So sorry. Should clarify (I have modified post). He was talking about total budget for the team.
This is just me but if I’m paying 4 mill for somebody it better be somebody who has the production of a player like haggerty
Nope. If Dalton Knecht only received 200k that is the biggest portal era steal ever. Maybe initally he did. It I bet after he blew up he got more to keep him happy. He killed that year at UT.
I live in Knoxville and had heard they paid him around $300k at the time. It makes sense as top portal players didn’t make as much two years ago. Knecht was also highly thought of but no one foresaw him being what he was
And $4.2 million for Ament- if Tenn paid that for him, I would fire whoever OK'd that
This kid isn’t even close to a C Flagg who would be worth it also.
Nobody is asking about the terms. Always ask, "What are the terms? (Over how many years?)"
I think Barnes was saying everyone else’s offense was gonna run through Ament. I bet JQ is healing up nice just thinking about that stick rotating on D 😂
Which is why the current system, for lack of a better word, can’t continue as is.
Being in the argument for the best offensive player in college would definitely be a hard thing to predict. But there were posters on this site in April 2023 agreeing that Knecht would end up being a better SF in the SEC than Edwards, the #1 ranked incoming freshman by some of the recruiting sites. Just as a slew of PFs from the portal will be better than Ament this upcoming season. So, paying Ament anything close to what was stated here would seem to be some kind of marketing or vanity play because I don't think it makes any sense from a value perspective.
Cal wasn’t about to let Knect take minutes from Justin Edwards.
I would bet that Ament did not get that amount of money and if he had chosen us you would be praising to the sky how wonderful and special Ament is. I hope our coaches don't think TN, Auburn, Bama, and Florida have taken a step back for next year. We hope but we have zero clue how we will be next year. We may have a cluster of talent that can't or won't play as a close knit team. It is sad we have zero respect for our opponents. I personally think next year the SEC will be as strong or stronger than last year. We damn better not sleep on TX and Ole Miss either
That's not really the point.
Wild that Nico on the football side wanted 4M and they said HELL NO (and should have) but are more than willing to give Ament that.
So you think Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama, and Florida will all have final four level rosters again like they did this year?
Edgar,
Part of that will be the worry about how much more is it going to cost in 2 more years, a jump like that. Are we saying by 2030 we see rosters topping out at 75 mil for college basketball teams. Also you pay that much, you think things like merch and ticket prices, heck even concession prices are not going to skyrocket?
