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andybech
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03-27-24 11:12 AM - Post#366597
In response to penn nation

penn nation Said:

andybech Said:

Perkins is probably more in that category than dissatisfaction with the program most likely.

I'm not sure that this is a strictly either/or proposition.

It does not have to be. The allure of a good education and good money is pretty powerful. There is just not much evidence that the state of the program is the issue here (there is much more grumbling on this board). I don't think Mack is dissatisfied with Harvard really either. Harvard is better lined up for the future than Penn is arguably.

I am not in love with the state of the program either as SD just has not been a good recruiter. Whether that rises to the level of replacing him is another question entirely as the program is not a disaster and has had its share of bad luck (Dingle transferring was really more about the NIL money than anything else).

Without NIL money Ivy league basketball in general will suffer. The league improved when the bottom 6 schools got better and they also had the advantage of just about every kid staying 4 years. Now NIL money is changing the equation as we were able to make up for the lack of athletic scholorships with need-based aid. But if a kid can get $300K on top of that and still go to a good school they should probably take that deal.

Edited by andybech on 03-27-24 11:13 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

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