TarHeelIllustrated - Daily Drop: How Competitive Is UNC Hoops With NIL?!
Does North Carolina have enough money in its basketball collective to compete in the NIL era?That has been a heavy
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James Brown should be redshirting next season, not forced to play because we couldn't afford to the starting front court players we need.What will happen next year if UNC's 3 freshman have an excellent year? Will UNC have enough money to keep them on the roster.
If they have an excellent year, chances are they will be in the NBA anyways. I don't see James Brown having an excellent year. But I don't see Ian Jackson coming back at all.What will happen next year if UNC's 3 freshman have an excellent year? Will UNC have enough money to keep them on the roster.
So "competitive" we've been outbid on every front court player we've talked to.
We're UNC, the staff clearly sees we need two starting front court players, and our NIL has gotten us zero so far.
Show me the website our collective has set up to collect NIL money from the countless UNC fans to allow us to purchase the players our coaching staff clearly believes we need. Oh wait, there isn't one. Just a website selling t-shirts to benefit current players. Such a simple and obvious method of raising NIL money from a huge fan base to help us land transfers and recruits, and the genius running the show hasn't done it.You refuse to accept the truth on this for some reason. Watch the video, read what I've typed. I've said it many times. Choose to be pissed about something that isn't actually true. That's your choice. But I have come over here to this board to help you (and others) understand what the reality is. Choose what you will.
Show me the website our collective has set up to collect NIL money from the countless UNC fans to allow us to purchase the players our coaching staff clearly believes we need. Oh wait, there isn't one. Just a website selling t-shirts to benefit current players. Such a simple and obvious method of raising NIL money from a huge fan base to help us land transfers and recruits, and the genius running the show hasn't done it.
Name a single big man this offseason that UNC outbid all the competition for. Oh that's right, there isn't one. We have a front court full of backups and role players, a coaching staff trying to get starters out of the portal, and a NIL being run by fools.
Believe what you want. Your choice.
Don't forget there are tons of ways for players to get "nil" money, it isn't all thru a collective.Show me the website our collective has set up to collect NIL money from the countless UNC fans to allow us to purchase the players our coaching staff clearly believes we need. Oh wait, there isn't one. Just a website selling t-shirts to benefit current players. Such a simple and obvious method of raising NIL money from a huge fan base to help us land transfers and recruits, and the genius running the show hasn't done it.
Name a single big man this offseason that UNC outbid all the competition for. Oh that's right, there isn't one. We have a front court full of backups and role players, a coaching staff trying to get starters out of the portal, and a NIL being run by fools.
I believe what the evidence shows me.Believe what you want. Your choice.
Interesting version of the Truth. The video was somewhere between laughable and insulting. You sounded like a shill for the program.You refuse to accept the truth on this for some reason. Watch the video, read what I've typed. I've said it many times. Choose to be pissed about something that isn't actually true. That's your choice. But I have come over here to this board to help you (and others) understand what the reality is. Choose what you will.
what the evidence shows me.
True or false?
1. UNC has one of the biggest fan bases in all college basketball.
2. There is no streamlined way for the average UNC fan to donate to the NIL collective to purchase the players we need.
3. The coaching staff has been trying to fill the giant hole in our front court left by Ingram and Bacot leaving.
4. UNC has talked with several front court portal recruits, but only 2 have visited and zero have committed.
5. Not a single reporter or person connected with any school has reported that UNC was the top bidder for any of the front court players we have recruited this offseason.
Don't forget there are tons of ways for players to get "nil" money, it isn't all thru a collective.
Regarding your shirt which benefits players:
https://unc.nil.store/ see https://goheels.com/news/2024/1/16/general-unc-nil-store-launches-via-inflcr-exchange
This costs $44.99. How much of that does Withers get?3. Athletes should make as much money as they possibly can on every sale.
Ouch.Interesting version of the Truth. The video was somewhere between laughable and insulting. You sounded like a shill for the program.
I like this idea. A UNC GoFundMe to get and keep our players.Show me the website our collective has set up to collect NIL money from the countless UNC fans to allow us to purchase the players our coaching staff clearly believes we need.
Interesting version of the Truth. The video was somewhere between laughable and insulting. You sounded like a shill for the program.
Says a lot about you that you couldn't answer any of those simple questions, and instead resort to personal attacks.![]()
Your ride is here Chapelle.
