Tennessee Vols Basketball Recruiting

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TBF the ROI ok football is going to be much higher than one from basketball. There may not be the money to spread around right now, and football is the higer priority
 
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Weezer said:
I get that most of the money is being earmarked for football, but I just find it hard to believe that there's no real money for basketball.
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Football gets more ratings and tv revenue than basketball.

It’s really not a shocker to see a sh*t ton of money being put into the football program to get us back to being relevant again.
 
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johnfnkelly said:
Really don’t understand the point in not giving Phillips the NIL. What’s the alternative? What’s the backup plan? There clearly isn’t one. It’s not like we already have 2-3 other blue chips coming in asking for big $ to where Phillips wasn’t in the budget.

So either you pay for the kid and build a contending team or don’t, and settle for mediocrity.

Head scratcher.
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Where are you getting this info that we haven’t offered him an NIL deal?
 
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golfballs said:
Also, are we now at the point where questioning Spyre gets someone labeled as a troll? Lol!
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Hahaha I wasn’t questioning the troll because of the content, just because you’ve responded to so many of my posts lately with the Spyre line of questioning. As I’ve said, I definitely agree that there’s more to think about now with drawing the line between criticizing the staff/NIL group. Bottom line, they gotta find a way to get on the same page or figure out alternative arrangements.
 
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berryvol said:
Hahaha I wasn’t questioning the troll because of the content, just because you’ve responded to so many of my posts lately with the Spyre line of questioning. As I’ve said, I definitely agree that there’s more to think about now with drawing the line between criticizing the staff/NIL group. Bottom line, they gotta find a way to get on the same page or figure out alternative arrangements.
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Transfer portal is open for awhile maybe wait till it closes for next year to criticize…
 
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Voltime123 said:
Transfer portal is open for awhile maybe wait till it closes for next year to criticize…
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Well, it closes in a week and to be frank, unless there is a mammoth shocker transfer, the elite talent pool is not getting any bigger. Please ping me when I’m allowed to criticize soon tho! I’d love to come back and do so!
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
Football gets more ratings and tv revenue than basketball.

It’s really not a shocker to see a sh*t ton of money being put into the football program to get us back to being relevant again.
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Basketball players, in general, are bad investments for big NIL money... If the guy is really really good, best-case, U have him 1 year. They can go to the NBBA without ever playing a single game on campus... ask KY. In football worse case the guy is a bust but you're gonna have him 3 years. Most of the guys getting big big money will be QB's , then skill positions and people that hunt QB's. Plus there is the fact football makes money. I do not have numbers But I would bet that UT football alone makes more money annually (even over the last decade) that all other non-football SEC sports programs combined. Outside of bluebloods, most men's basketball and baseball teams don't make much money. In women's sports only a handful of women's basketball teams make a profit and the rest of the sports (men's and women's) are completely subsidized by the men's sports teams ( basically football).

Trust me these people are not handing out NIL money out of the goodness of their hearts. Having their brand on these kids gives their ventures visibility and in the case of fan-funded situations, of course, more money is going to go to the sports and players the fans spend money on already. Spyre is not a group of good samaritans, money is being made there. I see nothing wrong with it but let's call it what it is business.
 
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You have to consider Collins likely would've preferred to stay at SLU if money wasn't in the equation. So if Spyre offered him $300k (just a example) and SLU matched that or even came close (even something like $200k) that could've been enough to keep him where he considers to be home. Doesn't mean we got outbid by SLU or Spyre isn't competitive with basketball.

So at this point, you can't blame Spyre for our current shortcomings with zero evidence. It's on the staff until we hear otherwise.
 
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berryvol said:
Hahaha I wasn’t questioning the troll because of the content, just because you’ve responded to so many of my posts lately with the Spyre line of questioning. As I’ve said, I definitely agree that there’s more to think about now with drawing the line between criticizing the staff/NIL group. Bottom line, they gotta find a way to get on the same page or figure out alternative arrangements.
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FTR I don’t have anything against Spyre at all. They’re a private business operating in their best interests. You know, like don’t hate the player, hate the game. I’m skeptical about how the current NIL era will impact college sports. But it’s very new and just kind of a hard thing to wrap my head around. So I’m just asking questions sometimes playing devils advocate
 
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