Dr. J said:
EvilTroyAndAbed said:
Dr. J said:
Wouldn't be a bit surprised if Coach Drew left Baylor for another school with DEEP NIL money in their pockets.
There is no questioning Coach Drew's character and deep belief in God and his Christianity but, he too is a competitor and a coach with a winning record who has turned around what was a near death program into a national champion when there wasn't NIL money.
Yes, college sports sucks now with NIL and I do not watch any college sports other than those that Baylor is playing in, that includes college football playoffs or the NC.
Will be sad if/when CSD leaves Baylor.
He had that chance one year ago and turned it down. You think that NIL and transfer portal just happened this past year.
He could retire earlier than we expect, but outside of a major falling out with administration, Drew isn't going anywhere else for a while.
No, NIL didn't happen just last year but, college programs are figuring out how better to increase their NIL pots to pay players. Come on, BYU ??? Absurd that they are willing to pay that kind of money for a player but, they did.
I know we ALL hate what has happened to college sports in the past few years with NIL. It used to be getting a full ride college scholarship/education was something every parent and athlete could be proud of and boast to their friends and family. Now, that is superfluous as high school athletes and college athletes are now more interested in how much money they can get rather than the school they attend or the education they receive.
1. BYU is a national school. They have extremely deep pockets and will be buying players for as long as this remains the Wild West.
2. The concept of NIL is a good thing. No, we ALL don't think that a scholarship is the only thing that players should receive, especially when they are the reason coaches and schools and conferences take in billions of dollars.
3. The NCAA and schools could have fixed this years ago with reasonable NIL deals and guardrails on transferring, but they put their heads in the sand and tried to keep the money for themselves.
4. And be honest. The big money schools that you think Drew will go to now were already paying players under the table. I'm sure Baylor was too. So if Drew didn't go to the biggest job in the world last year, I doubt he'll tuck tail and run next year…once again unless there is a problem with administration.