You still won't answer those very basic true/false questions. Seems obvious why. The answers show our NIL collective isn't doing its job and as a result we couldn't afford the players Hubert wanted to add to our front court.If you know my reporting you'd know that's an absurd statement. You guys don't have to like the facts, but they are the facts.
Just think about the reality of our situation. UNC basketball has an enormous fan base. The most obvious answer to the NIL question is to monetize that enormous fan base. You could do it any number of ways. Direct donations, a rewards system, etc... but someone has to get off their butt and get a basic website designed. No one from our collective has done that. So you have this enormous fan base sitting around with no easy way to contribute. Meanwhile Hubert Davis is getting outbid on every big man he's pursued this offseason.I like this idea. A UNC GoFundMe to get and keep our players.
And it says a lot about you that despite several people telling you to give it a rest, you keep beating the same dead horse. Are you sure you aren’t @WoadBlue ?Says a lot about you that you couldn't answer any of those simple questions, and instead resort to personal attacks.
Exactly- we have Duke with a roster full of NBA freshmen landing transfers and we can’t seem to get anyone. If it’s not NIL, then is our brand really that poor compared to them and to Alabama basketball? If so we need some consulting help or something. Maybe it is an abnormal/fluky year, who knows, but certainly been disappointing so far. Guess we will see how it ends.I don't know how much NIL money Carolina does or does not have but something is off. Carolina has a hole at center the size of the grand canyon and as of right now can't get a starter level player to fill it. It's getting real late in the game.
He didn't watch the video because he doesn't have premium.You refuse to accept the truth on this for some reason. Watch the video, read what I've typed. I've said it many times. Choose to be pissed about something that isn't actually true. That's your choice. But I have come over here to this board to help you (and others) understand what the reality is. Choose what you will.
Surely you are joking. 45 bucks for a Withers anything?This costs $44.99. How much of that does Withers get?
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Thanks for bringing that up. I’d like to permanently forget that atrocious decision that basically cost us the game.Surely you are joking. 45 bucks for a Withers anything?
Figured the pic would be him jacking up a 3 with 30 seconds left on the shot clock in a big game.
Because we think "FAMILY" and the "CAROLINA WAY" instead of the almighty dollar and being competitive in paying athletes will be enough.I don't know how much NIL money Carolina does or does not have but something is off. Carolina has a hole at center the size of the grand canyon and as of right now can't get a starter level player to fill it. It's getting real late in the game.
Idiot commentSurely you are joking. 45 bucks for a Withers anything?
Figured the pic would be him jacking up a 3 with 30 seconds left on the shot clock in a big game.
This guy is begging for an avenue to![]()
Your ride is here Chapelle.
Dude, I’ve spent the day with my family. Spent maybe 20 minutes on the site.You still won't answer those very basic true/false questions. Seems obvious why. The answers show our NIL collective isn't doing its job and as a result we couldn't afford the players Hubert wanted to add to our front court.
I logged back in just upvote you. My sentiments exactly.![]()
Your ride is here Chapelle.
I doubt he gets much of anything. I'd be surprised if any of them have sold.This costs $44.99. How much of that does Withers get?
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You start a UNC basketball NIL donation page 3 months ago, and we'd have one of the best starting centers in the portal already committed by now.
The point wasn't whose shirt it was. The point was how much does the player see.Surely you are joking. 45 bucks for a Withers anything?
Figured the pic would be him jacking up a 3 with 30 seconds left on the shot clock in a big game.
I’m sorry but those are not facts and it’s completely irresponsible for you to say they are. You are being fed the UNC program Spin for why they are falling short. That doesn’t make it fact or truth. The Truth is UNC is not competitive this offseason in an open market. We can’t close on big man talent. We have a hard time even getting any to visit and others have immediately hung up the phone during the initial sales pitch. Those are actual facts.If you know my reporting you'd know that's an absurd statement. You guys don't have to like the facts, but they are the facts.
Who hung up the phone on UNC basketball? Do we know the names of the players?...and others have immediately hung up the phone during the initial sales pitch.
UNCHUSKER doesn't have to produce names, that is the benefit of being a radical fanatical Radar poster. He is not constrained to actual journalistic ethics and such.Who hung up the phone on UNC basketball? Do we know the names of the players?