B1G New Additions Offseason Thread

[bayareabadger]

Can you still be considered a "have-not" team when you are in a better position financially than Florida State, Notre Dame, etc?

Yes. Because this is about sports and not about balance sheets.

If that money comes with a schedule that is heavily weighted with teams that have more than you, I’d argue you’re still functionally a have-not. 

[FearlessF]

Can you still be considered a "have-not" team when you are in a better position financially than Florida State, Notre Dame, etc?

Florida St might not be financially great, but there aren't a large group better than ND
and yes, $$$ is powerful, but it's not the only thing that brings recruits

[Temp430]

Florida State is not an AAU member last I heard.  So, no Big Ten invite is going to happen no matter how big, fat and juicy their revenue potential is.  

[847badgerfan]

AAU is out the window. Nebraska is no longer AAU, and they didn't get the boot.

It's no longer a criteria.

$$$$$$$$$$$

[betarhoalphadelta]

Can you still be considered a "have-not" team when you are in a better position financially than Florida State, Notre Dame, etc?

Say what now? https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances

[utee94]

AAU is out the window. Nebraska is no longer AAU, and they didn't get the boot.

It's no longer a criteria.

$$$$$$$$$$$

Yeah I agree, I don't think AAU status or lack thereof, will be any impediment to future B1G adds.  It's all about the money.

[847badgerfan]

Yeah I agree, I don't think AAU status or lack thereof, will be any impediment to future B1G adds.  It's all about the money.

The B1G F'd up royally by not getting Texas and OU, simply based on OU's non-AAU status.

[FearlessF]

I blame Bobby Stoops

[utee94]

Puppy kicker.

[FearlessF]

much worse than Muleshoe

[CatsbyAZ]

I do find this a little bit of an odd characterization. What makes NIL "weaponized"? The fact that they have more of it and they're using it better than the traditional powers, who have leveraged their shiny helmets, long histories, and large fan bases to amass the majority of high-level talent for decades?

Think of Oregon like an Invasive Species that by definition harms its new environment. Invasive species can outcompete native species for resources. In Oregon's case this is thanks to their NIL program. Invasive species might harm their environment by introducing harmful chemicals. In Oregon's case this would be their NIL program. Additional threats of invasive species include preying on native species, causing or carrying disease, and preventing native species from reproducing or killing a native species' young. Don't dismiss Oregon's NIL as incapable of such eco-destruction.

[utee94]

Not to put words in his mouth, but I think bwar's point is, why should he care?  Why should he care whether a dominant specie gets there through the traditional means of helmetosity, or through the new "invasive" means of NIL?  

Neither feels any remorse for squashing the little guy, so why is one better than the other?  Why is one more acceptable than the other? 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Not to put words in his mouth, but I think bwar's point is, why should he care?  Why should he care whether a dominant specie gets there through the traditional means of helmetosity, or through the new "invasive" means of NIL? 

Neither feels any remorse for squashing the little guy, so why is one better than the other?  Why is one more acceptable than the other?

This is part of it. There's also a bit of schadenfreude of hearing fans of helmet teams whining about how "unfair" it is that they're no longer getting all the recruits that they think they're entitled to get. 

It's funny. I don't hear the helmet teams advocating for a recruiting draft or a salary cap. That might actually give us something approaching [gasp!!] parity. 

[Brutus Buckeye]

Florida State is not an AAU member last I heard.  So, no Big Ten invite is going to happen no matter how big, fat and juicy their revenue potential is. 

Academics?

The Big Ten could have had Stanford and Cal for free, and took a hard pass.