The portal.
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@drgnslayr said in The portal.:
@SlimShaddy54 I worry about visas for Int’l players. Our current federal government is a mess.
Wrong thread. The politics section is wide open for comments.
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Wouldn’t be disappointed by Konan based on the film.
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@drgnslayr I understand and I’m hopeful that Coach at least tries to make the connection a that Big Man you speak of at the present would be Mbyia
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@dylans I agree with you 100 % & this is exactly what I’ve been saying also all College ball is a minor league now for the pro’s NIL ha destoyed the game of College Basketball there is no NCAA basketball anymore. I have never watched any G league ball either, your spot on.
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Are we getting closer to imposing harder transfer rules now that universities can pay athletes directly and there is a clearer contractual legal path? I dont think NIL destroyed college sports, it just pulled the curtain back. Now we have to align what the schools and fans want with what the athletes want. Time to make the fans happy and lock kids into multiyear contracts.
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@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
Are we getting closer to imposing harder transfer rules now that universities can pay athletes directly and there is a clearer contractual legal path? I dont think NIL destroyed college sports, it just pulled the curtain back. Now we have to align what the schools and fans want with what the athletes want. Time to make the fans happy and lock kids into multiyear contracts.
I haven’t read anything about contracts. But, seems like they’ll be forging new paths as they go. you can obviously see that all these new freedoms benefit the athletes. Taking a step back and restricting the athletes just seems like more lawsuits waiting to happen.
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@dylans said in The portal.:
@drgnslayr said in The portal.:
@SlimShaddy54 I worry about visas for Int’l players. Our current federal government is a mess.
Wrong thread. The politics section is wide open for comments.
Sorry about that. I definitely didn’t want to inject politics in here. But in this particular case, there are issues happening with foreign student visas.
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@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
Are we getting closer to imposing harder transfer rules now that universities can pay athletes directly and there is a clearer contractual legal path? I dont think NIL destroyed college sports, it just pulled the curtain back. Now we have to align what the schools and fans want with what the athletes want. Time to make the fans happy and lock kids into multiyear contracts.
I don’t think NIL has destroyed college sports either. This will take an adjustment period and trial-and-error rule changes to make things smoother.
We were all living an illusion before that college athletes would pick schools strictly by being fans of that school. I am sure that money is the biggest or one of the biggest factors now for players, so why shouldn’t it be? Money incentives drives most employment situations.
It will take us years to uncondition all of us to start treating athletes like people in other work places.
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Paul Mbiya back in play. Decommitted from NC St. Just measured 6’9 with 7’8 wingspan. Would be 6th longest player in NBA for reference
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Mike Vernon actually just posted to Reddit. KU is actively recruiting Mbyia, Demir, and Konan. Says Oregon is the early leader for Mbyia and KU was interested earlier in this cycle, but Mbyia’s price was too high at the time.
There’s mutual interest with Demir, but the eligibility issues with getting into UCLA few years ago could still be a problem although KU doesn’t have as high of standards as UCLA.
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Paul Mbiya back in play. Decommitted from NC St. Just measured 6’9 with 7’8 wingspan. Would be 6th longest player in NBA for reference
Deep pockets got involved by the sounds of it. Hope they’re ours
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Sounds like Oregon may lead, KU also involved
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@drgnslayr said in The portal.:
@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
It will take us years to uncondition all of us to start treating athletes like people in other work places.
It’ll never happen - it doesn’t with professional sports. It’s a weird profession being in the entertainment business. No privacy is part of the cost.
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@drgnslayr said in The portal.:
@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
Are we getting closer to imposing harder transfer rules now that universities can pay athletes directly and there is a clearer contractual legal path? I dont think NIL destroyed college sports, it just pulled the curtain back. Now we have to align what the schools and fans want with what the athletes want. Time to make the fans happy and lock kids into multiyear contracts.
I don’t think NIL has destroyed college sports either. This will take an adjustment period and trial-and-error rule changes to make things smoother.
Until there are multiple year commitments it will be unstable and not super enjoyable for this fans particular taste. Time will tell.
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Sounds like Oregon may lead, KU also involved
I’m just hoping we went back and shook the money tree after whiffing on a few guys and donors ponied up.
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@drgnslayr said in The portal.:
there are issues happening with foreign student visas
Another article, from The Athletic (I should get a commission, I push it so much), talking about how many international college athletes and recruits are being affected by the travel ban, not only the visa restrictions.
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@drgnslayr said in The portal.:
@approxinfinity said in The portal.: I don’t think NIL has destroyed college sports either. This will take an adjustment period and trial-and-error rule changes to make things smoother.Until there are multiple year commitments it will be unstable and not super enjoyable for this fans particular taste. Time will tell.
I’m not so sure legislating that within the NCAA framework will hold up in federal court. I feel like college basketball will more likely mimic pro ball with player contracts that specify years and amounts. Even that would require major changes.
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So, do we have a team yet?
…as we wait impatiently
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@rockchalkjayhawk I know this has to be one of the craziest off Seasons in recruiting
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in The portal.:
So, do we have a team yet?
…as we wait impatiently
That is the question. Reminds me of my enrollment at KU. Didn’t get finalized until middle of July because of some transcripts that didn’t show up. Once I was on campus the team was energized for a FF in 86 and championship 2 years later. I’ll take a similar ending to this years recruiting frustrations.
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@wissox You need to enroll by mid-July if you want to recreate history. The parallel universes require a certain level of actual parallelness, not just dates. So, where will you be living in Lawrence next semester?
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@mayjay which dorm?
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@mayjay Hmm, I’ll have to check with my wife. You see I’m retiring from teaching in one year and would rather go back to work and save my retirement than try to help KU basketball!
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A lot of teachers in Hashinger Hall. Well, in 1981-82 anyway
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@HoraceZontal said in The portal.:
A lot of teachers in Hashinger Hall. Well, in 1981-82 anyway
A lot of drugs in Hashinger Hall during the late 90s early 2000s. Artsy/hippy dorm then.
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Saw some other posts and saying sounds like Self is putting the full court press on Kohl Rosario & Mbiya .
Thing is with Rosario hearing wants big bag & wants lots of minutes, not sure how that is going to go over with staff. on top of that thought we were hurting in NIL money, with I’m sire Reterson & Flory NIL.
Do we want to spend big on Kohl , unproven or spend more om Mbiya who has college experience and try for McDowell for less
