On WCCO last night Mike Max said Payne from gophers is gonna get $700k+ somewhere else. Also hinted the SU big man is approaching 7 figures but wasn’t definite on that. Looks like he went to Nebraska.
I don't like the paying for a playoff game either. The only positive I can come up with is maybe if they know they have that base for ticket sales for a playoff game it makes it easier to bid to host.
I, for one, vote for believing the thorough response written by Ira the medical doctor vs. the one from someone who 'did their own research' of conspiracy theories on the interwebs.
Agree with all of your statements.
Regarding the portal - the G5 and less successful P5 schools are next in the pecking order and lose players up the chain too. It will be interesting to see what it looks like in 5-10 years. It is not sustainable the way things are now. I read that Calipari from Kentucky has been promised $5M/year in NIL funds at Arkansas.
Your point is still valid but the story is a little misleading. The team did get shoes from new balance but they were more like knock around shoes, not basketball shoes. Technically they ‘wore them on the way to the state championship’ since they wore them on the bus ride to the game.