It’s legal. if you’re not gonna pay up, you’re gonna fall behind
For fiscal year 19 (this was from a UCF article), we were second in the big12 in dollars raised (36m), 4th in active/alive alumni donating (4.25%), and first in avg donation size $4,235.
I don’t doubt we have some big donors who have proven to donate for facilities.Will they step up for NIL? Not sure we have ENOUGH big donors to compete.Every year we wait for donors we dig ourselves a bigger hole.I hope I can say I am wrong down the road.
You are exactly right donors and nil donors are totally two different kind of donors. Giving money to a university or facilities is totally different than given money towards scholarships and in your pocket cash.
I want Daton to win as bad as anybody,in my opinion that version of Daton cannot beat Vito,go back and watch the last three matches, Gross,Garrett,DeSantos he won two of the three never took a shot. You can’t beat the best guys in the world countering. Vito showed that at the NCAA against Daton and RBY. This is not coaching it’s on Daton
I think most would prefer to donate to something tangible that will serve some purpose and have longevity at the university. NIL money (cash in pockets) is a short term investment with an unknown outcome of results.
I believe you’re half right but as we all know if we don’t play the game we can’t compete just like Coach G said in softball doesn’t matter how good your facilities are, if you don’t have the athletes that can compete
Yes we are and nil right now is not an issue in wrestling but they have to be very selective where it is used like Iowa right now. They are just throwing out hundreds of thousands of dollars where they’ve already got guys just as good as the ones they’re bringing in except for Franek
This is correct I heard the coach G one or two years ago that holder told him not to worry about the stadium right now instead save that 40 million and use it for NIL.now that’s not saying they don’t need a new stadium but I think you need an NIL fund first
He will redshirt because Franek only has 1 more year left, or he can wrestle 149 if he can beat Voinovich or whoever else they have. It would not surprise me if Anthony can beat Voinovich. Iowa is worried about suspensions for gambling for a number of their wrestlers. Also I watched a little of junior duals. Heeg and Robb wrestled and won all of their matches I think util the final duals where both Heeg and Robb got teched by both Iowa and Wisconsin. They will have to really jump levels to be high level college wrestlers. Heeg shows more potential I think than Robb. Robb got beat soundly by a to be sophomore from Iowa Ross who likely will be a super wrestler if he keeps developing. One of the Mirasola's brothers also teched Robb. Heeg got beat soundly by the Iowa State recruit Nooktgaboren and by Minnesota recruit Ethan Riddle ranked 13th at 170. It appears Jordan, Hughes and Lockett did not wrestle for Oklahoma.
Absolutely these are college kids. They will work out anywhere if you give them thousands of dollars in their pocket.
Heeg and Robb are depth guys and will be back ups they will not be starters
We will be in the top 15 without them and your smart ass comments
Wait I thought coaches were 100% responsible for athletes' performance... at least that's what I read on here... lol
It’s a 50-50 deal a coach can only do so much he can’t perform for the kids
Super family. Hate to see him in crimson. Puke 🤮
Sure I hope it works out for him, but at a certain degree of his success it will start to reflect on the development issues we have here in the room. I had high hopes for him coming in and for whatever reasons it just didn't work out. I guess you could say the same for Voinovich. I wish him the best, but if he jumps major levels this year is that going to reflect negatively on our coaches and wrestler development? Or can you mark it up to just a change in environment or personal factors?
