different animals and almost never differentiated. In theory, NIL is earned by the athlete by her recognition and ability to market. Revenue sharing is paying her to play.
Minnesota’s NIL was between 1.5 and 50 million.
