2025-2026 Portal Updates
- Thread starter Red Five
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Not sure we're spending that on the entire roster. So we're not spending that just on portal guys.
Huskerfollower4life
All-Conference
Yeah understandable. Just seems that if we are spending that much on the entire roster we should be more competitive.
chamrocck
All-American
I’m having some fun following all of this portal news but it’s depressing too. If 247 is right, Indiana just got 3 of the top 18 Edge players. I’m not anti-Indiana and wouldn’t mind seeing them win it all but this is unsustainable for us. I don’t think these guys are taking discounts to go there either. Does Mark Cuban money just dwarf what we have to offer? If this doesn’t get fixed soon we’re doomed. Do we have any significant money to compete in the meantime? It used to be oh we’re in a small market and it’s hard to get players to come here and I never believed that. It used to be Tuscaloosa, AL and now it’s Bloomington, IN and Lubbock, TX. These are not desirable places for college kids. But money gets them there. Do we have any money? Does anyone publish team total payrolls? If teams are going to significantly outspend us it’s like the Dodgers and Yankees rosters playing some AAA farm team.
BigRedBuster
International Man of Mystery
Join me and the rest of the world in the round of applause for Cig, the pat on the back to IU, and the severe jealousy that has us all talking about how old Cig is and just waiting for that retirement announcement to let us all fell like we have a chance again.
Wistrom Disciple
Starter
A good part of it is money, however a large part is also the coaching staff's ability to develop and put players into the NFL. Cignetti is an expert talent evaluator and has a coaching staff that is both cohesive and fundamentally sound. I'll admit that I didn't watch a ton of Indiana football the past few years, but I don't recall too many plays where their players were way out of position or completely overmatched.
Our hope has to be with the incoming coaches, specifically Geep Wade, being hits for teaching and developing the players under their wings. College football has shifted in recent years (no duh) where, previously, head coaches needed to find assistants with an energy for recruiting as much as their coaching ability. Now, with player personnel departments, large recruiting teams, etc. the coaches being hired must be technicians and knowledgeable teachers with less emphasis on their abilities to 'Wow' recruits. In that regard, I do have hope that Rhule is figuring things out with who he hires and the type of team he builds.
HuskerNation1
All-American
Decked
Heisman Trophy Winner
I don't feel very confident about recruiting of the DL in the portal. And we lose Davis. There is still time but the pickings are going to get slim. Feels like this could be another Gabe Moore/Jaylen George year (barf). This is without a doubt the more important position group in the offseason.
We better pray we get Lockett/Crowder.
The Murphinator
All-Conference
Can't beat that oil money
Decked
Heisman Trophy Winner
Man..we need pass rushers in the worst way too.
KC Sker
Five-Star Recruit
It’s kind of funny that one of the richest guys on the planet is an alum and doesn’t donate squat to the athletic department. Warrens money makes Cubans bank look like chump change.
As someone who fancy’s himself a philanthropist, Warren could easily make the vast majority of the state/alumni/fan base happy by funding some NIL and give the plebes what they want in the form of winning sports ball teams.
He is nearing his own expiration date; it would be nothing for him to donate large sums of cash. He’d be an all time legend in the state for ever. Hell, we’d probably rename the stadium and field after the guy but he won’t give a cent for some reason….cheap bastard
Until there is a salary cap we are basically screwed. Even without buffet cash the university as plenty of money, don’t think otherwise. We’ve sold out the football stadium since 1962 and there hasn’t been a lot of winning lately so why change?
Why would they spend more money when they dont have to? They sell the same amount of tickets, merch, concessions etc with losing ball. The ROI isnt there.
Alright, no more negativity from me
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Huskerfollower4life
All-Conference
We need a lot of things in the worst way.
SouthLincoln Husker
All-American
His daughter handles the donation part of the family business & she is big into rebuilding East Omaha. Neither are football / sports fans.It’s kind of funny that one of the richest guys on the planet is an alum and doesn’t donate squat to the athletic department. Warrens money makes Cubans bank look like chump change.
As someone who fancy’s himself a philanthropist, Warren could easily make the vast majority of the state/alumni/fan base happy by funding some NIL and give the plebes what they want in the form of winning sports ball teams.
He is nearing his own expiration date; it would be nothing for him to donate large sums of cash. He’d be an all time legend in the state for ever. Hell, we’d probably rename the stadium and field after the guy but he won’t give a cent for some reason….cheap bastard
Until there is a salary cap we are basically screwed. Even without buffet cash the university as plenty of money, don’t think otherwise. We’ve sold out the football stadium since 1962 and there hasn’t been a lot of winning lately so why change?
Why would they spend more money when they dont have to? They sell the same amount of tickets, merch, concessions etc with losing ball. The ROI isnt there.
Alright, no more negativity from me
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