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Post by tribecalledquest2024 on Sept 11, 2024 15:27:51 GMT -6
I never do remember a time when there was supposedly equality in D1 mens college basketball. The Big Ten is the Big Ten, the MVC is the MVC and the MEAC is the MEAC.
The hierarchy hasn’t changed.
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Post by Jli2636 on Sept 12, 2024 8:52:53 GMT -6
For the most part - NIL has not drastically changed the balance of power in college basketball. The teams who had higher budgets in certain leagues - now also have some of the better NIL collectives in their league. NIL hasn’t changed anything as it relates to who wins and loses. We are at the infancy of NIL and I'd bet there will be a direct correlation between those schools that have a higher NIL budget compared to lower, even within conference. There will be a greater schism between the haves and have nots. There's a reason the NBA has a CAP. If you can manage to create a bigger NIL budget you're recruiting will become much more easier. You still need to be a good evaluator of talent but you'll be able to separate your program from the economic disadvantage programs that much easier. Perhaps there was a facility fallacy but being able to pay more will stand out. Sitting on the bench will be more easily taken if you're making much more $$$. The portal just puts this all on steroids. Nothing has changed. Bradley has always spent more than Evansville. Illinois has always spent more than Bradley, etc. Schools with deep booster pockets have always had a leg up. It’s just legal and open now. It’s a direct deposit now instead of a bag of cash dropped off by an intermediary.
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Post by JMM28 on Sept 12, 2024 16:11:35 GMT -6
We are at the infancy of NIL and I'd bet there will be a direct correlation between those schools that have a higher NIL budget compared to lower, even within conference. There will be a greater schism between the haves and have nots. There's a reason the NBA has a CAP. If you can manage to create a bigger NIL budget you're recruiting will become much more easier. You still need to be a good evaluator of talent but you'll be able to separate your program from the economic disadvantage programs that much easier. Perhaps there was a facility fallacy but being able to pay more will stand out. Sitting on the bench will be more easily taken if you're making much more $$$. The portal just puts this all on steroids. Nothing has changed. Bradley has always spent more than Evansville. Illinois has always spent more than Bradley, etc. Schools with deep booster pockets have always had a leg up. It’s just legal and open now. It’s a direct deposit now instead of a bag of cash dropped off by an intermediary. Bradley still keeps it old school. Briefcases of cash.
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Post by squirrel on Sept 12, 2024 20:31:14 GMT -6
Which is a problem in the Venmo age
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Post by Butler Blue on Sept 13, 2024 12:01:55 GMT -6
Texas women softball just shelled out $1M for a pitcher. SOFTBALL! TEXAS!
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Post by Butler Blue on Sept 13, 2024 12:04:39 GMT -6
Wardle recently said on the March to the Arch podcast something to the effect of, "it doesn't matter if you have John Wooden coaching your basketball team. If you don't have a good NIL structure in place, then you're not going to be competitive in this era of college basketball." Keeping the NIL strong is as important, if not more important, than who the head coach is. Luckily, a successful program with a good NIL will attract good coaching candidates when Wardle leaves Peoria. Fair enough, but you need both. Resource rich gets you at the table, but coaches know what attributes they need and gaps to fill, who they will trust to step up and take workload and who is flattening out as supplemental, etc. Taking it to baseball, the Cards have a budget that far exceeds Milwaukee, but can’t keep up lately in terms of production. Because they don’t manage their resources efficiently. Some salesman type coach that can attract talent, but doesn’t understand the college game or get how to pull pieces to work together….that would just ultimately piss us off, and probably quickly. Paying your coach more than $800K + best NIL in the league = very strong candidate pool.
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Post by Butler Blue on Sept 13, 2024 12:08:55 GMT -6
Nothing has changed. Bradley has always spent more than Evansville. Illinois has always spent more than Bradley, etc. Schools with deep booster pockets have always had a leg up. It’s just legal and open now. It’s a direct deposit now instead of a bag of cash dropped off by an intermediary. Bradley still keeps it old school. Briefcases of cash. That would be great to literally hand these kids briefcases. Kind of a fun novelty.
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Post by ph on Sept 27, 2024 8:06:51 GMT -6
From Valpo’s beat reporter x.com/tvboren/status/1839064893535957086?s=46&t=wXIyADhSbRzKKpSojANHpAMy preseason ballot is in. Bradley, UNI, Murray State and Illinois State on the top. First Team of Duke Deen (PPOY), Cooper Schwieger, Jacobi Wood, Darius Hannah and Tytan Anderson. Ellington, Banks, Hutson, DeAveiro and Kinziger on Second. No newcomers. #MVCHoops
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Post by Butler Blue on Sept 27, 2024 8:23:45 GMT -6
From Valpo’s beat reporter x.com/tvboren/status/1839064893535957086?s=46&t=wXIyADhSbRzKKpSojANHpAMy preseason ballot is in. Bradley, UNI, Murray State and Illinois State on the top. First Team of Duke Deen (PPOY), Cooper Schwieger, Jacobi Wood, Darius Hannah and Tytan Anderson. Ellington, Banks, Hutson, DeAveiro and Kinziger on Second. No newcomers. #MVCHoops The only thing that surprises me in any of that is Valpo still having a beat reporter.
