RonJohn
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You are kind of talking around the issue. It will be near impossible for GT to recruit a full team until the NIL situation at GT is fixed. This year the team is basically one position away from being at least mid-ACC and a bubble team (center). If NIL is not fixed soon, I don't expect that Kelly will be on the team next year. Terry might not be able to transfer, but if he can transfer without sitting out a year and NIL isn't fixed, he won't be on the team next year. It isn't just getting a big guy that NIL causes problems for. It is keeping the guys thar are producing on your roster. If GT is able to bring in a serviceable big guy, but loses the scoring guards, it puts the team right back into the same position.They won't come anyway now with Pastner's job uncertainty. NIL is a lawless mess and will continue to be until some sort of NCAA oversight comes into play or it consumes itself. A lot of these overpaid kids will be a bust and some will transfer despite the money. Word around Chapel Hill was that Bacot got 6 figure NIL to come back this year plus chance for a national championship. How's that working out? Well he probably drives a better car now than I do. We will see more and more busts and wasted money. I really don't have a problem with these kids making a little money on the side but some of these deals are just outrageous.
I understand that there are two players who had ACC as their top choice last offseason, but that other ACC teams offered them six figures and GT offered them nothing. They have been making waves for those other teams.
Maybe Pastner is not a good recruiter, maybe he is. In the current climate, and with the current structure at GT, there is not a coach alive who can put together a complete roster.