Braylon Mullins (2025) SG - to UConn

[BA47591]

I know Pete Yonkman is our unofficial CEO and GM. I know that they want to give Woody every possible advantage to win. It has come with a list of expectations. I don't know if Ol' Pete is uber competitive too or he just wants to have a clear conscience if he has to fire Woody. Either way the NIL has more than tripled since Parker Stewart, Kopp and Durr. I think it's starting to turn into the old Southwest Conference in football if you're willing to pay a kid 1.5 mil and give his parents whatever just to stay home. 1.5m,,,we got our new back court for that. 

Yeah, we're doing an awful lot just to avoid firing a legacy coach. 

[ap2345]

2 hours ago, Chris007 said:

Something a little different than that. I'm not going to share exactly what I've heard but it was the first time I heard of this but it probably happens at other programs to in today's NIL landscape. 

Meanwhile UConn is going to help with travel to games 

[dwtaylor1055]

Zanetto(UCONN podcaster) and his insider guest today are saying Braylon Mullins announces his decision next Tuesday.

 

anything changed from the original decision date of Oct 23?

[ap2345]

56 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

Zanetto(UCONN podcaster) and his insider guest today are saying Braylon Mullins announces his decision next Tuesday.

 

anything changed from the original decision date of Oct 23?

No. 

[dwtaylor1055]

maryland insider CB for Braylon to UCONN boo

[Hoosier Guy]

6 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

maryland insider CB for Braylon to UCONN boo

He’s been perfect on 2025 recruits.  Crystal ball picks don’t happen this early too often.

[Hoosierfanyuh]

5 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

He’s been perfect on 2025 recruits.  Crystal ball picks don’t happen this early too often.

That specific guy changes his picks all the time. He put one in for Derik queen to IU at one point, not exaggerating 

[Hoosierfan1901]

11 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

That specific guy changes his picks all the time. He put one in for Derik queen to IU at one point, not exaggerating 

About to say, he usually switches at the last second 

[Scotty R]

I know Mullins is a very good player but is he worth all of this bidding if true. I know his dad is a police so are we offering him to be head of security or something like that

[Hoosier Guy]

23 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

That specific guy changes his picks all the time. He put one in for Derik queen to IU at one point, not exaggerating 

That’s ridiculous.  That makes crystal ball picks worthless.  These “experts” just wait until the last minute when it’s known by everyone.  That’s stupid that anyone can change a pick at the last second.  That’s why it’s pointless.

[Chris007]

20 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

I know Mullins is a very good player but is he worth all of this bidding if true. I know his dad is a police so are we offering him to be head of security or something like that

I think his dad could get something that's worth a few year's salary. So he could take more time off to coach his other sons and follow Braylon around the country playing. 

[cthomas]

23 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

I know Mullins is a very good player but is he worth all of this bidding if true. I know his dad is a police so are we offering him to be head of security or something like that

In my opinion this is completely out of control to the point of being ridiculous. My answer to the is he worth it question is, no.

[Stuhoo]

Sports is entertainment. Big time sports, the kind that sells 17,000– $100 seats x 20 home games and produces massive fuel to the local economy, is a big money proposition.

So yes; if the free market dictates  a potential key performer’s worth at a certain price level? That’s the actual worth. That worth can be magnified if very wealthy people are looking for a way to support their passion and are willing to throw big money at it, regardless of whether it’s a financially sound investment. And that is where Indiana Basketball is crushing it.

The challenge is how to best expend that high-money budget, and deciding whether the current staff is the right caretaker of the program.

[Scotty R]

32 minutes ago, cthomas said:

In my opinion this is completely out of control to the point of being ridiculous. My answer to the is he worth it question is, no.

I agree and every year of this keeps chipping away my enjoyment of college sports 

[Scotty R]

37 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I think his dad could get something that's worth a few year's salary. So he could take more time off to coach his other sons and follow Braylon around the country playing. 

My brothers ex son son in law who said that UCONN was offering $750,000 also said before his UCONN visit that he was definitely going to IU. That visit changed some things and is making him think a little longer about UCONN.

[HinnyHoosier]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

That specific guy changes his picks all the time. He put one in for Derik queen to IU at one point, not exaggerating 

I'm sure as a Maryland insider he also really hopes Mullins doesn't end up at IU anyway.

[cthomas]

44 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Sports is entertainment. Big time sports, the kind that sells 17,000– $100 seats x 20 home games and produces massive fuel to the local economy, is a big money proposition.

So yes; if the free market dictates  a potential key performer’s worth at a certain price level? That’s the actual worth. That worth can be magnified if very wealthy people are looking for a way to support their passion and are willing to throw big money at it, regardless of whether it’s a financially sound investment. And that is where Indiana Basketball is crushing it.

The challenge is how to best expend that high-money budget, and deciding whether the current staff is the right caretaker of the program.

I understand the reality in today's world. I don't have any influence on, but I don't have to like it. Giving everything a dollar value just doesn't align with my 60's values. And by the way, GET OFF MY LAWN!

[RaceToTheTop]

1 hour ago, cthomas said:

In my opinion this is completely out of control to the point of being ridiculous. My answer to the is he worth it question is, no.

It ain't my money.  If someone is willing to pony up huge NIL money, I'd say it's worth it.  Because again....not my money.

You can be upset about where NIL has taken the game, but not to play that game now that it IS what the college landscape has went is just nuts.

[RaceToTheTop]

27 minutes ago, cthomas said:

I understand the reality in today's world. I don't have any influence on, but I don't have to like it. Giving everything a dollar value just doesn't align with my 60's values. And by the way, GET OFF MY LAWN!

Suspending kids for allowing their pictures to be in a charity calendar didn't align with my values either.  A lot of where college basketball ended up today is due to the NCAA's failure to change their rigid rules in the past.  They forced this into the courts.

[cthomas]

2 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Suspending kids for allowing their pictures to be in a charity calendar didn't align with my values either.  A lot of where college basketball ended up today is due to the NCAA's failure to change their rigid rules in the past.  They forced this into the courts.

Absolutely right. The NCAA has been mostly a worthless organization. Honestly, something new is needed to deal with the new reality. In my delusional world I thought that there were good guys and bad guys. Now I know that there were just varying shades of gray. The marketplace is seriously messed up in terms of how it values different occupations in my opinion. The money going to anyone to play a game or coach a game does t mesh with the needs of our world. Just my opinion, nothing else.