We offered #1 basketball recruit $5 million in NIL??
- Thread starter 18IsTheMan
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No we didn’t, idk why he used us but I think he was just giving an example
I don't read that as actual, factual numbers. I think whoever wrote that was just making up an example. He said "....South Carolina. They've offered." - I read that to mean we've offered a scholarship, but we haven't offered $5mill. He could have said $500 and $300 - point made was that regardless of money, the kid is choosing the school where he really wants to be. Just the way I read it.
I was thinking if we have that kind of money, we need to be buying some football players.
I believe it was just a fictitious example to shown that the player can not totally be bought, he will still go where he wants to even at a discount. i.e. the player is a standup person, since he will settle for $3 million vs go somewhere that is not his first choice for $5 million.
We were just used as a name in the example.
We were just used as a name in the example.
If you're paying a one-and-done player 7 figures, that better translate into a title. An absolute must. Anything short of a title would be considered catastrophic failure.
Except for saying the kid would rather go elsewhere for $2 million less
I know the amounts are fictitious $$, but is this an attempt to embarrass South Carolina?
Just asking
The first line says it all: "NIL is not a factor" in the recruitment. I think he's saying that his son is going to go where he wants to go... and that the kid won't be lured by an extra $2million to go to a school he doesn't want to go to.
Let's say the difference is $300,000 vs. $1million. Then his son might have a tougher decision.
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