GYERO ARCHIVE

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

Something doesn't add up on the ole common sense meter.

- we land the highest-ranked freshman class in school history during the NIL era
AND
- we can't convince any current players to stay here or transfers to come here during the NIL era


So, are we good at the NIL or not? I think it's BS to say we are not doing enough to put $$$ in players pockets to load up the roster. I do think it's legit to say we haven't figured out how to best make it work on our behalf OVERALL. Maybe pay out less per player and spread the love around more? I dunno.

Here is what I am guessing. Cal apparently wants transfers to “earn” their NIL. He is also well-known for favoring freshmen with NBA potential over everyone else on his roster. So if you are a transfer and you see a hyped-up bunch of freshmen competing for your playing time (and possibly money), that’s not terribly appealing.

Also - 9/11.

 

[PTI (pti)]

So which coach is out there smashing it in the NIL? Just openly telling recruits he's got a pile of money waiting for them?

 

[B.B.d.K.]

Eric Musselman, clearly. He's obviously the gold standard when it comes to the portal.

Bill Self also isn't having much of an issue stacking a 10 deep loaded roster.

 

[cut_itloosedoubledeuce]

I’m convinced it’s style of play. We play a style that is completely foreign to other big time programs and a complete 180 of all nba teams.

If I were coaching at say, Arkansas… I would show film of how the nba plays, of how Arkansas plays, and then how Kentucky plays.

We bitch about it all year…don’t think other coaches aren’t using it against us.

 

[cricket3]

Freshmen who will likely to sign multi-million dollar NBA contracts in a years time are less likely to require more guarantees than a 24 year old who's other options are China and Russia. They can also get deals through national companies like Wagner's with Nike.

 

[HymanKaplan]

Isn't the whole GD point of NIL BUYING players?

How can they earn it if they aren't here in the first place?
Is there not ONE single person in the athletic department that can explain all of this to these two goobers?


"Come to Kentucky, work hard, nose to the grindstone, and someday this shiny Kennedy half dollar is all yours. How about a Fresca, hmmmm? hmmmm?"

 

[MaxPowerrr]

Reeves will be a senior.

wtf is a “senior” now?

 

[Kennedy_UK]

Eric Musselman, clearly. He's obviously the gold standard when it comes to the portal.

Boycott Wal-Mart.

 

[80 Proof]

Something doesn't add up on the ole common sense meter.

- we land the highest-ranked freshman class in school history during the NIL era
AND
- we can't convince any current players to stay here or transfers to come here during the NIL era


So, are we good at the NIL or not? I think it's BS to say we are not doing enough to put $$$ in players pockets to load up the roster. I do think it's legit to say we haven't figured out how to best make it work on our behalf OVERALL. Maybe pay out less per player and spread the love around more? I dunno.

Potential transfers know they'll be cannon fodder for Cal's freshman class. Nobody wants to come here to sit in the back of the bus and carry water while the 5 star recruits figure shit out to prepare for next year's draft.

 

[PTI (pti)]

I'm not letting Cal off the hook here, because, like everyone else in the world I hate him, but this was just a really strange offseason.....

- loaded freshman class that presumably took up all of next year's minutes
- 3 potentially returning studs who waited forever to officially announce they were leaving (Oscar/Livingston/Reeves)

Put those two together, and there's no way any top transfer targets would decide to come to UK. So the NIL isn't the problem, it's that Cal didn't have the balls to put his foot down (in particular) with the 3 NBA Draft, uhhh....."prospects."

With Oscar and Livingston in particular, he should have cut bait immediately and went out and crushed it in the portal. Horrible decision on his part.

 

[UK-chulo]

If ten years ago you had told me Cal would be struggling when it is somewhat legal to pay players I would have laughed in your face.

At this point how much of a factor is his coaching/style of play?

 

[btodd0224]

Especially since this has been described as a down year for recruits and he’s going all in on them. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[B Rax]

I feel like Wagner only came to Kentucky bc his dad made him. Fluke class, imo. Cal sucks.

 

[cut_itloosedoubledeuce]

So Rahm was about to join the LIV… starting to make more sense now.

 

[UK_Dallas]

Messi will get loaned to Barca first year. Miami is where his wife wanted to be apparently. They have a thriving South American community there.

Zion Williamson news:

 

[PTI (pti)]

Any chance that MBS wants to buy UK Athletics?

Like anything else, it’s for sale for the right price.

 

[Kennedy_UK]

Zion Williamson news:

It gets better (or worse if you're Zion 😆)...

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

Someone is trying to qualify for Sweden.

 

[TCPUKChamps]

Someone may win the Tundra this year legitimately

 

[PTI (pti)]

ITS ONLY BATTING PRACTICE WHO CARES YOURE STUPID QUIT BEING HAPPY AND HAVING FUN NICHOLASVILLE IS AWESOME MAGA GO HEELS SPRINKLES STOP ENJOYING YOUR FAVORITE TEAM

 

[bradyjames]

Best I can do is a 5th year Reeves who went 1-11 against K-State in the roung of 32.

Reeves would help tremendously. But he won’t even sign some autographs for 100 racks. So I would expect him elsewhere.

 

[cut_itloosedoubledeuce]

Reeves would help tremendously. But he won’t even sign some autographs for 100 racks. So I would expect him elsewhere.

What is his true asking price if you don’t mind sharing?

 

[creeksman]

When we gonna get the story of the story of the story of the insurrection?

 

[bradyjames]

What is his true asking price if you don’t mind sharing?

At UK, they don’t call up and say they need X to get a player. They are trying to find legit NIL deals so when they meet with the player they can present the options.

It is a waste of time when the opposition is offering straight cash from a booster/collective.

 

[cut_itloosedoubledeuce]

At UK, they don’t call up and say they need X to get a player. They are trying to find legit NIL deals so when they meet with the player they can present the options.

It is a waste of time when the opposition is offering straight cash from a booster/collective.

Do you know what ballpark he himself is looking for?

 

[catfan in loserville]

Welp. That didn’t take long.

So much for just in batting practice. SMH

 

[It'saDoneDeal]

Best first homer ever? Good lord he annihilated that. Damn near put it in the Ohio.

 

[TCPUKChamps]

 

[TCPUKChamps]

“Overrated. Syndegaard hasn’t been himself since 2017”

-UKO

 

[It'saDoneDeal]

And now a triple, lol.

GD it's so fun in sports when there's this much buildup for a guy and then they're even better than the hype.

 

[august-west]

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“That ball had a family”…..that made me chuckle

 

[creeksman]

FuboTV free trial ftw.

 

[anthonys735]

Look at him go!

 

[TCPUKChamps]

Down to +500 to be rookie of the year

 

[Kooky Kats]

With the Yanks postponed because of the toxic cloud from the Canadian book burning, you all made me download MLB app to catch some Reds action.

Not disappointed.

 

[JSRose]

I hope PTI is staying hydrated...

 

[AIChatGPT]

The reds should trade De La Cruz for a whole bunch of draft picks.

 

[TCPUKChamps]

REDS

 

[TCPUKChamps]

 

[ukalumni00]

Def one of the funniest Stern shows ever. Iron Sheik was one of a kind and def not suited for today’s PC cancel culture.