And they were all leaders of NIL funds.Quote:
Originally Posted by D-West & PO-Z
As people have been saying for a couple years now, the NIL era will not be kind to X.
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And they were all leaders of NIL funds.Quote:
Originally Posted by D-West & PO-Z
As people have been saying for a couple years now, the NIL era will not be kind to X.
The thinking (hopium) at the time was that basketball NIL would lag behind football and that Xavier / the other BE programs could compete by not having to feed the football machine too.Quote:
Originally Posted by D-West & PO-Z
That’s kinda been thrown out the window with how much the SEC/B10 are spending and it’s only going to get worse as the schools can start directly paying players using the massive TV deals both of those conferences have.
It’s going to be a Power 2 shortly if it isn’t already.
And add to that that this is horrible timing for X coming off of the Steele years. People still have PTSD and the NIL fund honestly probably came from the trust in Miller to get the job done. They bet on Sean, and they were railroaded.Quote:
Originally Posted by Caveat
Would you continue to send large chucks of dough after the Steel years and what Miller did?
Season tickets are going to take a hit this year, that's a given, and so is NIL. They have massive bills to pay with the medical program. If you think they were concerned about finances before, just wait.
Basketball gave them the ability to even think about building a medical program.
Please stop.Quote:
Originally Posted by bjf123
If you were not a long time poster, I'd think Miller's son was behind your account.
Again, I think people underestimate the NIL money X has committed to basketball. It's not going to ever be Texas level. It is more than enough to compete and be a good basketball program.Quote:
Originally Posted by drudy23
How this all went down….Sean is an absolute clown.
Below is a CBS poll of hoops coaches indicating who they believe has committed the most NIL $'s in order. Pitino is already posturing for an increase in the Johnnies funding. If Miller is using the interest TX has shown to up the ante in X commitment, I see nothing wrong with that, it is the reality of the game today .Every coach that wants to win, is or will be doing it. Coaches are getting upfront commitments from schools prior to taking a job. If our expectation is to go to the tourney every year and advance past the 1st weekend at least half the time, we should want a coach who is pushing the envelope.
To those that say Miller knew what he was getting into when he took the job, the game has continued to change over the last 3 years (not for the better) and NIL $ are vital to winning.
Arkansas
Kansas
BYU
Kentucky
Indiana
Kansas State
Baylor
Louisville
Alabama
Illinois
Texas Tech
Duke
UConn
North Carolina
Tennessee
Memphis
Texas
Ohio State
St. John's
(Other programs that received at least one vote: Arizona, Florida, Georgetown, McNeese State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Villanova, Washington.)
Supposedly there is legislation on the table that will allow schools to pay up to 19 million combined NIL to all sports. If that happens and is true it is going to severely hamper those basketball programs. Allegedly that is Miller's concern at Texas and is what is being hammered out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Caveat
As soon as Texas loses a football game, that 8 mil is going to turn into 4 mil real quick, lmao.
You're thinking like a "normal" fan who is a regular person with regular money.Quote:
Originally Posted by drudy23
The big time donors who make up the majority of donations have been around for a long ass time through many Xavier coaches.
They have money to burn and are passionate about the X program.
While, yes, X also benefits from smaller contributors, that is not where/who their concern lies with for raising funds.
Who funds McNeese State? That is wild.Quote:
Originally Posted by JEHARDI