Ben can give him an acrylic coat or something. But if he develops, other schools will give him a fur coat and a BMW...like what Payne got and was wearing/driving around campus in his last weeks here.
Have you? What is our NIL? Are high school players more or less expensive than transfers?
I have no idea but I am guessing the top rated players from the transfer market and top rated high school guys are similar. After that if I was handing out NIL I would prefer a proven guy from the transfer market rather than a high school recruit.
Given our limited NIL budget HS recruits may be a better way to go since the proven guys in the portal are more desirable by schools and will cost more. Not saying I’d abandon the portal but we need to be smart with what little we have.
The administration needs to get serious about pushing donors for a far bigger fund. They will need to start with showing a desire to win. The reality now is- little NIL = little success.
This feels like a conundrum. We need you to donate to NIL, so we can start winning. We're not donating more until you start winning.
You are right. Johnson needs to win this year or they need to get a coach that makes fans and donors believe they will- based on that coach's past track record. The Tubby hiring gave the program a short term surge, but he fizzled. The last two hires have been guys with no history of winning at this level and then both failed. It's not over for Ben but he has to make people believe this year.
You almost have to do something that goes against the grain and be good at it to succeed with the limited resources Minnesota has, whatever that ends being. Tough job for most coaches I would imagine.
