2023-2024 B1G Basketball Thread

[847badgerfan]

Hopefully everyone can read this.

‘Why are we making all the other sports suffer?’ College hoops coaches on football-driven realignment - The Athletic

[FearlessF]

Why?

Because all the other sports don't earn the $$$

[847badgerfan]

Why?

Because all the other sports don't earn the $$$

From the article:


A football coach, of all people, has come up with a way to save college athletics. As his sport fueled the latest round of conference cannibalization, UCLA’s Chip Kelly offered a suggestion that many read as a solution.

“Notre Dame is an independent in football, but they’re in a conference for everything else. Why aren’t we all independent for football?” he said. “Take the 64 teams in Power Five and make that one division. Take the 64 teams in Group of Five, make that another division. We play for a championship, they play for a championship, and no one else gets affected.”

[FearlessF]

too logical
makes too much sense

[847badgerfan]

I suggested a football breakaway on another thread. Keep the rest of the sports in the conferences they are in.

But, the horse is out of the barn.

[NickSmith4Three]

Illinois preseason scrimmage with Kansas will be changed to an exhibition game with the proceeds going to Hawaii relief.  Game will be played in Champaign and televised on BTN.

Hunter Dickinson will get another chance at finally beating Illinois.

Self coming back to Champaign...should be fun.

[FearlessF]

I'm up for some fun

[medinabuckeye1]

From an IU site, salaries for B1G BB coaches:

• $6.2M, Tom Izzo, Michigan State:  Makes sense.  
• $4.6M, Brad Underwood, Illinois:  This seems a bit high to me as he doesn't strike me as obviously the next best coach after Izzo.  I'm not saying he isn't a good coach, just not sure he is THIS good.  
• $4.2M, Mike Woodson, Indiana:  Same as #2.  
• $3.9M, Kevin Willard, Maryland:  Seems about right.  
• $3.55M, Matt Painter, Purdue:  Seems like Purdue is getting an absolute steal 11 months out of the year and overpaying in March.  
• $3.55M, Greg Gard, Wisconsin:  Seems about right, maybe a touch low.  
• $3.5M, Chris Holtmann, Ohio State:  I really don't need to tell you what I think of this.  
• $3.5M, Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska:  Nebraska has a horrible history in BB so any accomplishments would be significant but the Mayor needs something to justify this salary.  
• $3.4M, Mike Rhoades, Penn State:  No comment because I have no idea since he is new.  
• $3.31M, Juwan Howard, Michigan:  If he can get them back great but based on projections I'm seeing for this year, even this seems awfully high.  
• $3.25M, Steve Pickiell, Rutgers:  I think this is a steal.  
• $3.2M, Fran McCaffery, Iowa:  Seems a touch low.  
• $2.9M, Chris Collins, Northwestern:  Well . . .  Last year was good.  
• $1.95M, Ben Johnson, Minnesota:  It appears they are getting what they are paying for.  

[FearlessF]

$6.2 for basketball???

some football coaches don't make that much

[betarhoalphadelta]

$6.2 for basketball???

some football coaches don't make that much

Some football coaches aren't as successful as Ben Johnson, much less Tom Izzo. 

[FearlessF]

the less than successful football coach brings more money to the athletic dept than the successful basketball coach

kind of, not directly because of his success or lack there of 

[847badgerfan]

Calipari makes $8.5 Mil.

[betarhoalphadelta]

the less than successful football coach brings more money to the athletic dept than the successful basketball coach

kind of, not directly because of his success or lack there of

You're just salty because your school doesn't even play basketball. 

<checks notes>

Oh, they actually do? Huh... Ya learn something new every day. 

[FearlessF]

$3.5M, Freddie probably makes too much.

Although the arena sells out more than it should for that level of crap hoops

spending good football revenue on crap