Western Kentucky Dicey Approach
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Surprised more mid majors don't do this honestly. I guess the downside is you're potentially hiring an assistant for a very long time (at a ridiculous price), but realistically speaking 99% of these mid majors will never be relevant unless they do something like this. There aren't many Butler or Loyola stories out there.
What is the difference between paying a player's parents or family and paying a guardian?
Isn't this what Louisville and others have been rightly pilloried for?
And if this is okay, then who cares 'where' the $$$'s come from and why can't 'sneaker' companies 'legally' get into it?
And what the hell does 'mid major' have anything to do with this practice to 'justify it'?
How can this be legal?
Isn't this what Louisville and others have been rightly pilloried for?
And if this is okay, then who cares 'where' the $$$'s come from and why can't 'sneaker' companies 'legally' get into it?
And what the hell does 'mid major' have anything to do with this practice to 'justify it'?
How can this be legal?
I am sure the guardian grew up in Montreal. One of four brothers who all played bball. One of the four played for Glenn Braica at St. Francis long before he was a head coach. Hennessy was the best of the four and played at the University of Wisconsin. Strange roads people take.
The next step is all colleges will have ‘“Athletic Assistant Departments” whereby parents/guardians of players are paid ‘employees’.
What’s next: paid courtesans?
How about a bidding war between the likes of Western Kentucky and the mighty blue bloods of U KY?
How can this b ‘legal’?
What’s next: paid courtesans?
How about a bidding war between the likes of Western Kentucky and the mighty blue bloods of U KY?
How can this b ‘legal’?
[quote="Chicago Days" post=289795]The next step is all colleges will have ‘“Athletic Assistant Departments” whereby parents/guardians of players are paid ‘employees’.
What’s next: paid courtesans?
How about a bidding war between the likes of Western Kentucky and the mighty blue bloods of U KY?
How can this b ‘legal’?[/quote]
He's being hired not as an "assistant" but as one of the 3 allowable assistant coaches. So the investment is not only the salary but 1/3 of the main coaching staff. If the guardian was hired for any other role on campus the recruitment would go against NCAA rules. If a mid major gets a chance at this level of recruit they should do this every time, which will likely end up being once over 10-20 years since pretty much all 5 stars are not going to be interested in playing at a mid major and $200K is going to look like pocket change to them vs their earning potential by proving themselves a lottery pick at a blue blood. But blue bloods can't afford to throw away one of those assistant roles, there's too much to do.
What’s next: paid courtesans?
How about a bidding war between the likes of Western Kentucky and the mighty blue bloods of U KY?
How can this b ‘legal’?[/quote]
He's being hired not as an "assistant" but as one of the 3 allowable assistant coaches. So the investment is not only the salary but 1/3 of the main coaching staff. If the guardian was hired for any other role on campus the recruitment would go against NCAA rules. If a mid major gets a chance at this level of recruit they should do this every time, which will likely end up being once over 10-20 years since pretty much all 5 stars are not going to be interested in playing at a mid major and $200K is going to look like pocket change to them vs their earning potential by proving themselves a lottery pick at a blue blood. But blue bloods can't afford to throw away one of those assistant roles, there's too much to do.
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[quote="austour" post=289811][quote="Chicago Days" post=289795]The next step is all colleges will have ‘“Athletic Assistant Departments” whereby parents/guardians of players are paid ‘employees’.
What’s next: paid courtesans?
How about a bidding war between the likes of Western Kentucky and the mighty blue bloods of U KY?
How can this b ‘legal’?[/quote]
He's being hired not as an "assistant" but as one of the 3 allowable assistant coaches. So the investment is not only the salary but 1/3 of the main coaching staff. If the guardian was hired for any other role on campus the recruitment would go against NCAA rules. If a mid major gets a chance at this level of recruit they should do this every time, which will likely end up being once over 10-20 years since pretty much all 5 stars are not going to be interested in playing at a mid major and $200K is going to look like pocket change to them vs their earning potential by proving themselves a lottery pick at a blue blood. But blue bloods can't afford to throw away one of those assistant roles, there's too much to do.[/quote]
Good points Austour, but not all 5*s make it to the NBA and/or have 10-year multi-million $ careers, and this imo, opens Pandora’s and her sisters boxes to wide-open sleaze that the KYs of the planet will indeed use to their benefit.
