WTKA Roundtable 3/7/2024: That's What the Money's For

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Things Discussed:

• NCAA no longer regulating NIL: Brave New World? Ha. Maybe for Michigan. Sam has us make our case, which is the same we've been making forever. Craig worries about a Texas A&M situation, Seth & Brian push back hard.
• How should Michigan do it? Supplement what they're doing now but don't lose *THEIR* guys because of money. Bryce Underwood is the classic example.
• Schools can't afford to keep paying what they're paying out right now. Michigan included.
• Warde Manuel: Absolutely wrong guy to show leadership. One thing he's doing is he's the leader of the CFP committee that's coming up with a 14-team disaster that's just the B10 and SEC forcing autobids for $$$.
• Brian: Anyone who's an administrator at a college is expendable; teachers are not.
• Sam: Time to get the collectives in on Bryce Underwood.
• Sam: Trust me, Sabb didn't leave Michigan for money; he woulda had a Benz here too.
• Seth: I'm bored by Sabb talk; we lost our 3rd safety to starting at Alabama. That doesn't mean there's a problem it means we had the best three safeties in America and football has two starting safeties.
• Juwan Howard: Probably not getting fired until Warde Manuel is (everyone: so fire Warde!)
• Who you hiring? Brian: McDermott (Creighton)->Shaka->TJ Otzelberger (ISU)->Mark Pope. Craig: Will Wade (all: !!???!!!)->Otzelberger (good defense!)->Anthony Grant (Dayton, fun offense)->Lamont Paris (SCar)->Mark Byington (JMU). Seth: Nate Oats->Fred Hoiberg->Darian DeVries.
• Sam: Talk to me about Nate, but Bama has been supporting him well, and then you have Brandon Miller/Darius Miles in proximity to a murder. The other thing—put a hand on a player on the court—seems like nothing.
• Seth/Brian: Details of the murder are important; the Missouri thing doesn't move the needle.