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He must have been playing it very coy with his post visit interview as nothing here suggested that he committed while in town.

Ryan James provides details about the visit here in front of the paywall. Shinholster enjoyed his visit and hopes to make a decision soon.

Late to the discussion but your local bar, restaurant, strip club, and gun range isn't buying up the neighborhood to expand their business. You know what you are getting with them. No one in their wildest imagination would have guessed 10 years ago that UST would move out of the MIAC and into...

In addition to a change in the coaching staff, we are also dealing with a seismic shift in NIL and free transfers. There is so much more static going on behind the scenes today than even 6 months ago.

Unhappy with Ben or unhappy with NIL opportunities?

The students most likely haven't technically been admitted to the U yet. I'd personally rather have the staff be all in on recruiting the portal and putting in the leg work to attract high school talent than worrying about a website in the first week of May. The roster should be updated by the...

The legal cases are already roiling and many expect that, as a condition of expected settlements,, Congress will be asked to establish sideboards in form of law. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/40071715/ncaa-pay-more-27b-settle-antitrust-suits-sources-say

NIL is about name, image, and likeness and I imagine that >90% of NIL dollars in the major revenue sports is currently pay for play. We are essentially now in annual free agency. There is little loyalty and little opportunity to get to know your team anymore. They are all just a bunch of hired...

You are, indeed, a diehard fan! I, for one, would not 'waste' my hard-earned cash on NIL under the current lack of clear structure. With the current lack of rules, I asked myself whether I was a fan of the player or of the jersey. I realize that I love the U first and foremost as I will root for...

To be clear, I HATE the lawlessness of NIL. Like you, I am not donating one cent to the effort. I won't do so until there are clear sideboards. It is simply ludicrous to me that NIL has devolved into paying for players. I am not asking YOU personally to make a contribution to NIL. I only ask...

General Mills, Best Buy, or Target aren't in the business of goodwill. They'll support local cultural institutions but they aren't going to pay for some random player to play ball. They just aren't. It doesn't make financial sense to them as it isn't going to drive sales.

The most important point I am making is that the AD isn't supposed to be involved in NIL. I get sick of people blaming the U for the fact that we don't have huge amounts of NIL like blue blood programs. I see relatively few Fortune 500 corporations across the country who are playing in the NIL...

I know we live in the seemingly lawless Wild West of NIL but Coyle and the U aren't involved in raising or dispensing NIL . If you are interested in ensuring our student-athletes stay at the U, you should reach out to Dinkytown Athletes and ask how you can support the players in the softball...

Fans have every right to be pissed that the Pohlad family didn't break the piggy bank this year but the team's value on the open market has absolutely nothing to do with the amount of cash flow available to spend on player salaries. My grandparents' home appreciated over the decades to...

Why was this the year to go all in? Because they finally broke the playoff losing streak? There was no reason to believe that the stars were aligning this year for a special run. There wasn't a platoon of can't miss prospects in the minors ready to join the vets to set the major leagues on fire...

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...