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25-26 Director's Cup Thread
Migas & Fajitas replied to DirectorsCupUpdates's topic in On Texas Football Forum
conference tournaments don't play into the formula at all? -
I've read: Kobe: You know I'm the best player in the world, right? Iverson: You ain't the be best player on your team. Kobe: I'm whipping your ass. Iverson: You ain't got nothing. Kobe: You wanna play one on one after the game? Iverson: We won last game. Kobe You ain't winning now. You gonna play or not? Iverson: You stupid, man. Kobe: Just shut up and play me after the game.
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@Gerry Hamilton I still wish you'd ask Raja Bell what Kobe and Iverson said to each other during this trash talk scene of game two of the 2001 NBA Finals.
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Hank South replied to Hank South's topic in On Texas Football Forum
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Hank South replied to Hank South's topic in On Texas Football Forum
Soph tape: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/24087915/68bde9696f07174de3091034 -
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Gerry's right. This is pure BS. Don't pay if you don't want.
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Basketball NIL also taking off. Article in today's Athletic titled "Want your men’s college basketball team to contend next year? It might take $10 million" (paywall). Top guy in this year's portal, Flory Bidunga (C), supposedly was asking for $5 million. Four years ago Nijel Pack, an All-Big 12 player at K-State but not considered a really big fish, signed with Miami for $800K over 2 years. In the current cycle a potential all-conference player could expect $3 million and above yearly (see screen grab below). Interesting article with a discussion about how the money is available but it's tricky to get it past the NIL Go clearinghouse auditors. Also, no evidence yet that the Big East will dominate given they don't need to spend most of the $20 million cap on football. Another tidbit - "Last July, when The Athletic polled 35 coaches, the average estimate to build a roster in the SEC was $9.7 million, and the other four high-major leagues were in the $8 million range." The part about how opaque the system is was interesting too, with too many poorly prepared 'agents' asking for outlandish numbers. Article mentions a blog by Evan Miya which "has data from 30 teams that input player salaries in his front office tool." He says NIL is up 65% for basketball this year over last year. This site is not behind a paywall, here's the link for those interested (I'm interested but haven't read it carefully yet, just skimmed it). Here's a screen grab from Athletic.
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25-26 Director's Cup Thread
DirectorsCupUpdates replied to DirectorsCupUpdates's topic in On Texas Football Forum
For the All Sports Trophy, sports with a true regular season - like baseball and softball - it is the regular season finish that counts. sports without a conference regular season - like track and field - it’s the sec championship finish that counts. -
Texas women's basketball portal thread
HookemTexas replied to Gerry Hamilton's topic in On Texas Football Forum
I think Gerry said that Vic is trying to operate under the radar and not have a bunch of media hype around it (a la CDC). If this is true, while it sucks for us information fiends, it's probably better for the program overall. -
I will take things that wont happen for $700. I am even skeptical about $60 million rosters. Look at the way top rosters churned out dead money last year
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When the GMs and agents are the ones shaping the direction of the sport, it’s clear that the incentives have become horribly misaligned.