Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Okram 55]

59 minutes ago, bigrod said:

But... Why?

I appreciate everything he did last season, but he doesn't seem to fit with the type of team they are building.

I wasn’t really advocating for or against just laying out the case that he should have likely taken a redshirt that season since he wasn’t part of the plan as anything but a practice player at that point. It likely cost him a lot of money given the season he had this year proving he could be a valuable connector and defender. His defensive box plus minus this season would have been the best in the country in 2023-2024. 

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[steubenhoosier 1,873]

7 hours ago, Eagle’s Rug said:

Not a criticism, but have we hit on any of those?

Know this goes back a ways. Landon Turner was a mess his first year or so. Could barely catch the ball 

[steubenhoosier 1,873]

4 hours ago, sirhoosierlot said:

i tried looking who from umbc was in the portal and found nothing. then looked for players in the portal named bud and found nothing. now i'm all out of ideas. 

Bud Mackey is finally gonna use his eligibility 

[Dillion 414]

I don't think guys like Miles, Dorn, Enright, Drake, etc went from making virtually $0 last year to making close to $600k overnight. 
I also don't buy that Gabe Cupps is making $600k next year. I would guess that end of rotation/bench guys at P5 schools are making between $150-300k. Most of this NIL valuation talk is perpetuated by agents to try and prop up their other clients. 

Hatton made 100K last year to basically be a practice player.


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[Home Jersey 16,209]

Not transfer portal but Kelvin Odih former WVU commit under DDV committed to Pitino at SJU

[AH1971 3,274]

1 hour ago, Dillion said:

Hatton made 100K last year to basically be a practice player.


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Ok? He was the 10th-11th man last year. What do you think IU’s 10th-11th man is going to make this year? Probably very similar. 
 

I believe Tucker DeVries and Wilkerson are the two players pushing $2million, as they are probably the only two with all-conference potential. Wilkerson is the only transfer I recall where IU was in somewhat of a bidding war with other brand name programs. I wouldn’t be surprised if those are the only 2 making seven+ figures.

[newcastle12 363]

On 4/29/2025 at 12:28 PM, Hoosierfanyuh said:

I think he knows his stuff. Definitely not as connected as he used to be but he did go on a tangent on how him and andershock have been told to be quiet this off season for a multitude of reasons(if they report stuff it brings visibility to prospects and other teams could jump in unexpectedly, ect). (This could be total bs but it was said)

So the site that had a epically horrible off season coaching search where they never had any info, are now telling you that on this issue they are being asked to be quiet as they don't report any real info, and we are wondering if that MIGHT be BS?

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,465]

Ok? He was the 10th-11th man last year. What do you think IU’s 10th-11th man is going to make this year? Probably very similar. 
 
I believe Tucker DeVries and Wilkerson are the two players pushing $2million, as they are probably the only two with all-conference potential. Wilkerson is the only transfer I recall where IU was in somewhat of a bidding war with other brand name programs. I wouldn’t be surprised if those are the only 2 making seven+ figures.

That’s kinda my point. We went cheap. “Overpaid” for unheralded guys versus just spending big, imo. No way we spent 10 million on this roster.


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[Stuhoo 89,639]

5 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

That’s kinda my point. We went cheap. “Overpaid” for unheralded guys versus just spending big, imo. No way we spent 10 million on this roster.


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This post reads like you’ve seen the payroll and compared it to other payrolls you’ve seen.

[Asha’man 1,150]

8 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

That’s kinda my point. We went cheap. “Overpaid” for unheralded guys versus just spending big, imo. No way we spent 10 million on this roster.


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Could be close. 2 mil each for DeVries and Wilkerson, that’s 4 mil. Than $500,000 each for 10 guys and that’s $5 mil. Add together for $9 mil. Seems to me more than likely we are at $10 mil or well over it for a 13 man roster, once its complete. 
 

I still believe you are a star gazer and want buzz. I want wins. Both would be great but that wasn’t ever going to happen unless we spent like $20 mil and just poached from every top team. 

[IndyHoosier1997 195]

8 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

That’s kinda my point. We went cheap. “Overpaid” for unheralded guys versus just spending big, imo. No way we spent 10 million on this roster.


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No offense but you have quite literally zero credentials to tell anyone how much these players cost on the open market. 

[Victor 144]

7 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

That’s kinda my point. We went cheap. “Overpaid” for unheralded guys versus just spending big, imo. No way we spent 10 million on this roster.


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Did Louisville go cheap last year? They spent and arguably a similar if not a worse on paper roster. DD spent what he had to and got (mostly) the kids he wanted. 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 12,010]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

This post reads like you’ve seen the payroll and compared it to other payrolls you’ve seen.

Every player committed had other p5 visits... either lined up or had taken them previously. 

Oh, well, Tucker didn't. 

[Victor 144]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

This post reads like you’ve seen the payroll and compared it to other payrolls you’ve seen.

I’ve seen payrolls…lol

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,465]

This post reads like you’ve seen the payroll and compared it to other payrolls you’ve seen.

I know a few of the numbers. I know what several others are getting.

I can piece it together. I know what we weren’t willing to pay for some.

DeVries made his choices.


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[WayneFleekHoosier 51,465]

No offense but you have quite literally zero credentials to tell anyone how much these players cost on the open market. 

How do you know? No offense.


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[WayneFleekHoosier 51,465]

Did Louisville go cheap last year? They spent and arguably a similar if not a worse on paper roster. DD spent what he had to and got (mostly) the kids he wanted. 

Probably a Good comparison. Yeah, they moneyballed it very well last year. Could be the IU way this year, at its best. So long as DeVries is happy and got who he wanted. No excuses.

Louisville spent big this off-season.


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[Hoosierfanyuh 6,969]

People who have access to the payroll don’t strike me as the type who would spend their time on BtownBanners lmao 

[Scotty R 3,747]

For such a bad portal class IU is ranked 8th on 247 and 9th on ON3

[Hoosierfanyuh 6,969]

2 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

For such a bad portal class IU is ranked 8th on 247 and 9th on ON3

Ehh those don’t mean much, it’s because the number of people were bringing in, it’s part of the equation