Oh Iowa is on the menu, and NIL isn't going to change that. They have been for some time. See Isiah Moss and CJ Frederick. That was before NIL. I think they actually have a better shot of keeping those guys now with NIL to entice them to stay.
Yup absolutely. And I'll also add it's about need and leverage. If say Iowa needs a ball handling PG to put them over the top. But 3 other blue bloods do too and they get in a bidding war over say 1 kid. All of a sudden a PG who may not be all that great but he's the best there is on the market is sitting pretty to get 'overpaid'.
He did say that at the start of things, but I think he's since shifted but I could be wrong. I think that was at the top of all of this but last summer bit him and now I've gotten the impression from interviews I've heard him on that he knows that ship has sailed and it will take NIL money to get the players we need.
Not so sure with either of those examples. Moss went to Kansas and Iowa isn't wining a recruiting NIL battle with them. He ended up coming off the bench for them playing limited mins so staying at Iowa and starting normally should've enticed him to stay but he was chasing a title too. I'd be interested to know more about his line of thinking. He originally said yes to Arkansas before changing his mind.
Yeah, at least we can counter now, but Iowa has been on the menu here as of late and I think both Moss and CJ are excellent examples. Neither would have got a sniff from KS or KY without Fran developing them into players that DID interests those programs. Meaning, we're on the menu. Meaning, Iowa opens that door for them. It was bad before NIL, it's going to be worse now. Our best players every year are going to be subject to moving for money.
What could Caitlin get on the open market in NIL? More than she can with the Swarm I bet.
This why women's basketball is making inroads and growing in popularity. The stars have to stay until they are a certain age. NBA won't make the same commitment. The players are staying long enough for fans to get attached. Of course the portal is changing this, but they can't bolt for the WNBA. I'm worried ever season about every starter and commitment. Look at Proctor. Hard to get attached to players always on the move. I can complain here on the site but I don't have any answers. I know Fran is trying his best and it's hard, I just don't want him or Barta, complaining publicly about Iowa's problems.
I don’t even know where to start in explaining how wrong I think you are in this post. I will say that drawing comparisons between a college player and a division 1 head coach is on deck for dumbest comparison of the year.
It will be interesting to see if Angel and HVL can fit both their egos on a team bus. Could be fireworks about who is getting the most attention.
But aren't her corporate deals outside of what the Swarm gives her? Maybe I'm not quite familiar with the ins and outs of this NIL business.
Do you speak jive?
You are right, it's a bad look and it IS Iowa's problem. Part of why I was most curious if Fran would be loyal to Iowa. Feels like we're at a crossroads kind of time in his tenure.
I think there is a pretty big distinction between collecting money to give to the players and allowing the players to make money on their own. There is nothing wrong with being against the former and for the latter.
Gotcha. Yeah I see where you're going. A guy like Tyler Cook I coulda seen jumping ship after his soph yr due to that really easy. He'd have been in high demand. Garzas dad (I'm not sure how many know his backstory) seems like the kind of guy who woulda been open to going to greener pastures. Although they seem pretty loyal to Fran. Woulda been interesting to see play out anyway.
So you don't comprehend that when Fran was at Sienna still under contract he had his agent shop him around for other jobs just a yr after having signed an extension and then take the Iowa job? All of which has been common practice within the industry forever.
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Sure but the nuance to what Fran is complaining about isn't just that. He's complaining about kids shopping themselves with agents prior to getting in the portal. I get it but it's damn near unenforceable. Look at all the crap Bill Self had done at Kansas and just recently got his slap on the wrist. The NCAA is toothless and this is an industry wide thing. On top of this just making Fran look hypocritical with how coaches play the game too.
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