Greg Kampe discusses NIL impact on small and large schools.
# Big money’s a big problem and ruining college basketball for Oakland and blue bloods alike
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“I spent my whole summer trying to raise money to buy players next year, and you can print that,” he said. “I mean, think about that. The basketball coach at Oakland just told you I spent my WHOLE summer trying to raise money to buy players
Before NIL, there were three questions every player asked Kampe: Can you get me to the NBA? Will you play in the NCAA tournament? What do your facilities look like?
Those questions have been replaced purely by financial inquiries.
“How much am I gonna get?” Kampe said. “How am I gonna get it? And No. 3 is, ‘Really? Are you sure I’m gonna make that much money?’
“They don’t care. They don’t care if you’re Duke or Kentucky or whatever.”
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He believes in paying players — as I have for a long time — but with fair guidelines.
He believes there should be contracts, salary caps and collective bargaining. And if a player decides to enter the portal and break their contract, they should have to buy out their contract, just like coaches do.
“Our actions have all proven that it’s about money,” he said. “Nobody’s saying it. Our actions have proven it’s about money.
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