Transfer portal opens today.

[Tidetwin]

A little surprised. I think RG is a better player than some on the board thinks (think CNO knows his game better than he does) but I also don't think he's the type player that we can't probably find elsewhere too.

I think we already have a few “Rylans” on the roster. CNO is probably hyper-focused on finding a point guard.

 

[BamaMoon]

I think we already have a few “Rylans” on the roster. CNO is probably hyper-focused on finding a point guard.

I meant to say "can find other places."

 

[bamamc1]

I’m definitely not wishing him well (RG).

 

[JDCrimson]

Griffen is not an NBA player and he knows it. He is trying to make as much as he can with his remaining eligibility.

A little surprised. I think RG is a better player than some on the board thinks (think CNO knows his game better than he does) but I also don't think he's the type player that we can't probably find elsewhere too.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

I'm a little disappointed in this but something tells me that RG values himself higher than CNO does in terms of pay. (I'm not going to call it NIL because it stopped being NIL a few years ago.) He is a prime example of someone that chased a higher paycheck but hurt himself in the long term because his development declined at KU. Maybe he will thrive in Bucky's system but he's going to a program with a first year coach who has been successful at lower level but unproven on a bigger stage. If he had stayed at Bama and continued to improve, IMHO he would be in a better long term position than he is currently.

Who said anything about NIL pay..... It's not the only reason.

 

[BamaHoopsBoi]

Rylan Griffen to TX A&M

Rylan Griffen commits from portal in transfer back into SEC

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Rylo was one of my favorite players while he was here. Sad to see him not returning. I hope he does well but he really is interested in that NIL money.

 

[cdub55]

Rylo was one of my favorite players while he was here. Sad to see him not returning. I hope he does well but he really is interested in that NIL money.

At the end of the day I have been critical in areas I probably should reflect on. Given the same opportunity at 18-23 years old (or even now as an older man), if someone would pay me the maximum amount to complete a job that I was interested in doing, I would take them up on that offer. The reality of all of this is that the system is broken and until a cap is set on what teams can pay, we can't fault the young men/women for chasing paper. Especially in the case of someone like RG where he is more than likely going to maximize his salary as a college hooper. He will have an opportunity to likely play overseas but will make much less than what he is garnering in the college game currently. Ask yourself this, if someone would pay you 1-2 million dollars to do the job you are doing right now, assuming you aren't already making that, would you leave your current job to do the same job? I think most of us would all give a resounding, "YES"! This is not a hit piece for "NIL", but just to put some perspective on things. As they say, "don't hate the player, hate the game".

My .02

 

[BamaHoopsBoi]

At the end of the day I have been critical in areas I probably should reflect on. Given the same opportunity at 18-23 years old (or even now as an older man), if someone would pay me the maximum amount to complete a job that I was interested in doing, I would take them up on that offer. The reality of all of this is that the system is broken and until a cap is set on what teams can pay, we can't fault the young men/women for chasing paper. Especially in the case of someone like RG where he is more than likely going to maximize his salary as a college hooper. He will have an opportunity to likely play overseas but will make much less than what he is garnering in the college game currently. Ask yourself this, if someone would pay you 1-2 million dollars to do the job you are doing right now, assuming you aren't already making that, would you leave your current job to do the same job? I think most of us would all give a resounding, "YES"! This is not a hit piece for "NIL", but just to put some perspective on things. As they say, "don't hate the player, hate the game".

My .02

Could not agree with you more. I would 100 percent do the same thing. The system has to be tweaked, we need some rules to follow. I'm fine with grey area, but ALL of it is grey area at the moment.