2766043, I genuinely wish Ohio State basketball operated like 90s/00 Kentucky did Posted by guru0509, Mon May-23-22 05:23 PM
Just throw the bag at all the top kids, stack the deck and roll them out
>I'm seeing more and more situations similar to the situation >below. I've never seen a college athlete be so transparent >about transferring because of NIL money, but it's often an >unspoken reason. > >As a person who believes college athletes should get >compensated fairly, I fully support this. Get all the money >you can. > >But as a fan, I hate this so much. Especially the instability >and roster turnover. Bouncing from school to school chasing >NIL money doesn't feel right. > >I wish they'd drop the facade of amateurism that leads to this >informal, wild west landscape of NIL deals. Just give these >folks paid contracts. > > >https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33823826/nil-agent-says-miami-hoops-star-isaiah-wong-enter-transfer-portal-nil-compensation-increased > >Miami Hurricanes guard Isaiah Wong will enter the transfer >portal on Friday if his name, image and likeness (NIL) >compensation isn't increased, his NIL agent, Adam Papas of >NEXT Sports Agency, told ESPN on Thursday. > >"If Isaiah and his family don't feel that the NIL number meets >their expectations they will be entering the transfer portal >tomorrow, while maintaining his eligibility in the NBA draft >and going through the draft process," Papas said. > >"Isaiah would like to stay at Miami," Papas said. "He had a >great season leading his team to the Elite Eight. He has seen >what incoming Miami Hurricane basketball players are getting >in NIL and would like his NIL to reflect that he was a team >leader of an Elite Eight team." > >Papas says he recently negotiated an NIL deal for Kansas State >transfer Nijel Pack that included $800,000 over two years plus >a car. Pack was considered the No. 1 player in the transfer >portal before committing to Miami. The deal was funded by >billionaire John Ruiz, who has been at the forefront of the >NIL movement, orchestrating deals across several sports. Among >them are deals with women's college basketball twins Haley and >Hanna Cavinder -- who transferred from Fresno State to Miami >-- and UCLA football transfers Caleb Johnson and Mitchell >Agude. > >Ruiz has 111 deals signed or pending with Hurricanes athletes >to promote his companies, LifeWallet and Cigarette Racing, >according to a report in the Miami Herald on Wednesday. > >"Isaiah is under contract," Ruiz said in a text message to >ESPN. "He has been treated by LifeWallet exceptionally well. >If that is what he decides, I wish him well, however, I DO NOT >renegotiate! I cannot disclose the amount, but what I can say >is that he was treated very fairly." > > >
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