$35-40 Mil? Many schools, including CU, just can't compete with that kind of $$$. Just insane and has to be addressed by some entity.
Say the NCAA sets a salary cap and bans any school that doesn't abide to the cap is banned from the playoffs and March Madness. I know I'm dreaming but some entity has to get control of this even if it means losing these 2 conferences. Let them do their own thing and letts go back to a semblance of college sports with the other 100 or so schools.
It is being addressed. We are in the waning years of this. Have to be patient. Next couple years will be brutal. It’s why you MUST recruit HS like all the top programs do and for us take what our budget allows. Whether those kids offend HCDs or not. Need depth.
These highly rated kids typically take all their visits and play the game for awhile. Would be surprised to see any commitments
It’s just business. This is how they were raised as kids by parents, Coaches and a society that values money over all else. It’s sad but the kids aren’t exactly the first ones to be like this. It’s all life’s been about since I was born and I’m 52. We can all hate it but for now it’s what we got. It’s going to change in a couple years with contacts and caps but until then just gotta sit and wait.
Thanks man. Knee going well. Just trying to do the PT and focus on walking properly with no limp. I’ve been please 2.5 weeks in with the progress for sure. Back on the bike hard, able to garden and workout. Long long ways to go but it’s been nice weather I’m able to at least be out in it without huge pain so I’m grateful
Or an alternative take: The portal is a game of musical chairs so you'd better get yours before they're gone. Looking at the Portal Tracker sites it seems like plenty of kids have committed to new schools over the past week.
Totally disagree with this. Freshman recruiting the last 3 years at CU has been 22 players in 2023, 12 players in 2024 and 14 players for 2025. Of those players lets assume all the 2025 players are still on the team. From 2023, 17 of 22 players have left and for 2024, 7 of 12 players have left the team. Forget about NIL, with the new transfer portal players move to get PT for the most part. If a freshman isnt getting significant position playing time by the beginning of their 2nd year, they will be gone unless they are just here to get a free degree or have some emotional tie to the CU football program. You see this everywhere. FOrget about NIL, that is only for the few players that can actually leverage their play for significant cash. Sure all schools will be somewhat impacted by NIL but it is a small part of the problem. UNless player movement in the portal is greatly restricted, and i think the horse has left the barn on that issue, the turnover of recruited freshmen will continue and may accelerate. No way way to build depth when more than 1/2 your players are gone by year 2.
He's a Top 10 overall recruit in the country, and #3 OL. This kid can go anywhere he wants, and will get BIG NIL $$ at many top tier schools. As Deion has said, and surely conveyed to him, this isn't necessarily the place for the kids who are lookin for a big $$ bag. I'm going out on a limb, and projecting that situation, into his quick decision to rule out CU.
At 6-foot-7 and 280 pounds, Ojo will be a name to watch next year. As of now, Colorado only has one player in the 2026 class, which is three-star JUCO edge rusher Domata Peko Jr.
Personally I like the Athlon reporter's reference to AMAD Gorney. Adam's middle eastern cousin?
Prime says " How many times do I have to tell ya? Repeat after me":
Excellent post. We have our standards and we aren’t compromising. I support and agree.
I agree with you but currently we're ranked dead last in the Big 12 in recruiting ranking we have two commits neither of which have any really strong offers outside of ours.
Hate to disagree with you doc but if you look at our current commits there's no way that's up to what we would like to see as our standard.
Already said this above:
I agree with you to an extent but only because of how things have shifted. It’s just a later cycle for HS kids. Teams approach it differently as far as timing and effort.
