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I don't see any scenario that makes large NIL payments go away. Schools can pay players whatever they want, but that won't stop boosters at many schools from adding to that. Collectives as they operate today may change or go away, but there's nothing to stop the outside money from flowing in.

Hoiberg went from college, where he was successful, to the NBA, where he wasn't very successful and was fired, before returning to college -- probably because he wasn't going to get another NBA job soon. Plus, that was before college BB became the shitshow it is now. I think most coaches are...

It always sucks to see us so low, but we'll have a whole bunch of chances to beat teams listed above us and prove them wrong.

It's not likely that a school will decide not to play the NIL game. However, I think it's very likely that donors will get tired of giving. Thank god for people like Bob Klas, Dana and Katie Harms, Julie Jensen and Larry Shelley -- donors mentioned in the Strib article about this yesterday...

It's a good idea. I doubt that it's allowed, but I'm only guessing. If it's not allowed, maybe DTA donations could at least be applied to our Gopher loyalty score.

Here's how I look at it. in the 1990s Williams Arena was the best venue in town -- full and loud. The Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight runs started it and made it feel like we were on the verge of something big. But the next six seasons -- 90-91 through 95-96 -- we were about .500 and lived on the...

This is how I feel about it. My feelings about Carrington leaving were that you can find a lot of guys to do the same thing. Rigsby can replace Carrington's role and play some PG when needed. I'm assuming -- hoping -- he isn't our starting point guard but will be a valuable contributor.

If Lindsey came in thinking we'd roll into the 2024 season with two scholarship quarterbacks, or that a third would be happy to sign up as only a backup during his entire Gopher tenure, that's on him. I find it hard to believe Fleck would make him believe that. I think there will QBs who are...

I guess I don't agree it's been that bad since the new stadium opened. When the stadium is mostly full, it's typically mostly Gopher fans. Do a lot of Badger and Husker fans get in? Of course. And I admit that it seemed like a lot more of them last year (and Michigan fans). But I don't think it...

In the NFL, a team would probably be punished harshly. There's not much fear of that in college.

Four new portal exits for us so far this morning, so those numbers are officially old.

Last season was extremely disappointing, but we're not OSU and Michigan, who can reload each year or mid-season. Fleck has elevated the talent, but we'll still have a down year occasionally and I can live with that. But we need to rebound this year.

I would say the world would've never kept up with the Kardashians had it not been for Kim's sex tape.

I agree. You're off topic, but I agree woth this.

You have no idea whether he's hitting the portal hard. Neither do I.

Since PJ was an NFL wide receiver when he wasn't a social studies teacher (and he had two all-Big Ten WRs early on), the lack of game-changing receivers over the past four years is all the more disappointing.

The UMass final four was also vacated.

Ha -- good one!

I think you could make the case that it has helped their football team quite a bit. They've cycled through four basketball coaches since 2006. Big money helps, but you still need the right leadership to make it work.

I would say the NCAA's poor communication about NIL rules -- or maybe it's enforcement -- has been a debacle (in addition to free transfers). I've heard Coyle and his guy in charge of NIL, not to mention Derek Burns of Dinkytown Athletes, say multiple times that NIL is not supposed to be for...