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I thought our new plan was to bring in only 6'6" players.
Dude is an inch too short.

BrentVU wrote: ↑Sun Apr 09, 2023 6:47 am A report from local station KTEN on Knighten's commitment (be sure to watch the video)...

https://www.kten.com/story/48687106/cad ... vanderbilt

I love the coach enthusing about the Ivy League education Knighten will get at VU.

One of the Dore Report podcasts had an interview with a founder of VUs NIL collective. They talked about actually helping the players learn about developing their brand and media skills. Although unsaid, it was pretty evident they don't have anything like the $ that other SEC NIL collectives have at...

(the idea that the scholarship and benefits directed to athletes are not already pay is ridiculous) It would be ridiculous if that's what I said. What I said was that the value of the scholarship is much less than the full market value of the player's services. Collectives lining up to pay big mone...

I don’t find your explanation of why it can’t be changed compelling at all. The players do not have inherent value without the name on their jersey, money making leagues to play in, and tv contracts to get their name, image, and likeness known… the players are partners in profit with the schools an...

I agree that NIL is having detrimental effects on college sports but I don't see what can be done to fix it. Making it all go away is a fantasy. The courts have ruled - correctly I believe - that you can't arbitrarily prohibit the value producing talent of a mega -jillion$ industry from being paid t...

I wish I knew how the whole NIL thing works, from both the giving and the receiving side. Hypothetical: Let’s say that I am a rabid Vandy alum and basketball fan, with a net worth of, say, $25M (remember I said hypothetical). And I want to donate 10% of that to encourage athletes to come to Vandy. ...

No, NIL is... giving somebody all the money...you buy tickets to a ballgame they end up having to give it to a 19 year old so he won't bolt and go to another school to play ball. The money you pay for goods and services from some company and then they turn around and give it to some 19 year old joc...

Where I disagree on this is going to college is not a job, it's an education. A multi-kabillion $ entertainment industry says no, you're wrong, it's a business. Beer companies and truck companies don't pay the equivalent of a small country's GDP for advertising on the nationwide broadcast of your f...

yes, this is an instant gratification society we live in. No one wants to work for anything. So what I'm hearing you say is: 1. Tyrin Lawrence is unwilling to work hard on his game. He's just lazy. 2. Moving to a higher paying job so he can support his family is a character flaw. Only lazy people d...

:x VU definitely has to deal with this NIL crap. It is a major part of getting and keeping the attention of young men in an immediate gratification world. Yeah, I'm an old curmudgeon too, but I think even you and I would not be likely to stay in a job if we had an offer to do the same work for drama...

Well, the hell with them all. They don't want us, then don't let the door hit you on the way out. I am sick of these spoiled kids who make a commitment and then drop their school and team like a hot potato. College sports is quickly headed, for me at least, the way of the NBA, NFL, and MLB. Lots mo...

I'll also note, and this is important, Stack has shown zero awareness of optics in his tenure. His lack of a response just means there's nothing for him to say. Understanding the optics game is a great skill, but Stackhouse's obliviousness to it is actually refreshing. He's a straight shooter. I he...

Not a lot of good coaches are going to see Vanderbilt as a long term job. It’s a stepping stone to something better. Fans just need to come to terms with this. Baseball is an exception, but Vandy just isn’t a school that will ever be a national title contender. I certainly would hate to lose Stack,...

charlestonalum wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 1:54 pm . Remember Fogler, CM, Dinardo, Sloan and Poach?

Fogler could easily have been retained if not for the outright sabotage by Paul Houlihan. He wasn't hired away so much as he found a job after Vanderbilt kicked him to the curb.
CM Newton left for an AD job at his alma mater.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/wesblairbrown/status/1644082789527199744[/tweet] Ironically, his statistical profile is quite similar to QMB. Low usage, good offensive rebounder but below average on the defensive glass, ok shot blocker, high percentage inside but poor FT shooter with no three point atte...

Vandamnit wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 5:43 pm Was last year, wasn't it? Patience, patience....

Manjon, Robbins, Chatman, QMB
Not just last year

Obvious wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:19 pm Out of all the people that post on this board, no one has any inside information?

The more they tell in public, the less "inside" the info is. The people who really know will not spill the beans.

Unless they're trying to sabotage the move, I guess.

Okay, I am starting to wonder what is going on. What would Wright or QMB stand to gain by transferring ? Both are smart young men doing well academically but can't believe either has a chance at the NBA. How does most any other school help them ? The number going to portal concerns me. ps- Do the I...

I got the idea he gets his shot off very quickly.