Omaha enters the transfer portal (confirmed)
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They need to go to a pay system and then have them sign contracts.
You sign a contract and you can be traded or can buy out your contract etc, but otherwise you go where you sign.
Put the same rule on coaches then. If they want to leave for position that’s better for them than they should face same rules as players.
I have zero issue with transfer rules. Do feel NIL needs tweaked. All for kids making money while they can but don’t like how collectives have dominated vs kids making money on being truly marketable.
Have other transfer outs been in phases or well after the season in the past?
Otherwise yeah I don't believe it's been anything reputable.
CW hasn't posted anything about it either on Twitter which may not be a great sign...like if he knew concretely it wasn't happening he'd maybe squash it.
In the current system, players choose to leave for a more lucrative opportunity elsewhere ($$, playing time, etc.). But schools also get to nudge players out. Works both ways. I don't have a problem with it.
Omaha was a take for any team in America, even though almost everyone knew he was a project. I wouldn’t call him a miss, I think this likely went exactly how the staff thought it might, but it was worth the risk.
I think Hamilton was, and is, being recruited over (this is a good thing). He may have a nice college career for some team.
Fish just filled a roster spot for one year IMO and was never intended to be a difference maker long term.
The only thing that will upset me about this is if Omaha goes somewhere else and becomes one of the top players in the country.
But I don't see that happening at all. IMO, he is still pretty far away from contributing much at all at any D1 program.
I assume TJ was just honest with him and told him he didn't see much playing time for him here next year. Just like he did with Pav, Fish, and Hamilton. Wouldn't you want your coach to be honest with you? TJ likely did all of these guys a favor IMO. If you want to play basketball, it might not happen here. So do what you want with that info.
But I don't see that happening at all. IMO, he is still pretty far away from contributing much at all at any D1 program.
I assume TJ was just honest with him and told him he didn't see much playing time for him here next year. Just like he did with Pav, Fish, and Hamilton. Wouldn't you want your coach to be honest with you? TJ likely did all of these guys a favor IMO. If you want to play basketball, it might not happen here. So do what you want with that info.
Not to mention Ward’s and Lipsey’s improvement. The hardest part of coaching is getting the players to play defense. Yes, that’s also a big part of developing players, especially at ISU where the NIL $ is not enough to buy NBA level talent at every position.
Feels like freshmen - for the most part - are going to be bodies that fill out a roster. Especially with how successful we've been in the transfer portal and how many transfers are available. Batting 1 for 4 or 5 on freshmen is going to be the best case scenario. It's just how the new college basketball works now.
A buddy of mine in Chicago says ol' Sam is still not on the straight-and-narrow.
He was not what you'd call a "character guy".
I was once in a pick-up game with him and he walked off in the middle of the game and started playing in the next court over. Left us with 9 guys and a 10-minute argument of who should come in to take his place.
I wouldn't call it a miss either, I'd call it a colossal bust. So our highest rated player in school history scores a grand total of 45 points then he's run off?
That's a 3 star, 150ish rated player, not a consensus 5-star. I just dumbfounded how the recruiting rankings were that far off on him.
It makes me wonder if Marcus Fizer would have even made it to the 2000 team in the current landscape.
I'm calling it now, Pierce will never play here.
Does anyone know if he was actually run off?
Does anyone know if he is actually transferring?
Does anyone know if he is actually transferring?
He is going to go to a Valley level team. Granted he could still blow up if he is commited to the games.
Ok, here's a middle age guy who remembers what life used to be like about to go on a rant.
I've personally spoken about NIL, transfers.....etc to a HOF football coach, 3 Big 12 players themselves, a guy who owns a professional recruiting service firm in Omaha, and hundreds of other fans of college spots, and absolutely zero of them like anything to do with this current landscape. Literally zero!!!
So why if everyone hates everything about this is it allowed to continue this way?
I've personally spoken about NIL, transfers.....etc to a HOF football coach, 3 Big 12 players themselves, a guy who owns a professional recruiting service firm in Omaha, and hundreds of other fans of college spots, and absolutely zero of them like anything to do with this current landscape. Literally zero!!!
So why if everyone hates everything about this is it allowed to continue this way?
Nothing has been announced yet. It’s pure speculation still. WVU pages seem to be all that are saying this so don’t know if this is actually happening or not. We had three guys announce yesterday that they were out and Omaha was not one of them.
Pierce looks like he is put together pretty well for an incoming freshman though. I think he could play if he has the talent. I agree with the rest
I can't think of any reason why sports fans in the state of Nebraska have been unhappy lately. Why in the world would Nebraska want to return to the 1990s?
West Virginia thinks they have the inside track on getting him. Nothing is certain until it comes straight from the horses mouth.
His playing time was indicative of his ability to contribute to the team. Tre, BRE, Watson and Ward offered more. Maybe he could develop more in the off season. Maybe not.
His playing time was indicative of his ability to contribute to the team. Tre, BRE, Watson and Ward offered more. Maybe he could develop more in the off season. Maybe not.