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Post by bradleytownie on Sept 27, 2024 9:48:01 GMT -6
From Valpo’s beat reporter x.com/tvboren/status/1839064893535957086?s=46&t=wXIyADhSbRzKKpSojANHpAMy preseason ballot is in. Bradley, UNI, Murray State and Illinois State on the top. First Team of Duke Deen (PPOY), Cooper Schwieger, Jacobi Wood, Darius Hannah and Tytan Anderson. Ellington, Banks, Hutson, DeAveiro and Kinziger on Second. No newcomers. #MVCHoops The only thing that surprises me in any of that is Valpo still having a beat reporter. Paul Oren is a gem. He's a great follow on twitter and the one positive thing that has come from Valpo's addition to the MVC.
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Post by tribecalledquest2024 on Sept 27, 2024 11:11:43 GMT -6
He’s too high on Valpo players but that’s to be expected I guess.
There is a market for a writer to be a Bradley beat guy and have a Substack. It would take the right person who doesn’t necessarily need the money to survive as I doubt it could work that way - but if Valpo can have one Bradley sure as hell can.
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Post by Butler Blue on Sept 30, 2024 7:20:43 GMT -6
He’s too high on Valpo players but that’s to be expected I guess. There is a market for a writer to be a Bradley beat guy and have a Substack. It would take the right person who doesn’t necessarily need the money to survive as I doubt it could work that way - but if Valpo can have one Bradley sure as hell can. Agreed. Bradley Basketball would need to be this person's primary interest, but that just isn't the case with Dave Eminian. He'll always be a 'hockey first' guy, and the Journal Star has him doing everything under the sun.
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Post by bradleytownie on Sept 30, 2024 8:40:02 GMT -6
He’s too high on Valpo players but that’s to be expected I guess. There is a market for a writer to be a Bradley beat guy and have a Substack. It would take the right person who doesn’t necessarily need the money to survive as I doubt it could work that way - but if Valpo can have one Bradley sure as hell can. I'm sure being a bit of a Valpo homer has helped him get access to coaches, players and school personnel. I don't think he's egregious with it though and does a pretty good job of toeing the line between fan and journalist. That would be interesting to know who would pay for a Bradley substack. I think Oren charges like $5/month for his. No clue on the number of people who would subscribe to a Bradley one. There would have to be coach and player access, in-depth articles, and coverage over more than just men's basketball if you're going to keep people reading year-round. Could be less than a hundred and maybe up to a couple thousand subscribers if it got really popular.
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Post by tribecalledquest2024 on Sept 30, 2024 10:34:55 GMT -6
He’s too high on Valpo players but that’s to be expected I guess. There is a market for a writer to be a Bradley beat guy and have a Substack. It would take the right person who doesn’t necessarily need the money to survive as I doubt it could work that way - but if Valpo can have one Bradley sure as hell can. I'm sure being a bit of a Valpo homer has helped him get access to coaches, players and school personnel. I don't think he's egregious with it though and does a pretty good job of toeing the line between fan and journalist. That would be interesting to know who would pay for a Bradley substack. I think Oren charges like $5/month for his. No clue on the number of people who would subscribe to a Bradley one. There would have to be coach and player access, in-depth articles, and coverage over more than just men's basketball if you're going to keep people reading year-round. Could be less than a hundred and maybe up to a couple thousand subscribers if it got really popular. A lot of it would depend on how much access the athletic department and men's BB program would provide/allow. If history is any indication - it wouldn't be much.
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Post by QC Brave on Oct 1, 2024 11:43:54 GMT -6
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Post by catalyst82 on Oct 1, 2024 13:13:40 GMT -6
That's a nice write up, but I'm doubting we're getting "20 impact minutes a game" out of Meta.
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Post by ph on Oct 2, 2024 7:24:42 GMT -6
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Post by squirrel on Oct 2, 2024 7:26:17 GMT -6
Braves got 46 of 49 first-place votes. UNI got 2 and Murray State the other vote.
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Post by catalyst82 on Oct 2, 2024 7:41:26 GMT -6
Brian Wardle in his office right now with the door locked, desperately trying to find a way to spin this into disrespect.
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Post by dss03 on Oct 2, 2024 9:16:58 GMT -6
Brian Wardle in his office right now with the door locked, desperately trying to find a way to spin this into disrespect. Yeah, I can bet this is uncomfortable for him. It’s a validation of the work he’s done in a lot of ways, but of course it doesn’t mean much for the season ahead, and it’s a new type of pressure for him and the program as a whole.
This Prove ‘Em’ slogan is a clear indication of the awkward spot they find themselves in. Prove the 45 voters that picked you 1st right?
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