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Right. While there are many who are disingenuous about player movement, there are, in fact, guardrails for coach movement. They are buyouts.

Sharing the quotes from that interview via KFAN: I think Pitino is referencing the school, but more broadly the Twin Cities community. I think he's right, but part of the coach's job is to figure out how to generate that support.

And who is to blame if he's not allowed to do his job?

Coyle's ability to get this done without any drawn out "search" is additional evidence he was not given full autonomy last time.

It's really happening! Welcome, Coach Joe Scott!

First Round Update: Elijah Hawkins vs. UNC-Wilmington Nearly a triple double (14p 10a 9r) in 40 minutes. Texas Tech wins 82-72. Next up: Drake Isaiah Ihnen vs. Oregon DNP - Injured. Liberty loses 52-81. Pharrel Payne vs. Yale 25 points and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes. Texas A&M wins 80-71. Next...

While we sit and wait for the Gophers to name their new head coach and dream of returning to the NCAA Tournament, here are the former Gophers whose teams are playing in it. Elijah Hawkins - Texas Tech Hawkins spent the season in Lubbock as the starting PG and put up numbers similar to his...

Thanks for this. It's a math problem that actually gets easier for the lesser NIL schools because of revenue sharing. Regardless of the actual numbers - the reported ranges are still fairly large - revenue sharing creates a salary floor that guarantees B1G schools can spend enough to create one...

Yet another reason the school needs to embrace the Clem years. John Thomas, Quincy Lewis, and Bobby Jackson are accomplished former players with NBA ties that could offer something to the program in a non-coaching capacity. There are surely others that I've not identified off the top of my head.

The Mariucci naming rights were part of 3M's overall investment in Gopher athletics, which included the Athlete's Village and other assets. So the naming rights were less than the $800,000 annual value, likely closer to $600,000. That was also 8 years ago and Williams Arena hosts both the men's...

Is this how the media covered Jim Wacker?

Regardless of whether the new coach brings a star (however one would interpret that), it's a massive advantage to bring in several players that understand and embrace the system. This was a huge problem in Ben's first season. Under different rules, Pitino brought Malik Smith from FIU and DeAndre...

This comment perfectly summarizes why Ben needs to go. The head coach has to be a capable NIL fundraiser, and clearly he's fallen short of that. There's been plenty of in-season improvement the last two years, but the job is much, much bigger than that, and it includes taking responsibility for...

Same for me. On one hand, 7-5 plus a bowl win is a great year compared to national expectations. On the other hand, the benefit of hindsight suggests the overall talent level was significantly higher than most thought in August. North Carolina will always be the one that got away, and the...

Presumably that attorney is using legitimacy as a stand-in for maintaining amateurism and avoiding an employer/employee relationship rather than what the word actually means.

Sportico acquired the MOU template the B1G is encouraging member schools to use: https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2025/big-ten-athlete-revenue-sharing-agreement-1234824623/ Do we have any confirmation whether or not Minnesota is using this MOU template? In reading the article...

I can't speak for others, but I'd be frustrated that the collective and coaching staff were unable to retain him either due to finances, playing time, or the competitiveness of the team. But I wouldn't want the school to force him to stay if he didn't want to be at the University of Minnesota...

Based on Fleck's track record as a coach, what evidence is there to support the idea he would prevent a player from entering the portal? If this actually ends up in court, and Wisconsin were to "win", schools like Minnesota will not be the greatest beneficiary, the helmet schools will be.

While you are correct that specific NIL dollars are opaque, the reality around Miami's program specifically is that they have landed big fish on the open market. Cam Ward was the best transfer QB available last year and Miami landed him in the portal because they had the finances to do it...

They really ought to prevent Hetherman from putting his name in the portal. That’s how this works, right?