Figure out whether you want to be university of Chicago or stay in this game. Those who figure out how to stay in will be able to pay for any cost of staying in.
once you decide to figure out how to stay in go all in and get innovative. If that means JPC members going into a collective instead then that’s fine. If that means bringing in a bunch of BTN money and figuring out how to make that into something somehow, then do that. There will be more than p5 school who doesn’t have Dan Gilbert who will figure out how a school with huge incoming tv money does something with what they have.
this whole line of reasoning that goes “there’s nothing we can do, we just have to keep this money, spend it internally and see what these kids get offered by our alum” is a recipe for long term disaster UNLESS YOU WANNA BE u of C.
in any event I think we will have less money spent on players than most P5 schools. How you run your organization matters.
cultivating a core of good disciplined football players who aren’t in it for the big money will be key. Basically look at how northwestern has done under fitz with all the disadvantages in the world. You wanna have 40-50 guys who would do well on northwestern.. and it’s fantasyland to think they’ll stay here for nothing, but any solid starter who will stay for 50k or less (until they prove they are a star) is a huge victory.
Once everyone gets on the same page and there are people making decisions on who gets offered what, this, to me, is the smart way to prioritize it.
> current stars. If karlaftis, bell and Oconnell all had one more year where they wanted to play and we all went 12 months into the future, I think all three would get between 1-2 mill from a school who had anything to spend. You’d certainly have someone trying to get them to leave for that amount.
> top incoming transfers. The next biggest deals should be for 2-3 players Purdue wouldn’t normally get where you break the bank to bring in that left tackle or established running back or a defensive lineman who generates pressure. Think of it like this. A kid at Oregon state is a true sophomore RB who can do it all and leads the pac 12 in rushing.. then transfers. You throw big money at that kinda player.
> retaining key players who have one more year. So you have a safety who is our best safety since stu, he has a great senior year, but we don’t have a viable replacement and he only projects as a fifth round pick. That guy might get more than almost anyone on next years team if you’re Smart.
> up and comers - you look at a player like Miller who will likely be a star next year if not this year .. he’d get an outsized deal for his current relative production.
Then you figure out what you want any solid contributor to get at a minimum.. say 50k for someone who is either starting or playing quite a bit.
everyone else is on their own.
once you decide to figure out how to stay in go all in and get innovative. If that means JPC members going into a collective instead then that’s fine. If that means bringing in a bunch of BTN money and figuring out how to make that into something somehow, then do that. There will be more than p5 school who doesn’t have Dan Gilbert who will figure out how a school with huge incoming tv money does something with what they have.
this whole line of reasoning that goes “there’s nothing we can do, we just have to keep this money, spend it internally and see what these kids get offered by our alum” is a recipe for long term disaster UNLESS YOU WANNA BE u of C.
in any event I think we will have less money spent on players than most P5 schools. How you run your organization matters.
cultivating a core of good disciplined football players who aren’t in it for the big money will be key. Basically look at how northwestern has done under fitz with all the disadvantages in the world. You wanna have 40-50 guys who would do well on northwestern.. and it’s fantasyland to think they’ll stay here for nothing, but any solid starter who will stay for 50k or less (until they prove they are a star) is a huge victory.
Once everyone gets on the same page and there are people making decisions on who gets offered what, this, to me, is the smart way to prioritize it.
> current stars. If karlaftis, bell and Oconnell all had one more year where they wanted to play and we all went 12 months into the future, I think all three would get between 1-2 mill from a school who had anything to spend. You’d certainly have someone trying to get them to leave for that amount.
> top incoming transfers. The next biggest deals should be for 2-3 players Purdue wouldn’t normally get where you break the bank to bring in that left tackle or established running back or a defensive lineman who generates pressure. Think of it like this. A kid at Oregon state is a true sophomore RB who can do it all and leads the pac 12 in rushing.. then transfers. You throw big money at that kinda player.
> retaining key players who have one more year. So you have a safety who is our best safety since stu, he has a great senior year, but we don’t have a viable replacement and he only projects as a fifth round pick. That guy might get more than almost anyone on next years team if you’re Smart.
> up and comers - you look at a player like Miller who will likely be a star next year if not this year .. he’d get an outsized deal for his current relative production.
Then you figure out what you want any solid contributor to get at a minimum.. say 50k for someone who is either starting or playing quite a bit.
everyone else is on their own.