Breaking Chief Borders enters portal

[cwessel76]

6 figures for a backup???

“I ain’t no backup.”

 

[nja13]

I'm going to take this as evidence that Chief was not hitting/dating the hot pole vault chick in @SOHusker11's avitar. Because if he was indeed making six figures and dating perhaps the hottest chick on campus, you don't go to the portal.

 

[BradWesley]

 

[PonyBoy]

He was earning 6 figures, but nowhere close to the dollar amounts of the impact players and the defensive starters. So he's leaving.

Our NIL is broken if Borders is getting 6 figures. My goodness that's a rip-off.

Appreciate the info.

 

[ac husker]

Is it really a “major” hit to lose a guy who hasn’t really contributed much at a deep position?

I actually replied to Sean’s X post stating exactly this. This was not a major hit. Rhule talked him up to help the guy in the portal. As others have said, he was third string at best.

 

[Alcaus]

Free up some of that cap space

 

[nja13]

Our NIL is broken if Borders is getting 6 figures. My goodness that's a rip-off.

... or it's really good and the reason hardly anyone transfers out.

 

[vailhusker]

Always a least a couple guys that you don't expect.

Probably one of the guys Rhule was talking about showing him their phone with their other "offers".

Like I said in the Spring Practice thread Rhule talked him up last off-season too but as soon as play started he faded quickly.

 

[cwessel76]

Free up some of that cap space

In all serious a salary cap wouldn’t be the worst idea I’ve heard.

 

[Milo-of-Croton]

This is going to become more and more common, unfortunately. People demanding more money, or threatening to hit the portal. I would have preferred he stay, but in this case, you wish the lad well and life goes on.

There were all sorts of players who had family or trainers talking in their ear before NIL, Hell, you see it in high school (not NIL). “You’re getting screwed! They should do this, do that…” it is just going to get worse.

We need to prepare ourselves for this, and uncontrollable tampering.

 

[BIG TONE SOPRANO]

Is it really a “major” hit to lose a guy who hasn’t really contributed much at a deep position?

You think he’s a smart guy?

 

[BIG TONE SOPRANO]

I'm going to take this as evidence that Chief was not hitting/dating the hot pole vault chick in @SOHusker11's avitar. Because if he was indeed making six figures and dating perhaps the hottest chick on campus, you don't go to the portal.

Hottest chick on campus 😂😂😂

She’s not in the top 100

 

[vailhusker]

What could have been.

 

[Gman1228]

There are lots of back ups earning 6 figures at Nebraska. The only difference between Nebraska and the big time NIL players like USC, Oregon, Ohio State, Tennessee, Bama, Georgia, Penn State, Texas, A&M, and Notre Dame is the amount of money they are paying the elite difference makers. But, Nebraska is doing a good job of balancing out the NIL. Newcomers, Freshmen, and back ups are getting paid pretty evenly.

Here's an example:

Fidone will get paid between a 400 and 500k package next season. That's good money. But the aforementioned schools above would all be willing to double that amount at the minimum.

On the flipside, a player like Chief Borders earning 120K in NIL at Nebraska is higher than what a 4th year non contributor would add at Bama or Ohio State. Hell, they would run him off.

Don't be surprised to see Borders end up at a G5 program or if he goes to another Power 5. And don't be surprised to see him in the portal again.

If this is true, we are doing NIL all wrong. Why would you pay players who can be replaced by anyone? Pay the dudes who are actual difference makers.

 

[Hotcarl]

I’m sorry but if we’re paying our DL half a mil we are overpaying. Aren’t even top tier of the big ten

 

[cwessel76]

What could have been.

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[cwessel76]

I’m sorry but if we’re paying our DL half a mil we are overpaying. Aren’t even top tier of the big ten

 

[PonyBoy]

... or it's really good and the reason hardly anyone transfers out.

It also supports the overpay theory, but I digress because of Rhule handling it.

 

[stonesak]

 

[HerbRedman]

If Dean ever says "this is a big hit" I immediately do NOT worry about that loss.

I'll say this though, at the very least we don't handle these like Colorado fans/media handles it.

Colorado/Denver media ran PR for Deion since he got there saying every single transfer-out "lost his spot" or "wasn't going to play." It's only now after 1.5 seasons that the Denver media got shamed and ridiculed by national fans/media to the point that they're now finally forced to admit certain guys were losses/would have been contributors.

So at the very least, at least our fans have some objectivity. That being said, hard to say a guy is a loss when he made almost no contribution so far.