You all paid Edey $1M. He was worth $2-3M easily as the best player in college ball. (I’ve got generally lower valuations than IU North but that’s not important).
Obviously they're hypothetical...the entire scenario is hypothetical. But they're logical based off reports of what other players got in the portal. Omoruyi from Rutgers got 2 mil from Alabama... Tons of talk and reporting that NIL packages across all teams were being changed because of it.
I had heard more than a flat 1 mil and paint confirmed that as well. Heard he was closer to 2.
I mean, maybe Purdue isn’t throwing massive money to incoming freshmen, but it really hasn’t impacted their recruiting has it? Had a really good class of 5 last year. 2025 has a talented guard and maybe a forward in Singleton or SWA. 2026 has what looks to be a good guard.
If it was reported at 1, it probably did end up closer to 2...I'm sure it wasn't any sort of set number. But his VALUE was quite a lot more than that, is the point. Edey was/is a unicorn. Very few guys like him, will take less than their value.
?? Time will tell. They lost Katchings because of "it". From the 25 and 26 Indiana Elite and Indy Heat teams, so far they've gotten Luke Ertel. Who might end up being the lowest rated, and least impactful kid of any of those teams. And they recruited hard, and desperately wanted multiple kids from the 25 teams... They whiffed.
**** off with that. You dorks are the king of subject changes. This thread was about Shrewsberry recruiting and you've come in here and managed to make it a defense of your shitty NIL program that your University President hates and your coach has to live with. Has Loyer found the weight room yet?
Catching left because of playing time demands and then asked to come back the next day and Painter said no. They recruited the dude that went to ND and Sisley hard, but had other options for Sisley if he went to iu and knew they weren’t getting the dude at ND.
They will find a way to get some guys paid, but nowhere near what North is suggesting. Point is they would likely lose them to programs with real NIL budgets.
Ironically, victor was the first to bring up Purdue in this thread and tmanay or whatever his name is was the second. So not me, no.
All this effort you clowns have put into this forum today has netted you zero credibility, respect or validation from the fan base from whom you need it so badly...none. Such a waste of your lives...we don't care.
2026, are you counting Luke Ertel as what looks to be a good guard? Head scratcher. If you're thinking he's gonna be another Braden Smith, I'd say don't get your hopes up. Braden had much better HS #s and I'm confident was a much better player. Ertel doesn't look to me like someone who will play much in the B10 in his first 2 years. I'm sure you're putting on a brave face, but you can't say you're disappointed in the "NC game recruiting bump"? C'mon man....
2-3 million for Smith and TKR? You can count on one hand the number of college basketball players legitimately making $2million+ next season.
Umhhh….why are you talking to me about something one poster(who is no longer her) said? Actually, why are you talking to me at all?
Deductive reasoning tells me IU definitely spends more. Not once have I thrown a nil number out. Now deductive reasoning is telling me you are a troll who isn’t here to actually discuss these topics. Not even good at it either.
I know, for a fact, that they were very disappointed in losing out on Sisley...VERY disappointed. As in they were expecting to get him until fairly late in the recruitment... And that they were more than a little disturbed they weren't factors in the Koehler, Haralson, or Mullins recruitments.
Ha ha. Sure. And that number is growing every year.
If you look hard enough, there's countless verified sources of information that say the majority of these rumored NIL deals are greatly overvalued to downright just incorrect.
There's a lot of incentive for all sorts of people to try to mute the dollar figures. Anthony Davis got 250K, under the table, over 10 years ago before the TV contracts and everything kicked in.
