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re: In the NIL Era, Arkansas is a better basketball job than Kentucky

Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:58 pm to
Posted by Trumansfangs
Mo
Member since Sep 2018
8970 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:58 pm to
Will we get to see the point where a college player tells his coach... "You can't bench me ! I make than you do !" ??


Interesting times...


Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
Foggy Bottom Law School
Member since Nov 2013
50455 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:01 pm to
Rupp Arena are not the boomers.



They're the parents of the boomers
Posted by GoGators1995
Member since Jan 2023
7689 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:12 pm to
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So what the frick happened to Indiana? Yikes.

2024-25 Indiana Basketball
Expenses: $32,041,364
Enhanced Educational Benefits: $59,560
Other: $213,499
Meals (Non Travel): $301,762
Membership Due: $1,510
Facilities: $393,945
Direct Overhead and Admin: $6,923,939
Marketing: $13,247
Game Expenses: $2,440,616
Equipment/Uniforms/Supplies: $338,892
Travel: $2,627,904
Recruiting: $523,978
Severance Payments: $7,767,591
Support Staff: $1,614,691
Coaching Salaries, Benefits, and Bonuses: $5,192,343
Guarantees (?): $770,000
Scholarships: $622,952
Posted by Underwood
Member since Dec 2022
1524 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:13 pm to
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So what the frick happened to Indiana? Yikes.



They fired Kelvin Sampson, or rather were forced to fire him. This goes all the way back to before Crean. Even if Crean had moderate success, they had their coach and fricked up, just haven't found a coach worth a shite since then.
This post was edited on 3/22/26 at 5:17 pm
Posted by AlterEd
Cydonia, Mars
Member since Dec 2024
11514 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:13 pm to
Gotcha. Still yet, that's not a good ROI. For that kind of money they should be in the field. I know nothing about their situation or Indiana basketball whatsoever, but you've gotta think their coach is on thin ice.
Posted by GoGators1995
Member since Jan 2023
7689 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:26 pm to
2024-25 Basketball Expenses
FSU: $15,064,639
UF: $14,080,000



Posted by StroKat
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2018
803 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:38 pm to
You’ve been saying this for the last 30 years. It absolutely is sustainable.
Posted by AlterEd
Cydonia, Mars
Member since Dec 2024
11514 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:43 pm to
The contrast between Indiana and Florida shows beyond doubt that coaching matters a whole hell of a lot.
Posted by GoGators1995
Member since Jan 2023
7689 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:48 pm to
Apparently that $7 million in severance is for Mike Woodson. Archie Miller's buyout was financed privately.
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
19905 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:02 pm to



Its funny because frick Indiana.
Posted by Golfer1
Naples, FL
Member since Jan 2021
5129 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:03 pm to
Kentucky is a poor now. 3 titles since segregation. 3 of their titles are when the tournament started with 8 teams.

They are nowhere close to the program they think they are.

It was always Cal. Proven by results and who the players care for. Nobody cares about UK
Posted by TDCat
Louisville
Member since Oct 2013
1625 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:04 pm to
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So Arkansas spent over twice what UF spent last year? Uh..


There are some really good Arkansas fans.

Unfortunately most don't hang out here. They will step in their own shite on the reg.
Posted by LouisvilleKat
Member since Oct 2016
19562 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:04 pm to
That's actually basketball operations spending not NIL if I recall correctly
Posted by AlterEd
Cydonia, Mars
Member since Dec 2024
11514 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:07 pm to
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Proven by results and who the players care for. Nobody cares about UK


It's a new day and age in college sports and I feel like this will be the norm now. Unless your name is Eric Musselman. This stuff isn't about going to school somewhere anymore. They're going to play for a coach who they think can get them the most money either in school or in preparation for the league.

I set Musselman aside because apparently nobody frickin likes the guy.
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
19905 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:13 pm to
Denial isn't just a river in Egypt honey.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
107932 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:15 pm to
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It was always Cal. Proven by results and who the players care for. Nobody cares about UK


Yeah definitely not Rupp, Hall, Tubby, or Pitino.

Some of y’all.
Posted by TheScogg
Member since Sep 2025
594 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:41 pm to
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It's a new day and age in college sports and I feel like this will be the norm now.


There is something to this. Its Free Agency.

Indiana Football showed you the way. Then they went and paid Cignetti over $10 MIl a year.

That's Ten Blue Chip Proven Studs on the line for a year. Is Cignetti worth it ?

We'll see. That's the paradigm people don't want to see. It's not a zero sum game - but its a game where if you draw big money you best be a force multiplier.
Posted by TheScogg
Member since Sep 2025
594 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:44 pm to
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You’ve been saying this for the last 30 years. It absolutely is sustainable.


Pecker-head. 30 years ago I was 25. Dial up on AOL was as close to what this is now. And Eddie Sutton was getting run out of Kentucky for an Emory Envelope that supposedly "opened on its own" to a West Coast recruit.

And you were either a zygote ... or just stoned out of your mind and just now had a flash of lucidity before you post pics on Facebook of your grandkids.

Either way. Get a clue.
Posted by captdalton
Member since Feb 2021
23309 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:44 pm to
USC must be a better job than Arkansas.
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
19905 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:45 pm to
All time winning percentages:

Adolph Rupp 82.3%
Rick Pitino 81.4%
John Calipari 77.4%
Tubby Smith 76.0%
Joe B Hall 74.8%
Eddie Sutton 69.3%
Mark Pope 66.7%
Billy Clyde Gillispie 59.7%
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