Portal players leaving

[TheColonyEagle]

26 minutes ago, UNT78 said:

Morris is getting paid $1M to transfer to Oklahoma State…we can’t compete with that kind of money! Good luck to him and break a leg pizano!!! 

source?

[bstnsportsfan3]

On 12/9/2024 at 8:29 PM, Graddean said:

If I didn’t miscount, Tulsa has 23 players listed in the portal.

They had a coaching change, so it’s expected for them. The offensive defections here are a worry. Defense not so much with the new DC/scheme change

[meangreen11]

 

[wardly]

UNT has 14 players in Portal. Arkansas has 25, Tulsa 23, Marshall 22 so it could be worse. Also Stone who transferred  from North Texas to Marshall is on the move again.

[greenminer]

2 hours ago, UNT78 said:

Morris is getting paid $1M to transfer to Oklahoma State…we can’t compete with that kind of money! Good luck to him and break a leg pizano!!! 

Outrageous if true.

I want to be in a position in life financially where I can throw stupid, generational money at my sports team with little or no guarantee of ROI...and be okay with it.

[UNT78]

Can someone compile a list of players leaving?

[Meangreen Fight]

3 hours ago, UNT78 said:

Morris is getting paid $1M to transfer to Oklahoma State…we can’t compete with that kind of money! Good luck to him and break a leg pizano!!! 

Is that amount confirmed by any reputable source?  

[greenminer]

Just now, Meangreen Fight said:

Is that amount confirmed by any reputable source?  

I have never seen a reliable source for NIL figures.  Not sure you can expect an answer.  It's all handshake figures until a kid enrolls and even then, I don't think official numbers are disclosed?

[97and03]

56 minutes ago, UNT78 said:

Can someone compile a list of players leaving?

https://247sports.com/college/north-texas/season/2025-football/transferportal/?institutionkey=24114

[Jason Howeth]

Just saw that Arkansas is up to 25 players leaving, one of which is Var'Keyes Gumms

[James]

On 12/9/2024 at 9:12 PM, Meangreen Fight said:

Maybe they should start giving player generous bowl bonuses like they give coaches.

You might be onto something here. The payment structure could be tied to KPIs for student-athletes. To receive compensation, they’d need to remain part of the team through the end of the season. Afterwards is when the portal craziness opens up.

 

[97and03]

 

Second highest rated recruit of Morris’ first class. 

Edited 1 hour ago by 97and03

[Meangreen Fight]

1 hour ago, James said:

You might be onto something here. The payment structure could be tied to KPIs for student-athletes. To receive compensation, they’d need to remain part of the team through the end of the season. Afterwards is when the portal craziness opens up.

 

Yeah but it might be too late for that.  The media revenue generated by the bowls outside of the CFP have never been lower.  Now if they are getting a piece of the CFP money that might be a different story.  I just don’t see how the lesser bowl games make financial sense looking at the attendance.   Some of them will still remain somewhat important for their region but I pretty sure the “Plug in Large City’s Name Here” Chamber of Commerce will bend over backward get an event with less than 25k in attendance.  Makes me wonder if a multi-use indoor venue capable of seating 35k for a football game near Winstar or Choctaw casino would be worth the investment to steal a “Servpro Level” Bowl.