Ross Hodgeson

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Yes, I think in most cases players are testing the market to see what if anything they can pull in. I do not think UNT is waiting on players to come back and is focusing on immediate impact guys that can help us right away. It is a buyers market!

RIP

I totally get his rationale. I don't understand why anyone else would question it quite honestly.

Let me also add, I worry for Rubin and Aaron etc as they can be taken advantage of right now from these other schools. Evidently, James Reese and Drez did not get what they were promised when they left. You are truly a stranger in a strange land in many respects. And you have no laws to support you if they are bad actors.

No they can transfer out as much as they want is my understanding as there are no set rules being enforced. It truly is the wild wild west!

I don't think it is 100% that these guys won't be coming back. If you look at our track record of NIL guys like Mardrez, Abou and Reese, the green pastures weren't as green as they thought they would be. In Tylor's case at least he got paid (we hope).

Yes it is! As for him and the fans!

A good looking chap

I don't recognize hardly any either.

I feel that is BS unless he gets a good offer. Seems to me Drez and Jame Reese had bad experiences with portal.

That is sort of where I am as well! Love Rubin and Aaron and Jason but, let's be honest, this was a one win NIT squad that struggled to get to 500 in conference play. We should set our sights higher! First thing we have to do is get a decent big that can score. I know that is easier said than done and yes we may have to take a chance but why not scour the juco ranks for hidden gems? Tell CJ we will build this thing around him and Cotton and build it out. If Buggs can stay as well it would be nice.

So SMU gets compared to Notre Dame?🤮

The bigger schools seem to be going mainly with NIL players and that leaves better high school players who we normally wouldn't be able to land to be available. I am asking should we lean into going after those high school players even though it could take them a year or two to gel?

Seems like there are a lot of highly rates high school players out there in our own backyard that we could not even sniff prior to NIL. Any thoughts on going with the all high school strategy or perhaps a 50/50% mix?