OT: Former Hoops Target, 5-star Center Yohan Traore Reopens Recruitment
DROP SOME (legal) BAGS, JUWAN!
Anyone who committed to LSU may already spending dirty money. Proceed with caution.
In a world of "Here is $50,000 sign these t shirts" how is anything dirty anymore? I wonder if this is why our money cannon isnt fully functional. Pay the damn kids!
Using your example, if he took the $50,000 and actually signed the shirts within the framework of whatever rules govern NIL, then no problem. But flat-out taking $50,000 (which seems conservative for a 5*) is technically frowned upon.
technically
So sign the shirts right.
The funniest part of this? Ol' Yohan probably doesn't get out of bed for $50,000.
Yeah, that might get him to switch to the other pillow at most.
“It just means more!”
The only reason we think that's frowned upon is because the NCAA frowns upon it. And only in the bizarro world of the NCAA is commerce in benign services by the very workers who provide those services frowned upon. Bear in mind that this is the same organization that views selling your own shit as some sort of infraction, but has nothing to say about a university literally fabricating transcripts to keep athletes eligible. Also: I don't know too many non-profit organizations whose CEOs make $3 million a year.
So yeah. The only appropriate response is to stop frowning upon athletes for trying to realize their market value and to start frowning upon the NCAA.
Uh, it's kinda OT, but you might want to check what the CEO of big charities like United Way make.
and that is b.s. too
Sort of. Society is structured so that only the [0.1% ]really have enough money to make truly significant contributions. For those people to be comfortable dealing with a charity they need one of their own running the charity. So cousin Biff gets a Cush job and the charity gets some nice donations.
well said.
it's sadly humorous to watch the contortions of so-called traditionalists discuss how many angels can dance on the head of the NIL pin. The fact is, the NCAA is a front to run sanctioned unfair labor practices for the business owners....err I mean universities. End the hypocrisy, openly pay the players.
March 22nd, 2022 at 11:47 PM ^
I always wonder why people write about the NCAA as though Michigan wasn't the NCAA itself. The NCAA is just an association of universities and colleges. It's not some heinous scheme foisted on the Earth by a secret Martian cabal. The NCAA frowning on things is the universities frowning on things.
And the UNC scandal, for the bazillianth time, didn't involve the NCAA because it wasn't aimed at keeping athletes eligible. Repeating the lie doesn't make it come true. It was a purely academic scandal that only incidentally involved athletes.
And the NCAA President make a fifth as much as the CEO of Delta Dental of Michigan, which has about 50% larger revenues.
"within the framework of whatever rules govern NIL". I'll give you $100 if you can find someone who can define that framework. He could sign one t-shirt and get 50K and it's within the current framework.
Does the NCAA even check or care?
The way the article emphasized 'Auburn could be a MAJOR contender' makes Michigan sound like a less desirable destination if the money train is important for him. Actually, this might be the best thing that can happen to a recruit like Traore, accepting an offer that is financially silver-lined, then accepting another one if the first coach gets sacked.
Well if ANYONE knows about illegal benefits and "Dirty " Money its Bruce Pearl at Auburn probably one of the DIRTIEST coaches out there..
March 22nd, 2022 at 10:44 PM ^
You can delete “probably”
I think our pursuit of him will be very telling regarding the intentions of HD and Moussa. Obviously we must pursue him if one or both are leaving.
Unless it is a scholarship thing you pursue him no matter what. He is too talented.
We currently do not have any open spots. If Hunter goes, or we at least know he’s not coming back, then we could go after him. I’m a little leery of him when Memphis and LSU were a few is his final programs to consider.
So he likes money. We got money. Make it rain.
Saving this line to use in my next movie script.
Porn?
/asking for a friend
I didn't know porn has scripts.
Its probably more likely all three of Dickinson, Diabate, and Houstan go than none of them go. I don't think either of those options are likely but its almost certain there is going to be an open scholarship and that is before you even get to the possibility of a random transfer out from someone like Barnes or Tschetter
A spot can always be "made" available if necessary.
It's an arms race... and we need his big arms.
NIL aside, he chose a shady school once. I'd expect him to choose another shady school (Memphis, Kansas, etc.) when he transfers. Sure would be nice to have him here.
Penny really has no prior track record of getting everything out of a five star and Kansas is still dealing with a fairly lengthy investigative process I believe. These can be used as talking points when and if the staff decides to engage.
Seriously this. If your goal as a big man is to develop your game then go play for Juwan.
Fair enough, but he earlier chose a school with a huge dark cloud over it.
I mean he had crystal balls to Memphis, randomly committed to LSU, and now apparently Auburn is in play. Dude wants the bag
Hell...I want the bag, you want the bag, we all want the bag :)
I'll trust Juwan and staff on how or if they pursue him, we don't know what we don't know.
He is uber talented so if we get him I'll be thrilled and a big fan.
Michigan likes the kid, as they spent time and effort to recruit him.
Hopefully Moussa can bend Yohan's ear a little bit here, as he would be a great addition and one that Michigan was still pursuing even with 4 commitments in the fold.
we'll see
I would also love to see Juwan go after Malik Reneau who just decommited from Florida. Dude would be a monster in Juwan's system. He's got an automatic jump hook, good rebounder, pick n pop threat not mention that he played with Caleb Houstan and Zeb Jackson. Would be shocked if Juwan hadn't spoken to the kid before
Calling MattEM. We need an update on how Michigan may stand with Yohan.
I dnot think this deserves its own thread, but i saw on my feed the other day a list of the "top prospects who didnt make the NCAA tourney" and it was littered with kids we were close on but didnt get. It doesnt MEAN anything, i dont think, but i thought it was interesting that for all our bitching about our #1 class, there were a lot of top flight kids who didnt carry their teams to anything successful that we were in on. Since i dont follow bball closing THAT closely until they are close to or planning to join Michigan, thought it was interesting that i knew so many names.
No because hunter and Moussa be back
Warde, maybe Michigan Stadium DOESN'T need new scoreboards....yet!!!!!!!!
I do wonder if the money starts to become even, meaning Michigan's NIL can match say LSU's, does the coaching philosophy become a bigger sell. Because one and done kids may want to go to a Memphis/LSU/Auburn type of program where there is no structure or restriction to their play. Where as other one-and-done's who really care about development or learning to play in a system will go to the Michigan/Nova/Zaga types. Just a random thought but it's one of the things that will be interesting now that the paying field is a bit more even.
Juwan’s work with centers gives us a puncher’s chance with any big man. I’m hoping Moussa comes back, I wanna see him and Tarris together.
March 23rd, 2022 at 12:13 PM ^
He just dropped a Top 4 of Gonzaga, Texas Tech, Auburn and Michigan, and says he will announce next week. Saying "there's a chance."