Recent content by ecoperson

Say it loud, say it proud, Gopher_In_NYC! Not just a double but a triple paste!

I was very intrigued by Madol's potential. You can tell that Madol had some athleticism but Ajok also appeared, strangely, uncoordinated. Almost like watching a newborn fawn taking their first wobbly steps... you just know that they will be bounding across a field in no time. Madol got limited...

Universities can't shell out cash to anyone. It bugs me that people still think that the U is somehow making the calls on NIL. NIL is supposed to be handled by entities outside of the universities and colleges. I have no doubt that some universities are more materially involved but the...

I'll take a stab at that. The coaches are employees so they are subject to the terms of their contract. Most contracts are clearly written to detail what can/can't happen if the contract is voided by either party. Most coaches would never sign a contract requiring them to sit a year if they left...

We literally have no idea what is going on behind the scenes. Payne might have recommended the he come off the bench to get some time to feel out the officials and the game. Ola-Joseph may have been as lackadaisical in the classroom or in practice as he was on defense during games and failed to...

There are about a number of threads over the last couple of days that state that Payne, Ola-Joseph, and Carrington believed that they could make more bank elsewhere. I'm not going to reread all of these threads to find the reference for you. Players transfer for playing time every year- even...

Where did anyone say Ben had issues with anyone? You make up a lot of shit to berate the coach of our team and program because you didn't like the hire from day one. The players can't wait to get out for moolah and playing time- pure and simple. That is not an indictment on Ben in any way. You...

The players were unprompted when talking about the culture of the program and how much they care about the team and their teammates. This wasn't some sort of softball prompting from the media. As for the results, this squad far exceeded expectations this year. The team has no quit- coming back...

Dawson was pouty for having family issues at home and leaving NC mid-season?

Why would a player talk about the positive culture of the team unless it were true? That's not something that young people readily whip out in conversation. The culture within an organization is not always visible to an outsider. A couple of two-hour games per week that we see is just a small...

To be successful, NIL has to be grown exponentially not 5% this year and 5% the next. Little donations from Ma and Pa Kettle in Mora aren't going to get the job done. Numerous players have talked about the great culture that Johnson has established here. Coyle hired Johnson with the idea that...

The whole landscape has changed since the advent of NIL. We care about the team but we need mega-fans to REALLY care about the team to move forward. We can't build an NIL package for a whole team of legit players using a bake sale. We need 6, 7, and 8 figure donations to compete. Minnesotans...

None of the coaches you mention move the NIL needle. You could resurrect Wooden and we still aren't in the same stratosphere as other teams with mega-fans willing to throw millions of NIL at the wall to poach players.

Sorry... Neither of these 2 are bringing any NIL bobos with them. Papa Muss coached here at the 'U' 50 years ago and Eric joined him with the T-wolves in year 2 (1990-91). Any serious local excitement in the Muss name has long since passed.

I'm being a little unfair as they did get the NIT title in 98. I was just disappointed in the quality of the recruits brought in following the success of 97. They went from several Mr. Basketballs to some fairly pedestrian talent other Przybilla. A friend and I had season tickets those years...