But I could be wrong.
What’s next: paid courtesans?
How about a bidding war between the likes of Western Kentucky and the mighty blue bloods of U KY?
How can this b ‘legal’?[/quote]
He's being hired not as an "assistant" but as one of the 3 allowable assistant coaches. So the investment is not only the salary but 1/3 of the main coaching staff. If the guardian was hired for any other role on campus the recruitment would go against NCAA rules. If a mid major gets a chance at this level of recruit they should do this every time, which will likely end up being once over 10-20 years since pretty much all 5 stars are not going to be interested in playing at a mid major and $200K is going to look like pocket change to them vs their earning potential by proving themselves a lottery pick at a blue blood. But blue bloods can't afford to throw away one of those assistant roles, there's too much to do.[/quote]
Good points Austour, but not all 5*s make it to the NBA and/or have 10-year multi-million $ careers, and this imo, opens Pandora’s and her sisters boxes to wide-open sleaze that the KYs of the planet will indeed use to their benefit.
But I could be wrong.
[quote="Chicago Days" post=289814][quote="austour" post=289811][quote="Chicago Days" post=289795]The next step is all colleges will have ‘“Athletic Assistant Departments” whereby parents/guardians of players are paid ‘employees’.
What’s next: paid courtesans?
How about a bidding war between the likes of Western Kentucky and the mighty blue bloods of U KY?
How can this b ‘legal’?[/quote]
He's being hired not as an "assistant" but as one of the 3 allowable assistant coaches. So the investment is not only the salary but 1/3 of the main coaching staff. If the guardian was hired for any other role on campus the recruitment would go against NCAA rules. If a mid major gets a chance at this level of recruit they should do this every time, which will likely end up being once over 10-20 years since pretty much all 5 stars are not going to be interested in playing at a mid major and $200K is going to look like pocket change to them vs their earning potential by proving themselves a lottery pick at a blue blood. But blue bloods can't afford to throw away one of those assistant roles, there's too much to do.[/quote]
Good points Austour, but not all 5*s make it to the NBA and/or have 10-year multi-million $ careers, and this imo, opens Pandora’s and her sisters boxes to wide-open sleaze that the KYs of the planet will indeed use to their benefit.
But I could be wrong.[/quote]
First, no not all make it, but all think that they will. Also, it's been within the rules for a long time yet it rarely happens. Most times it does the parent/guardian is already a basketball coach. See the Porter brothers or Danny Manning. This one more time is not going to change everything.
What’s next: paid courtesans?
How about a bidding war between the likes of Western Kentucky and the mighty blue bloods of U KY?
How can this b ‘legal’?[/quote]
He's being hired not as an "assistant" but as one of the 3 allowable assistant coaches. So the investment is not only the salary but 1/3 of the main coaching staff. If the guardian was hired for any other role on campus the recruitment would go against NCAA rules. If a mid major gets a chance at this level of recruit they should do this every time, which will likely end up being once over 10-20 years since pretty much all 5 stars are not going to be interested in playing at a mid major and $200K is going to look like pocket change to them vs their earning potential by proving themselves a lottery pick at a blue blood. But blue bloods can't afford to throw away one of those assistant roles, there's too much to do.[/quote]
Good points Austour, but not all 5*s make it to the NBA and/or have 10-year multi-million $ careers, and this imo, opens Pandora’s and her sisters boxes to wide-open sleaze that the KYs of the planet will indeed use to their benefit.
But I could be wrong.[/quote]
First, no not all make it, but all think that they will. Also, it's been within the rules for a long time yet it rarely happens. Most times it does the parent/guardian is already a basketball coach. See the Porter brothers or Danny Manning. This one more time is not going to change everything.