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May 10, 2024
9:13:44pm

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I don’t care so much about the $$$ rumors but I wonder about their

interest in being students at a university. This gets really sticky when you consider they would be moving from pro ball to being full time students with a class load. Tricky to find players who want to earn a degree and make it to the NBA. On the other hand, if they just want to be one and done I’m not sure how that helps BYU basketball beyond the very short term. This is very unexplored territory for BYU

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texaskevin

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So the rumor is we're laying down hard cash for some young Euro stars. I think when you consider two things:

SinkingQuffa Intervention Needed

May 10, 7:11pm

Wouldn't believe the $$$ part of the rumors. BYU will be competitive but not crazy.

Soupie

May 10, 7:15pm

With this huge investment for KY, though — they probably don't want him to fall flat in his first year, either.

SinkingQuffa

May 10, 7:19pm

You’re wrong. BYU is top 1/4 in big 12 for bball.

Mjolnir

May 10, 7:19pm

The rumor in question is a $2mm offer for 1 player, which is an ncaa record high

May 10, 7:23pm

Yep. You can be top 1/4 but still not pay $2M for one player with 3 more open slots.

Soupie

May 10, 7:36pm

BYU can not legally reduce NIL.

ParentingNotForSissy

May 11, 7:21am

I’m not sure why that’s relevant? They’re not legally obligated to offer $2mm to

May 11, 7:50am

If a BYU collective offered a large amount to a player …

May 11, 9:55am

When people say “BYU” they mean the associated collectives too. We all get it.

Soupie

May 11, 8:00am

All of CB does not get NIL

ParentingNotForSissy

May 11, 9:22am

Wait you’re suggesting the coaching staff has no control over the offers? Even

May 11, 9:41am

No NCAA team can restrict how much NIL a player gets.

ParentingNotForSissy

May 11, 10:30am

Will pass on a 45 page pdf from 2021. What’s the practicality of how it is being

May 11, 11:26am

its true that its an outside agreement but the recent change is that the

cwilke1

May 11, 2:06pm

Maybe, but Ryan Smith was willing to spend a lot to be the Jazz owner

puntersarepeople

May 10, 7:24pm

BYU doesn’t pay the players for NIL. It’s donors and sponsors mainly.

jpal1397

May 10, 8:12pm

So Euros obey the Honor Code more than Americans?

gp232

May 10, 7:19pm

I can understand why we'd be more leery about throwing a huge chunk of money at a kid in the Portal.

SinkingQuffa

May 10, 7:21pm

Regardless, you can sell the HC as a way to focus on basketball without

cougarfan84

May 10, 7:26pm

The easy of transfers now and portal might actually help BYU. just sell kids on

kotacoug

May 10, 8:17pm

I think wealthy successful european athletes are not more likely to follow the

cwilke1

May 10, 9:35pm

even Andrei Kirilenko a happily married European said he got a once a year cheat

cwilke1

May 11, 6:49am

Aren’t foreign athletes exempt from NIL?

Powerbait DPM

May 10, 8:57pm

Used to think so but learned there are exemptions that allow it.

Soupie

May 10, 9:00pm

I googled it after I posted. Looks like it’s mostly a visa issue but their are

Powerbait DPM

May 10, 9:02pm

I don’t care so much about the $$$ rumors but I wonder about their

texaskevin

May 10, 9:13pm

If they want to get a good job in America, a college degree is a minimum

BlooCoug

May 10, 9:31pm

An investigator from my mission coaches youth bball in Paris. We could start the

Great38

May 10, 10:27pm

But Trevin just said everybody is paid close to the same… so much for that

Ten_Hour_Drives

May 10, 11:13pm

Could be smart if it keeps the locker room from having issues.

Soupie

May 10, 11:15pm

Yeah, but we're without a Marquee player right now. I think Trev understands a guy like Jax is gonna be a bit more.

SinkingQuffa

May 10, 11:27pm

that aspect is probably into the trashcan with both Hall and Saunders exploring

cwilke1

May 11, 6:52am

I’m sure there are levels based on performance but don’t think it’s that a few get

Soupie

May 11, 6:56am

all the coaches don't earn the same amounts: they have vastly different salaries

cwilke1

May 11, 7:04am

You don’t think a player making $20k won’t be resentful of one making $500k?

Soupie

May 11, 7:15am

is the lowest assistant resentful that Coach Young makes 10 times more than he

cwilke1

May 11, 2:09pm

Adult pros are different than college kids. Did you listen to the Knell interview?

Soupie

May 11, 2:27pm

I've read about the interview and it sounds pretty bogus to me. It doesn't

cwilke1

May 11, 2:34pm

Watch Knell interview on Y’s Guys YT channel where they talked about NIL …

May 11, 9:38am

While I think that's a good way to go w the majority of the roster, you of course gotta have some exceptions.

SinkingQuffa

May 11, 1:33pm

It’s the exceptions that create locker room issues Trevin talked about …

May 13, 4:32pm

Well — if you want to compete in the Brave New world — the exceptions are the non-negotiable part of the roster.

SinkingQuffa

May 13, 4:44pm

...rumor has it...created, built and made on Cougarboard...

BYUFootballRocks1

May 11, 6:17pm

Really?

Jeffacka

May 13, 2:42pm

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