Recent content by GG Allen

Edey got paid $850k this year, so I would guess they're spending quite a bit more than just $1 million.

Purdue just made the NCAA title game with a guy they were paying $850k this year as the centerpiece. Why do you think they want to join the Gophers and the University of Chicago in this midwestern Ivy League?

No, the whole situation is happening because US Courts have consistently told the NCAA that they can't do things like that because that makes them an illegal monopoly. The NCAA has tried to stop it, but they keep on losing every lawsuit brought against them by a former student athlete.

Tom Crean was on NBA channel show a few months ago and said a below-average "payroll" for a Power 5 basketball team is about $2-3 million a year now.

Yes, what people don't recognize is that this new system is the result of the NCAA losing several lawsuits that have been brought against it by former college athletes. The NCAA would certainly prefer the old system, they know the new system probably hurts the vast majority of schools, but they...

The thing is it might be a shittier version of pro sports for people who have actually pro teams, but for the Alabama's and Kentucky's this is their pro sports and the new system where they get to buy the best players is great for those fans. The administration is going to have to decide if they...

In addition to more money and resources, I think it's going to be harder for programs like the Gophers to keep good coaches with the additional stress NIL brings to recruitment. If you're a coach for a program like the Gophers you need to go into every off-season now competing with blue blood...

It's true he's an outlier and intended purpose of NIL, but it's really hard to make a rule that allows him to get paid but also doesn't allow Bubba's Pump and Feed in Lincoln to hand over $200k to some lineman because a Husker player is a legitimate celebrity in Lincoln, Nebraska. And the...

The actual numbers may not be accurate, but Shedeur has been in multiple national commercials with his dad this year. He's almost certainly making more to play this year than the average Vikings player is.

I'm not losing sleep over losing AK, but I do question why another quarterback would want to come here when you'll only get to throw the ball when you absolutely have too.

Cal and Stanford are two of the only big Universities that would really improve the Big 10s academic profile and that still matters to school Presidents. I'm guessing they end up with these 4 and then try to add 4 more from the ACC when that eventually collapses. Then hopefully you go to 4...

They wanted to hire a black coach but they also thought they were in the middle of a financial crisis because COVID was going to destroy college sports revenue or something, so they needed to cut sports and weren't going to spend big bucks on a coach while pleading financial poverty to the...

Not that I think it's means a huge amount either way, but I would think Whalen being gone makes it more likely Johnson is gone too. Would have been hard to fire Ben with Whalen sticking around after her underwhelming performance.

Seen this a lot. Is Ben's team trying to signal to schools that he and Evans are a package deal when he'll be searching for an assistant job this offseason?

I can't remember a college player who has regressed more over their career than Morgan. A few years ago he looked like he could be the best QB in program history, a 4th quarter killer and potential 1st round pick. Now he appears to be a poor man's Mitch Leidner and the staff has so little...