Nijel Pack just inked this deal and a car per CBSSports. A good player on a 14-17 team from a small town in a small population state just got this kind of cheddar to move to a school in a larger market? And this is just ONE deal, there is only room for more from here.
I know Weber retired, but a player that could only elevate his team to a 14-17 record is getting this kind of a deal? It would be like Sherman getting a 500K deal for his contributions to WVU this season. Miami as a program has most certainly not preformed at the level WVU or KSU has for the last 2 decades.
So imagine what it would take to keep a combination of DeSean Butler, Kevin Jones, Devin Ebanks, and Joe Mazzulla together when other schools on WVU's level or higher are offering 500K deals per player? Obviously as evidenced by KSU this year, you need to retain more than one to avoid a losing season. 3 or more if you actually want to compete for an NCAA appearance with at least a chance of making it past the first weekend. Would need to retain all 4 and then some if you want to maybe sneak in to steal a national title appearance.
I know Weber retired, but a player that could only elevate his team to a 14-17 record is getting this kind of a deal? It would be like Sherman getting a 500K deal for his contributions to WVU this season. Miami as a program has most certainly not preformed at the level WVU or KSU has for the last 2 decades.
So imagine what it would take to keep a combination of DeSean Butler, Kevin Jones, Devin Ebanks, and Joe Mazzulla together when other schools on WVU's level or higher are offering 500K deals per player? Obviously as evidenced by KSU this year, you need to retain more than one to avoid a losing season. 3 or more if you actually want to compete for an NCAA appearance with at least a chance of making it past the first weekend. Would need to retain all 4 and then some if you want to maybe sneak in to steal a national title appearance.