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Just saw this on X. Most think MSU will land him if they pay up.

We continue to be mentioned for guards. We need BIGS to compete. We have one on campus who we are all in on but if we do not get him seems like we are going to scramble again. Yes I’ve seen Andragas list but it has maybe a couple BIGS on there and some already off the board. Riebe does not seem likely either.

Just rumored. Nobody knows for sure.

Yea the numbers are staggering this year. Really do think there needs to be some sort of cap. Hopefully Dolson is working the phones to help find some more money. Just doesn’t feel sustainable for any team at this point.

If we only have 14m investing half that in two guys is risky that’s all I’m saying. It would be one thing if we only needed two guys but we basically have Trent on the bench lol and 3 freshman incoming. I hope we sign them but I hope we don’t blow the budget and we are able to get 7 guys that can compete.

Wow 3+ for Burton and 4 for Sherrell? That’s a lot invested in two players…half the budget and you have to sign several more.

Looking like IU in the drivers seat for Burton then.

My hope is whether we get Sherrell or not, Carr and the staff have other bigs lined up behind him. We can’t roll with just 1 and if we swing and miss we need plenty of other options. PG and bigs are critical this portal.

This post is exactly where I’m at. Carr was brought here to evaluate and find talent. Until we start winning and prove something, we are just used to drive up bidding wars imo on higher end talent.

Scotty now busy doing that on the other board. Or maybe it’s how you aren’t a true fan.

Exactly. Players know we are in a spot with nobody on the roster. They are using us to get more money. We are trying to swing for the fences and missing. I personally do not know if they come EVEN if we overpay. No doom and gloom. Not giving up. I have never personally thought we were getting top talent. I am unconvinced the staff can close. There is nothing proven yet. And selling bringing IUBB back from the ashes is tired IMO. HOPEFULLY Carr is good at his job. We get some under the radar guys to commit and we can get in the tournament safely, beat NW next year, and create some momentum in the off season.

Not disastrous by any means but we need to hit at some point. But i fear these sought after portal guys will use our offers to leverage better offers from places they may deem better at this point. We need 8 guys. Portal players know we are in need and will use that to their advantage. Not a good spot to be in IMO but hopefully the staff can get some of the guys they are targeting.

Agreed. I don't find this excuse to be valid when others did not experience the same hired slightly before or after CDD. I am not giving up on him but building the roster and setting the culture is on him alone. Hopefully he's better and learned from his mistakes this season. Find players that fly under the radar, make the budget go far, and land a few top guys if we can. If Estrella lands at UM, it won't be a surprise but will hurt. Lots of talent in the portal though so have to get on many and not be left holding the bag when some move on to better situations or for more $$.

Just read staff asked him to take a pay cut...take it fwiw.

That's what I was thinking...hopefully that's the case.

Isn't this Olsen?

EXACTLY. We are not in a good position by needing so many players. That's why last year was a waste. It isn't helping this year in the portal at all or to get top talent because we are going to have to overpay to do it and at this point we cannot afford to overpay when you need 7+ players.

This has been my thoughts going into the portal. With what we need, I just don't see how we afford the big splash players especially given the amounts of money being tossed around as asking prices. We need 7 players. On 14m (IF that's actually what we have), we cannot afford to spend recklessly. I really think we have to find players that have talent but that are not the big splash names to build our team with. Many fans will be disappointed especially the twitter verse iubb crazies. I think it's critical we make the tournament this year to build some momentum, but I do think this won't be a fast rebuild. I also think we are inquiring about the big names and seeing the price tags pricing us out fast. Players are using us to get more $$ like they did last season knowing we need a full team again. Not a great situation to be in leverage wise to negotiate IMO.

Saw his tweet this morning and assumed the same thing. We need too many pieces to spend big on 3+ guys. The staff definitely has its work cut out for it.

Spending wisely is going to be KEY. Carr will need to earn his paycheck with talent evals and finding the talent flying under the radar for the right price.

Feels like this is not sustainable year after year. Didn’t we have 10m last year? Rumored 12-14m this year and need 20+ to try and get a top 25 team since we need 6-7 players? I think Cig spent like 22m for football last year. Madness it seems. Carr needs to earn his $$ fielding a team of under the radar guys we can get into the tournament with. Talent scouting is going to be even more important with a ‘limited’ budget (and who can believe 12-14m would be limited).

Agree with this. Prices seem much higher than last year. How many of the guys we are after use us to drive the price up for places they are more interested in? I really hope the staff can get it done on some of these guys. We really need to make the tournament this year to repair our name/reputation and build. My concern has always been yes we have money and playing time, but what else draws guys here? Like you said, better first year would have gone a long way. Hopefully this year with a full staff we can get it done.

We hired Carr to evaluate talent and manage a budget. Let him earn his money. Iowa did more with less $$. We will have to spend wisely considering we need an entire starting 5 plus a few bench pieces. I really think many may be disappointed with the roster we end up with again. My hope is that Carr identifies the guys we can afford that are team buy in guys that can compete in the B1G and make the tournament. This portal can’t open up fast enough.

Definitely. Good bench player but not starting center 30+ mins a night.

I really thought Sam turned into a nice player at the end. He may not have been highly ranked, but he gave good effort and battled. Your post is spot on. Hopefully with Carr we scout well and get what is needed this year.