05-24-2022, 07:00 AM
The coaches talked at the Toledo Rotary Club yesterday. Replay is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNn--O-d-K4
Gobs of very interesting tidbits. Worth a watch (they start talking around 10 minutes into the stream). Some highlights:
Transfer Portal:
- Cullop said UT recruited Brewer out of HS & her mom preferred UT, but she wanted to stay home. After a couple seasons has changed her mind
- C worked at Long Beach State for a year so was able to make a connection with King. Her mom is a good friend of Ealey, and Chuck sent a letter saying UT signed a good one
- C said that she may have to play up-tempo and press to get enough minutes to keep all her players happy
- Only player Kowalczyk ever regrets transferring out was Stuckey Mosely. All the others were not gonna play anyway
- K said they have signed 2 and "are still gonna add 1 more"
- Later he said they are "waiting" for a Big, but "they're hard to get"
- K said not looking at HS players because doesn't think they would impact the team, and so would sit & probably transfer after a year
- K said he is glad he is near the end of his career
NCAA Transformational Committee:
- Co-chair is the AD from OU, Julie Cromer
- May release their draft report in August
- C hearing they may eliminate the 1-time-only transfer waiver, so players can transfer as much as they want
- C said the compliance rules will be reduced significantly
- K speculates that the P6 teams will form their own tournament separate from the NCAA
- K speculates they will eliminate the caps on # of scholarships & # of coaches for all sports
NIL:
- Alston lawsuit money coming this year (school will be able to give up to $5980 to each athlete)
- Top athlete at UT made about $10K last year
- Top WBB player made about $4K teaching lessons
- MAC is 11th in NIL compensation
- Average D1 athlete made $644 (vast majority of students got 0, and most made no effort to take advantage)
- K said there is a company forming called "Blue and Gold Legacy" to raise money to pay the athletes, the way the big schools are
- UT will not use that money for recruiting
- They are hoping to raise maybe $100K per year to provide to athletes, including as inducements to not transfer out
- Both coaches pointed out many of their players have no family money to help with car/apartment/etc and so even a small amount of $ can make a big impact on them
- K said one player got like $1000 worth of free underwear from a company. Now has to pay taxes on that, which the player did not realize beforehand
Scheduling:
- C said top-10-type teams will play UT, no problem, but the next tier of schools that are beatable is much harder to get - most refuse to play @ UT because of the 4000+ fans
- K said MBB is implementing in 23-24 the reported proposal of leaving a spot in Feb to add games against similarly ranked schools
- K said they are talking to Syracuse & NC State as possible future opponents
MAC Tourney:
- Got a question about why the tourney can't be in Toledo
- Both coaches support having it in Toledo - suggestion that maybe MBB & WBB have 1 in Cle & the other Tol, then alternate
- None of the other MAC coaches (except maybe BG) want the tourney in Toledo because of the competitive advantage for UT
- K says the coaches want all 12 teams to be at the tourney, and that can't happen if both are in the same place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNn--O-d-K4
Gobs of very interesting tidbits. Worth a watch (they start talking around 10 minutes into the stream). Some highlights:
Transfer Portal:
- Cullop said UT recruited Brewer out of HS & her mom preferred UT, but she wanted to stay home. After a couple seasons has changed her mind
- C worked at Long Beach State for a year so was able to make a connection with King. Her mom is a good friend of Ealey, and Chuck sent a letter saying UT signed a good one
- C said that she may have to play up-tempo and press to get enough minutes to keep all her players happy
- Only player Kowalczyk ever regrets transferring out was Stuckey Mosely. All the others were not gonna play anyway
- K said they have signed 2 and "are still gonna add 1 more"
- Later he said they are "waiting" for a Big, but "they're hard to get"
- K said not looking at HS players because doesn't think they would impact the team, and so would sit & probably transfer after a year
- K said he is glad he is near the end of his career
NCAA Transformational Committee:
- Co-chair is the AD from OU, Julie Cromer
- May release their draft report in August
- C hearing they may eliminate the 1-time-only transfer waiver, so players can transfer as much as they want
- C said the compliance rules will be reduced significantly
- K speculates that the P6 teams will form their own tournament separate from the NCAA
- K speculates they will eliminate the caps on # of scholarships & # of coaches for all sports
NIL:
- Alston lawsuit money coming this year (school will be able to give up to $5980 to each athlete)
- Top athlete at UT made about $10K last year
- Top WBB player made about $4K teaching lessons
- MAC is 11th in NIL compensation
- Average D1 athlete made $644 (vast majority of students got 0, and most made no effort to take advantage)
- K said there is a company forming called "Blue and Gold Legacy" to raise money to pay the athletes, the way the big schools are
- UT will not use that money for recruiting
- They are hoping to raise maybe $100K per year to provide to athletes, including as inducements to not transfer out
- Both coaches pointed out many of their players have no family money to help with car/apartment/etc and so even a small amount of $ can make a big impact on them
- K said one player got like $1000 worth of free underwear from a company. Now has to pay taxes on that, which the player did not realize beforehand
Scheduling:
- C said top-10-type teams will play UT, no problem, but the next tier of schools that are beatable is much harder to get - most refuse to play @ UT because of the 4000+ fans
- K said MBB is implementing in 23-24 the reported proposal of leaving a spot in Feb to add games against similarly ranked schools
- K said they are talking to Syracuse & NC State as possible future opponents
MAC Tourney:
- Got a question about why the tourney can't be in Toledo
- Both coaches support having it in Toledo - suggestion that maybe MBB & WBB have 1 in Cle & the other Tol, then alternate
- None of the other MAC coaches (except maybe BG) want the tourney in Toledo because of the competitive advantage for UT
- K says the coaches want all 12 teams to be at the tourney, and that can't happen if both are in the same place