🔥"We're having to learn how to be a Big 12 school."

🤯Houston's Head basketball coach Kelvin Sampson doesn't have a private plane for recruiting.

I talked to a former head coach who called it "WILD."
"He deserves everything."

A private plane isn't a luxury in the world of… pic.twitter.com/19wN0OyLGL

— Will Kunkel (@WillKunkelFOX) September 26, 2024

gobears20 said:

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🔥"We're having to learn how to be a Big 12 school."

🤯Houston's Head basketball coach Kelvin Sampson doesn't have a private plane for recruiting.

I talked to a former head coach who called it "WILD."
"He deserves everything."

A private plane isn't a luxury in the world of… pic.twitter.com/19wN0OyLGL

— Will Kunkel (@WillKunkelFOX) September 26, 2024

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Doesn't it just touch the heart when you hear a millionaire cry, "I don't even have a private jet...and everyone else has one!"

I suspect most millionaires don't own private jets because they don't need them and probably cannot afford them: cost of plane, pilot, storage, fuel, maintenance, taxes, insurance, etc. I bet all of that is an order of magnitude compared to a car, even your typical luxury car. Billionaires are more likely to have them but probably not all.

But Sampson was talking about the Houston basketball program, not himself personally. That's a different situation altogether. His need for a private plane was specifically professional, for recruiting, and makes perfect sense. He even explained this in the short clip. Even if he could afford one and wanted to pay for it himself, it might be violating ncaa rules.

The issue is more complicated than it might seem.

Not all that complicated. He is right and it should be expected. These programs are raking in 10s millions a year in athletic funds. He wouldnt be the only one using the plane. Im sure they need it for all of there coaches (of major sports).