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Taylor/Ellis transferring to Millard South
- Thread starter Dell Husker
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It seems like it goes is cycles as different teams take turns being the big cheese in Class A.
For a number of years is was Omaha North. Then Bellevue West. Most recently Omaha Westside. Now it’s currently Millard South, who seems to be taking dominance to a whole new level. Could they have the staying power (and national recruting base) to stay at the top for more than 3-4 years like all the others? Could they break the cycle and become a longer term top dog?
This is one of my main gripes. Instead of paying elite guys to come in an win, that can still enter the portal 3 hours after they step foot on campus, we’re paying 17 year old kids who have absolutely 0 chance of graduating or even being in Lincoln for a minimum 3 years because the portal exists and they can do whatever they want with no penalty.
Throwing in the towel for the ‘26 class so we could move the ‘27 class to local HS a year early will go down as one of Rhule’s dumbest mistakes. Our talent typically leaves after their second or third year, what difference does it make moving here earlier?
Why else would he be doing it? Why wouldn't he want to play in the best program in the state?
Current roster got paid, hence why we didn't lose guys people were pissing themselves over i.e. Barney, Hunter, Shavers, TJ, etc
What are people under the impression that this costs NU? A year housing rental & car lease is like a rounding error in the overall budget. We could do this for a dozen players every year, and the sum total still likely wouldn't be enough to sign a single elite portal talent, even if it comes out of the revenue sharing pool (which I don't believe this does anyway).
It's a very cheap expenditure relative to everything else.
Player retention is important. I don't know the breakdown, share if you do.An additional $10mm for that.
I know Dean said they spent $10M more but did he give a total spend?
It's the principle
We never will but I would be curious to see the numbers. How much to retain current roster and how much spent on the 26 class high school and portal. Obviously dumping a lot of money on the 27 class too.
Not saying they are over spending or under just would be interesting to see how it all breaks down.
Same. I feel like rosters are just going to keep going up like coach salaries have unless something is done.
Probably a stupid question, but something I was thinking about recently...
With revenue sharing, this is money being paid directly from the university to the athletes, similar to the coaches' salaries. Since the University of Nebraska is a public entity, shouldn't the rev share payment information be subject to Freedom of Information requests?
Complicated. You’re bringing up the question of are these kids employees or are they not?
Not sure? Since the money is “revenue” (ticket sales, TV money, concessions sales) and not directly from the tax payer(s) it may not be subject to FOIA. IDK?
Whether they're employees or not aren't these technically university transactions?
From what I saw, schools are required to disclose the total amount, but not individual transactions. If players become employees, that will probably change.
