UW NIL

I wholeheartedly support not paying 17 year olds and saving the money for who turns out to be the real players a couple years later. Might make recruiting look mediocre but Ill take 11 wins over 4 stars

I do wish there was some stability to where players play though. A senior transfer for someone who wants to play makes sense but what even is the team you cheer for if everyone can flip month to month with little restrictions
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I get the idea of paying those that deserve it

That said that isn’t the world we live in

11 wins is great and nobody is complaining about that … that said though those wins don’t come without talent behind it and finding talent is still paramount

Big picture, UW is not going to sustain winning via the portal. With the exception of Penix the transfers that have come to UW are effectively role players versus war daddy difference makers.

The Penix situation is largely a unique special case that I just don’t think you can assume is repeatable going forward

Nobody is asking UW to be a Top 10 recruiting engine … that’s likely not doable for a number of reasons. But right now, the trending is towards getting blown out and that simply can’t happen
 
I wholeheartedly support not paying 17 year olds and saving the money for who turns out to be the real players a couple years later. Might make recruiting look mediocre but Ill take 11 wins over 4 stars

I do wish there was some stability to where players play though. A senior transfer for someone who wants to play makes sense but what even is the team you cheer for if everyone can flip month to month with little restrictions
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I get the idea of paying those that deserve it

That said that isn’t the world we live in

11 wins is great and nobody is complaining about that … that said though those wins don’t come without talent behind it and finding talent is still paramount

Big picture, UW is not going to sustain winning via the portal. With the exception of Penix the transfers that have come to UW are effectively role players versus war daddy difference makers.[/i][/b]

The Penix situation is largely a unique special case that I just don’t think you can assume is repeatable going forward

Nobody is asking UW to be a Top 10 recruiting engine … that’s likely not doable for a number of reasons. But right now, the trending is towards getting blown out and that simply can’t happen
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Some would argue that UW has never consistently brought in the WAR DADDIES and has propped itself up as a top twenty program (all time) by systematically recruiting effective role players.

I get your poont and I am as worried as ANYONE about the early recruiting shortcomings of DeBoer however the NIL does change things. And, UW's approach to NIL seems to fit with KD's recruiting and coaching tendencies (particularly, using as many capable bodies as he has available). Actually, relying on the role players in many instances.

This is one of the reasons that message boards exist. You don't have to believe/accept my point of view and I don't have to agree with yours.

Go Wolverines !!!
 
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On the topic of role players, I look at is as follows

You can’t have a good team without having solid role and depth players

But you also can’t have a good team without having players that can make the plays needed whether it’s offensive players being able to make a 1 on 1 play and win that matchup or the defensive player that despite everybody scheming against them to minimize their impact they still influence the game

The players that fit in these categories are guys that are Day 1 and Day 2 draft picks.

Guys that UW will get out of the portal aren’t typically going to fall in that region

You don’t have to get high end 5 stars to get players that are Day 1 and Day 2 picks …

But you can’t punt on HS recruiting and expect to not pay for that at some point in the future
 
You can't have a good team without having players that can make plays?!

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Devs?
 
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