cooper flag to duke :(

[Neue Regel]

UNC has hired 3 New York law firms with lawyers at $2,000+ hour to get them out of it; and the opinion back was it can’t be done absent a $65 million per year exit fee for each year through 2035. The only way a school could afford it is if each school in the accepting conference kicks in to pay the exit fee of the departing school wishing to join the new conference. No schools in the accepting conference has publicly announced an interest in doing so (and is especially unlikely in SEC or Big10 where the optics and policy of state schools spending that kind of money on another institution is awful). Like it or not, the ACC’s GOR is iron clad.

That grant of rights deal is key here.
The Grant of Rights agreement is written permission from an institution to relinquish control of television rights for the duration of the deal. The ACC’s deal is set to expire in 2036. If you leave the ACC, you forfeit the television earnings. So, when you total what a school might make off its ACC television payout, you’re talking hundreds of millions of dollars someone would kiss goodbye.

 

[lakercat]

It is pretty wild how the narrative around Duke has shifted from "they won't get the top recruits once K is gone" to "well, once the ACC breaks up, Duke won't get the top recruits." That might not be for another 15 years given the ACC's grant of rights. But I am so excited to hear what the next line of reasoning will be for why Duke won't eat first.

Duke fan since 2015? Most Duke fans I know are bandwagon who couldn’t name three players from 2013 squad without using google or even tell me what state Duke University is located. Do you like Georgia football or are you still a Bama fan?

 

[KentuckyDad]

Shame, this will give Duke such a huge push to stay relevant post-K. Plus the Boozer twins likely committing there as well and it’s even bigger.

Knew this was gonna happen anyways though.

 

[OmahaCats]

In the age of the transfer portal, the importance of high school recruiting has diminished. It’s still important, of course. But I think finding those skilled and projectible lower ranked high school players who project to be solid to really good college players as upperclassmen has taken on as much or greater importance than landing 5-star OADs.

It seems to me that the model of building a college team on recruiting OADs is outdated – if it was ever a smart long-term strategy – especially for a program that should have all the tools to “eat first” in the transfer portal. I think that team-building approach is kind of on par with an offense that hasn’t realized the impact of the 3pt. shot.

In fact, I think it’s arguable that landing the “No. 1 class” might be counterproductive to winning. If your team is heavily reliant on OAD freshmen, and (1) those freshmen leave after one season before their talent has developed into higher level of play (and maybe their bodies and minds matured a little more); and (2) then you rinse-and-repeat every season with a new group of not-quite-ready-for-prime-time players and very little hold over players – it’s going to be really hard to beat the best teams or win a championship. That “talent” might be enough to routinely handle the 2nd or 3rd tier level of teams, but I think it’ll too often come up short against the teams with the best upperclassmen.

So, as far as I’m concerned, I hope Duke (or whoever) wins the recruiting title every year - as long as that title is based on how many OAD freshmen are brought in each year.

So you’re saying Kentucky is screwed this year

 

[the stat man]

In Scheyer's first year, they got the consensus #2, #3, and #4 recruits.

and got their pansy asses handed to them by Tennessee, Scheyer's learned from the Rat Faced Bastard, flop , flop , and more soft ass stuff. The only thing I havent seen him do is cuss the officials till he is blue in the face.

 

[EliteBlue]

Nike is really funneling the $$ into Duke.

Yep. It’s been a huge brand for them since the 90s. They are trying to guarantee they don’t lose the brand and Duke remains relevant post K era. Best way to guarantee success is to pump millions into it

 

[Toeriver]

Looks like duke still eats first

 

[mcwildcats04]

Looks like duke still eats first

Won't win anything meaningful under Scheyer. Dude is way too soft. Maybe a flopping contest or two with Flopkowski. Will be another Zion-like year with Flagg and an epic flameout in the tourney.

 

[DeerTurkHunter1]

they haven't had an elite recruit except the 7 footer who came back a 2nd year whose name I can't recall as I pay so little attention to them now as they aren't actually relevant . They have what we call around here a CORCH . Not a coach but a corch. a dud . a nothing.


I don't think the twins play together as well. I think one might go to Miami and one to Uk.

Now that’s funny

 

[G-PIP]

So you’re saying Kentucky is screwed this year

No, not necessarily. I just think anytime a team is relying heavily on freshmen, fans will need to be patient and it'll be a much more difficult trek to the Final Four than if your offense is anchored by a couple a really good upperclassmen.

 

[Sparkaces1]

But we DID just get like 4 guys in the top10 (despite what another poster said above, that somehow this doesn't count lol).

He's one player, who will play for them for just one season. I'm not going to pretend I didn't want him or anything, but he was theirs to lose and likely got a shit ton of legitimate (and illegitimate) money to do so.

Yeah, we got Wagner who had been projected number 1 in this class for years and Edwards who most believe can be the 1 pick, we are clearly still in the mix with the top guys.

 

[BigBlueBall]

I’d feel better about Cal if he lost 25-30 lbs. Kids ain’t gonna wanna play for a guy that looks like him. 2024 class took him to the woodshed.

 

[katwest]

Guys like playing for sissy’s like Scheyer.

 

[nssdigitalchumps]

Definitely. Unless the roster or NILs don't fit. But, I agree. I'd be shocked if they didn't pick Duke in the end.

When has paying players ever been a problem for duke?

 

[crawfords corner]

That recruiting class' worst kept secret. It was never anyone else but Duke.

 

[irishcat1965]

I can’t imagine anyone thinking he would go somewhere besides Duke.

 

[jameslee32]

I’d feel better about Cal if he lost 25-30 lbs. Kids ain’t gonna wanna play for a guy that looks like him. 2024 class took him to the woodshed.

dook trolls gather here. 🤣

 

[screwduke1]

Scheyer is currently eating shit

FIFY

 

[specialkd24]

The moment I saw what he looked like ... there was no doubt where he was going. This should not be a surprise to anybody.