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He's also a proven anchor in the middle offensively preventing drives and cuts by taking up space by himself and with his defender while Bailey is a threat from outside with his shooting and passing which forces his defender to leave the lane.

Who could we have spent that on to get two players? The big boy P5s wanted Bailey just like we did.

Same price range as who? Miller and Fed are asking for as much money as Bailey got and Bailey is ranked about 100 spots higher than either of those guys. There's a reason Bailey was signed almost immediately and coveted by many other schools while Miller and Fed are still waiting. Maybe Bailey struggles to guard traditional lumbering Big 10 5's (looking around I'm not seeing much to be concerned about) but they have to guard him too.

Do you have any idea how much they spent and on who or are you just projecting?

They were kind of in a free fall prior to the OG injury though losing something like 5 of their 7 games against power conference schools before he got hurt.

So people shouldn't be allowed to make over a million dollars because not everyone can? You are allowed to be a fan of those poor mid-majors who aren't getting paid millions (or being watched by millions.) No one is stopping you but yourself.

Why should they have to live that way when people want to give them millions of dollars?

You can lay back and enjoy whatever it is you think is happening to you, the rest of us won't be off the deep end taking it so personally while enjoying college basketball.

Maybe Drock wanted to be able to experience his first Little 5 the right way.

I'll take another Deron Davis before he got hurt. He was a player.

Costco HQ is only a couple dozen miles from American Airlines Arena. Maybe the intern was just asked to find things with local flair.

I was visiting my gf's friend in Seattle and watched that game in a bar in Ballard. When we hit that go ahead shot late, I jumped and sprinted out of the bar with multiple fist pumps. I came back in and realized I had cut the hell out of my arm and was bleeding. I have no idea what I cut it on or when, but I also didn't care at all.

someone might have even said the s or a word. It was like living through Pandemonium.

This is just fun Breaking News: Mackenzie Mgbako Has Reached A $205.8m Deal decommited From New Indiana Hoosiers and flipped Commitment to Kansas Jayhawks basketball… Dated March 4, 2025. AI has a long way to go.

Can't you get around this just by contacting the player's agent and not the player? This used to be done all the time but with the AAU or HS coach of the player.

Ah so you personally need to ask journalists to do something for them to do the job.

Is he supposed to make things up? I’ve been critical of him for turning into an entertainment blogger over journalist, but I’m not sure what he’s supposed to do here.

Eventually, but it's skyrocketing and not showing signs of slowing down. I don't think we've hit a ceiling that can't be stomached by an increasingly large number of mega-wealthy folks whose NIL donations aren't even statistically significant to be a normal accounting rounding error. These people can spend millions on a single vacation. The entertainment, connection, and excitement donating directly to your favorite team to win is probably amazing.

Why is it unsustainable?

There are laws everywhere in this country that aren't followed because they are old, stupid, and would cost more to remove than just keep ignoring. Dancing is banned in some counties in this country.

Rules do not equal morality. It used to be a rule that women couldn't run the Boston Marathon. Kathrine Switzer is a hero.

Just because it's a rule doesn't make it right.

Yeah I get that part, but aren't we top 5ish in NIL then the bidding war part just wouldn't be true.

If it's a bidding war, why would an SEC school have a better chance than us?

He's a ramblin man