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rich22

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Does Obi have another year of eligibility with the new JC rule? Just wondered if anyone has heard anything about this? I saw that he came out for senior night but just thought I would ask if anyone has said anything about this that I haven't seen.
 
I plan to ask Sunny about this after the season. The short answer is yes, he should have an extra year if he wants it.
 
I just listened to the roaring repeater podcast. He does have another year of eligibility. However, Sundance said that they cannot afford him. The RR boys think he will get a 6 figure offer for his remaining year.
 
As much as I’d love for him to stay, I can’t blame him if he can make that kind of money in one year. He’s been a fun player to watch and I’ll follow him either way!
 
I'm not convinced that Obi will get an offer elsewhere in that range. He's a hell of a player, but he's too streaky to be able to be relied upon to be the #1 player on a talented roster. If we're able to get him to stay in Laramie it would be a great jump start to the roster.
 
Bryoming said:
I'm not convinced that Obi will get an offer elsewhere in that range. He's a hell of a player, but he's too streaky to be able to be relied upon to be the #1 player on a talented roster. If we're able to get him to stay in Laramie it would be a great jump start to the roster.
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He's a good player, but if that is the going rate for a player of his level, then we are screwed.

We need at least 3-4 players at his level every single year if we want to even challenge for a MWC title. That's a minimum of $300k-$400k every single year.

Does anyone know if any of our basketball players are being paid anything substantial through NIL this year?
 
TheRealUW said:
He's a good player, but if that is the going rate for a player of his level, then we are screwed.

We need at least 3-4 players at his level every single year if we want to even challenge for a MWC title. That's a minimum of $300k-$400k every single year.

Does anyone know if any of our basketball players are being paid anything substantial through NIL this year?
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I can tell you that relatively substantial amounts were paid in Ike’s last year. Ike apparently collected his paycheck at the end of the season with zero minutes logged, the California crew quit (not sure they ever showed up) and well we know how the rest went down.

NIL doesn’t guarantee anything. I’d rather collect a few Obi D2 guys and let them go to greener George Washington pastures if they are so inclined.
 
TheRealUW said:
He's a good player, but if that is the going rate for a player of his level, then we are screwed.

We need at least 3-4 players at his level every single year if we want to even challenge for a MWC title. That's a minimum of $300k-$400k every single year.

Does anyone know if any of our basketball players are being paid anything substantial through NIL this year?
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Thinking as I type this...

College sports sure has turned a huge corner...I never thought I would be rooting for a young student-athlete that makes twice (or more) of the annual compensation that I do. And I am old AF, and have been part of the workforce for over 45 years.
 
I love Wicks but he is going to have to be more innovative when it comes to offense. His Green Bay teams became reliant on Noah Reynolds. It was one screen at the top and everyone else is to stand and watch. This year it is the same for Obi. I hope it is just the fact that there wasn't a ton of talent to score on the wings. I still feel that Jordan Nezbitt wasn't utilized very well this year. He was a top 100 player coming out of high school and scored pretty well at Hampton last year, the same can be said for Dontae Allen. In my opinion Wicks has to change some philosophy on offense or it is going to be Larry Shyatt 2.0 for his teams. I always felt competitive with Coach Shyatt but I also felt like we were playing not to lose instead of being aggressive and playing to win the game.

Moving on to year 2. I am still excited what Sundance Wicks will do here. I just hope he does some self reflection about offensive philosophy and aggressiveness. I think that would help with attendance as well.
 
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